The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07
MT. MONADNOCK.
President Smith Read Paper Before
the Franklin Society.
Sunset SpIenaas Described Beautiful
Walks Discovered or Laid Out.

There was good audience AT the rooms
of the Franklin Society last evening
10 listen to a lecture by President Scott
A. Smith on "Monadnock Mountain"
| President Smith commenced by ref
erence To che place that the mountains.
| of the world have I'm It's history and al
so gave their romantic side. He said
| that the mountain courage OF men ex-
| listed. call IL what you will. call IL an
| Inspiration, call il a determined love
for free air and fee home, yet the
fact Will not be denied that the supreme
mountain courage OF men exists. No
more formidable or successful antag-
onists ever existed than the Swiss
mountaineers Swiss mountaineers
more surely return to their early homes
from wanderings i'm other lands than
any other people.
Around the mountain cling many of
the splendors Of the universe Stand
ing upon high mountain top, when
the night ends, one seems to see the
whole world roll into the respondent
dawn so transporting is the scene. And
II i'm the midst Of ice clad peaks, then
we have at very early dawn that mys-
tic light suffusng their tops, which
seems to come right out of the hand of
the Eternal one, il is so otherwise un-
known to us. Then follow the roseate
and more mundane hues upon those
peaks, succeeded by fushings of gold
upon the sky, and the final entry of the I
golden frely orb. a sunset Is always |
more of the earth, but dawning is 4
from heaven.
But again standing upon high noun |
tain top. how much OF the world we /
seem 10 see: there comes then a fulness |
OF satisfaction to the mind. Under our /
feet is the whole world, and we feel this
to be so when we are up so high that
we look down upon the lesser hills, for
ests. valleys, lakes and towns. How
ever, at times the whole lower world is
shut out by sea OF billowy, rolling
clouds and there is only yourself and the
heavens above you. All these condi- |
tions engender new thoughts and feel
Ings. The tireless motion Of the track
less ocean. with it's immensty. is not
so sublimely impressive as the mighty
1pheaved, towering mass of the noun
tain, with it's various teachings. its
wealth Of vivifying air. and its outlook
)f what seems 10 be so great a portion
)f the round rolling world.
Monadnock mountain was described
)y the speaker i'm detail as To location
With it's height and general make up.
The sunset splendors, seen from the
lotel. which faces TO the west were told
'f together with descriptions OF great
storms or tempests which'come i'm from
he huge mountains. silhouetted against
he western sky line beginning with
Mount Tom and Holyoke i'm the south
vest, past Greylock. Stratton and |
ireen Peak to far Camel's Hump i'm
he northwest. Monadnock mountain
tself is very free from severe thunder
torms they seem To divide at it's mass.
Tbs Il. h.. f...t n.
cquaintance of Monadnock I'm 1851, and
gain visited il i'm 1889. when he was ;
much impressed with the vivifying ef- ;
ects from its pure, dry air and the {
'enefit of it's crystal pure water. and
las since been each year a regular vis- ,
or. ,
No poisonous snakes exist anywhere ,
n Monadnock. as they do on so many !
T the mountains In western Massachu- /
etts and Vermont or elsewhere I'm New d
hampshire. This fact with reference ! :
lonadnock is attributed TO the great
rofusion of the mountain ash found
yer it's sides ~
Mr.. Smith promised that the final part u
his paper related to very numerous .,
alks which he had discovered or laid | =
lt through fragrance ladened woods II
points of vantage for views by very
uch labor of cutting of interlaced
ranches, removal OF fallen trees the | A
lllulng OF steps ana the nlllng OF de- | n
'essions. so that by zig gag ways the
sitor. either old or young or feeble
'uld have the enjoyment of these 81
ood vistas and the splendor OF the n
ltlooks. ~
He concluded by saying that he who a,
'es not to the mountains at times in "
$ life knows not the great grandeur
Gods earth. and gets not a closer
with His universe of plan NJ
$ and limitless shining suns seen in n,
at clearer air. ~
Next lecture on Tuesday evening |
&c. 20, by George Ii. Noble. Subject. y,
Parts i'm Mechanism wi
ace, "a North Main street.