The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-26

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Every condition favored About 10
O'Clock brcnmo slightly misty and
RAINY In front ~ as The green ana
lenowy granite hills closed IN on every
side. the sun appeared 10 have SET be-
hind the mountains. We thought "
had. ihonrh Il was etill light and We
could see iis rosy flush on distant
snowy peaks The CLASSY sea became
40 smooth that every mountain, cas-
rsde, tree. house. sail, line, or mass Of
snow was perfectly reflected. as We
once saw the like on Loeb LOmOnd and
later on the Italian lakes.
where high rocks throw
Through deeps below
a duplicated golden glow
We appeared to be floating I'm infinite
space between the upper and the meth
er heavens. Then the clOud-capped
mountains shut In our path so com
pletely that we couldn't see any pos
sible way out. Many said that we
would touch at village and turn back
| but suddenly the mountains opened
and we swept through the iron gates TO
scene of growing and unparalleled
splendor.
The perpendicular cliffs to the right
began to flush rosy red, as though
bathed in volcanic light. Before us
now stretched many miles of smooth
water. with mountains. valleys and
| fairy inlets on either hand. II became
evident that as we advanced the sun
would appear from behind some noun
tains to the left. There was weird
light. as OF eclipse or OF prolonged sun
set, as the sun was sk'mming along
the horizon but hidden by the noun
tains.
II was 1890 D. IN. The long miles OF
silent sea were enclosed by range or
| Jagged mountains directly in front or
us. These gradually became so golden
| In their whole length and from sum
nit to base. that 1t was difficult to be-
leve they were real, granite noun
Itains, snffused and TRANSPORTED as they
were in that unnarthly snleDdor. They
were the veritable gardens of the an
gels on the slopes of paradise" ] could
see the nittng of silver wings In the
luminous air and over the diaphanons
sea. The level lines Of clouds above
the mountain tops were all shades or
gold. The long, level waters were one
mass OF living gold. slowly increasing
lin brilliancy. Every change came
gradually and yet so rapidly and with
such unexpected growth Of beauty that
, we all became greatly excited.
Right in the middle foreground, in
the center OF that light which never
was before on sea or land. as If placed
there by the hand of some consummate
| artist. there now floated a tall, dark
phantom sail, with its long black
, shadow dividing the gold of the lumi-
, nous waters. 1t was as motionless as
! the night, but | should never have
compared It to "a painted ship upon {
s painted ocean" it was so much more
2 beautiful and perfect than any possible
painting. 1t gave just the contrast ano
r still life needed TO perfect the enchant,
ment of the whole.
= We all thought OF the delectable
, mountains on which Christian wan
; dered, and Of the gates OF pearl and
the golden streets of the city which
, came down out of heaven. The King
J had not yet appeared but was mani
testify approaching with his royal at
: tendants from behind the snow and
/ rose-bloom mountains to the north; or
) rather we were going forth to meet
, the bridegroom at midnight. He real
[ lly had not bathed'in the waters at all
+ HIS red rays deepened in color by the
mists to the north. were now glowing
I lon the snow-covered mountains to the
. right, and slowly creeping to theiT
= base. In the distance before us some
thing mysterious began to glow like
| bpals, soon TO fame ike fires. and
, finally to sparkle like diamonds; we
| then discovered that they were the
windows OF a cluster OF cottages: but
we had not yet seen the king. We al
most held our breath. One offs the
French priests whispered in the Pener-
: nj hush of expectation, Don't
breathe" Then from behind lofty
promontory due north, at HEB p. m,
Just stepping on the golden pavement,
the bridegroom came ont OF his cham
her rejoicing. Men shouted. women
went cannon fired. and dolphins leapt
from the shining sea.
| hope my poor words will not give
the impression that have been trying
to paint up scene as would have
liked to have 1t; | have simply tried
to give some faint picture of the reali-
ty as we saw 1t. but words are vain.
A Ruskin, Claude, a Turner, could
only give hints and suggestions of IT,.
| have sought TO be simply exact in
every statement. The Silver wings"
were Of the white sea birds. The dol
phins spranR out OF the sea at just the
crisis. probably stirred by the cannon.
Our ship came TO the point where the
un would appear from behind the
lpromontory just before midnight,
either by extraordinary good fortune,
or by careful planning OF the captain.
Still, captains may plan and pilots may
guide, but God only can curtain the
heavens and battle the earth with such
midnight glory
| TJnNAs IAEDN GIiI.ICK