The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-28

OF the imprint OF hopeless anguish. dumb
despair. The contrast was sharp, painful,
Iaytors heart-touching ''Storm Lines"
Go forth il the brim of thy heart with its tropical
=. fullness OF life overflow
shadow reminds thee Of woe!
Ihop .halt turn from the cup that was mantlins
before; thou shalt hear the eternal despair
Of the hearts that endured and were broken Al
last, from the hills and the sea and the air
All the woe, Of existence shall stand .t thv
heart, and the sad eyes Of myriads impiore,
In the darkness and storm of their being the raw.
streaming out through the radiant door.
Many hearts ON board our steamer were
touched to pity, and 1t was practical pity,
too. which took the form of generous col,
lection that was returned to the mission
aries Immediately. Many caviler at home
missions had been converted by the practi-
GAL lesson which the missionaries at Sitka
had given our passengers and went home
with resolutions of future sympathy and
support for the noble work.
ls It cold? Well. you remember Max
O'Rell says: although the earth is small,
America 10 large" Alaska covers about
tnree-f0urthe g much ground as the whole
river. and its westward reach brings the
central meridian Of Uncle Sans possessions
several hundred miles west of San Fran.
cisco. The region about the Arctic coast.
even in dog days, We fancy. is moro con-
genial to polar bear than Florida allipa-
tor. We found the southwestern cities, on
the bright August days in which We saw
them, breathing q sunshiny balm which,
like the porridRe Of the middle-sised bear
in BED Riding Hood, was neither too hot
nor too cold, but just right" Owing to the
Japan current, the climate in its vicinity is
very equable. throughout the year the Their
ana SsousS
rain in these parts in summer. there
10 no feeling of chilly or clammv
dampness and neither ice nor snow last any
length of time in winter. One could, Of
course, not sit down on such refrigerator
as Muir glacier in summer dress and feel
of these We remembered the difference dues
the Ice King, and donned our heaviest
clothing. Everywhere the pure, cool ether
blown from snowy mountain-tops.
minRling with the sweet scents OF forest
pines and the inspiriting breezes from the
GseP s.1 Sss ms With It'll. life
the chalices Of the gods of health in gar
dens celestial. We must except the places
y here the COOL, sweet freshn>ss of our oreat
domain il polluted by the leprous natives.
grovelinR in moral and physical degrade,
LlOu. Even 70 tu0 Outoklft0 OF their ranch-
sries was waited IAN ancient and 6sh-Iik.
smell." which deepened and thickened a.
you went further il till one could taste and
see 1t. The only feeling of sea-aiokness
md loss of appetite which some of us Win
.ensitive olfactories suffered ON our vhoIs
nip was that attendant upon . visit 70 ths
homes of the NATIVES. And
lmona all the Indian curios the ono vh;.h
oF marks Of genuine antiquity and chsrsc
erietic qualities, superseded all other ws.
he Indian odor: The memory Of il. Which
70 involuntarily carried svsv' Ne
ne certain viii outlast anv ~
'ur other investments a.
y TAR the strongest article va en-
ountered In the whole list Of Indisn emil
stiles. Small wonder Is Il that nj S;tr.
or pessengets ignore further study Of the !,
,atives and choose instead to follow the old
fus.ian roadway. shaded by tress and
ordered BY shrub and fern, thai v;nS.
round the picturesque shore and onsns
nto Turing forest paths. Follovino ons ~
hese 20 ind Q clear. sparklinc strs.w
Ihieh ripplse over . pebbly bottom. nsssss
ndss Euctte bridges and Winds n IA ont