Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-13

L
gift" says one of our mos
pleasing writer's. "and If il
is frozen or crushed out, ths
character can hardly fail to suffer
from the loss
Frozen or crushed out or seltshlS
ruled out-pitiable plight! To walk
like one in daze through our beauti-
full western world "in IL but not of It.
with eyes that see not. and ears that
hear not
Don't, for heavens sake. don't. call
my attention to the mountains. again,
| | am sick of the mountains i've seen
| nothing but mountains, for So long
that l actually feel that I'll yet turn
into mountain. What do / care
about the changing play of color on
the Wasatch, or how the snow slips
away from some new crevce each day
as you put it, Please don't harp on
the Wasatch so. Does any one care 70
go In and play bridge with me-"
The speech of a society woman out
here for her health. and rapidly i'm
proving, too. Should she suddenly
turn into a mountain. as she seems
to feel that she may. the gain would
be hers-and ours too, by the way. for
she would then give what she now
Withholds-joy, and rest. and beautiful
thoughts; she would also give what
she now receives. health and strength
for ALL and thereby be performing her
little part by weak and suffering hui
manlty.
The return OF rosy health Is the
gift of the mountain to this woman
IN our midst. Unaslted. without
thought of pay, and in rich and gem
orous abundance. these odious noun
tains of ours pour out their tang and
tonic 10 one seemingly Indifferent nay
ungrateful II is sad thing to be In
perfect health, vet, deaf. dumb and
bind To drink in TO the full. the
glowing life and healing breath of
our mountains, yet lost, completely
lost to Their sweet silent help. their
grandeur and beauty In fact, railing
against their benuty-the wonderful
beauty of the Wasatch, and In this
the early summertime, too, when
snow drift, pine tree. and the CLEAN
of thousand tints from the mixing
OF flowers, grass and rock. make n
picture, rare. varied, exquisite. cool
restful glowing, and a real picture at
that, not AN illusion and upon which
many of us cannot feast long enough
Think Of nature willing and glad
20 make use Of the strength and vital
ity of our mountains and then rail-
ing against them. and turning from
them for game OF bridge. The
railing however. had no perceptlble
effect upon the Wasatch. save only
that they seemed to stand out I'm
greater strength ANA beauty. They
change not. but breathe their silent M, |
nc sermon. and We are minded NJ the |
same time OF certain philosopher |
Who ordered his life 10 flow In purity |
and serenity ike the fouStain that |
no amount OF railing could sully or
stop.
Ruskin says that mountains seem
to have been built for the human race. |
az Al once they are schools and ca
thedrals; full ~ treasures Of lumin-
lted manuscript for the scholar. kind
~ In simple lessons for the worker.
quiet In pale cloisters Cor tho thinker
glorious In holiness for the thinker"
10 SAY nothing OF their giving OF pre-
rlous health TO one---almOst a COM
plete invalid-will to take the
physician. .
Great cathedrals Of the earth
with their gables OF rock paVomcnts
u cloud. cholrs Of stream ana stone.
lltars Of snow. and vaults of purple
laversed by the continual slars'--the
IYasatch
ITO be content with small means"
md live IN the country, or In q tent
~ cool. rushing canyon stream
his rs the mind OF some Of US. .hese
warm summer days Not but what our
'ity H. Ia itself summer resort with |
Is lawns ana shade ana cool nights
iut. we long TO reyel In the open, and
leep on the ground. ana play In tho
lirt--the clean dirt Of the mountain
nee IN q while
Lubbock, In his Pleasures OF Life"
ellis Us that the richness of lie II
marvellous Anyone who Will vi down
IuietlY ON the grass and watch llt-
le, viii be Indeed surprised at tho
lumber ANA variety Of living beings,
very one with a special history Of lts
wn, everyone Offering endless prob
ems OF great interest"
But there you are n IL the mum