The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-12-16
A GREAT FALLS SUNSET.
Beauties to Inspire the Poet, and to Turn
Ones Fancies to Thoughts Sublime.

to Inspire the Poet, and to Turn
Ones Fancies to Thoughts Sublime.
The literary faculty exists among the
people of this city, and in the following
quotation from a private letter there is
disclosed the poetic talent for observing
and describing the beauties of nature.
s. X Il # =
lnasmuch as you like me to tell you
about the weather, I will add note or
two about some of the winter sights.
Pardon me i'll seem too sentimental:
the subject is really one that justifes
an ecstacy.
The temperature continues low. An
additional fall Of snow on yesterday
morning-two i~nches-has given fresh
zeal and happiness to sleigh riders, and
has covered the tops of the benches and
buttes whose shoulders lad been pre-
viously worn bare by the winds with
Il new robe Of positively binding white
ness.
The sunset tonight, over the benches
far to the west of the town, was sur
passingly lovely. My point of view was
the lofty south banks of the Missouri
above the Black Eagle falls, where il
superb eXpanse of country is always at
the eyes command.
The quintessential purity of this at
mOsphere gives to both sunlight and
moonlight an aesthetic pcrfectness that
| verify believe, is unrivalled the world
over, And this evening every natural
influence was at its best. The roar of
the waters far below was SO deadened
and muiiled by distance that the muir
nluring sounds which reached the ear
seemed only a part of the silence. Even
the wild west wind died almost away,
aud not n marring element disturbed
the universal peace.
The holy time was quiet a. II Nun
lIrcathless with adoration.'
The glorious continuity of blue over
head was broken only toy a few loost
cIoud-masses sailing at wide interval!
across the southern heavens.
In its present state the occidental sky
might have done duty for the Island o
the Lotus Eaters where. forever,
~ ne tlltFllhl SllllStl lluEtIti INV H'lpNl
Ia the red vest
Che sun, glowing. splendid, majestic
not a whit dimmed by the labors o
the day. seemed full of eXultation owe
the Divine gift of light to the woric
Even after he had sunk below the hOr
ions brim, he left a wonderful goodby'
gift behind him, for the play of soIars il
the region Of his setting assumed a fair
ly spectral brilliancy. Far away on lief
and right the rich, deep red extended, S
gloriously vivid. and bright, and deliciou
that the eye could hardly drink its ill
of seeing. Nearer the point where tn
sun has fallen behind the hills the re-
gradually gave place TO orange. tn
, orange to yellow, the yellow TO a tlnge G
/, green as pure as that Of the sea; an
! then the green melted away, 10y dellcat
I and gentle shading. into the tender baby
+ blue Of the infinite ornament above
, Such Il gorgeous, glittering. intense dis
, play of luminous effects ! never saw
: The suow.coycred Highwood mountain
which. at an actual distance of thlrty-hV
miles close in the view on the east. seen
ed to have reared up within compass I
/ an hours walk. With their da2zllng,blu
q white SUBMITS softly flushed by IA glo
+ of the tenderest pink from the opposl'
q side of the horizon. it would have bee
s Lard to conceive a panorama more MAJ
n Efficiently beautiful! ". \. Is.
GREAT FALLS. Sunday Night, n"c.