Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1881-07-30
An Editorial Holiday.

Editors trunlps are not scarce ia Globe.
One Of then-Fga,k Switzerland. walked
inlo our den Tuesday morning, found our
brow with The shadow of many a thought
o'eriaaen, and spirited US of. like he
gsnii in the fairy tale, to The Pinal NOM
iaias. We are not sure that il was real
yet Away up Thorough sides Of the noun.
TAM N deep gorge where The rays Of
the sun seal iaziiy through leaves OF wal.
auts and fringes of piucs we heard the
melody Of womens laughter; saw flowers.
yild mountain beauty's being plaeed with
oue regard 70 grouping and harmony If
coloy, by taper fingers; saw narp and
woof Of pure Wiile wool tpiuing topeth.
CT into some wonderful fabric, saw zroup.
ed about The room natures floral eems
whose beauties, Intensified. were growing
into form and color upon canvasscs. under
def fingers; heard talk OF an. until We
ton. became imbucd with ssthetic,sa
froH inhaling lis atmospheric saw amber
eeloTed Biew Elbin. and pliFple-red. rich.
old Port, and through The cut glass tuul
blers saw the faces Of Major Baldwin. and
Sillbe Parks and Judge Porter. Il was
nes dream after all Then We climbed
the mountain trail to the summit. Along
the i'iii=is1- se,s-e 1870 sar~ IyasCnos ~ i
green grass were crossed by reefs Of grey
granite and looked ike jewels Of emerald
with agate links The mad torrent in The
gulch--eTsiwhiie a little silver thread
Nas 5umoiing along 10 lose itself in the
kfe Salinas. The wlnd sang through III.
pine tops hundred feet above y. sns
busy beetles hurried along over green
grass and scarlet fungus. Clouds tossed
and tumbled 10 mad confusion above ns
and dense masses swung below Us over
tue stretch Of mesa that lies between
slooe and San Carlos. Once they sepa
rated TO the north. and tie Tonic Basin
broken BY The lattopped Sierra Anchas
and bounded Ga It's eastern side By the
huge, serrated Nazatzal range. stretched
'way for hundred miles to the 8IopoIlons =
south. the range Of hills south Of Disssp 8
'oiniment Valley. and behind which ,be
'ila ran, was the limit of cur view. while s.
Ye looked az it, q rear as Of a Thousand =
aiaracss deafened Us, the huge pines bent s
s Il tidal wave we're rushing through 2
hem, an almost palpable grey gloom sur.
ounded Us, shutting out everything bu, pi
ne little patch Of grass that we stood on a:
cold chill struck Us, and we kaew that 81
ne Of the clouds from The mesa crowned
he summit where We stood. A few min
rs Of swayiug and surging and Ii swung
round The mountain, and sailed maiesfl
ally southwark. Itsailed away and rain =,
ow with all its prismatic beauties gpannsd r,
e mosntain. Once while we watched and p.
siore the cloud came, a riff in tie nebu- q
'ug masses showed US the mesa belou 81
It'll a bar Of sunshine 1esting on il. asd "a
= hossa4l''- the bright 9jrs.s- ..z..,t. -. s.
leasen and We shut our eyes. aud wi,h b
ur mental vision saw old Peter 1t The ~
ate Troops Of people came up-wesk ..
'iie children and weak old men; lus,v 81
Ianbood and gentle womanhood. burden Rs;
!, crime stamped faces. and some shat 81
ere serapliic; but al went IN, for Peter Isl
'sea DIS hands and blessed Them, saying.
e ali have labored and Suffered Las,
me a lot OF stoop shoniderrd men. and
ter stood up, and the crowd fell 10 Ire
sht and left, aad up the broad avenue the
ey walked 10 The places Of honor near ths
E throne. Tie Editors psTe rsapsae pal
ssg REGARD AZ let Il vas oaly iittle pul
4lon. but the fingers that grasp this ia. tha
are nothing weaker frsm having abe
n t. supper with Judge Porter and win
pleasant colony, ride down the Cal
,nn'sin With The rain south Of AS and one
setting sun producing weird effects on
uas and mountains twilight darkness S
ghied students lamp ID an adobe sal, mar
den and he holiday Bas over. ~