ISBN: 9780217225212

William Bender Wilson, Paperback, English-language edition, Pub by General Books LLC Books History~~General History-of-the-Pennsylvania-Railroad-Company~~William-Bender-Wilson General Boo… Plus…

William Bender Wilson, Paperback, English-language edition, Pub by General Books LLC Books History~~General History-of-the-Pennsylvania-Railroad-Company~~William-Bender-Wilson General Books LLC Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD HARRISBURG TO ALTOONA. BRIGHT ALFARATA. WILD roved an Indian girl, Bright Alfarata, Where sweep the waters Of the blue Juniata ! Swift as an antelope Through the forest going, Loose were her jetty locks, In many tresses flowing. Gay was the mountain song Of bright Alfarata, Where sweep the waters Of the blue Juniata. " Strong and true my arrows are, In my painted quiver, Swift goes my light canoe Adown the rapid river. " Bold is my warrior good, The love of Alfarata, Proud waves his snowy plume Along the Juniata. Soft and low he speaks to me, And then, his war-cry sounding, Rings his voice in thunder loud, From height to height resounding." So sang the Indian girl, Bright Alfarata, Where sweep the waters i If the blue Juniata. Fleeting years have borne away The voice of Alfarata; Still sweeps the river on? Blue Juniata'. The foregoing song was written by Mrs. Marion Dix Sullivan, a native of New Hampshire. She was a sister of the distinguished soldier and statesman General John A. Dix, of New York, and of that noble philanthropist Dorothy L. Dix. Mrs. Sullivan died in 1860. The line between Harrisburg and Altoona, a distance of 128.56 miles, traverses a region of melody and scenic grandeur. It is one of the great arms of the system. It is operated from the Capital of the Commonwealth, out of which the potent power of public opinion is radiated. It passes through the Juniata Valley, with its wealth of agriculture, hills, pellucid waters, history, poetry and romance, and receives at the base of the mountains the heavy burdens it bears. It is a source of regret that the division which this part of the line composes has only been utilized to carry valuable stores from other di...<

ISBN: 0217225217

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