Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-21


rfank and were seated on the west
srn porch OF the Raymond hotel In
Pasadena Our gaze was wandering
over tho fertile undulatlona OF the
beautiful slope. natures present gar
len OF Eden. Surely the paradise or
mans frst abode must have been
heaven on earth IL 1t exceeded the
EXQUISITE grandeur OF the Southern
Paoinc alope. Looking westward we
see the velvelty fields of poppy that
look like hugo blanket OF velvet
spread over tho earth. The gaze
wanders on. over the orange orchards
Vineyards and green gazing lands
and out unto the gray. misty Pncihe'
where the islands OF Santa Catalina
keep witch over the fertile valley.
WIN thig warm. heavenly vision OF
beauty Htil retained on the mental
retina, you turn backward and behold
a picture OF dcAtitutlon and culdnc3B on
The snow clad mountains or the san
1iernnrdlno range. Thus, In the WINK
ling OF an eye nature shows you her
two -doaututlou ana plehu-
tudo.
/ turned to my companion, His. soul
was undoubtedly filed with envy at
the sight OF those beautiful ranches
which abound all through TITS district
AS anon hia eye would light upon
Bome ranch. more beautiful than the
rest, a deep drawn sigh would escape
him for u was his pet hobby enter
talped with unhichiug perseverance,
Through an the vlclBsltures uI nus
cloudcd career. OF some day belnB
u wen to do rnncher and spending
4
was 10th to wake him from rcvorle
and gruclously allowed him 20 dream
ON until he unConsuously dropped
cigar "a which I mad Just paid two
bits. Then ! deemed Il time TO arouse
him, ana gently waking ON ms rect
/ said. Come back to earth. Hlnlt'
1iut His guzo was SIN nNcd. noticed
he was looking at some dcunitc OBJ
jcct, on closer observation ] dlae"N.
cred Il to DO a little fairy OF gin
seated In miniature dog cart duF'nH
1t sleek black pony Tho mass OF curlH
that fpi m prufu7iou around hor shout
dcrs lit by the rays of the sun, seemed
like rnElcts Of gold. A large white
hat, which hung noslisently down her
back, dangling from It's white ribbons,
gnvc her an extremely ueWliculnF,
cnruleHs appearance Whom she drew
near ! noticed a saucy miaehlevous
rwluilir ia her eye as she spoke to
some elderly friend ON the porch,
she israng from the cart with n
graceful, abandon. ana rushed Into the
arms OF an elderly lady who had owl
IDENTIFY been waiting for her, soon
the sweet music ut her talk ana laugh
tor nllci the air and attracted tho
attention OF all to her, IL WAS ohvl-
ous she was q great tayorito Tor soon
an admitting group OF men and wo-
mon surrounded her, and uhe had u
word and Hmilc Tor an. As l noticed
her groom, who had been patiently
waiting for the girl. leud away tho
pony ANA cart told myself she must
live here Immediately l took great
err interest In her and began to wonder
who she was.
After ~ pertaining her friends with q
description OF her drive, she eNclulmcd
"See what ! have collected" and looa
cning her apron, which had been pin
ned up, she allowed q large collection
Of peoples and other wild npwor8 tl
fan TO the ground, The wind blew one
single flower over TO our feet. Hank
who had been staring at hor In won
der ns " he had never seen CIR
like her before. stopped quickly 10 th'
floor picked up the stray flower, ant
with cuuruy bow, returned n TO M
pretty mistress, She accepted II VIII
n bowitohing smile, and then present
cd Nc To- him, saying, Wont yul
please receive IL az Elft2' Ham
muttorcd a half audible thank YOU,
and had the aurprlscd pleasure o.
scelnF him blush Tor the tirst and onli
time during my acquaintance witi
him.
Hank stood ndmlrlng his flower like
schoolbny with a new toy, Then, turn
Ing from tho crowd. noticed hin
rniHc IL ~ his iipa and walk hastily {,
tho other end OF tho porch. ato1,
whore / was, laElly watching the girl
wondering who she was and whethc
abe was a child or q woman, She Nigh
have been 10 or TO- 1 stood puEzllul
over tho ouigmn until Hhe entered tn
house with her friends Thon sough
tho night clerlt as those Kontlpmci
arc looked upon az walking bureaus @
information. but his knowledge OF he
was worry limltod, and save that an
was from Michigan and had como &
California with her aunt 10 spend tn
winter. he know nothing at all OF he
or her nntoccndcnta, disappointed Il
my quest for information. i rcurnc
20 the porch to nnd Hank and l foun
him nj .ihc FAR end. atlll looking q
his flower on Joining him | found D.
was Ia a most abnmnably stupid ma
NOR. ana, aftcr failing IN my cndeav
ora 10 rouse htn, | lcft IN dlRguat an
wandered almlosHly down the road {
Pasadena In search OF more congo
NAL company
About noon / returned TO the hotc
mud having Ireuae1 for dinner l tynH