Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1883-11-16
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DakOta's Nights.

The beautles of the Alpine scenery OF swift
zerland have been heralded through every land
and told in every tongue; Niagaras roaring
grandeur has been proclaimed in every clime;the
Yosemite valley with its hell-yawning canons,
wierd enchantment of the Shenandoah, the SUBJ
Unity of the Hudson and the soul-inspiring
landscape views of the Emerald Isle have all
been made famous by the tourist, the sage and
the poet. But take the combined beauties of
all these renowned and immortal garden spots
of earth's ideal splendor and add to them the
Eolian music of the cypress, the melodious SYM
phonies of the most harmonious orohestrionic
vibrations, and the wizard wonders of India,
and the inspiration will be dull and sluggish
compared with the wild admiration with which
a moonlight evening in Dakota is greeted by q
visitor or tenderfoot. Sitting ON the veranda
in Bismarck of summers evening at your
Prospect Height or Capitol Hill residence, the
prandest scene that nature in all her phenomenal
workings ever produced, is presented. The sun
is sinking behind the hills west of tho Missouri
and it's reflection glimmers upon the waters. In
an instant, as if thrown by some heavenly magic
lantern in hands divine, bright streaks of red
appear, and soon one great red cloud-as red as
eore-hides the bright pearl of day. You re-
main seated in the open air, don a light over
coat or shawl, and catch a glimpse of Fort Lin
coin as the shadow of the hills envelop it. The
sun is soon lost and the hazy atmosphere fore
runs the night. In the eastern sky appears the
reflection Of the crimson clouds which minute
before were hanging in the west. While wonder
ing at the magnitude of the infinite vault which
overhangs, the amber hues of the moon proclaim
the arrival of the queen of night. Then comes
the splendor, the beauty, the unapproachable
sublimity of Dakota scenery. 'Tis large even
ing. All evenings in Dakota are large-yes, the
largest in the world. No mountains break the
view; on every side it is unobstructed until the
eve reaches the furthermost horison. The moon
climbs rapidly toward the zenith. The rolling
prairie is seen for miles, but seems to rise be-
fore you. Aurora borealis, envi,:us Of the
moon, peeps shove the northern curtain and be
gins to throw fire balls at the rival light AS
the north lightens, large swords of green light
shoot athwart the zenith and form an arch
directly overhead which representa- all the
oolors of the rainbow with their various tints
and intermediate shades. Nowhere in the
world is such scene presented. Gazing to the
west the buttes and coteaus raise their heads in
proudness, while the feathery clouds resemble
mountains of resplendent gold. The Missouri
valley is transformed into one of natures sweet
est toned reed instruments, through which the
-breezes of the tropics sound their mellow notes.
All the works of earth and heaven are united in
a pleasant rivalry, each endeavoring to outdo the
other in pleasing the fancy of the spectator.
Now that the season Of frosts has arrived the
crystals of frozen dew form prisms which reflect
and glisten in the moonlight and lead to the
impression that shower of pearls are falling
from the glitterine canopy above. Ills grand.