The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-10-14
Yosemite the Beautiful.

Yosemite the Beautiful. (
'R THE DEMoCRAT:
We first reached Inspiration Point,
Upon the Southwark side
1t looked as II some mighty force
Had rent the mountains wide;
Then saw far down like summer drt am,
Hid in this mountain wild
Yosemite the beautiful,
SieTra's favorite child.
Then turned to east, and there beheld
Those granite giants bold;
That conquered ev'ry passing storm,
Through ages yet untold.
Then Northward looked across the
chasm,
And saw with mute surprise
Those beautiful Sierra peaks,
That pillar up the skies.
Some time elapsed while we beheld
This wonder land so rare;
Which made us long to enter in
And see it's beauty there,
The Bridal Path to show the way
And quiet steed to ride,
We followed on with quiet pace,
Till down the mountain side
Our pathway turned in steep decent
And Rs we fain would be,
We Roon we're at the very gate
OF fair Yosemite.
Before us now the valley lay,
With all its treasured etore,
Whose beauty all our eyes had seen,
But made US wish for more.
And then We had not far to so,
Until with glad surprise,
A messenger with airy wings
Came leaping from the skies;
That messenger the "bridal VEIL"
Which from its home Of enow,
In silvery stream comes swiftly down
To feed the stream below.
And there we paused awhile to rest,
For twas in August days,
And from HE lofty throne Of light
The eun poured down HE rays.
Alone-reclining in the shade.
This thought came into mind,
The beauty of this lower world
Should earth to heaven bind.
Our pathway led us up the stream,
And up the valley too,
And as we passed We still beheld
Things that were rare and new;
Sometimes we traced the border green
Along the bright Merced,
And often times our eyes were turned,
And granite walls surveyed.
The oak and pine on ev'ry hard
In natures order stood,
But atill we thought that order was
Quite beautiful aad good.
The width of valley, hail mile,
Enclosed by granite wall,
The height Of which two thousand feel
Looks wonderful TO all.
The face OF those old granite walls
At points rose straight and clear,
And then in spaces there aIeshelves,
Where stintsd trees appear;
And On the walls in distant view,
OF varied lines and hues
Illusion all, strange forms and groups
Our fancy would amuse.
One space splendid palace drawn,
Our vision would arrest;
And near appeared group Of men
In gay apparel dressed.
Again some great managerie
Was clinging to the side,
And hiRh on wing as king of all
An eagle We espied.
Ere long the evening shadows fell,
Sweet harbinger of night,
And tired nature longed to rest
Until the morning light.
Right near us then in lovely spot,
A lone hotel appeared;
Its occupant, a gentleman,
Who weary tourists eneered.
An ample board he soon prepared,
Our hunger to appease.
The night was passed in sleep profoun,
But with the morning CLEAN,
We sailed forth to be assured,
This place was not dream.
The hotel on the Soulhward side,
And facing to. the North,
In front the highest waterfall
To greet MS Tushes forth;
It.eomes to light with sudden bound,
From of .he dizzy sleeps,
On eraigs it psuses twice TO rest,
Then 10 the valley leaps;
And like timid deer darts of
Through brush and fern and bral
Till safe at home it sinks 10 rect
Within quiet lake.
But room our host the signal gave
To share the morning meal,
And promised then to be our guide
New beauties to reveal.
Tourist snd guide. alone we went,
Amid new scenes that day.
And more than can be noted down
Passed charming hours aRay.
But of that train Nevada falls,
Our mem'ry much Impressed
As from bold heights the river dart
Like eagle from his Fest.
Near by that falling tide we stood
And longer wished 10 staY.
And saw five hundred feet below,
That stream dashed into spray
But while We look on clouds OF mist
With pleasure We behold
Most beautiful the bow of peace
Its heaven born Iints uofoId.
Enraptured by the lovely scenes,
Where guide had bid US roam
The pleasing spell at last he broke
And turned our foot steps home;
And from the glddy beIghte to WhIc
As guide be led Us forth,
By ladders now he led the way
Quite back to eOIid earth.
Yosemite thou paradise
Who can thy beauties tell;
Sehold them but is 10th
To say to theefarewel'.
Oft have roam ed IN foree, bowers,
And DER the desert plain
Have listened tothe ssoim king pass,
And heard his loud reirain-
Have called upon the OCEAN oft,
And seen it tempest tossed.
Have Toamed among the grassy hill
And lofty mountains crossed,
Have seen the famous buffalo,
In Rocky Mountain home,
And herds OF elk, and deer, where
In native baunts they roam;
BY lakes and rivers, brooks and rillp,
/ have been wont 20 go,
But mid wild sceDes Of nature all
Naugbt elfe could charm me 90.
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