Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-09

not washed away and the winding road.
way turn here and yonder In graceful
curves, while clean, well-painted and
vine-decked cottages and palaces dot
hillside and ravine.
After this dclirium Of pleasure pass
everything unheeded except the big
oak and faring poppy, and scarcely
arouse from my dream until the bay OK
San Francisco, with its beautiful white
winged ships, It's moist air, its mute
announcement OF the Pacific ocean, is
near, steals In upon me- What mighty
pair, and grand-the mountains and the
seal One administering to the other
scene ii In my scenic drama.
Once In San Francisco, 10 one unused
10 large cities, or so used to them that
no other place seems homelike. Market
street Is not the least feature. After
seeing this one sees little that Is strange
In any ordinary great city In the East
or In Europe, But / fly TO the Golden
Gate park and 10 the music Of the never
ceaslng song Of the grand old ocean as
Ii eternally extends its reaching arms
to the shore. ] doubt II the human
heart knows an emotion that the ocean
could not In some Of its various moods,
arouse. or perhaps more true 10 say,
excite INTO deeper interest What more
inspiring and uplifting than Its rugged
foam-bedecked expanse on a light,
breezy day. II you IRE happy What
more melancholy and soul-saddening
than its moan at night or the view at
twilight as your yearning heart reaches
out toward the far off void after an
other you may or may not ever get
back from It's shadowy bos0m2 All OF
II Is here, and this time ] confess, II
was too much for me TO enjoy alone.
And had ! time | would have fastened
away from IT, Just as | did not, having
a moment TO spare. 1t seemed like a
haunted spot.
II was a great relief to find right In
the path of my work some dear old
friends and merry group Of utahns
as did at the Stanford university. /
reached there Just In time TO witness
(the first In my life) a match football
game between the Stanfords and Me-
yada, IN which figured one of my boys.
claim all even tho | have none. More
than once was his cleverness and p0pu-
larity We're evident by his work ana
the cheers and applause OF the crowd,
mostly school mates. Could | have felt
that his limbs were as safe as his repu-
tation, would have enjoyed the con-
test more than l did.
Stanford university is certainly q
most noble monument 10 the name II
bears. II such an institution, with Its
endless future possibilities In modelling
noble men and women for usefulness In
life, VIII not perpetuate the memory OF
a name, ] know not what may. II II
most interesting and beautiful In design
OF architecture, too. The massive yell
lowish rough hewn stone buildings,
forming great quadrangles, inside OF
which grow magnificent circular beds
Of tropical plants and flowers. The great
chapel is not yet near finished, but the
walls and roof already In place give a
finishing touch OF grandeur and dignity
10 the surroundings. Here Is a very
fine organ already in place. | felt we
could not pass here on our excursion
without ample time to view It; so ar
ranged for a concert here, believing
such stopover would be equally CRATE
full TO us and the host OF wide-awake
students here TO welcome, and taste OF
good choral music may not come
amiss. i would similar arrangement
could have been made at Berkely, but
that IL much farther from our path
and quite within reach Of San Francis
co, and especially II our Utah contin-
gent choose TO come and hear US. And
We will likewise have time enough there
TO visit the noted institution during any
day.
In my limited travels / find that there
Ia a time for eyerything-even TO see
q comparatively fadeess land. From
January to July is the time I would
| choose In California. In summer and
| fall the earth has a thirsty look. Even
| the flowers, through ever present. seem
| to be weary OF blooming and they have
bedraggled look--as fear my readers
| will have i'll continue.
Il. STEPHENS.
Z. ST. reached San Jose, Monterey
Pacific grove and my adorable De
Monte only by telephone, this time. re-
serving the pleasure Of paying them a
visit In the flesh when my family, the
choir, and Its friends are with me next
! March. f. 8.