The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-20

and happy faces lent a cheerfulness
to the scene that made one inclined
to repudiate II not actually resent
the sentiment of the poet who sang,
II would not live always, aS.- nc:
TO stay, etc. From these scenes We
walked out upon railroad ana
passing through short tunnel soon
came to the station OF the Manirou
cog railway where We procured for
one dollar a round trip ticket to the
top Of the mountain. Slowly and
smoothly we were elevated several
thousand feet A part of the way
seemed almost perpendicular and
tlmid ones would not look down
The cars capacity Is thirty passen-
gers and was filled. A guide
stands in the back of the car ana
calls attention to the wonders of the
scene, naming all the peaks, leaps,
canyons, passes and trails If ore
could remember all he said he would
have an extensive fund of informa-
ton. Over to the north are the
garden of the gods, the balance rock
the cave of the winds. the Fremount
trail to Pixies Peak and in the dis
taneN the bold top of Gray's Peak.
To the south various attractions
which ! cannot remember by name.
To the east and southeast the eye
roamed at will and | imagined that
but for the shortsightedness of man
j could have seen Rupert at home
playing with his dog. Down at our
feet to the east the buildings of
Manitou. Colorado City end Colorado
Springs look like the play houses Of
children. Out to tho southeast was
two or three miles wide but lake
which appeared two or three miles
away we were told was 81 miles dis
tant, Arriving at the station on the
top of mountain our pictures were
taken before We got out of the car.
There we found plenty of burros
saddled and ready for use but pre-
ferred TO walk There are well de-
fined trails and guide posts to direct
one to all points of interest We Wis
tied and climbed crest after crest
until we reached the summit of the
highest eagle crest | believe where
we were close neighbor to Pixies
which towers majestically above all
it's neighbors. It's base and for
thousands of feet upward is covered
with mountain pine. After passing
above the timber line il ascends sky
ward couple of thousand feet to a
bald knob and at distance APP
pears almost an auriferous yellow
ness in color / feel that my visit
to that vicinity was not more than
half complete because of the fact
that | did not go on Pixies Peak !
tried to get a companion to walk up
with me but my friends declined the
invitation with thanks. If | ever
visit there again before | get old
intend to make the walk 1t is now
near noon and we must get back to
Colorado Springs for the Afternoon,
train for Denver, so | reluctantly
leave the shady pine and mountain
ash forest and descend to the sta
ton where we again descend to the
valley and take a street car for the
railroad station.
| have rambled over a good deal
of paper and have not yet arrived
at Denver. | took no notes so write
from memory. but think | have ma
tcrial for couple of letters yet. It
may not interest you. but if not II
viii be the first time my letters
have failed to interest and | shall
not feel very much disappointed,
Now I will leave tho great north
west and ramble a while in dear old
Ellis, revisit the scenes of my child
hood. speak of people whom | love.
During the week before | left | went
TO Red Oak and after devouring a
good dinner prepared by that queen
of cooks, Mrs. II. G. Kirkpatrick |
| went out on the street and found
j. A. Eagle, Esq, looking a little
down and out but able to borrow a |
dollar from Mrs. T.. Burney
Credible was in from the farm ami
renewed his allegiance r. Hooks, |
that prince of good fellows, head of
the firm of r. Hooks & Co, gave me
a lift. Leaving Red Oak on Selim
and Beck | came to Sterrett when
! met several of the boys and went
out to J. II. Payne's place where
/ had a good time until T. J. Middle !
ton and Buck came on and conveyed
me to Waxahachie. On the way to
town we discussed and were general
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