. Book of the Royal blue . iated his position ; that hehumped himself with pride, moderated hiswhistle, and roared as gently as a suckingdove; tripped it mincingly up the savagesteep—smoothly as though his joints weregreased with jierfumed oil. Doubtless hedid all these things and more ; but we wereoccupied with the grandeur of the moun-tains ; the awful gorge, deepening as we progressed, through which the savageriver toiled and raged ; the mossy rocksand grou]m of lofty firs near at hand, thatgave the scene a Norwegian aspect; thesilvery streamlets flashing through sombrethickets of evergreen
. Book of the Royal blue . iated his position ; that hehumped himself with pride, moderated hiswhistle, and roared as gently as a suckingdove; tripped it mincingly up the savagesteep—smoothly as though his joints weregreased with jierfumed oil. Doubtless hedid all these things and more ; but we wereoccupied with the grandeur of the moun-tains ; the awful gorge, deepening as we progressed, through which the savageriver toiled and raged ; the mossy rocksand grou]m of lofty firs near at hand, thatgave the scene a Norwegian aspect; thesilvery streamlets flashing through sombrethickets of evergreen ; the gorgeous bou-((uets of azalia and mountain honey-suckle,that recalled the luxuriance of the tropics.,\t .\ltamont we had attained thesummit of the Alleghany, and the highestpoint on the route, 2G3S feet above theocean-tides. It is a well-established factthat as persons ascend to considerableheights there is a corresponding elevationof the spirits, an expansion of the facul-ties—whether referable to the condition. From Iliirpi-r* MH{ri)xiii(>. ASlENUINU THK ALLlXiH;\NlES. By iermissioii of Harjur A Brother*. ARTISTS EXCURSION OVER THE BALTIMORE & OHIO R. R.
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