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College Musings,*
COLLEGE MUSINGS , *
BY LITHOURGOS .
lt is a pleasurable duty to cater for the public amusement and instruction . Information , iu the present age , is sought at every source , and by every method . It is , therefore , with a view of adding to the diversity of the numerous channels already Hawing with knowledge ami philosophy , that tlie following papers are published .
No . I . —THE STUDENT ' RAMBLES IN SEARCH OF THE PICTURESQUE . Si . Bees , Cumberland . AVITH this romantic design I arose one cloudy morning , in the spring of the year 18— , rather earlier than usual , about half-past ten ; and probably , from its gloomy aspect , should have been diverted from my intention , hacl not my hack-steed been engaged on the previous day , whichadded to an innate dislike to submit to disappointmentinduced
, , me to hazard the chances of a wet jacket . This determination , too , was further confirmed by the sudden appearance of a bright horizon towards the " windy quarter , " betokening a general " clearing up ; " and , as the result turned out , my weather-wise predictions were not without foundation .
Thus resolved , and bent " unknown regions to explore , " I mounted my patient palfrey , and , after paying sundry and divers reconnaissances , quite irrelevant to my present expedition , quickly directed her ambling paces into the winding road , leading to the wild , mostly unvisited , solitary , but very picturesque lake of Enneidale . Amongst a variety of interesting objects , which , at every curve of the road , presented food for mental reflection and admiration , was the pretty river Enn , ivhose
gurgling waters , running parallel with many parts ofthe verdant hedgebound track , gave a lively coup d ' oeil to the whole surrounding scenery . This river , or rather rivulet , takes its rise r , t the northern end of the lake which I was in quest of , and continues its meandering course till it disembogues itself into the sea , near a small place on that part of the coast called Bragston . Like most of the small rivers thereabout , if abounds in trout , and furnishes , in the season , ample sport to the angler .
But my attention was principally arrested , in approaching the valley wherein lay the dark , dee ]) , smooth waters of the lake at the foot of a rustic bridge , by the charming effect this " trout stream " gave to an avenue of Scotch firs , just beginning to shoot forth their pristine foliage to greet the arrival of enlivening spring . After contemplating this sweetly romantic spot for some minutes , with thoughts only to be conceived by congenial minds , I hastily urged my little galloway forward , anclburied in itations
, cog , as the reader will conclude , of course profound and varied , awoke not from my trance till the beast instinctivel y halted at the stable-door of a dreary-looking farm-house on the borders of the lake . Here I was speedily attended by a blithe-looking lassie , who , having first bestowed every requisite attendance upon my weary steed , and graced the manger with a bounteous feed of corn , directed me into the rugged pathway that led to the humble and only cot , ' yclept a boathouse .
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College Musings,*
COLLEGE MUSINGS , *
BY LITHOURGOS .
lt is a pleasurable duty to cater for the public amusement and instruction . Information , iu the present age , is sought at every source , and by every method . It is , therefore , with a view of adding to the diversity of the numerous channels already Hawing with knowledge ami philosophy , that tlie following papers are published .
No . I . —THE STUDENT ' RAMBLES IN SEARCH OF THE PICTURESQUE . Si . Bees , Cumberland . AVITH this romantic design I arose one cloudy morning , in the spring of the year 18— , rather earlier than usual , about half-past ten ; and probably , from its gloomy aspect , should have been diverted from my intention , hacl not my hack-steed been engaged on the previous day , whichadded to an innate dislike to submit to disappointmentinduced
, , me to hazard the chances of a wet jacket . This determination , too , was further confirmed by the sudden appearance of a bright horizon towards the " windy quarter , " betokening a general " clearing up ; " and , as the result turned out , my weather-wise predictions were not without foundation .
Thus resolved , and bent " unknown regions to explore , " I mounted my patient palfrey , and , after paying sundry and divers reconnaissances , quite irrelevant to my present expedition , quickly directed her ambling paces into the winding road , leading to the wild , mostly unvisited , solitary , but very picturesque lake of Enneidale . Amongst a variety of interesting objects , which , at every curve of the road , presented food for mental reflection and admiration , was the pretty river Enn , ivhose
gurgling waters , running parallel with many parts ofthe verdant hedgebound track , gave a lively coup d ' oeil to the whole surrounding scenery . This river , or rather rivulet , takes its rise r , t the northern end of the lake which I was in quest of , and continues its meandering course till it disembogues itself into the sea , near a small place on that part of the coast called Bragston . Like most of the small rivers thereabout , if abounds in trout , and furnishes , in the season , ample sport to the angler .
But my attention was principally arrested , in approaching the valley wherein lay the dark , dee ]) , smooth waters of the lake at the foot of a rustic bridge , by the charming effect this " trout stream " gave to an avenue of Scotch firs , just beginning to shoot forth their pristine foliage to greet the arrival of enlivening spring . After contemplating this sweetly romantic spot for some minutes , with thoughts only to be conceived by congenial minds , I hastily urged my little galloway forward , anclburied in itations
, cog , as the reader will conclude , of course profound and varied , awoke not from my trance till the beast instinctivel y halted at the stable-door of a dreary-looking farm-house on the borders of the lake . Here I was speedily attended by a blithe-looking lassie , who , having first bestowed every requisite attendance upon my weary steed , and graced the manger with a bounteous feed of corn , directed me into the rugged pathway that led to the humble and only cot , ' yclept a boathouse .