The Somerset reporter., 1891-02-05
a California Letter
RECEIVED BY A SKo@BgoAN LADY Nd
PuDLibnED 81 PEE@Iss0N.

Published 81 PEEAiss0N.
Pasadena Is little city in southern
/ California which lies about thirty miles
4 from the Pacific coast, and one hundred
and thirty miles from the northern bound
airy of Mexico, It seems Ike large,
quiet country village; great resort for
tourists, who worn with the ceaseless
activity aud worry of the east, have come
here TO find in this peaceful valley and
saiubrious air, the rest which WAS denied
them at home. This city il spread out
upon fertile plain, encrcl d on all sides
east and west-but slope away at the
south into verdant foot hills, where the
sun fingers long and is loath to leave
until chased away by the evening shadows.
These mountains stand ike grim senli-
NIL to guard the sunny city from every
invading wind, and If ever the storm
king Of the north attempts to enter the
land of ''thc fg tree, the olive! land the
vine" they bare their brown bosoms to
his icy shafts, and though they cover
themse Ives with white heaps Of the slain,
they never allow the snowy feet OF the
foe to descend into this peaceful valley.
The streets OF Pasadena are laid out il
large squares, the lots are extensive, and
the most of them highly cultivated. There
are many shade trees-the palm tree, the
eucalyptus, and the pepper tree most
abound, the latter with fife. long grace
full leaves, and small red berries and
here the tall banana spreads out its great
leaves. twenty feet long or more-and
rose trees appear on many l4wDs VITA
ST. Tx two inches through, and iwo feet
taller than my head. The orange orchards
are seen on every side. On some, the
green globes are tineed with yellow a.
though touched by g passing sunbeam,
on others. the perfected fruit tempts the
eye, round rich and gGlien as so many
harvest moons, The fruit that is not de-
signed for market is left upon the trees
until ii buds, blossoms, and hears fruit
again, so one can always have fresh
oranges with little care, and the perfected
fruit and lovely fragrant blossoms appear
Oh the same tree.
Flowers are in greatest profusion,
roses of over three hundred varieties,
iol,ts, helotropes, gelaniums, pinks,
and long hedges of Gala es, swcoteu
all,the rir. The abundance of the lily
NAV be judged, when | tell you | have
seen one hedge from which two thousand
lilies we've gathered for decorations, as,
Easter.
The residents here are largely com
posed Of cultured people from the east
ern and middle states, who coming here
for sanitary purposes, have become SO
charmed with the sunny cline they have
built themselves homes. some very ele-
giant aud expensive, in many fanciful de
signs, with turrets and towers, and filled
their extensive grounds with rare trop-
ical plants, and strange ornamental tees;
others have picturesque cottages of every
imaginable form, and others still, plain
little homes, but there is no home SO
humble, but has its blossoming shrubs,
its veldant lawn. and climbing vines.
This is a city of schoo Is AMI churches.
There are twenty four laces of worship,
ranging from the missions of the
orientals. with their long tunics and pig
tails to the modern church of beautiful
design and finest architecture, where the
pastor manages by the strictest economy
to exc out a scanty subsistence upon
twenty five hundred q year
The substantial school buildings are
models as to structure and conveu,e nce,
and the method of instruction the very
est in the land. A very intelligent lady
told me TINT her little girl of eight years
had been so we'll taught that she could
tell her more than she ever knew about
many eminent men.
This ri asant land is called 1.-THE chill
drens heaven" for here, about every dav
in the wear they can be out of doors, all
the long golden hours, fitting to a0d fro
in the sunshine like the birds and the
bees: and dame Nature repays their at
tentiou, by giving their eyes brighter
spgrkle their limbs more perfect pro
portion and their cheeks richer glow
than she gives to our children who are
Obliged to be kept in doors so much on
account of the inclemency of our clmate
A physician from the east who has set
tied here says of the IN rtality amorg
children, that nine die in the eastern
ste ties, whelc one does here.
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~ o'' ,at ,,,b,r., tbroe ar four tbonsand
o"n, ~, halidov a,tir. and h.,rias,
peop d o,bnrad ,oye,h,r for The animal
sports in the open air.
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~ 80 ~, j., hand Of lov,1y hrown nonias
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form, With dark mare and ian and pay
anr,l trannings charmed every eve
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covered with English yioets. bordered
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