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ONE DOLLAB1
A YEAR. HE
PUBLISHED
TWICE A MONTH,
ATLANTA, GA., AUGUST 1, 1882.
A GRAND EDUCATIONAL MOVE.
We briefly alluded in a previous issue to the
formation of a stock company to locate at or
near Tallulah Falls, Georgia, an institution
similar to that at Chatauqua. It has now
assumed such shape that we are enabled to
speak more fully concerning it.
A company is to be chartered
under the name of the Tallulah
Association free from sectional,
sectarian and political influ
ences, for the industrial, mental,
moral and religious improve
ment of the people, with a capi
tal stock of $25,000 (shares $25
each), "and power to increase it
to $250,000. The intention of
this corporation is to prepare
and control comfortable accom
modations for the assembly of
Sunday - schools, educational,
temperance, moral and Chris
tian Associations, generally.
The corporators embrace lead
ing Sunday-school, temperance,
literary, educational and Chris
tian men in the South.
The section of country from
Toccoa to Tallulah, and thence
to Knoxville, Tenn., (opened
up by the Rabun Gap railroad),
is a rich treasure house of
scenes exhibiting every con
ceivable form of loveliness and
sublimity, entrancing the gaze
of the astonished beholder and
overwhelming him with their
beauty and magnificence. But
the pen of the poet and brush
of the artist signally fails in an
eflbrt to portray the grandeur
and beauty of that section. The
varied beauties are not seen in
a hasty glance or a brief visit.
Here thepoetmight find themes
for song and the artist for the
pencil until they should both
grow weary of their unending
succession. There is no spot in
this country possessing the at
tractions to be found here.
The selection of this locality
for the establishment of a grand
educational centre is deemed
especially fortunate as it pos
sesses all the essential requi
sites: Accessibility by rail;
pure air and water; scenic at
tractions ; freedom from mala
rial diseases and epidemics.
The illustration on this page
does not do the Falls lust ice.
There are a succession of falls.
Lodore, fall of 46 feet; Tem
pesta, 82 feet; Hurricand 92
feet; Oceana, 46 feet and Bri
dal, 25 feet. Owing to the cir
cuitous course of the river, the
Lodore and Tempesta falls can
only be seen at one view from
“Lover’s Leap,” a sheer preci
pice 500 feet above. The “De
vil’s Pulpit,” 450 feet and Stu
dent’s Rostrum 600 feet above
the bed of the river, command
fine views of the gorge beneath. The
“Grand Chasm” 800 to 1,000 feet below, is a
vast amphitheatre hewn out of the solid
rock, and the mountains which enclose
it raise their huge, deeply wooded, rocky
sides far above in every direction all around.
Standing upon the towering cliffs looking
down into the yawning gulf below or at the
foot of the lofty rocks, gazing at the huge
masses thrown together in Natures beauti
ful disorder, one feels as it he alone of all
Creation were there, and in full communion
with Nature, his soul rises out of itself up
to the “Great I Am,” whose being is written
there in characters ineffaceable and eternal.
Tnllulah Fallr.
Bunny South.
It is impossible to adequately describe the
falls of Tallulah, and, unless the great canons
of the Colorado may suggest a resemblance,
there is no scenery in America with which
they may be compared. At Niagara the vis-
For thousands of years this impetuous
mountain stream must have been cutting its
restless way through the solid granite, until
now its waters rush and roar through a
nearly inaccessible gorge hundreds of feet
below the feet of the spectator. The cliffs
which hem in and guide these turbulent
waters are from six hundred to
twelve hundred feet high for a
distance of more than three
miles. Awful waterfalls
abound, from whose angry lips
a stern and ceaseless roar as
cends, and from whose breath
brilliant rainbows exhale as the
sun pierces the chasm. At dif
ferent points slender, floss-like
streams shine like silver
threads on the frowning brows
of the cliffs. Rhododendron
and. honeysuckles gleam in
inaccessible crevices among the
rocks, like the ever-blooming
lily on the throat of Tartarus.
Visitors occasionally descend
to the bed of the stream from
whose rock-ribbed banks they
look through the swooning
heights to the blue sky above,
but a scramble along the edge
of the gorge is sufficiently peril
ous to satisfy the average visit
or. It is the sanctuary of Na
ture—august and sublime, a gi
gantic intaglio, carved by the
finger of God himself in the
granite breast of the mountain.
Various names, more or less
expressive, have been given to
different points—as Tempesta,
The Devil’s Pulpit, Tower of
Eeolus, Grand Chasm, etc., but
at last the spectator retires
from the place confused and
bewildered, but with a sense of
majesty and power that can
never be forgotten. From
neighboring heights, broad and
beautiful landscapes are spread
out, embracing Yonah and a
wilderness of mountains on the
west, and a long thread of rall-
lroads running among bright
villages on the east.
Well and wisely did the Sa
vannah Convention choose
when it located the new Chau
tauqua at incomparable Tallu
lah. S. Root.
Thy scene* so surprising our spirits amaze;
O’erwhelmed with the view at thy might and tby
splendor,
Prostrated we (all, the Creator adore,
To Him (ervent homage and glory we render,
Thanksgiving and worship, and praise evermore.
Florida is making rapid progress educa
tionally.
I tor’s attention is concentrated upon a single
cataract—certainly one of the grandest in-the
world—but at Tallulah the interest is stimu
lated and intensified at every step for a dis
tance of several miles, leaving the visitor
oppressed and awe-stricken in the presence
of scenery which the aborigines express
ively named “The Terrible.”
A very small matter will
arouse a child’s mirth. How
still the house is when the lit
tle ones are fast asleep and
their pattering feet are silent 1
How easily the fun of a child
bubbles forth! Take even those
poor prematurely aged little
ones, bred in the gutter, cramp
ed in unhealthy homes, and
ill used, it may be by drunken
parents, and you will find that
the child’s nature Is not all
crushed out of them. They are
gleeful children still, albeit
they look so haggard and weary.
Try to excite their mirthfnlness
and ere long a laugh rings out as wild and
free as if there was no such thing as sorrow
in the world. Let the dear litttle ones
laugh then. Do not try to check or si
lence them, but let their gleefulness ring
ont a gladsome peal, reminding us when we
too could laugh without a sigh, and sing
without tears.