Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-20
AMONG THE CASCADES

The familiarity bred of contempt is no-
where more apparent than in Washing
ton. The miner works Without Thought
of the peak above him. its summit lost in
clouds: coz the cha>m below. into N hirh "A
single lal>d step would dash him Iifeless
MOI 81 with the casual visitor or the one
Who secs IN the light of science. Tn,
rocks are made 10 tell their story of BASS %
ing years and hceling ages. Each chan
ter becomes more absorbing. To the un
learned Their" i pleasure in mere con-
temptation Ma>>ivenrSs cannot AWAY,
hc gra>prd at first sight. Grandeur can
az Tunes supply. but il must always en-
mobile. u Washington can be proud of
the mines that scar aud penetrate. and
the ncld> that bloom. aud valleys of smil-
iug Ncrdurr glowing under the sun and
sweet with brilliant flowers. and hills
where feed the herds. it can a. well take
pride iu The mighty range sweeping across.
rent and torn. assuming thousand
shapes, yct always reaching upward. each
crest With it, crown Of purity seeming la
say. Behold u>, We are kings. Rp,
# WV fH'f' 81 fiAh JOY AAAhA 10Y ATTY NfNs~ moi
know. They awaken thoughts of revcr-
"ncr. They create awe aud wonder at some
unknown greatness. They elevate man
@" a higher plane. teaching him by their
Na~tnc>> and their silence To how Ia An
almighty power. II j. not ia "a broad
general way like this altogether. thai
There IT, utility iu the Cascades. The art
i>l hnd> 100 IL ana endless combination of
form aud color. lie tries to put on canvas
The impression that charm, hi, eve. and
the result though not highly cpoupb
iingrd. and lacking the rugged decisive
ness oi the original. j. pronounced uuuat-
Wal and strained u ma, h. unnatural
hecau~r the brush and canvas raupot roe
produce tlic stamp of divinity that i, am
the hills and iu the hlazng sunsets; hut
Do is moi strained. Though ths. rriti. WIN
gives au opinion o., rule might 80 pro-
n"uucc %. Au ART critic turned In,.. in
ihc mountains would louk on their plori,,
Win greater surprise than one unfuinr.i
iu th" harmony of arr. aud The neNt paint
ing That ramrt" him for an opinion ould
seem Vat aud lii"lrS>. The architect nf
ihc mountains has followed a detailed
plan. though foo th" Wild ma, Of con.
fusion. that j. piled tu the clouds
aud scanned hy the uuakinrs If
the earth. 20 j. hard ta realize this. Eut
every crystal has q certain .hape. and
every fragment of stone has its >tor,
stand ai the entrance Of some wild canon.
guarded uu either side by the clin, sem
iiuri- ihat have stood unmarried bY the
beating clements while centuries bay.
rolled over them they look like stu
pcnduit> castles. with turrcts reaching Ia
auothrr realm. The sides are paiptod q.
never III" human mind and hand have
painted. No brush has touched Them
1ut the agr~ that could not destroy hay.
left the mark Of their flight. The meuac.
was rarc~~. The walls glow with the
color tlr' Impaired. No shades ar, lack
Ing There j. combination Of every
hue; rui blends with tint. some artist,
never make mistakes. bat they work not
'n canvas. Their field &, the face Of ma
Iur". To the very-iop this coloring gocs
There is a lesson III ...bi,b
every portion j. fmiSh, i
'"mplrtc; broad.
harmony. At it,
stream clear. aud bea
o, song is praise such a
'\prc>s. How harmles>ly /,
against the inuumrrable bases. am. 40
asi g"ud-naiurcdly back. flows onward
4" TIE valley. murmuring Of the beauties
huVc.