Show the from denver it surprised me to discover that denver was a city of tho the plains there is nothing in tho the appearance of the plains to lead one to suppose that they tilt up like a toboggan slide as they do or that denver is a mile above the sea level as it is bat but a part of its enormous good fortune is that although it is a plain city it has HU the mountains for near neighbors a long iong peaked and scalloped line of purple or pink or blue or snow snowe clad lad groen green according to when they aro are viewed there are miles or more of the in eight sight in clear weather As there are but CO 50 cloudy days in the year yea r and as these mountains elevate and in inspire spire even the d dullest souls I 1 think we can forget that it is a city of the plains and ever associate it with the mountains hereafter julian ralph in harpers |