Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-30
HOW HE NET RUSSELL
rvcLAND's LORD CHIEF JUSTICE a
.eso<
CoNPkNIoNABLB MAN.
EXPERIENCE OF ER. S.B. CLARKE.
no Met the Head of the british
ConrfA While visiting mt Mag
ara and Chatted Him for Some

Time.
last Sunday afternoon. being at Nj
,-o-a Fails. repeated a former trip on
tbo electric car-llne on the Canadian side
5oo,p the Niagara river below the falls,
eyarlng myself Of the stop-over privilege
Granted by tho car-line TO sec the various
points OK interest.
one Oh these points is the Niagara Glen
o. mart OF the Canadian Government re-
s,~yation. about four miles below the
f,us-a place almost unknown 10 tourists
not belnr advertised by the car-line COM
-,hv for obvious reasons. This glen Is
reached by zizzag stairs over the bun
% the gorge. thence by narrow paths
between huge bouldcrs, through dark
Groves and dense thlckets TO the edge Of
,ro roaring rapids. High above on either
ride stand the iau clins. over which the
Indians in former days cast their victims
10 destruction.
Tho prlmeyal witness Of the scene. and
tho lsafhIuSe stiffness. broken only by
fhe roaring Of The mighty torrent ana
tro rhirpinr OF birds. were almost APP
raunr j was alone, and, having ira
versei n part Of the glen, was ABOUT 10
scerd the zirzag stairs, when voices Tar
,ro,.e v-oro hoqrd What O feeling OF re-
1iof I'm sl,ch a place 10 know that Others
though utter strangers, are ABOUT.
me party gradually approached, some
distance I'm the lead being an elderly gen
rcman. az medium height and heaVhy
built. with a ruidy genial race beara
ard hair OF Gray' and CLAD IN d Ash'
v.oo'ren s-.t OF the same color.
srrqrcfty surprised to find one alone
ir srrh 81 Wild and awe-inspiring place.
he quickly haf explained and half en-
"Aro Won alono?". To my response in
the amrmative ne cnquired.
'You did not walk from the fallsF'
Having disciaired my guilt of such an
frEIscration he became quite communica-
tive. and we walked together for some
distance. remarl,ing on the grandeur OF
fts scenery on reaching the rivers edge
tho others of The party soon came up.
rrr.-e were four or 1--WE gentlemen, and
as many ladies iu the party, and It was
soon arnareut that one OF the ladies was
he VIE Of my friend in gray. one his
..rrht.r and "a young man OF thuty-odd
Dis son. They were decidedly English IN
rrvsique. dress. and pronunciation. The
Two young ladies' had highly rudy cheeks.
and carried hand cameras. which they
used at frequent intervals.
While / was seated on rustic bench
talking with the young man, one OF the
,ofnr ladies laughingy came and sat
ierween US. there being ample room.
Shortly after the other young lady ap-
preached. when 7 arose and offered her
my seat She pleasantly declined win
thanks. and took a seat facing us on a
large rock somewhat IN front OF us ana
20 the me-rimant Of the QIartettf. quick
lv snapped her kodac on the occupants
OF the rustic scat.
After enjoying the view a quarter or
en- hour or more the party started back
tho old gentleman in gray making the
move. and putting his foot on rock,
turned up the bottoms Of his trousers,
ON which they an set zap great
laugh declaring they "knew he would
come 20 Sc at larst'
remained some minutes after they
len. but after starting soon overlook
them on the steep path and zigZag stairs
and passing them again found the ola
gentleman iu grly ahead OF them all
Orertaking him I remarked that he seem
ID better walker than the younger OF
ls party. 10 which he pleasantly re-
piled:
"Ah. yes: but can't walk now as /
tnce did. 10 makes my heart beat faster
let 1 am pretty good at 1t yet and ne
Gas.
Later I'm the afternoon 7 again came
icross the party I'm QueenstOn Heights,
'rom which q scene OF rare beauty IS un-
folded 10 the beholder. At your feet the
heights slope about so feet 10 the town
Sal
srr0slte on the American side IS Lewis
BON. Between them, within bluffs, runs
fha green waters OF Niagara river on 10
lake Ontario. while in the underground
lre broad level fields Of groves, orchards,
and vineyards.
Cn the summit OF this historic ridge
once The shores Of Lake Ontario, the Ca
madam Government has erected a monu-
ueur visible for miles around 10 the
memory Of General Brock. who lost his
ife near the base Of the hin in 1913 Whle
.aqlinr the successful British forces IN
lu engagement The monument is q
stately shaft Of noble proportions lS
feet high. the summit Of which IS reach
c1 by some two hundred and fifty inte-
Ior winding steps Of stone and from
which a more extended and charming
T.aw is obtained.
Whlo seated near the base OF this
monument the gentlemen in gray with
merry twinkle iu his eye. inquired Of
one of tho elder ladies' Of the party,
whether she "mten1ed ascending the
monument before or after LUNCH" at
which they an laughed heartily, and the
laHy responded that She was not pre-
pared at the moment TO accept either
Irorositcu.
l--t tho party at the monument, and
AFTER gaining some distance. other visi-
fo-s. apparently presuming ] WIS one Of
ths party, inquired OF me who several Of
sac party We're. Finding me ignorant Of
tnt.r names. they were no less surprised
tlan ] to know that I had been un-
consciously ln the company OF the Lord
Chel Justice John Russell. Of England,
i4. the ola gentleman In gray was no less
pcrolase
returned 10 Niagara Falls az the sun
H.a taking low 10 md a host of the
Queens subjects waiting 20 catch
giul.e OF the man who stands so high
in The greatest government OF the earth.
ARTHUR b. CLARKE.