. Inglenook, The (1911) . The Living Spring-. 792 The Inglenook. Treasure House of King Solomon. nearer to the statue its resemblance tothe Father of his Country becomes lessmarked ; but we do not criticise the artof Nature, for our eyes are fascinatedby the fluted towers, the mural drapery,by the bewildering array of banners,shields, tapestries, and winglike projec-tions ; and we almost start in terror aswe glance upward and see the colossalfigures of the Enchanted Moors, lookinggrimly down from their own particularbalcony and vantage ground. The Ca-thedral, had it been known ages ago,would d
. Inglenook, The (1911) . The Living Spring-. 792 The Inglenook. Treasure House of King Solomon. nearer to the statue its resemblance tothe Father of his Country becomes lessmarked ; but we do not criticise the artof Nature, for our eyes are fascinatedby the fluted towers, the mural drapery,by the bewildering array of banners,shields, tapestries, and winglike projec-tions ; and we almost start in terror aswe glance upward and see the colossalfigures of the Enchanted Moors, lookinggrimly down from their own particularbalcony and vantage ground. The Ca-thedral, had it been known ages ago,would doubtless have been actually, likemany an ancient grove, one of Godsfirst temples. The semblance to a cathe-dral is carried a step further by a mam-moth sunflower, richly and delicatelycolored, set high up wherewall and ceil-ing meet, like a splendid rose windowof fadeless hues. Last summer a party of about seventydrove over to the Grottoes from theState Xormal at Harrisonburg. We hada big tallyho, two stage wagons, andsome eight or ten surreys. We turnedoff ea
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