The mountains . dividing and leading that main trunk to themselves,as is the case with other trees. The column rises witha true taper to its full height; then is finished withthe conical effect of the top of a enough the frond is exceedingly fine, andthe cones small. When first you catch sight of a Sequoia, it doesnot impress you particularly except as a very finetree. Its proportions are so perfect that its effect israther to belittle its neighbors than to show in its truemagnitude. Then, gradually, as your experiencetakes cognizance of surroundings, — the size of asugar-pi
The mountains . dividing and leading that main trunk to themselves,as is the case with other trees. The column rises witha true taper to its full height; then is finished withthe conical effect of the top of a enough the frond is exceedingly fine, andthe cones small. When first you catch sight of a Sequoia, it doesnot impress you particularly except as a very finetree. Its proportions are so perfect that its effect israther to belittle its neighbors than to show in its truemagnitude. Then, gradually, as your experiencetakes cognizance of surroundings, — the size of asugar-pine, of a boulder, of a stream flowing near, —the giant swells and swells before your very visionuntil he seems at the last even greater than the merestatistics of his inches had led you to believe. Andafter that first surprise over finding the Sequoia some-thing not monstrous but beautiful in proportion hasgiven place to the full realization of what you arebeholding, you will always wonder why no one who 228. The Sequoia . . not monstrous, but beautiful THE GIANT FOREST has seen has ever given any one who has not seen anadequate idea of these magnificent old trees. Perhaps the most insistent note, besides that ofmere size and dignity, is of absolute stillness. Thesetrees do not sway to the wind, their trunks are con-structed to stand solid. Their branches do not bendand murmur, for they too are rigid in fiber. Theirfine thread-like needles may catch the breezes whis-per, may draw together and apart for the exchangeof confidences as do the leaves of other trees, but ifso, you and I are too far below to distinguish about, the other forest growths may be rustlingand bowing and singing with the voices of the air;the Sequoia stands in the hush of an absolute is as though he dreamed, too wrapt in still greatthoughts of his youth, when the earth itself wasyoung, to share the worldlier joys of his neighbor, tobe aware of them, even himself to breathe feel
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