The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-12-20
FOLLOWING FANCY.
How tho Up-to-Dats People Find Pleas
urs In Winter.

uro In Winter.
People are fanciful and 1t Is Fancy,
after ali, that is happiness, and the mo-
tive which dictates to tho world. Some
one fancies that the cozy fire at home
and the environment OF favorlte books
Ia enough to make life worth living dur
Ing the winter months. That will do
for the way worn, weary. easily salts
fed. old fashioned man and woman, but
woman require change-many
changes in fact, and they seek In the
dull winter days to flnd the climate they
wenried OF In spring and wished would
pass away In summer. Sitting behind
frosted window panes and gazing on
the glistening snow crystals they sigh
for the warmth and brightness they
love better now than few short
months ago and. In no other country
may these whims, these fancies be SO
easily gratified us In America. Abso-
lutte comfort in these days, and In speed
and safety, too, instead Of tho wasted
time and dscomforts of the not distant
fountain Of Eternal Youth on the shores
Of Florida consumed many of the pro-
cious days Of later life. and died before
attaining the great prize. De Soto was
iured In tho same direction and found
ut Hot Springs. by the aid Of Ulelah.
the duslsy Indian maiden. the wonderful
product of the Breath Of tho Great
Spirit" but before he could return homo
and apprise his friends of the great dis
covery and enjoy the certainty Of gold
and youth, which he believed he had In
his grasp he fell victim to the miasmi
Of the Great River and found a grave In
Its muddy depths. To-day the seeker
magnificent trains Of the Missouri Pa
ciflc System. and after something TO
cat and a nap. wakes up to find himself
In this delightful winter Resort, ready
to embrace health which seems to DO
invariably renewed by the magic OF the
air and water. In De Soto's time the
secret Of the Fountain OF Life was sedu-
lously guarded by the savages. but now
hospitable people opens Its arms to
receive the tourist whether his quest be
for health or amusement. Fancy some
times tires of Hot Springs. strange as
| It may seem, but Fancy says the fields
beyond are greener" and the climate
Of San Antonio is more desirable and
thus another ride In another palace. and
new scenes and new faces please the eye
| and satisfy the restless cravings of this
master of man. Thus from the Father
Of Waters to the waves which wash the
western shore OF this great country the
tourist is led by n within, but most de-
lightedly captive. Mexico has been
described as the Egypt Of the new
world. and the comparison is fitting.
and he who dare not face the dangers
OF the deep, and prefers to retain his
meals as well as his life. should make
the journey to the land Of the Monte
zumas, and there learn the story OF the
ages within the faces Of people which
change less In the passing years than
any other on the Western Continent.
This Is the land OF Sunshine and Color
Of history and romance: and rs brigh,
eyes will smile ut you from under be-
witching head gear as may be found In
CASTLE or Arragon.
Fancy carries one to California OF
course, and this journey, as 1t once was
termed. is Ipw so easily performed us
to have lost ail OF its terrors and left
only n most emphatically delightful
trip to be the subject OF many future
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