AUTUMN 3 



his own senses. On the spot I have called 

 the attention of many to it, and they have 

 every one agreed with me. Mountain rivers 

 have attributes of their own ; or, possibly, 

 the mountains themselves lay some spell 

 upon the running water or upon the behold- 

 er's eyesight. Be that as it may, Lafayette 

 all the while draws nearer and nearer, we 

 going one way and Gale Eiver the other, un- 

 til, after leaving the village houses behind 

 us, we alight almost at its base. Solemn and 

 magnificent, it is yet most companionable, 

 standing thus in front of one's door, the first 

 thing to be looked at in the morning, and 

 the last at night. 



The last thing to be thouglit of at nigbt 

 is the weather, — the weather and what goes 

 with it and depends upon it, the question of 

 the next day's programme. In a hill country 

 meteorological prognostications are prover- 

 bially difficidt ; but we have learned to " hit 

 it right " once in a while ; and, right or 

 wrong, we never omit our evening forecast. 

 " It looks like a fair day to-morrow," says 

 one. " Well," answers the other, with no 

 thought of discourtesy in the use of the sub- 



