St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1894-06-09
WHY ARE MEN HAPPY

/ A man worth fifty millions of dollars says
/ he was far happier when he hadn't q dollar
than he is now. Thus we find that the In
dtvidual who does not know when he Is well
! off belongs to no particular class; and If
this man were to lose his fortune to the last
dollar he would doubtless be SO much more
/ only life. Perhaps the only perfectly happy
| man IS the one who Is dead; and he is hap
py, II we knew anything about 1t, because
the question with himself
L0NGFELLoW,SH HOUSE, CAMBRIDGE.
] One of the most Interesting sights of this
classic town is the home of the poet, Long
| fellow. It is spacious oldfashioned s.Coi-
oniap mansion, painted in yellow and
white, and situated on grassy terrace.
On the right and left of this pathway lead
mer air with perfume, while graceful el a
cast on the lawn beneath q tremulous
mosaic of light and shade. The room In the
right hand lower corner of this fine old
| structure was the poets study. From It's
windows there is a pleasant view Of the
| Charles River tThe silent river of his yersesl
together with the undulating hills OF Brook
line and Brighton. This study contained
many interesting memorials of literary
men, which Longfellow highly priced.
Such We're the inkstand of Coleridge, the
waste basket used by Tom Moore, and the
chair given to the poet by the children of
cambridge, M Longfe1loW bought this house In
| 1887 and here, .beneath the elm-trees nod
ding crest he wrote all his poems from 1887
to 1915, including his sacred Z Psalm OF Life''
which was composed in 1S3iy Here too he
| wrote hyperion and herSiin his darken-
| ed study, when suffering FROM trouble with
his eyes. he traced out In pencil the lines of
.EFangeline" which next day would be
copied and read to him for his corrections.
This home OF Lonfellow has an interesting
! history. 1t was built In 1853 by Col. John
yassal who abandoned 1t when he left for
England on the eve ofthe Revolution. As it
was conffscated to the State, Washington
| took 1t for his headquarters when lie came
to Cambridge to assume command Of the
l. American q m.
| gufshed visitors of America have been en-
| tertained.. Within this house In 1861 the
which caused her death, and here twenty
| years later Longfellow himself passed away
| from earth esteemed and beloved by the
whole English speaking world.
THE MOUNTAIN ON THE HOLY CROSS.
Solemn and awful in its isolation from the
lower world there rises In the heart of the
Rocky Mountains weird and most impress
| siye peak upon which many an eye has look
IN Crystal clearness, and visible for many
miles away, Nature has traced the form of n
gigantic cross. Two monstrous assures In
the mountain side SO intersect each other ut
right angles as to produce this beautiful
phenomenon. 1t Is invariably radiant with
the dawn hours before the morning mist has
evening have fallen on the low hills, with
out stretched arms that mighty cross seems
| giving TO the sleepy world It's benediction.
The mountain OF the Holy cross Is not so
/ high as some of its companions yet 1t has an
altitude of 1900 TT. and its extraordinary
appearance makes 1t unique among the
| mountains of the world. Moreover its as
cent Is exceedingly difficult and dangerous.
But how sublime the prospect when ascent
Is made! How few Americans as yet realize
what scenery Is here outspread for their
/ enjoyment! In Colorado alone there Is q
magnificent mountain chain embracing an
1 area of hundreds of square miles, and
| aboundfng in wonderful canons, valleys,
lakes and rivers, above which towers snow
| clad SUBMITS riya1ing and even surprising
! the most famous monarchs of the Alps.
| PERSONAL.
The lovers of education We're highly en-
tertained last Thursday night at tho com
/ mencemept Exercises of the Female In
| stitute. The first thing in order was q
chorus sung by the pupils. Following this
We're several duets and songs. Then came
| the stSWeet Girl Graduates with their
/ beautiful and instructive essays; ana last
but no means least came an eloquent ad-
dress by Hon. G. l.. Dupre.