Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-12
BESS,

valley shut in BY its high walls Of
--,,;,a xas !osE in shadow, but the crest
:. .bab,l.-lone lifted upward INTO the sun
=, 6,s, was trapped in a crimson tame.
In,o, the amber pillows OF light the snow
Into pesk Of Clouds Rest faded away into
.,;1,usl splendor, and the sprsy-Wreathsd
s,,.rs of the upper Yosemite fell downward
Ike q golden thread into the gloom below.
Esr,hward the silence fell aud the dream
and below seemed hushed in the eternal
71ies of he spirit-land above. Like
-rast giant The shadOvy dusk arose from
ne earth and made war With the gOd-hke
,3n. Shamed and vauqaished the splendid
king hid his face behind the purple ranges,
and night lifted the misty fingers OF the
!lsk and laid them upon the slopes Of
amethyst and gold,
On the shadowy trail leading to Glacier
Pgin. stood a Young girl looking upward to
The PEAKS Of splenior Her eyes seemed
never 70 weary Of the changing views, for
rsnr tunes in her ascent had she stood
nus With the bride of her horse falling
.:.7 i.9m her hands and her fair face wrap
ped IN a thoughtful glow But at last she
seemed TO awaken to a realization Of the
ming 2izh;, and, springing into the sad
..- urging her horse to = faster gait.
Through the thickly gathering shadows
he hotel a; the summit was Just dlscernible
aaeu 4 small ooy sprang out Of the woods
q aue side Of the path, causing Nero to
..y ao'ea;ly and almost preciPitating the
-!er from her saddle.
We're YOU trying 10 break ny neck,
gamesr she asked shaking her Guger
sun.nzly at the small sPparitiOu. "IfyOu
we're. sou well nigh succeeded.
oh. 40 Mss Bess answered the young
,capegoa, With a gria. I've been watch
~ for sou this Iorg tune. Let me take
rogr horse. Miss Bess III tend to him
,p.euI,i aud see that he all ready for you
o the morning
Thanks lanes she said. dismoauting
andthrowiag him the bride take him along
and IL follow
James led the way. chatting sill the while
after the fashion OF .oguscI0us small boys.
10 was rot many moments before Bsss knew
al the news of the Point even including
,aa fact tina, there wS3 only one stranger az
;ae ho:e, IN sstIl good lOokln chap,
'aues ,a.i. v,nklHc as eyes s,yly a. Bess,
ryg-av s,.uDer George AunrO the
.-a,e driver said be was an artist cause
h-s gotta Whole box full of paints and
,hu.5 lie .a= sm. and besides, be SAYS
be, travelled m awful lOt-seen the Alpines
agi 81. that
lie A.gs. you mean, said Bess a5seUtly.
(ta "a, scarcely needing the bows gossip
so ,he had a vague feeEng that /, would De
81 rare pleasure to be an artist and roam
s-1lGj the world at viii, catching iuspira
'.5a rom al Of Nature moods.
The h0,s. at the Point vas very primitive
sTaic indeed, and very simple uuwOrldIy
reopie were they Who kept il the good Nc
,aniey and hls Eite. The hotel Was after
;ae fashion Of bsckwOOds cs6in, unsdOrued
By paint or polish. The rsfters alone orna.
Dentsd the ceilings and the partitions be
;EeeD the guests chambers had Chinks in
'Eem large enough for guests TO hold visible
communion with one another. But the
Place VAS as clean as the lalOC OF hands
could make it. and though the tired
'-s.a',er sa; down 70 no sumptuOUS repsSt.
- SaS RECALLED with the most pals.sble
10 Le-made dishes.
And shat the hotel itself lacked in at
.ractIyeuess vas amply compensated tor 5y
.-e superb location which the building &C
gled on the slope Of three-thOusand
u precipice Nowhere from any poinr
st;acen, to the valley couli there be found
IS .'ew more su6iuely beautiful than this
.rrei commanded. Facing the grand
p-aG, OF the High Sierras. aud in sight OF
he iartamed Eerual and Nevada Falls. il
was a sight that even king might have
-lyed tor his most costly palace; and
.ogri-:S 0f,he most distinguished rank aud
calling had gladly psrtaken Of its humble
hospitality tor the sake Of this feast OF
--anleur
Bess Was a school teacher in the little
7,sge school in the yalley-a prossic
occupation truly amid such subHmlty, but
circumstances had forced her TO accept the
position, and she filled il with grace aud
..S1,ry Though born and nurtured in
me mountains, BeSs was not without cUl-
Ire. Tor her father had been man Of
eA-a.ag and she had always been fond of
study and reading Added to this was an
innate refinement that gave her dainty
MAS and a gentle grace.
Mrs MCCanley had always taken a
lolherly interest in the mOtherless girl,
aad rarely a week passed that Bess did not
spert day or two q. the Point Aud in
--J.ru Eor the Earm-hearted kindness Of
iIsse good people, she gave James, their
eldest son gratCItous instructions IN the
adImentS OF knowledge.
~ The FIRST streak Of dawn Bess was
awake the next morning, and hurriedly
dressing herself, she seized her Latin gram
mar and fastened down the stairs and out
INTO the bracing sir. She had never missed
sunrise a. the Point during any of her
''s''ss there, ana this morning she sought
aer iavorlte seat, on the slope in front Of the
aoIse with feeling Of gladness. The
SON breath Of the pines came through the
'G7sst with rare sweetness. and gave her a
thrill ofjoy to know that the vast solitudes
Sere hers 70 love and enjoy.
soon a rOseate hue spread upward from
m east. IRON peak to peak crept the
gov until the whole upper world seemed
oathed in the rosy splendor. Wreaths Of
TaPOr faded away into golden mists around
tae mountain tops, and downward. into the
easS, mysterious valley, 8 violet glory fell
rejected from the peaks and slopes of snow.
lie ioamlng waters Of the MERGED, dAshiny
over the granite walls Of the valley. caught
me reflection ere it faded. and precipitaced
'heir seethIng torrents over the cliffs in a
mad Shi-l OF Irideseent beauty. The voice
Of the pines and the music Of The falls made
grant harmony that sEeps ike a mighty
hymn through that east cathedral Of nature.
No other sound broke the Stiffness No;
e'en blrJ-song fOsted out Of the forest to
mar the eternal silence as the god of dav
opened vide the gates Of morning.
, MouoDless filed with rapiurous wonder.
hess sat, her eyes lifted I'D the GOlgivsn
grandeur Of the royal heavens; aud not
until the sun himself rose behind the viols;
screen OF Mt Lyree did she turn her eyes
away snd devote herselfto study.
suddenly she vas startled by tootstep