Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-08-05
WONDERS OF NATURE
HERE Is an enthusiastic railway PEI
senger sssnt in Chicago. man Of the

HERE Is an enthusiastic railway pas-
ssnger agent in Chicago. man Of the
type that POUNDS cities end -eiis their
corner Iots TO people at figures that might
sound large. bat which are IN reality absasd-
y low when you consider the nstaral sdvSn-
tsges- so Il happened that when he found
IL his duty TO inform the American public
Of the very finest scenery in the world
which was strung along his railroads.&c.
threw himself into the task with al the ar
dor and enthusiasm OF his nature.
lie visited the scenic magnihcence OF the
route two or three times year ard familiar
lied himself with its every detail. lie got UP
dainty little descriptive books on supercalen-
dcred deckic edged paper and loaded down
the mails with them. Many Of these books
be wrote himself, and they we're nled with
poetic fervor. vivid delinestiou and eloquent
word painting from cover TO cover. Others
he caused to be written by men and women
whose business il was 20 write. and who did
the work fairly well. but lacked tie soul
that flowed in about equal proportions with
the ink from ther employers pen lie en-
rouragcd local newspaper editors 20 turn
themselves loose on the scenery an the col
umns Of their publications and bought up
extra editions with a liberal hand and dis
tributed them far and wide. He took artists
OF note out with him and reproduced their
pictures No man with an advertising
scheme was ever turned away from his Office
door. lie KEEP, this sort Of thing up for
seven years. and then he went out 60 the
climax Of western grandeur for about the
thirteenth time snd met his Waterloo.
Quite large party got of the train and
took hacks 10 the best point Of view. The
man who shared the passenger agent's seat
L..
from Chicago. The passenger agent liked
him because he seemed 20 appreciate the
cloud effects and the purity Of the atmo-
! sphere. which exceiied those 20 be found on
any other hne, but at the same time he
seemed 20 take but a languad interest IN the
/ passenger agents glowing account Of the
I Great gorge, whittier they were bound. The
I railroad man described the Great gorge part
I Is because be did not want the Chicago tour.
I 1T 20 be overcome by the shock 81 rs stu
/ pcndous beauty and partly because d had
become quite habit with him. lie did Il
very well. too. The Chicago man said "AhT
and Yes IN perfunctory sort OF way.
They arrived az the point Of view. and the
! Chicago mans indifference vanished. Hs
stood entnnced, his gaze slowly wandering
from peak 20 peak Of the towering mutt
tudes before him and then turning down
wards TO the depths Of the gorge. where
+ raging aud tumuituous river showed ike
thin. siruous silver thread winding its noise
less way among titanic powders and shat
tered fragments OF majestic mountains
There was light Of a revelation In his ex
pressioH. For FIVE minutes be stood their
and spoke no word. Then he turned TO al.
passenger agent.
"Why. mani" he exclaimed. "this is sim
ply great lt's beyond expression. Their
isn't anything like IL anywhere. Switzer
landi Why. Switzerland isn't in Il! Say
What are you people about. anyway? Don
you know what you've got2 Hasn't anybody
ever told you that this j. world beaten
Look down therei Great Moses What ar
you hiding al this fory There's enough o
il for everybody WAY. II people knew o
this therc'd be millions out here every yea
to see IL. Why don't you advertise it,"