Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04
A Woman's View.

that to me were new and novel and
therefore most impressive. First of all
l had never seen so large herd of
editors together before and took much
pleasure in Watching them. Ofcourse
here were the spouters and the quiet
thinkers, those who demanded the
earth and those who were ready to make
the best of what falls to their lot, but
l could but marvel at their universal
iollity, like SO many school-boys out
for play, who, nevertheless, must
talk shop" between the acts. A
happy sense of humor seemed to pre-
vail among them. To man they seem
ed able to see the point of a joke and
greet it with laugh. Many of these
country editors" have strongly mark
ed individuality; are physically as well
as mentally, strong men who posses
firm personality, who know in what
they believe and are ready to fight for
it. Some there were, however, who
seemed to differ not whit from tine
ordinary man whom you can find any
where. Their wives, / observed, were
all very superior women. For the en-
couragement of the Columbian Club
want to say that my ideas of our order
and parliamentary proficiency rose ten
per cent while watching the delibera-
tions of the National Editorial Asso-
citation.
The Pan-American exposition seemed
to me very similar to its predecessors,
only excelling them in its wonderful
electrical display. Like city OF light
set upon hill it is surely II master
piece. The fine effects produced by
light and water in the "Trip to the
Moon, ""The Johnston Flood, Dark
ness and Dawn, etc., are truly mar
velous. To one who enjoys people
more than inanima'e products Midway,
with its cusious types, costumes and
LIMOGES, is really the center of attrac-
ton but must be seen to be appreciated.
From the rush of many feet to the
clash of many voices at the exposition,
from the din. and activity of Buffalo we
were transported in few hours to the
placid beauty of the Hudson river Of
which we have read and dreamed, and
its smooth CLASSY waters with the
strength of the massive hills beyond,
cleaned first upon our vision like the
streams of everlasting peace, which,
"Tho men must come and men must go
Flows camly on forever"
On our return from New York we
took boat in the early morning and
did not reach Albany until evening.
The day was perfect and had it not been
for refractory tooth, which kept me
in mind of the ills which flesh is heir
to, the voyage would have been perfect
also. The scenery along the Hudson
is not only beautiful but Of much his
torical interest Here in the shadow
| of the green wood stood Hamilton and
Burr to fight that fatal duel. Here
Irving's beautiful "Sunny Side" CLEANS
through the shifting trees, and the
little cataract to which he gave the
poetic name of "Buttermilk Falls"
tumbles tumultuously down rocky
ledge.
Here are the far-famed palisades and
flag pole marks the site of Washing
toms old headquarters. Here are Tar
rytown and Dobb's Ferry so intimately
connected with the capture of Andre.
Here is the rocky point where Arnold
landed after having betrayed West
Point to the British. Here is West
Point itself with its rows of military
barracks and uniformed cadets. Here
Nathaniel P. Willis lived AMI wrote his
beautiful poems. Here is the verit-
able wood where Rip Van Wrinkle took
his little nap. Here Henry Hudson
landed and witnessed an Indian pow
WOW. Here Charles Sumner had a
dwelling and many rich New York
people have summer residences, built
with many points and gables and tur-
rets looming up among the hills and
trees like grand old castles of the old
world. The Gould residences, with
numerous Corinthian columns of white
marble, are beautiful in their setting of
green. The primitive woods with va
rying shades of green, the picturesque
villages, the unique architecture, the
rugged hills, the blue sky, the smooth
and cleaning river itself-all com
bine to form very ideal of beauty. /
had never seen the mountains and
when, beyond it all, the dark, smoky
peaks Of the Catskills arose against the
deep blue of the summer sky, l no
longer wondered at the gems of litera-
ture that have come from these green
Wales to refresh the world. think
should have been poet too if / could
have taken in every day the glory of
such an environment. / felt that /
could understand why, SO long ago in
another mountain country, the psalm
ist David should SO often have lifted
mn his eyes to the everlasting hills,
''from whence cometh my strength"
Sunday morning we attended service