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| "LORD ANTRIM'S PARLOR," GIANT'S CAUSEWAY.-This massive natural apartment, in which "once upon a time," the Antrim peasantry assert, the "lord" of that title gave "a great feast," is situated on the west side of the grand Causeway, and is a place of special attraction for curious visitors. In looking at the basaltic pillars, which appear to the uninitiated as if they have been carved by human hands, and fitted with the nicest care of true workmanship, it would seem, at first glance, difficult to believe that they are entirely the work of the greates of architects, Nature, guided by the almighty hand. Travellers of extensive experience have compared the columnar formations of the Causeway, including Lord Antrim's Parlor, to the mighty temples of ancient Greece and Italy, excavated by antiquaries, after the lapse of ages, at Athens and Pompeii. But this great natural edifice is older than Athens, than Pompeii, than Nineveh or Nippur-it dates from the foundation of the world. The flooring of the "parlor," as shown in the picture, is rather irregular, for seats and "standing room only" seem to be about equally divided; but the walls are grand in their titanic strength, and seem proof against destruction from any force less than that of an earthquake. |
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