At night, t hu.tr opiivvoi Id in all awukc, nil
tremulous with lilb l?r|d light. Tlio streets
within the wall are thronged an J gav. Then
the ladies of condition go shopping and tbero
voluntas crowd the streets. The fair inmates,
disdaining to descend, are waited on by f un
iliar, yet courteous shopmen, Spaniards of
old Spain, and masters of that Courteous familiarity,
in which, as in so many graceful,
traits, the Moor still triumphs in.the heart of
One feels the Orient too, in the
equanimity with which the dignified dealer
in geuuiuo Regalias, or wonderful fans, condescends
to waive a trifle of forty or fifty per
cent, on the original price he lmd asked for
his admirable wares. And do you not
seem no sec that i*fcompnr|blo lady of Bassoruh,
to who the young sift morchant gave
such long credit ajul lqanod ?uch large sums,
on the mere st^urity of her magnificent eyes,
when you hear the stately and sounding
adulation with which these Peninsular tradesmen
ply their customers, adroitly puffing not
their g torts, hut the fair buyers thereof! The
cestuii j ejaculations which burst from the
li?> ..f ?t.~ t> ...1 .1 it .
m liiv j cniiiu i. uiii'Ki, mien uii'jf iinti
beheld themselves surrounded b)' the uuvuiled
ftiuw of *a London drawing-room, arc
tho d:iily license of the young Habanero, rfbr
do the native Indies take any offence at Uncomplimentary
nonsense which salutes their
passage through the streets. But I shall not
forget the mixture of alarm and indignat ion
with which a northern lady of inv acquaintance,
sallying from tho hotel door for her
first volante expedition, heard herself a:1d
rowed by two youths, who took off their
hats in passing, and exclaimed, i:Go with
God! lovely and beautiful American ! Long
live your loveliness, and long live America!'
Vet as slio chanced t% bo pretty, and as
America is by no meamhuipopujar with the
Creoles, she grow quite accustomed to such
salutations, before tho'ride was over, and even
submitted with a tolerably good grace to receive
the information from a waiter at the
cafe, where she stopped to take an ice, "that
tho ices of the beautiful ladies had been paid
for by a Cabellero who had gone out!"
At night, too, the daughters of the middling
classes, arrayed in their best, stand behind
tire gratings of tho huge ground floor
windows, guiltless of glass, and gaze out up
on tho buay street, while their dowdy mammas,
in the easiest undress, rock slowly in
the huge butacas, or arm chairs, which are
always arranged it) two parallel lines from
the trout windows. The promenaders without,
so narrow are the sidewalks,almost brush
the dresses of the young ladies within, yet the
wax-women who so ohlingly load the fashions
in the shop windows of Broadway and
Washington-street, are not more impassive
under the stare of rural wonder or delight
than are these Creole damsels under the hold
g aze oLnutive criticism or foreign admiration,
to which they are nightly subjected. How
txmnurc mis <n iiu iiiu commerce
in billet doux, I need not say; and as the
windows are generally somewhat bowed, 1
have even witnessed exchanges of a more
tender nature, made through the gratings.
At night, the Plaza de Armas is in its glory.
Tito Plaza de Arntas is not so long as llvde
Park, neither docs it at all resemble the battery
; and those wise people who disdain
Praehenfels for its little likeness to Anthony's
Nose, ami despise Windermere becauso it is
but a teacup beside the great wash-tub of
Lake Erie, find the Plaza de Armas neither
fair not pleasing. Yet itseetni to me achnrm
ing place, with its picturesque frontiers of
southern building, and its citadel of marble
quiet, when the not noon broods above its
b!lent pulins, and still, dreaming, odorous
flowers. A charming placo, suggesting re- j
collections more charming still of lovelier]
places, of the gardens of King Agib, and of |
the courts wherein "Ganem, the distracted '
Slave of Love," recited extemporaneous verses
to the dark-eyed Alcolomb. And at night
the Plaza de Armas has new charms of it
un II.
Then the regimental bands gathered
around the conspicuous marble statue of
Ferdinand VII, discourse most passionate
music*, then, moving groups of ladies in mantillas
and cabalieros, (alas that I must write
it!) in black dress coats and white pantaloons,
checker the rich moonlight on the marble
pavements,and swarthy slaves glancing with
oruainents of silvei'and gold,lean over the low
walls, bandying their chuckliug wit in their
strange negro Spanish : and half hidden in
the broad shadows of the buildings round a-1
bout the Plaza, dark-eyed Alcolombs receive j
the homage of ineeker and less ecstatic Ga-'
noms, oiuuouj besides th<ve wonderous vehicles
which, to the lady of Havana, are gondola
and throne, fauteui! and palanquin at
once.
At 0 o'clock the hands march off the
ground. The volantes follow, and the aimless
masculino world repairs to the cafes.?
The ciifos are stately squares of marble coluins,
.open in the center to the uirs of heaven
and refreshed wrth tire splashing of foun-.
tains. There the representatives of half the
nations of the world are to he found, the heavy
mustaches of the Spanish dragoon,and tire
ruddy clean-shaven visage of the English
middy, equally active in the discussion of all
manner of new and fragrant oompouuds, cool
with northern ice. and aromatic with the life
of tropic fruiu. There oysters are a costly
luxury, and pineapples are a drug, and nobody
reads tlio newspaper. An uproarious
confusion of tongues, the continual ringing
from the little silver braziera, which the unwearied
waiters clatter down upon the marble
tables in answer to the perpetual cries of
Candela \ Candela!" I Fire Fire! ) which
echo through the building, and a ceaseless
movement to and fro in the bright gas-light j
distinguished the world of men within.?- j
Without, the ladies in their volantee take ices,
and A little more gallantry. ...
The celebrated E. P. Christy, of negro
delineator notoriety, has withdrawn from the
bu-iiK'ss, having made nu independent fortune.
Don't T)lspaift.?If you slip down, justget
up. A stput heart is as sure to finally weatli
er the gale, as n pretty girl is to bring down
the man of her cuotoe.
V
&l)c (Sitfa-prisf.
(Biaia3KtS'v^aifoSbia> flfc
?
Jriday Morning Aug. 25, 1854.
r . AGENT*. * f ' X&!
E. W. CARR, W. cor. of Wolnnt and Tltird-tLi
Philadelphia, ia our authorised Agent.- >
A. M. PCOEN, Fair-new T\ O., Grcepvillo Wot
WM. C. BAILEY, Wallace'* Factory, Spartanbtwg.
W. W. SMITH, Merritevillo, Greenville District.
To Correspondent*
Persons writing for our paper arc requested,
! If they arc news articles, to send them In before
they bccomo old. A word to the wise, Ac.
AVumtas.?Yon will jdeaso eve use us for the
liberty wc have taken in-curtailing and otherwise
changing your article. We did so in order to find
room for it
J H. C., KnoxviUe Venn.?Wc have 'answered
your letters, sent the papers to Wntertown Ohio,
us you ordered?likewise to yourself. The fault
is not ours. '
A NEW POST OFFICE.
A Pout Office has been established in this
District, called Cottage Hill, and T. Henry
Stokes, Esq., appointed Past Master.
i ?- - ? ... ......
DISTINGUISHED ARRIVALS.
Ilis Excellency Gov. Mannino, Iluti. J. L.
Oftn, Col. J. B Watts, Col. J. O'II.vslos*,
Gcu. McGowan, anil many other distinguished
citizens of our State, havo beou in
our village for several dnys.
TYGER RIVER ASSOCIATION.
Tins body held its annual meeting at
Berea church, five miles above Greenville
village, commencing on Friday last. The
same oflicers were re-elected. Quite a representation
from the different churches composing
the Association were in attendance,
who reported many of them to be prospering
and in a cheering condition.
On Saturday but few, aside from the delegates,
attended upon its deliberations, owing
to the continued rain from Friday. At noon
however, the clouds dispersed, and bv appointment
Rev. Thomas 8thadi ev, of N. C..
proceeded to preach to those assembled near
I the otaud. It was quite a cold water sermon,
! and we were delighted to hoar of the rnpj
id nrogi e*s of tempernnco principles beyond
! the mountains, lie represented quite an
! agreeable change in this respect in the
j minds of the people iof his section. Not
owing, however, to the strong powers of a
liquor law, but the gentlo teachings of n
moral and religious persuasion. Clod grnnt
that a like influence was visible in other portions
of our common country. After an intermission
of an hour or so, the services wore
continued by Rev. J. G. Williams, (a young
and promising gentleman attending the University
cf this place,) who was followed by
Rev. T. D. Covin, in an exhortation replete
! with christian thought and sentiment.
Hundreds were in attendance upon the
exercises of Sunday. They came from all
quarters. The day was pleasant, and many
! from our village availed themselves of an
| opportunity to be present. The crowning
! sermon of the day, so far as we may judge,
was delivered by Rev. J. G. Landrcm, on
the subject of Missions, after which a collec?:
? .1 ? ?...
miii was uuven up ior uie aia ot ^lissions.?
Several others preached during the day, bul
their names we havo forgotten.
The proceedings of the Association were
gone through with great unanimity and oneness
of feeling. A spirit of Christianity pervaded
their deliberations, and marked kindness,
brotherly bearing and courtesy distinguished
its actions.
? ! *?
THE REVIEW AT TONEY'S FIELD.
Although not compelled to attend the
Review on account of our being an official
or any other circumstance, yet like many
others we went merely to be going, and to
be there.
Arriving at the placo of rendezvous, we
immediately set off for the nearest watering
place, where wc were informed one uwk4?
esteemed Representative, Hon. J. L. Onn,
was addressing the assembled crowd. Unfortunately
we were prevented froru hearing
only the concluding portion of the gentleman's
address. lie represented the proapects
of our country in a prosperous condition,
and the South especially in the ?iijoyinc-n}
of rights long denied her?that she
had lcos cause of complaint against the government
than at any other period sine? his
connection with Federal affair#. Every one
seemed pleased with hi* address, and proud
to know that they have such a noble and talented
statesman for their defender and advocate
among the representative* of the nation.
He declared hiioself a candidate
for re-election, and will no doubt be returned
to Congress without opposition. Aa he
remarked in the conclusion of his speech
this is the highest compliment which might
bo shown him?and oouid ask nothing more
at tho hands of a grateful oonstituenqr.
Soon the " spirit-stirring drum " called tbe
people to arm*, and from *11 quartern might
be heard tbe criea of sargeahtf and other
nbn-oonimisaiosted officers, * Ob! yea I- Oh!
1 yet! all who belong to Captain So and Bo's
1 company jparadc here /" They were qniekl"*
\
* JR*' r V
and chcunistaneeof gioriouaAvaf" marc-bin
to the brooimedge fit-Id, whdro with mud
difficulty they werafiwined Into a atniiyh
line. Then catn? thr'^ftlonet' and staff, win
presented a brilliant appearance, styx>nglcontrasting
with- that "cifthw alignment
Mucli ptniso was bestowed upou the Colon"!
i forlhe eoimoia^etu-like manner w it li w hi--l:
:lie diseb-ogvd hi . ornniuaudsL Muj^r-Gcn-1 !
j oral S^Tcvonva xt igotKer with'"Mi igadier^len. 1\
. IIa uitiaoN and staff appeared upon the field I
and passed a reviyw of tlie troops, vnfbr 1
which the}* vfcro addrefM^ !
McfJowAN abd Col'. \V. k' tiLJJ* Tl.(*j.
former Ukep nuiff a llfllldi\in,faw 'hf'iV 1
present tuilitip. systeiji, and, as n matter of-11
couroe, complimenting liis u.brother officers :<
and fellow-soldiers " for the handsome mari I
net in which they had in theirisevenU enpae- j
ities discharged their duties. IIe ,wenJ ,*o'
far as to accuse them, of presenting a l>elfer j
display?executing tllfe various evolutfqpv \*
with more alacrity, and Laving undergoing a*'
, longer and more tiresome review, than any i
Kegiinent which he had had the pleasure of,
reviewing in the First Brigade. Col. J&s-, i
lkv, in liU usual fluent and happy style jmK i
! dressed the troops, ou behalf of tlio Com- 1
inander of ilio Kegiinent. Owing to the i
oppressive Lent of the day, the speeches'*
were made short, for fear of fatiguing 4he J
soldiers. TUo speaking having closed, they |1
were quickly plivced in the InpiO* of their j 1
captains, who as quickly marched them off *
the HiMd. * '' 1 ^ " ' j
Then eanifc a jovial scene. ' Men and hor 1
scs were scattered, hort dr "combat, over the
j woods and fields. But the moat fun was
.i :? - i ??J
i miMQ nv mti ; utinureas were enjoy-'
ing themselves at the expense of tl)o W^v j
, generous-hearted candidates present, wliofiir;
imbed the critter in any quantity. The., in-,'
i tluence which tho aforesaid is known to-cx-j.
j ort, soon manifested itself, nntl fighting^n^
;: the consequent result, hut we are glad U 'al?;
! that less fighting was going on than waaev-f
: er known before at that place up>11 a like I <
,' occasion, although perhaps more of the in-11
i ecntive was placed nj>on the board. ' 1
, j There is quite a feeling pervading the ranks J
of the people, strongly in favor of a repeal 1
of our malitia laws. Under existing state of: <
! things, it would pertinps be 4b*9 4
'total abandonment to take plnee?provided 1 <
the Legislature would provide for the cqcour-1
agement of volunteer companies, to which ' 1
1 the Stato can only look at present with hon-1 i
I or and for any degree of protection. The I
1 reviews were continued on Wednesdhy.fttid
Thursday at Huiton'u. <.
ThK SfT-OLASH. This is * ni.wi liftlrt .Urtii
hailing from Columbia, published semi-j
i moiitlily, at 25 cent* per quarter. It :ha? j
{ quite an independent tone, speaks knowing-1
1y uj)on *ome things. yet from the name* of1
I its editors being kept secret, we are almost
j ] inclined to tliiuk it an exponent of u Knp>v-'
1 Nothingisiu." It is free from all vulgar
jiersonnlitioa, nnd ?c chewrfidtf i? upon 1
' t our exchange list. ' j
; CcflrcdfM^ific* of ine ?Qk'tyrw.j,
, l'JD( yikilo"?Our Ccnutlrry?Columbiana
'I <t<t, v ; >?. ' < * j
;! CotvMUiA, Aug. 22d 1654.
1 Dear Enterprise :?It is said that a dis
tingutshed divine once preached an able sermon
on "Nothing." Your renders would be j
, U-ttcr pleased pcilmps if no were gifted with .
. that power of calling tangible object*--of i
.1 bringing practical iclkcllon*?"de nih?V>."
| Especially at the pro.-enl Ht^W > Jvion wr/jil.j
j such powers be called into vcqoisitkm. <Onr
I city may be fraicrscd from one en'? to the
other ami yet we hoar of no huir-hrcfldch.escapes,
romantic in cub uts of fca'ful accidents.1
rit?" 4 V ' ' ii
( IVIjtics and Railroads are ptr te, the most
1, popular topics of ccnvcrsatioft. Of the first
?<j are unwilling to say anything,fordiv,era j
I good reasons-?of the second nothing moi
could say would be very interesting/'- ,B ^ |
IIttw then, Mr. Enterprise, would you (i-lte jII
to take a short walk to the beautiful, sp^t,,
which will soots be "our city of the silent*!"'}
'j Passing tlie Armory and Arsenal, we pro-1
cccd northward, and sooti reads Boundary
8treet, on the northern side of which the:
Cemetery is situated. Bending ourwny to-1
wards the rough water* of the Cuogafee we
11 quickly eotno in sight of the- upper pert of
the Cemetery ghxind*; but the U*t riew is
1 front a point on the Greetmllo mid Columbia
'! Rail I toad which passes through tlx lower
.j portion of that "consecrated ground.'' The
' I R. R. embankment w hern nearly fifty feet
hence wo arc enabled to sec at a glance '
' the surrounding region. To the weal, we
1 view the broad Saluda, and far beyond it,
' j the high hill* of Lexington. Just below tm,
1 rolls Hrond River separated by a cluster of
1 j beautiful islands from its sister stream the
' | Saluda,and soon they mingle tfieir water* and
' flow calmly onward. Turning our eyes in
another direction glittering *pir*H|tf Columbia
' are seen, ami the sound of her town-clock
proclaiming the hours, distinctly heard. Such
is the noble view from our Cemetery , end
benoe it* r
' . Hi*, dale, and v*r*y oi^?4#ji)
the Cemetery lands. Aw 'xtrWff
#
ft K
mid. A small strcum runs through It niid
mpties into Broad river. Cannot wo confer
thatas iin impropriate cmbloin of luiimn
life?of the ui iver of time*1 which m burying
us onward (
There-isone lent are. vet, that wo wwh c?ueully
preserved when the Cemetery is duly
;?jd outfit jii^tlifc thick forest-like groves?
*'hiuh.ar^ found in one or two places. Let
ilioin leiiiwh, that cool and* refreshing shade
may cover the graves of those who
have finished the toil and labor of life.
Llufd krfc o|her spot* where the gojd?
m sun-mine can fall-?tlacrA may be oilier
leaves which his beams can gild?but let a
solemn shade ever envelope the restling places
jf thono. who travelled the dusty road of life !
!u haste, this time,
Truly Yours,
BAYARD.
t For ike Southern Sntorprte*.
COMMENCEMENT OF JOHNSON FEMALE
i ?> - UNIVERSITY.
Mr, Kditf/r:?We Iiojk; sir, that you will
allow ais to give to your many reader*, n
sketch of the Commencement Exercises of
tire Johnson Female University at Anderson.
We did not arrivo there until Tuesday
evening, and hence had not the satisfaction
of hearing the Commencement Ser
mon, delivered on Sunday,nor of witnessing
the exhibition of the young ladies ou Monday
night. Hut we have been informed by
some of those who did realize this pleasure,
that the sermon, which is almost without
a pnrnl lei .exhibiting great profoundness and
originality of thought, was delivered in a
very forcible and impressive manner to the
lulmirntion of all. It was preached by the
Rev. Frank Johnson, Pastor of tho Baptist
Church in Marietta, On., and a son of W. lb
Johnson, D. D. We were likewise informed
that the concert on Monday night pasted
oft' to the entire satisfaction of the spectator.
Tuesday afternoon, at Bolton, we mounted
the Iron steed, which was wreathed in
smoke, and with his thundering wheels soon
carried us safely to the Anderson depot.
where wc were greeted with the smiling faces
of many, who wore expecting the arrival
Df friends. And on Tuesday night we wituauwvl
the grandest, and mo?.t interesting
oncert that we have ever done before.
{Standing (for tho seats were tilled with
ladies principally.) in full view of the angelic
looking magnets, who wcro upon an elevated
roatrum erected in the Baptist Church,
dressed in tho white, and seemingly bridal
habiliments, which are customary on the
celebration of nuptial feasts, beautified by
tho reflections of the brilliant luminaries so
systematically arranged, their cheeks blooming
like the roses of spring, their bright eye>
sparkling full of life, like st> many precious
gems, their warm hearts no doubt, breathing
full with the hope of prosperity and
happiness which lio still farther on in the
recesses of the future, conscious of their triumphant
victory over the nalnitntiucr hearts
of tho admiring and wonder striken young
men ; we ourselves (tis not flt.angv) were
soon, uucon?iously, almost lost in imagination
and enveloped in admiring wonder
and felt as if we had been transported into
u garden, closely allied to that of our tirst
parent*. Fortunately for us, those attractive
objects had no wings. We hail heard the
beauty, graceful manner*, and intelligence of
the young ladies of Anderson spoken of by
some who had the gift of delineating and
thought that it was rather an exaggeration
hut we must confess, that we did see a reality
of the bright pictmc which had been so
graphically portrayed to our minds. In a
word, our must sanguine expectations wore
more than realized. We feel proud, that
there is such a Female University in out
State as that of Johnson ; having within
its w'alla stub an nbla and learned corps of
teachers, and so tnnnv bright intellects upon
which to tastow their laUtrs.
The concert was opened at 7 1-2 o'clock
by Misses K. Rkad and C. Carter, aduiirahlfr"
fdaying the Duett called "Variation*
from Don Pasqualc." Two other song*
having passed cftsrming'y away, an elegantly
written ?*?mposition, on the "Destiny of
Southern Women" was well read by Mis?
KwrtTCuiR. Sweet music again. The next
composition 6n orm and Sunshine" wa*
read by Miss Kanwir Chapman, which re
fleeted honor upon her. Music. Miss Louira
T. uurktoa* nest fluently read a fine
production on "Iteal and Ideal Happiness.?
The delinrhtful Music, omtimial Uinmi il?
reading of each composition to the close.?
Op "tiarly Prejudice*" by Mia Akk liter
wm road to the admiration of the vast multitude.
The next, "Franklin, Davy and Fulton"
?u modestly read by the intellectual
and beautiful Mi?s Salus Khamk, the
otttitncr.U of which were clotlied in select
language, liisa Coknclia Bhown gained
the applause of the crowd by reading a good
composition on "A Dream of Clond Land.*1
Neat, an ingeniously wriUeMkmusiug and
practical "Dialogue on Fashion' was well
agufc? If Mbii <X irsUDMAV and H.
wfcittock. The eighth and last compos*
lion, on "Novel Heading." vex\ f'tlfr
(being a Junior, jw were all the abovi^ yet
when she entered the Senior, she intended
to quit the hurtful practice.
The brilliant scene was vheeringly elooeii
. with the singing of a glee called, "Merrily,
Merrily goes the Bark," by u class. The
group, then, all dispersed to their several
pMces of abode. *' '
Wednesday morning, .0 o'clock. The
'some fair daughters, looking not quite so
' pretty, howcVbr, aa they did on the previous
j evening, (yet almost, for we had made too
i great an allowance for the flatteriug oaudlu,
light) ascended tho rostrum, and tlie exereisee
were re assumed with singing by the
i vounir Indies, and Prof. WAOtrrArr. frldof
<>n " Thought* suggested by Geology," read
to the inhnite satisfaction of all, by the unassuming
yetnceomplished Miss Mart Earl.
Six of the eight last mentioned graduate
this term.
The closing scene war the univontally applauded
address of the Hon. James Tufper,
of Charleston, whose wide spread fame as
, man of profound erudition, logical reaaoner,
md orator, U so well known, both at home
,, and abroad, thut we need only say that his
address on Female Education i?*Srithont a
parallel on thru subject, and was delivered
with such feeling and seal as caused the tears
10 flow freely down the cheeks of almost all
> the assembly.
Wednesday evening, soon after die brigbtest
and fairest image of his Great Original
had fallen behind the western hills, hence
r enveloping our side of the world in A Uat*
gloom, the University hill and building were
brilliantly lighted up with candles and lanterns,
dispelling the encroaching darkness,
and again beautifying the angelic creatures
. I as they gleefully poured into the spacious
' room, and commenced their circuitous promenading.
Finally, gentle reader, we leave
you to infer tho enjoyment we realized, and
the amount of intellectual feasting you have
i lost by not being there,
f N KAMI AS.
Furman Universify, Aug. 14,1854.
?? ' ' '* '
Tor tfe? S<mtk?ro BiHryriii
A VISIT TO THE TOOQA ANO TAUULAH
| , FALLS.
i Mr. JStlitor:?Not long since, in oompany
with ?on.? * "Wttd the Tococ* and
r Taliulali falls iu the upper part of Georgia,
i In passing through Anderson, Pickena and
, this portion of Georgia, I met with many
i acquaintances, and saw many things, although
interesting to me, might net be so to
> your rendors. But perhaps some of them
may have it in contemplation to visit these
falls, if so, they would like to know some!
thing about the nature of tho eoenery they
expect to visit.
\ Tho Tocoa falls are situated, in Georgia,
about eight milea weet of Jaaaarr's Bridge,
on the main rond leuding to ClarkesvilU.?,
The Toco* is s smell sirenm, about ten feet
wide nrtd tie Inches in depth. It is clear,
and glide* gently along,over its pebbly channel,
until it tnakea iU lofty and porpondicular
leap, of one hundred and eighty-six feet.
Now reader, accompany me in your imagination,
a .abort distance from the main
rond, along the banks of the T->coa, to a
, level and jjwdy wed. end heboid <m of
the meet lhrety and beautiful M?m wbiob
' 'itntum pwma. \? yob
I %
niul hear Its gentle foil. After going a little
forthef, ahd joining in plain view, roethinlSrl
hear you efclaim : 01 W lovely,
how beautiful! Look away up yonder whore
it starts. Soo<hoot it dtvideo.fthd.seujfeout
its thousands of pearly drops. While in tfco
centre, its foaming waves, grncoAilly falling,
sparkle and gl^tter^n tUe^uu. Here, too, i*
the rainbow; distinctly seeu, with its variod
and beautiful colors. - ?
But this place is no less celebrated for iU
comfort, than it is for its beauty. n?W.
we arrived here, was excessively warm, but
w. thc livt''-v breMU ""Wta th.Wlmg
waters, cooletl u.s. Here, also, in the '
cool shadow are rocks, as if nature hod
ioncd out seats (or the weary traveller to
? -' ' '' ' **A w ? I
ront tmrtn.
We remained be?? hr sever?"? Wire, |be?,
observing that the rainbow bad changed to
the eastern edge of the falls, jre were re-,,
minded that the day was wearing ft way.?.
Feign would we have lingered longer in tbi*..
delightful spot. But we were made to remember
this important truth, that there is '
no scene, however interesting it may be to
us, in tbia life, that will not sooo pass away.
The next day we visited the Tallulah falls
which are situated about fifteen miles north
of the Tocoa. I am not prepared to spfesk
definitely, as to the size of this stream, but
think it mast be six or eight times as large k
as tl:o Tocoa. The scenery on tbia stream,
including the falj&and rapids, continue About five
miles. But the most interesting part nr
included in a mile, whieh consists of five falls,
the highest being sixty feet.
When we arrived hero, we employed a
guide, who first lead us down to the verge of
an immense chasm; which, be told us, was
two thousand feet wide and six hundred
j feet deep. At the bottom of this deep
chnsin, the Tallulah is winding along at a
rapid fall, which makes it appear very much
like a rolling body of snow. In passing upthe
edge of this precipice, we can hardly imagine
a more wild and roinantto sceiicryr
u;an is herd presented to the view. {fowlesthe
cascades, that a.e roaring below, and thd
I u rrrn Kaslna * if tstatow 1 it'Ann f Itnra
huge masses of projecting rock*, upon which
the beholder may safely stand and gtue into
the abyss below. yon become satisfied
with the riew from ntwve, yott may decern!
to tho edge of tho priucijxil cascade.?
ilere Tort cannot hut feel a degree of tcrr?rr
when yon consider the situation m which
you are placed. A few feet father w??ul?f> '
bring voa into the current of the fhnmhviwg tide,
wliich would da*h you in pie??*agjwni?t *
the rocks below ; far above your' heads are"
masses of rocks which seem ready to fall
down upon yon. Ami to mid solemnity to
tho scene, a little above yon is the "Parson'
Poo!,*' where a minister was drowned some
years ago.
But this like nearly all natural scenery,
cannot be obtained without fatigue. You
must therefore, asccud^to the top of the pre
cuu uuuuiioa jruur rumoie up tHe
stream, wliicli will not be uninteresting, of
take a lost survey of what you Wave see*,
and leave the place. Ik* 1 thiuk you ca*r
not do this without being greatly impressed
with tho idea, that this, indeed, ranks
among the moat aublime of nature's scenes.
%
The Blue Ridge Rail Road.
Trtt American Bail Road Journal of the ...
5ttl fr*-# ?> i
"The Ridge Rail Road {? the worh-,
by which the city of Charleston and the
Stat* of South Carolina propose to secure to
them^elces a portion of the trade of the Mississippi
basin. In building this road they .
are only acting in obedience to on idea
which haa led every city of aay considerable
importance, and any one ! W proposed .
commercial greatness as its future, to con- . %
struct or undertake works of a similar chrac- ^
ter and for similar objects. The valley of the ,
Mississippi is looked upon as the seat where is
to be the greatest duvelopcmeut of wealth,
population, and trade on this continent, e*d .-.
the possession of the trade as the great '
source of wealth and prosperity of eastern#
cities. Between theae and the great valfeyv .
the Alleghany range is interposed, which*; , .
without artificial avenues, is sufficient obstacle
to force this trade to take its naiiiral
outlets, the Mississippi and St Lawrence rivers.
Wherever this great barrier has been
scaled by artificial works, results far exceeding
expectation have been realised. This .
trade can never be monopolised by one city.
Riudl r'Ull /w> ! 1 '
w??wnu>i m wnsiueranie portion,
of that lying upon it* own parallel; so that
although some may secure more than otbert,
from the superior attraction* they possess,
all aro certain of that degree of success wbklv
justices their undertakings. . Cfrlfllfoon ;BL. I
now the only Atlantic city (withtlfe exception
of Richmond) that does not possess Hs I
appropriate and peculiar railway, extending;,
to the MUeUip. i basin. This want she
now proposes to supply by ty* constrocrioo
of the above rood." k ^ I
A Krw 8tat*.?A correspondent of
Cleveland Plamdealer, writing from La *
Points, on Lake Superior, states that the
whHe inhabitants on the shores of the Ink#
are*now agitating the question of forming*
State separate and apart from thejjM*em or
? ^ ' . ' \?
trumpeter at the Battle of Waterloo,) and I
prayer by the Rev. Mr. Rick. After which, j
a most beautiful song, "Hail! Hail I Smil-,
ine Morn" was sung by a class. Thus the'
enlivening music continued between the'
reading of the following compositions, viz:!
First the witty Miss Lavina Brooks read a'
judicious comjKwition on "Wit" which showed
that her mind had been well disciplined,
and was an excellent production.
The next, on tlio "Writers of the Reign of
Queen Anne," was, with a clear and audible
tone, impressively read by the much esteemed
MissSAii iK WiiitHiire, to tho entire appro,
bation of the attentive assembly.
Then came the grand production of tho
intellectual Miss Kmmalik Ubu>, ou "Genius, I
its Derjds and Fate," which was rend, (or I
rather sjMiken) with gTeat animation. The
third composition, on "Poetry at the South,"
a fine production, was admirably read by
the fair Miss E. L. IIammono.
Miss Anna Nichols, another specimen of
wit, talent ?n<1 genius, next read a poem oh 1
** Southern Times " which excited the admiration
of all. The sixth, on " the Distinguished
Men of South Carolina," was well
read by Miss JosEi'HfWji Hammond, among i
those she mentioned were the itr?roortal Caliiocn
and Bctlkk?spoke in fine Im.guagc
i?f their noble deeds, and urged us It) their
imitation. The next composition, on "the<
Strong Minded Women of the Past and
Present," was, in an easy flowing manner,
rcAd by Miss Cora Cauter, whose language,
-trie and system evinced no common powers
of intellectual endowment.
The last, richly plumed and wreathed
with the glowing flowers plucked from the
brow of the hilt of science by the hand of
hor fruitful imagination, was s composition