. Rambles in the path of the steam-horse. An off-hand olla podrida, embracing a general historical and descriptive view of the scenery, agricultural and mineral resources, and prominent features of the travelled route from Baltimore to Harper's Ferry, Cumberland, Wheeling, Cincinnati, and Louisville . 814 RAMBLES IN THE PATH OF THE STEAM HOSSE. lihe Glades.—Maple Sugar. where else attains the flavor peculiar to it in the mountain brooks. Theclimate of this elevated region is too culd, and the summer too short, forraising corn; while the land is generally too wet for wheat. Oats, rye,hay, and p
. Rambles in the path of the steam-horse. An off-hand olla podrida, embracing a general historical and descriptive view of the scenery, agricultural and mineral resources, and prominent features of the travelled route from Baltimore to Harper's Ferry, Cumberland, Wheeling, Cincinnati, and Louisville . 814 RAMBLES IN THE PATH OF THE STEAM HOSSE. lihe Glades.—Maple Sugar. where else attains the flavor peculiar to it in the mountain brooks. Theclimate of this elevated region is too culd, and the summer too short, forraising corn; while the land is generally too wet for wheat. Oats, rye,hay, and potatoes are the principal crops ; but the main business isgraising, there being scarcely a limit to the extent of the herds of cattle are maintained, and the production of butter isextensive, and highly esteemed in the market. There is a serene calmnessin the aspect of the glades, which gives significance to the poets lines: A herdsman on the lonely mountain top,Oh! then how beautiful, how bright appeardThe written promise ! Early had he learndTo reverence the volume that displaysThe mystery, the life that cannot die ;But in the moutains he did/eel his faith ! Making maple sugar, in this region of country, may be said to compriseone of the characteristic employments of the
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