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berland is an arched rock which bears the appellation 

 of w Hafey's Breeches ; " and in the valley is a huge 

 cliff of columnar basalt, both of which are interest- 

 ing to view. The manager of Richmond estate, Mr. 

 Evelyn, received me kindly, and through his solicita- 

 tions, and by the rain which fell in torrents every day, 

 I was detained beneath his hospitable roof for nearly 

 a week. 



In a small boat I visited, one day, the Falls of 

 Balleine, which are secluded in a deep gorge, about 

 sixty feet high, and interesting. On this trip I was 

 favored with a spectacle rarely seen even in this land 

 of storms. It was a waterspout which formed over 

 against the Pitons of St. Lucia, — a bulk of black 

 clouds like an inverted funnel, sailing beneath denser 

 masses above. It swept along with its tip trailing 

 just above the waves, an elongated, spiral-pointed 

 sack, until it met the sea ; then the water was drawn 

 up to it, forming a mighty pillar, spreading at base and 

 summit, and joining black sea with inky clouds. A 

 few moments it remained thus, then melted away, 

 leaving only great banks of clouds, out of which came 

 wind and rain. Seen across an angry sea, those 

 cloud-pillars, with the picturesque Pitons as a back- 

 ground, were most impressive. They appeared 

 at one time as if about to sweep down upon and 

 ingulf us. 



