Parables for school and home .. . s is whateven the Indians must have admired before Hud-son came, as they paddled along it in their ca-noes ? Well, if one man so felt, others therewere who cared more for money than for beautyor for history. Henry Hudson in his ship theHalf-Moon, the native Indians in their birch-barkcanoes, are dead; and why need we trouble our- VANDALISM 29 selves about them ? The PaUsades have madethe Hudson River famous, so that people comeall the way from Europe to visit them ; but theirsis a foolish curiosity. So thought these quarry-men, and began their ugly gashes in t
Parables for school and home .. . s is whateven the Indians must have admired before Hud-son came, as they paddled along it in their ca-noes ? Well, if one man so felt, others therewere who cared more for money than for beautyor for history. Henry Hudson in his ship theHalf-Moon, the native Indians in their birch-barkcanoes, are dead; and why need we trouble our- VANDALISM 29 selves about them ? The PaUsades have madethe Hudson River famous, so that people comeall the way from Europe to visit them ; but theirsis a foolish curiosity. So thought these quarry-men, and began their ugly gashes in the graywall, which now can never be as beautiful again,even if the greater part of it be saved. Theywould, we may be sure, not spare the NaturalBridge in Virginia—a great stone arch worn outby the river now passing under it, and celebratedas having been visited and climbed by GeorgeWashington. Yes, indeed; who would trustthem to keep their pickaxes away from the Swisslion of Lucerne, or from the wall-paintings ofGiotto himself?. Jean-Jacques Rousseau. IV PROPERTY. IF you will look at PROPERTY IF you will look at the map of Europe you willfind there Switzerland, famous for its are the highest mountains in Europe,though Switzerland is one of the smallest Euro-pean countries, being only about twice as large asNew Jersey. It is a republic, or, in other words, acountry w^ithout a king; and it is also a countrywithout a language. The inhabitants of Switzer-land do not speak Swiss, as the people of Englandspeak English. There is a French Switzerlandand a German Switzerland, and in some parts ofthe country bordering on Italy the people speakItalian. It was in French Switzerland, nearly twohundred years ago, that a gentleman and twolittle boy cousins were setting out a walnut treeon a terrace. And what is a terrace ? It is akind of grassy bank with a level top, on whichone may walk or sit in the open air and enjoy theview. Flowers and trees will not be out of place33 34 ROU
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