The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-29
LONGS PEAK.
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Longs Peak
1880
House.
Except for this, travellers would scarcely
think OF stopping at the tiny cabin. 1t has
but four rooms, with low garrett overhead;
yet there have been nights whea twenty PEG.
pie have slept under Its roof. parties max
ing the ascent OF Longs Peak spend the night
there; and the two infnitesinal bedrooms
opening from the sitting ROOMS are in de-
msnd ail summer. The ranch Is the prop.
er,y OF minister OF q sect more nearly allied
TO the Methodist denomination than to any
other, the "United Brethren of Christ" Mr..
Lamb was for many years an itinerant
preacher going about almost Ike Paul aud
BaTnsbas, breaking bread from house TO
house aud with neither sctip" nor two
coats FOR the Journey. Eight years he spent
in This mannsr In Colorado Bat during Gil
this time there was more or Iesf present with
him the VISION OF the Inevitable future Ia
store for III. q d ego OF poor ministers. He
obrervtd what Was done for them
what bscsms OF them: that conferences
voted sometimes $50 3ear 60 a superannu-
aied, helpless old man. de said humorous.
Iy: II made mp my mind that l would
preach the gospel az long MS was able, but
wouldn't IL, q or $50 n Year w.nan was too
old 10 work" Vs.y wisely. therefore, in his
Colorado circuits he bt ga 90 search for "a
Homestead which should te the nucleus OF
provision for the future OF himsef and his
family. ia crossing over THIS mountain
meadow at the tase of LopGs Peak he OBJ
served its fertility; also that 1t was always
warmer there than In ths valleys below,
well open 20 the sun, sheltered from winds
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spurs TO the west; also by tneIhigh peaks to
the east. the place grew In his esteem year
by year as he iourneyed back aud forth. he
had no rivais 10 contend With him for the
possessions Of the spot. When he settled
there aud proposed to raise grain and vege.
tables be Was laughed at. Bat those who
win laugh last and longest 1t takes three
barns row to hold his hay. aud on one little
field Just behind the cabin he raises 100 BUSH
els Of turnips each year. He has another
ranch in Southern Colorado where he raises
stock. Here he takes his family in winter.
His sops are growing mp hardy aud industri-
Gus farmers and stockmen, his wife has been
CUE ed OF serious lung disease and is now q
well woman, and the vision OF poverty
stricken old sgs, supported by voted chart.
ties from church conferences no longer dis.
turbs his peace of mind. A very wise man
in his day was Brother Lamb when he did
this thing, but rather the better preacher
will he DO to the end of his preacher days by
reason of his hay and oats and turnips and
peas and the money they will bring him.
Vsiy few dollars have as yet gone into the
building aud arranging of the little house. 1t
Is only rough log cabin, inside and out;
but there are books on the wall of the sitting
room, and comfortable chairs; lounge, and
an open tiie; and everything beyond these
'ssavors OF superiority" SO far as simple COM
fort is concerned. The dining room IL lighted
by curious oblong windows very narrow and
high up, which add much to the picturesque
ness OF the room. The kitchen is only sort
of lean to shed, bullion, as an afterthought,
when the place began to grow into au inn.
A stream OF mountain water runs swiftly
through IT, low down in. the middle, and
steps lead Gown TO n round, well-like cup.
board. whose GOODNESS and convenience city
ousskeepers might we'll envy. The stream
comes out by the side OF the kitchen door
and rurs along the fence of the small, white.
palfd yard, keeping everything green and
fresh.
A little girl ten years old, with yellow
hair and beautiful tsvny brown eyes, set
the table while her mother prepared our
lunch. She was HI eager-eyed, sensitive
child. full OF interest in everything in their
wilderness life; brought mp dozens OF wild
flowers fhe had pressed, aud was anxious 10
know their names; old magazines full OF
ferns 81 d brakes she bad, and bottle OF red
fluid she bad herself made ont of the Juice
OF tho petals OF n wild Hover called Indian
paint beautiful red ink, she said il was,
and offered to give us bottle of 1t ID take
away.
The child was only i've years old when
they brought her to this rancho; and from
the heginnir she showed \ passionate love
Tor the place.
1T seemed that frst summer as il I'd
never get chance to ges my work done
at ALL said Mrs. Lamb, sfor Jenny
waent content one minute in the
house, and there had been bears seen
about here, 90 / didn't dare let her go out
alone; and she wasn't contented, either, to
play right round the house where could ses
her; she always wanted to get of, farther and
farther, into the woods and up on to the hills.
went out to walk with her all could; and
1t did seem as IL IL never get back into the
houee. She'd tire me clean out walking
She used TO coax me along farther and far
Their. She'd say, Just come to the next
rock and then to the next, md the next,
I'LL we'd be miles from home. II seemed as
II there want any satisfying her. And she's
Just as fond Of II now as ever. She's been
up to the top of every one of these noun
tsins with her brothers. She'll climb where
cant BEGIN to. She picked the gooseber-
res this jelPs made OF way up on the Twin
oistes-wtere you see those highest bushes
eroWing that's . great gooseberry patch
moro than IN n and 000 fat