| Show AND YA VALLEY I 1 f il H A A natures fertile bea coll pled ild pre oi 0 f other matter has hits thus far prevented us from recording t in iri a few cursory outlines a trip made to that lovely fertile and peaceful valley which is studded with tho the gem of huntsville it wag was on saturday evening amid blin blinding dink wind gusts which raised tho the dust nearly to suffocation of traveling man mau aud and beast that wo we set out in company with our old essec 00 friends hon ron F A ila ham in mond tho fatherly bishop and charles wright esq the effective teacher of tho tile metropolis pf af 0 ogden 9 den valley As soon however as we v c entered alie grimly gaping gated gates of ogden canyon we nye were ivere sheltered from the rude blasts and our eyes could feast on oil the tiu unsurpassed surpassed beauties aich which kind nature has strewn with A a 1 lavish vish band h and along the banks of the river which 1 a fe few w months ago wrought havoc a and nd brought destruction on the yellow foam crests of its tumultuous torrent but zigir now glides like a glittering serpent avei over ahe the peb pebbles blee a around r aund tho rugged rocks and find burly boulders and along the willow fringed moss mantled and lichen lined banks at every turn of the meandering road for the solid repair all and restoration st of which since the late floods the county court deserves the thanks of tho tile public it 4 new now scene of mountainous grandeur r would break in upon our vi siou oti mighty masses of rock towering up in variegated strata into the azure sky now noi forming an even border fringed C with wilh the lighter green of grass and herb berb or tile darker foliage ji ac of trees now reminding one with their castellated outlines bof billac guined castles which aline aline the we banks of the rhino and danube now tr ing to pieree the dear ale with rugged and jutting peak peaked cd and forked crests toned down into a at senilla semblance nee of flimsy filigree or clever laco lace work and anon the alternately verdurous and barren declivity to the right or left would bo be cleft by a crevice through which a limpid mountain stream came leap ingrown ing down in dilver studded spray uniting its water with the pellucid sheet of the river which reflected the fleecy cloud lets floating through the upper tipper deep through stich scenes of loveliness and sublimity limit y of storm defying rock and in laughingly bubbling spring spring we gradually reached the eastern exit of the romantic ravine when a i panorama of 1 f sweet beauty unfolded itself bafo before ro us 0 ogdan den valley with an ali almost circular dr cir mountains and hills which eh A presented lari endless variety of form and flora hue bue and height the sable mantle of it ight dropped down gradually whilo while the tile trusty team completed its journey through the grain fields fieldi and the fitce succulent Ji omeadow gme adow palt well filled fillet barns and populous cor corrals 1 I along the r live hedges and wire fences of tho the vill village ago which wit was s imperceptibly and soothingly relapsing into that almost sacred sacred stillness anil and preceding ceding the sab hath morn we arr arrived ived at the hospitable gate of bishop residence on oil slain alain where a supper awaited us 1 such as c can an DO only from the poultry 1 yard yar dand pantry of the farm fresh eggs cream while bread juicy beef and nd whatever delicacies tile country yields unadulterated and when the 66 in aher li er mau hya embrace soon brought ug us the welcome oblivion of city tur lamoil imo il street ji squabbles pa paste t pot opo bof reading lire ram rain G w tr r 1 ca what a morning greeted tho the dewdrops glistened on oil the wild hops that embower one side of the house on tho the gras grav that fort forms fortas as a soft matting in in tho the yard an iho tile 7 and 8 feet high corn in the garden on the cabbab cabbage headd as big as mill pails on the le plump licaus of aff the pat patch ci 1 in in which the cackling fo fowl W I 1 were making predatory inroads and as its far a as the eye reached the ule tilde and stillness of the lords my ay lay jay like a it velvety veil over tho the lande landscape cape 1 rea reaching cIting dver the broad acres of luscious Iti lucerne cerne thrifty timothy and wealth of wheat of 0 rye and opulence of oat il untilla i abo distance tile changing hues bues of the undulating 1 hills and frowning mount mountain aili s baca blended eded alth the tile soft azure tint pf af the firmament which vaulted itself liset impenetrable balver jb ilver sprayed concave hemisphere over a happy peaceful and plentiful valley but tho the full fall be beauty auty of the valley ey only dawned on us when after a break breakfast fast such as can only be enjoyed in the bi bracing acing appetizing ap peptizing pet izing mountain ia air r we ascended the belfry of the handsome new meetinghouse house tho the neatest and best finished fini finished of any rural places of worship in in tho the county and ad thence survey surveyed ed the idyllic expanse where th alio white ewhite y yellow ellow wheat the green meadows the darker cot conwood trees the blue flowered timothy formed as it were a rich carpet of color aad over all this were strewn happy home neat dwellings barns stables and ani other b buildings nil dings all betokening a spirit of d domesticity y thrift and industry after it stroll tit rough the rolling fields to the shady coolgrove cool grove and through u gh the lanes flanked with the t be evidences evid evi dendeE encee of liard hard labor we attended meeting the saints con 9 to worship their maker president fr es ident N Jl flygare gave a vigorous and edifying discourse on oil the principles of the gospel with refer ance to the tile into of our missionaries mission missionaries sion aries in tennessee showing owing that all these and similar occurrences arc are in in the inscrutable provi dences of bod god who will eventually rule all bilings for the best bishop hammond ammond II in hh nil incisi yo and impressive in manner inner con continued linued the su subject exhorting the brethren and sisters to faithfulness in the gospel 1 I besides giving mile much advice of a practical value the benediction was offered by elder john wa watson tsan who with W ith president ut flygare Fly garc had come up to the valley on n few days day sout out A leading denture of odthe the meeting in our estimation were the fine file performances by the choir choi r led and directed by prof charles wright who lias has ever been found foremost in all till things tending to the mental and moral elevation and development of tho the children and sid young people of ing encouraged cou raged and supported in all righteous moves by the tile bisho P lyno who is is indeed a father to his flock and has surrounded himself with wise ivie coune counselors lers after dinner inner at the hospitable board odthe of the bishop who has the tile latch latchstring E tring of his bis door ever banging dg out with an unexcelled liberality and cordiali cordiality tywo wo had the great pleasure ofa of a ride out to the fu former coop farm of which we ive shall have h ave occasion to speak hereafter suffice it to state at present that it ia is undeniably nimbly the finest field for a stock firm farin within or miles of its fertility water facilities situation and other conditions cannot be surpassed the afternoon we spent in loitering leisurely through the lanes and str street eeLA drinking in with full draughts the beauties of nature near and far reveling in the translucent tranquillity I 1 of this peaceful town rejoicing in in the e yi dences of frugality diligence and toil visible on all hands and exclaiming with ith peter jt it is good for us its to be here On one thing ething that struck us most forcibly and favorably wai wa the utter titter absence abe ilce of a any DY hoodlumism and the young you ig gathered in knots know youths and maidens inai dens di sported themselves in innocent frolic not transgressing tho the bounds of decorum decor tim likewise lipiew e the new meetinghouse bore not the plight r 11 cst trace ef of that vandalism which is unfortunately met too often on the meetinghouses meeting houses and schoolhouses in oilier other wards ogden not excepted all in all our was pleasant t and invigorating and on oil fl future visits we hope e io tr learn iro maroofi oft the god good folks of hu hunts tits ville L |
