The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-15

ana went up Il summit too hurried
ly, when scarcely half way up,
sure enough | thought | felt nv
heart coming to my mouth, but
just then, | remembered of our
good friend, DIR. Sabatier's saying:
Il disremember when, but | think
1t was before he was married. and
to some fair young | dy, who ha /
complained of some such sensation
OF the hearth 'Don't be uneasy
and rest assured it will never come
out With this assurance and of
course, some little prudence there
fore as we reached the road where
the car landed us.
| pulled off my coat, rolled up
my pants, as if to take race and
with my young companion, accord
InSly, began to stretch through the
wonderful sccneries and great
freaks of nature; indeed, such as |
never witnessed before, and one
can scarcely describe, but must
come and see for himself.
Up and down we went: up after
taking a long breath and down to
the front of the mountains, where
we took rest.
Here and there were to be seen
huge rocks of various colors, some
red and some brown piled one on
top of the other, initiating all sorts
of shap aud forms as if cut out
by Che tool of some mighty sculp-
tor. On one place, a tremendous,
big turtle; on another, Punch and
Judy. Here were two camels kiss
ing each other on top of peak.
There was man, apparently, pay
ing his regards to a fair damsel
and asking her to marry him
Here and there were scattered a
number of toad stools.
Then again was an enormous
lions face clearly marked out on Il
huge rock.
On of the most notable things
ut the half way house WAS the Bal
ancc Rock, Il tremendous old nam.
moth rock resting upon base
and seeming, almost at any instant
to drop off; but cemented as it were
with age that nothing conld shake
it, weighing 800 tons and is 20 1t.
high and standing since God, only,
knows when. Here we stood in
perfect amazement and wandering
before parting from the old rock,
what souvenir could we carry of it
so as there is photographer there
taking pictures, we came to this
CONCLUSION, of having ours taken
by the side of the Rock. According
to this, had a specimen taken,
and of which | will send you a
sample, trusting you Will not get
fits when you see it.
After taking a good rest at said
place, we continued on until we
finally reached what Is known as
the gateway. This was two to two
and half miles from the entrance
of the garden and was the termi-
nus. The said gateway is TO med
by couple of solid rocks of vari-
Gus colors, of extraordinary
height and standing up right and
in such a way as to form, as it
were, gorge, Oh passage between
them through which one may go,
and back of which stand majestic
ally, range of snowy white rocks
and beds of gypsum. There we
gathered some specimens, which
| intend to distribute when reach
home. After which, we started on
our way back; and as we turned
round in the direction from which
we came, something we had not
thought of doing (of looking back)
there was one of the most striking
pa..oramas in the shape of scenery
and grandest old sights; for there
was ManitOn, the tourists delight,
laying at the foot of Pixies Peak,
surrounded by snowcapped mount
aims Then also Pixies Peak, tower
ing above all the other mountains,
and standing as it were mighty
pyramid in the distance, with all
Of its charms and surroundings.
This was certainly grand and
uncommon view to us
But we could not stop entirely
at such sight for, it was nearing
our dinner time; so We mustered,
again our courage and began to