The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-06-25
AN IDYL OF NEW MEXICO.
GnnH Cnrrrsrv
Good onpsny

Our picnic wss in the month Of Nay, and
We started from Santa Fe in the early
morning. On three sides the drowsy old
town is guarded by mountains royal with
purple and glittering with gold. Thirty
miles away one snowy peak seemed az
airy tent let down out of heaven, and across
it the breeze blows as freshly as airs scross
Eden when ''the evening and the morning
were the first day"
The road wound beside the little river
Santa Fe, whose waters 60 softly, after
ripping down in icy cascades from g lake
pure as Tahoe, formed by melting SHOWS
from the mountain top. Along
its margin the red willow losses It's
branches highly as ladys plume, and
back in the hill country the pine,rees sigh
10 each other, their never ceasing song.
Over the rocks clambenng goats look down
and shake their boards at the trsyeler, and
the tinkle Of q bell falls pleasantly on the
ear as Mexican boys drive their focks 10
the river; and where the sheep are drink
ing an Indian woman carrying black jar
on her head, erect and stately, comes to
wash her poor rags in the stream.
1t is all like the old Bible pictures The
somber landscape though sadly lacking
color, is serene and pastoral, so filed with
the beauty Of peace and restful silence, we
thought Of the ancient pilgrims journeying
in the shining white light of the Deectsble
Mountains, and their talk with loving shep-
herds by the wayside. No fear of rain to
spoil our pleasure; there will not be one
drop nor is there even dew. Yesterday
we breathed balm and incense, tomorrow
we know will be just like to-day. The
south wind has quilted the earth, and the
blue overhead is without spot Of cloud, va
pory mist or fog.
Our party was quite large. In advance
a well-mounted lieutenant, IN the glory OF
mis- first shoulder straps, rode close TO the
bride rein OF young girl, whose
flying veil gave short glimpscs of a
beautiful face lighted with eyes of radiant
hazel and the brightest smiles. They were
pair Of lovers, loved by US at first sight In
an ambulance came stout lady with color
rather high than delicate, whose unhappy
bonnet would not stick to her head, but
kept slipping down her back. Beside her
sat weak woman from Illinois, born tired
and unabled to find time to rest since that
wearisome date, having barely lite enough |
to be proud of her ten.year.old Rosa as
though children were the rarest things in |
the world. On little burrO, or donkey, |
was a school teacher without escort, but |
looked after 10y dry old bachelor, who |
had one romance in his life and still wore |
the miniature of face, dearly loved and |
early lost, which has been only dust thirty
years. For the old loves sake he treated |
all women with delicate reserve seeing in
them kinship to the lost ideal they in some |
sort represent. A dream unbroken, for |
where death sets his seal the imprint is
eternal and endureth forever. Then there |
rode alone blonde and pensive artist, the |
author of many rejected manuscripts, who |
carried sketching paper and a neat box of
pencils. He wore his hair long and boots
small, smoked cigarettes necessarily, |
and eyed the gay lieutenant in
bitterness Of soul. Several light car
riages whirled past us; and Brown, the |
photographer, dashed by on his own buck. |
board drawn by gallant grey mules. had |
only time to notice the stranger beside hun |
had the blacklist eyes, and wore diamond
ring of unusual size and brilliance. which
blazed in the sunlight Ms he cour,eously
lifted his hat. Among the last to appear
was an alumnus from Colorado college,
who had electrified the whole board of |
trustees with his graduating speech emit.
tied, "The Centennial State--a Nations
Benediction" This callow youth in pin.
fcathery moustache had made the eastern
tour had ncddng acquaintance with the !