Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-15
ESTABLISHED 1855
AN IErEREs g COLORADO LETTER
Rev. r. Klelr rs the Mountains and Is I'm
presl heir Gfanduer

EDITOR Ct OR: / notice in the Cen.
SoR that thu z Gather is quite favora-
BILE topic f0o liscussion-snow storms
are a comp.s occurrence. What we
lack in sn.S storms, we make up in
political : rms. We are having quite
warm wes now, sometimes uncom-
fortablY VI n, but from February 5th
to 18th w ? ID siege of cold weather.
The therr5 aeter registered twenty-five
degrees n wv zero At that time we
also had about two inches of snow, the
only snowfall worth mentioning all win
ter. In fact, ovsrcoats were not needed
| only in the evenings, which are always
cool
Politically, the winds howled, the
tempest ragged, the waves beat against
the capitol, and she capitol with all its
machinery tottered, but did not quite
| fall. About thirty ballot suffers, or
| iail birds, sang their sweetest songs, but
| they were all base" siAgers. On cleo
ton day they were as free as the night
ingale and scared as high; but now they
are more closely cooped up than the
ground hog, for it made its appearance
on February End, but they did not and
will not for about ten months more Ihe
question of governorship is not settled,
although it may be within week ana
will in all probability result in the cleo
tion of the democratic candidate, AVA
Adams. Little Bob" is greatly admir-
ed by western people. Everywhere No
is favorite topic for essaylsts :,
hone that YOU will not think that all
Denverites are ballot suffers" and un-
civilized Religiously the Denverites
are also wide awake but, Of course, the
demon of evil has representatives every
where. One of the greatest revlvals
that ever took place in any city, occur
red in Denver Business men shut up
their places of business for three hours
from II a IN. to 2 p. m Ito attend re-
ligious midday meetings. Every noon
ali the tbeaters and churches were filled
, to their utmost, and still thousands were
turned away | attended midnight
religions service in one Of the largest
thesters and rrauy could rot lind stand
ing room. So great was she interest
that the night wss well nigh spent 90
Won see we are not so bad as some try TO
? make out we are.
| love the climate and am Charmed by
| the mountains. When travellers under
8 take TO climb the mountains they hrst
! traverse deep valleys which are shelter
l.. ed by the mountains from the cold blasts
? of the wind. There the air is pure and
b loaded with fragrance, the waters are Of
: an unequalled transparency and tne
Y trees are covered with sweet ana lus
:, cious fruits. In these lonely spots arr
a many Deaceful and charming retreats
), | where ore might conclude tnat hI'
l. glides on in broken rest. AS they as
q cend. the scenery changes-it becomes
n still grsnder. Here are the forests II
{. which the howling of the wind is Otter
/ | followed by the distant noise OF the ava
Ianehe thers the deep passes and th'
z fearful precipices the sky has lost III
r vari gated tiuts, the air is keener, bu
n the horizon widens. Soon flowers, yer
u dure, perfume-everythi dis
10 appeared nothing is left but gloomy
pail of snow and ice, and on the highee
e. sumlnits all would speak OF death l
se there We're not In the wonderful silenc'
ia of that vast and boundless sky, some
A. thing which ts',s of infinity ane eterni
Il. ty. | have wondered If this would b
n | q fair comparison to Hfe. Below, in tn
n. valley, the dreams of hardy youth; tul
Y. ther on, the serious conflicts OF mature
lis years; higher on still, the heart will I'M
~ nothing but fields of ice, unfulhlied pre-
sy mises Yet, after all, the Creator woSt
re not end the life of man in disappoini
er ment, Then we cry out with the Solo
3. mon of old, Vanity Of vanities, all
ve vanity" But why end in disappoin'
i. ment2 Now am forced TO accept to
solution for the problem as given by tn
TO prophet in the scripture, For thou
e. ! God, hast made the heart OF man fo
us thyself, and it never can rest, until
be rest in thee. Respectfully yours,
be A. r. KLEIN.
~ nauvar CyoI March 9th