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each other ; see hill and dale, like ocean's undulating waves, 

 landscape dotted with farm and villa, resembling much the 

 white caps of the sea, and all around see monster peaks, peep- 

 ing over the heads of the others, as if to catch a better view 

 of the great world below, but, ever quiet and courteous, they 

 do not, human-like, trample upon each others toes and cry out 

 "down in front" to those who happen to impede their view. 



These mountains possess a labrynth of magnificent scenery, 

 and the lover of the romantic and picturesque can here revel 

 in such delights. If one would witness Nature's grandeur in 

 an adjective degree, let him stand on one of those towering 

 pinnacles and watch the storm king as he sways the earth 

 below, standing serene beneath the brightest rays of the sun, 

 he may see the white clouds roll far beneath his feet, listen to 

 the rushing winds, without a ruffle of his hair, hear the thun- 

 ders reverberating boom, see the flashing lightnings as they 

 cleave their zigzag course, and whilst torrents deluge the earth 

 below, he stands dry shod, or let him peer into the abyss 

 below, from the brink of some precipice down into the giddy 

 depths, where houses look like toys and men and beasts as flies 

 that creej) on the wall. 



If the visitor be an artist, there is a world of material for 

 his crayon ; if a poet, in the midst of these mountains is the 

 home of the Muses ; if an orator, here let him choose his 

 rostrum and spout, for inspiration must seize him here ; if a 

 statesman, here let him climb some mountain dome, adjust 

 his glasses, and he will, perhaps, see further than he 

 could from the halls of " our fathers ; " if a lawyer, let him 

 come here and rest from strife and enjoy that peace he would 

 not allow his neighbors ; if a doctor, he may come here and 



