El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-24

w afternoon Mt. Franklin asked
me the other day as I stood at
the foot Of the Mesa looking up at
that rugged roll Of rocks.
what the old mountain might say fur
II you can leave the MOL and
pother Of your grind awhile I'd like
to have d little talk to you As you
recorded the other day Campus and
some OF the other old sidereal gada-
bouts are 80 fussy about gossiping
above an undertone over the valley
here that TO save a scrap I'd like you
to come up here and sort o. commune
with me. There Is much 1 want 70
tell you"
the ascent. Trudging over sticks and
stones craWled UP the sides OF the
silent old sentinel and looked back
occasionally al the receding city
wherein dwell the sons and daughters
OF men each in search OF his and her
own notion OF happiness
Scene Of Two Cities.
At the highest point on the scenic
drive I paused TO take IN the scene
below made up OF the two cities with
their smoke from stacks and putting
trains; with their ant like motor We
hicles and streets cars with their
long brown rows OF bungalows ana
'dobes; with the river winding in be-
tween them and vanishing into an
oblivion OF green IN the lower valley
IT'S beautiful isn't It" Mr.. Frank
lin whispered IN my ear Charming,
I replied: a wonderland that looks
honey and coy nesting here In the
pass OF the north.
But don't stop where you are,
come Up a little higher. I have more
to show you" the granite giant
Believing the promise, I climbed on.
stumbling. falling, getting scratched
and bruised. Blu a kindly lift was
given me occasionally. by some
shrubbery hand, poked out among the
High I stood above the scenic drive
and looked again Here was view
as different as wonder movie that
changes with each turning Of a fairy
reel. The whole valley lay there,
scin tillating In the sun. a promised
land. a leaf from a fable volume. The !
difference between the two I
pass cities was more IN evidence. All I
that IS American and modern stood I
out in the larger city with its long
paved streets, tall buildings and its |
hurry. All that was ancient and /
mystic and languid lay over the vii 4
laEe OF 'dobe huts across the river. /
Two civilizations seemed to meet I
abruptly and rebound. yet plash over
on each other like tide wash on a 4
shore.
Nov. my child said the noun
tain, the first degree OF your initia-
lion IS here: yonder. across the river.
you see q GOmOrroh. Here you see
4 new Jerusalem OF industrial and
social life BY that Il IS not meant
that the spirit OF total depFavity
alone hoyers over the smaller city.
FOR in Il are few prophets OF better
things. 1t Is simply a difference
which results because the conscience
II yonder race has not evolved as
las that OF the AnElo-Saxons on this
iide. Men must be Judged. according
10 their lights For thousands OF
rears the natives roamed the land to
he south IN comparative peace and
lappiness- Then came the Latins TO
Muse their blood and ideals into
hese happy, naive children Of nature
md the result too often was that
10Th and too few OF the virtues. That
8 proved in no way better than by
he fact that the people over there
eldom laugh. Like the Russians
hey have a laughter OF the soul,
allied music But Sc IS a sad, grim /
aughter that stlrs the heart OF men
Ike the minor music OF all aboriEines- !
he strain goes back TO ancient Gaul
n one hand and back 70 the sun chill ,
rem OF the Aztecs on the other. and ,
9th tug at the souls OF these people ,
nd there Is commotlon where har- ,
nony results In the mixture OF stur- ,
Ter tribes OF the north.
In Juarez these sad people can q
ind delight almost only in catering
o the baser passions Of the more Z
oporly disciplined people OF the (
orth- And yet, while they play for
hem and serve them food and drink.
hey seem 70 sneer az them and stand
loot, feeling nobler than their own
ices Home, with the smaller city
9 too often a mere place OF lodging. I
hey live for sleep and chance and
he dance OF the senses produced BY