The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-04-26
By ARTHUR PORTER CAKES

By ARTHUR PORTER CAKES
"A lowered city set within a wood,
Ear rom the world upon a mountain
inere storms Of life burst not. NOR cares
There w, learning dwsrIs. and Peace Is
"isdom's guest"
"a an q Riitterinw corcnee upon
sas orow OF q mighty mountain which
sr, maJestfcaily above the hills and
seys rar below. piercing the southern
~. little city lifts its towers and
pires to the heavens. blending with the
shnt OF the golden sunshine against the
iurrets and walls. the cool shadows Of
The forests and parks ana flower gar
sens and revealing in all Of the per-
lection OF nature a picture that would
make glad the heart OF any artist or
poet or human being whose soul has not
lost it's love OF things beautiful There
man lives in the fullness Of his estate.
md Life and Work and Joy are synonyms
FOR Happiness
Busy men OF this world whose lives
have become grind Of work and worry
Ird rest and especially those of the
baHiment OF the wirr ana rush Tns ana cno noise
pf a modern metropolis. ere apt TO doubt
The existence of such haven Of rest
Yet there does exist such q place and
Tor more than fiftv wears II has combined
climatic and geographical. advantages
NTH educational ones. sending out to the
world strong men. with the spirit Of the
Eountain urging them ahead to the fore
most ranks OF the vanguard OF modern
sivtlzation. That place is Sewanee.
Tennessee.
The southland is tinted with the rose
lte hues Of romance. Over every hill
md valley and lowland hangs a misty
Past. like a strangely fashioned blanket.
she woof and weave of which is history
md tradition. Sewanee. the "city on q
nountain top" is rich in history and
ncher in tradition
More than half a century ago three men
bought to give the south an institution
Of learning that would be worthy OF the
support of the people of the nation. Their
Efforts were successful in that they Sc
cured a tract OF 5000 acres Of land on
The Sewanee mountain. and pledges of q
talf million dollars or more from a pa
htotlc people. The work had not be-
gun. however, before the civil war came
Efping away the fortunes of the people
who had pledged the money. and in the
Vicissitudes of that fray, even the deeds
10 the mountain land were lost, not to
be recovered until several years later.
when the big educational project had
peen ali Out IOESONLeus anu Tic LA CO
soncefvers of the institution had Joined
he great majority.
Ruf seed once sown will grow, and
lurtured with the great fertiliz1ng quail
les OF enthusiasm, will become fruitful.
Willing men rejoiced at the finding OF
he deeds, and unmindful of the scoffs
" men who said it was folly to build
! school on the top of a great mountain,
THAT is now one of thu most unique. sue
n the country was established. The
Earr was modest On the crest OF the
mountain, nesting in a veritable forest,
bougn wooden buildings were erected,
Ind with only a few snanties to work
n. and not a dollar of cash. the Unit
lersity OF the South entered upon its
adventurous career, sans resources other
han an 1nexhaustaofe source OF energy,
ambition and unbounded enthusiasm
THE TOP OF THE WORLD.
That was forty years ago. Last week.
wanderer seeking relief from the heat
hat had already come upon 4 southern
sity bethought himself OF the neares,
mountain retreat. where mountain
dreams and mountain atmosphere vvo,,o
bring forgetfulneSs Of business vorrtas
From a little Junction town at tina foo,
Sr the great Sewanee. the train bara1
20 steady climb to the clouds. AROUND
lurvessI across ravinea, over mountain
streams. through deep. rock-riobed cuts.
The iron caravan wendell it's weary way
upward the laborous exhausts Of the
ingine resounding among the cliffs ana
ut intervals. the deep throated noSea OF
The steam whistle echoing and re-echoing
IN the mountain recesses. Gradually. tha
little Junction village became a little
elotch OF brown with little white dot.
ef houses. set In the green OF the sur~
rounding country. and a. the engine
puned upward. even an the passsnssrs
looked, the blotoh, OF brown became =
mere dark spot IN The valley below, ana
the whole surrounding country, viewe1
roH the car window as the coach fol-
iowec the locomotive dutifully and warilv
around perilous precipice. became a
great green blanket. dotted here ana
mere with shades OF darker green made
oy the leafing trees. and cut into fancy
figures oy the cleaning. winding silver
threaos which the passengers remsro-
cered nad In the valley below been wide
rivers and rushing streams And as thew
looked. tiny white nuff arona pro-, 49,
dark thread that streAchaN r,, a. -
ley. and what seemed 70 Ia . Ao-, go
pulled by an invisible string a. ths hs-ns
or toddling child crept slovvIv sionr
The passengers had forgotten thu TOW
and the pun or white ana wars v,aw.
ing new wonders when the fair. mr.
n1eiod1ous note OF q train whistle mas
heard. and they knew that the tow train
In the valley below had been thu palattal
"Dix1e Flyer rushing ON its wav fro-n
New York to Florida.
Mora aloKG climbed thu Sarayan an