The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-10
GOLDEN DAYS

1t became a play with the Ferrols
to go to all the places where honey
mooners are expected to visit They
went to Washington, but found it too
busy with the activities of the war
and left il speedily. Old Point Com
fort gave them several happy days.
In New Orleans, however, for the
first time in the lives of either OF
them they felt as though they had
left their native land. They found at
Antoine's, In the old French quarter,
huge rooms that delighted them with
their continental aspect. A mammoth
four.poster bedstead with canopy
towering over their heads; white
porcelain bathtub In the same room,
which afforded them no end OF excited
amusement; vista from their Win
dows of gables and palms and quaint
courtvards and the smokestacks OF
steamers-the Ferrols could not be-
lieve they were not in some quaint city
In France with peace reigning over the
world.
They took some of their meals In
the restaurant down stairs, where
Monsieur Jules, artist and mellow hui
man being that he is, made them a
wonderful omelette soullee historien,
with their names wonderfully enscroll-
cd on one side IF ne pyramidal con-
ccc'icn ard the d. 10 their marriage
he other. " /" turtle doves
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the hissorj data for the in
he utterly r'efused to explain.
New Orleans by easy stages
lis travelled to the Grand Can
and thrilled with awe at the spec
t; Gle and went away impressed but
not attracted.
For two days and nights they travel
ed through dust and heat Of desert and
plain. Then on the evening of the
third day after dark through the hot
dusty Pullman there came to them
wonderful greeting to their tired
orange blossoms.
california;" Edith whispered, her
fingers clasped.
california;" John whispered back,
his eyes wide with anticipation.
Like most fasteners who had never
been west of the Rockies the Ferrols
had dreamed of seeing some day the
land where flowers bloomed the year
round. where nature pours its riches
into mans lap with the opulence one
meets only in dreams.
Now they knew they had come to
the land Of their hearts desire.
A month later they entered the
heart of CALIFORNIA; beauty-Yosemite
valley. The only concession they made
to the difference between the Flower
tons honeymoon and their own was
that instead of camping in rough will
derness where Ruth and Ned had
pitched their tent. the Ferrols estab-
lished themselves in comfortable
tent In Camp Curry.
They thrilled at the majesty and
unutterable beauty of the panorama
from Inspiration Point They counted
sun rainbows at the foot of Vernai
Falls and marveled at the rainbow the
moon spun of the spray of the Yo-
semitic Falls. They climbed to the top
of Glacier Point on the backs of little
plodding burros and saw a sea OF
snowcapped Sierras about them.
At night they sat about the great
pine fire In the camp and listened to
the glee club of college boys singing
from the shadow Of the dining hall
porch From over their heads they
heard faint haloo. 1t came from
Glacier Point, 5000 feet above their
heads
All right everybody! The fire is
going Overt" man announced
With one accord the guests raised
their faces to the night sky From
over the edge of Glacier Point APP
reared bright 'irht. Then like a