The state herald., 1910-10-07

to US an Interesting moment
In evolution. We are caught back to
the shadowy starting point of our lit
tie history, and behold with modern
eyes that Incompatible act Of defiance.
that sublime and earliest experiment.
which first set humanity on its legs
and enabled a philosophic poet aeons
later. to make the boast that man be-
gins where nature ends"
To come upon a new piece OF walk.
ing ground Is one OF the Joys of life.
and the Joy is one that burns for com.
monalty. To share the discovery
with the fraternity OF pedestrians Is to
take the walk over again. and this is
what | would do with particular walk
In Cornwall Cornwall is full OF good
walks. for II has more field paths than
any part of England have yet ex-
plored, but II is for me the walking
ground par excellence OF these beauti.
ful islands on account OF It's cliffs. To
walk along these cliffs. no matter
what the weather may be. is to drink
deep OF the wine OF life. II is to feel
the goodness and wholesomeness OF
existence. TO realize the grandeur OF
the earth and the splendor of the sea,
to draw into ones being the energy
and rejoicing strength of vital power,
and to exclaim with the poet.
frances OF thought and mountings OF
the mind come fast upon me"
Thousands OF people in the course
OF the summer make the excursion
from Penzance to Lands End. They
arrive In motor cars, motor buses, car
rlages and ohar-abancs; they eat
very good luncheon at the Lands End
Hotel, go down 10 the rocks Mt the
base OF the cliffs. see the head OF DR..
syntax, contemplate the Longshlps
Lighthouse and then return TO Pen.
zanoe with the duh conviction tf1t
they have seen all that IL to be seen
at the Lands End. And only ten min.
utes walk from the hotel. across n
field path delicious TO go upon. Is such
elf scenery as dwarfs TO a silly In
Significance the leoge OF rocks known
ms Lands End. Only ten minutes
walk. But II takes the trained eye OF
n walker to see the possibilities OF
that path. He who took me on this
walk had mo out OF bed nt six o'clock
ON n wet morning and hurried me into
A train which began the days service
nj our wayside station. We reached
penxnnce Mt half past seven. and
drove In n carriage to tho Lands End.
nd H.a
llght OF the weather. Before many
peoplc were In their baths we were
cronsing the field path, our backs to
Wealey's narrow neck OF land. and
w.r. soon climbing the coast guards
path TO the misty top OF our first cllff.
ON either side was spread a charming
r,osnic OF flowers. The blue Of In.
Vulnerable scyllas. the rich yellow Of
buttcrcup and bird's.foot trefail. the
delicate beauty OF sea pinks. the
fonthory wilderness Of ntitchwort. the
little bells OF stonecrupa growing In
sponye.liko heaps, the occasional red
gplondor OF onmpionH-nll these and
many more In flowing carpet OF daE.
zllng daisies. with bushes Of the never
DloUuil'th iufh' anu hl"h'H 'ihihph VI
heather and ling on every side. made
our winding and ascending path n way
OF .nehnntmcnt As Il In impossible
10 number the flowers of this lovely
place. 40 II In Impossible 10 oEnggor
ntc their matchless delight. that Kilt
torlng carpet. wet with sea mist and
shining In the eye Of n watory sun.
must be seen 10 be imagined. neither
tho pomp Of rhetoric nor tho cunning
Of metaphor can flash ita pleasures
upon tho inward oyc, Perhaps one Ia
wiser TO leave out all the rnrcr flow.
ora. to sny nothing at all OF tho clash
Of color. and merely TO declare that In
the dip Of the land the earth II white
with daiHios. and on tho hoadlaud q
gentle glory Of plnks,