The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-11
BEAUTIFUL ADA.
A Pen Picture OF its Location and
Surroundings.

go many tempting places Tor tuch
purposes. How can they resist and
devote their time to the ordinary
routine and drudgery u every day
life when nature is doing her best to
invite them out2
She has put on her newest and
prsttiest green gown and with her
sweetest smiles she is enticing them
out into the woods
Suppose we accept the invitation
Just 70 see for ourselves what II is
like. First, we must secure strong,
high buggy and a careful driver, be
cause, while the road we are going
to take is most picturesque, 1t is not
exactly smooth. There are rocky
places and stumps and also water
and It is up and down all the time.
often down pretty rapidly. One
thing Is certain, We do not have to
20 long. dreary miles before reach
ing the shady woods; we have
scarcely left town, and, behold, we
are there already.
How cool and restful II Is. As we
drive on II gets more and more beau
tlful, and there is no monotony about
II; no, indeed, It is an ever changing
picture. We pass brooks and springs
hidden In clusters Of trees and OF the
most beautiful green. We come TO
broader stream, the water is clear
and rushes wildly down over a mass
OF tumbled rocks and fallen trees;
there are also stone quarries which
furnish the material for building
stores and Offices. Here and there
we perceive tents through the thick
cts, showing that there are number
OF camping parties in the forest
Further on we see a very odd look
ing Indian abode, as we'll as an In
dian school house; near by the ma
tives are holding a camp meeting. II
all looks very novel.
II would seem that the Indian un-
derstauds better than his white
brother how TO take advantage of
natures beautiful development. His
dwelling place, IL at all possible, al
ways stands in some pretty, shady
nook. The white man, on the con-
trary, invariably selects the barest
spot OF ground he can find and builds
a town there. Then he waits patient
ly for years under the glaring,
parching sun, the binding dust for
his little, sickly looking trees to
grow up and provide him with the
necessary shade.
The farmer takes nature as he
finds her, making the best Of what is
already there. The latter takes
pride in forcing and lighting, i'm
proving her, often without any ne
cessity, but IL 10 his wont to do so.
As we continue our drive, we are
more and more charmed. We have
found SO many places where We
would like to spend the day, that It
is a serious question which we will
honor first with our presence. Fin
ally, that 1t will be At one of the
Sulphur Springs, where the water is
sparkling and a offensive TO the
nostrils as good sulphur water will
be. At one place the woods stop
suddenly; for some distance we
drive between meadows, dazzling
with wealth of wild flowers OF all
kinds and fine fields OF corn and cot
ton.
We must stop here to admire the
splendid picture that offers itself 10
our astonished eyes. All around
us, and as far as we can see, roll.
ing sea OF green hills which look
like large waves and gradually van
ish at the horizon in the pink and
purple haze Of the setting sun, We
can only gaze and gaze and exclaim
"How grand" II is like a miniature
copy OF the black forest in Germany
But 1t is time TO 90 back. We
can't see ell in a day. We start
homeward, our heads full OF picnics
fishing and camping parties; in fact
we have nearly decided to spend the
rest of our lives there.
When Ada becomes a city she will
have ideal parks ready made anC
near at hand, needing only more anC
better roads.
Indeed, at times we feel already
quite citihed-for instance, when W,
read in the paper that burglarie'
have been committed, safes blowI
open and two stores broken into. |
those are not modern and in d'
steele excitements, what more Dc
you want7 That is enough to make
the head Of any progressive either
swell with pride. However, sucl
feeling Of conceit soon subsidies. w
are brought down to earth agail
with jar at the sight of Mr.. PiI
making himself at home on tn
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