Franciscan herald (1913 - 1940) . *ti5&^* mm. Giant Cacti in Arizona Desert green palo verde tree with its blos-soms of gold, the ocatilla, whoseslender branches seem tipped withflame, and the king of the desert,the mesquite tree, which yields arich honey and a grateful, even ifsomewhat scanty, shade. Onemight think that it must be ex-tremely lonesome so far from thebusy world and with only one ortwo companions; but I never felt sofor a single moment and the mis-sionaries certainly do not look lone-some. Of that feeling of confine-ment sometimes so oppressive incities, one experiences nothing
Franciscan herald (1913 - 1940) . *ti5&^* mm. Giant Cacti in Arizona Desert green palo verde tree with its blos-soms of gold, the ocatilla, whoseslender branches seem tipped withflame, and the king of the desert,the mesquite tree, which yields arich honey and a grateful, even ifsomewhat scanty, shade. Onemight think that it must be ex-tremely lonesome so far from thebusy world and with only one ortwo companions; but I never felt sofor a single moment and the mis-sionaries certainly do not look lone-some. Of that feeling of confine-ment sometimes so oppressive incities, one experiences nothing inthe desert. Step out of your littleroom adjoining the church, and thebroad expanse of the desertstretches away before you to thebrown hills or to the blue moun-tains. When the eye takes in sucha scene, heart and mind can notbut expand also, and one feels per-fectly at home—at home with na-ture and with God. Nor is the desert landscape with- FRANCISCAN HERALD 475 out its beauty. The everlastingmountains are everywhere visible,and though t
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