. The ephebic oath . whose windows look unto the north, thesesee the promise of the light beyond the dim-ness of the day. St. Helena can be seen only on a clear dayin winter, such a day as follows a long periodof rain and southeast wind. In between, likelurking dimples, are many monticellos crowd-ed with vineyards and orchards. Twixt north and south lies Tamalpais,friendliest of our hills. For as Israel lovedone more than all his other sons, so we turnto this more than to all other peaks. Not thefirstborn nor with the shaggy strength of theSierra, it has yet a grace peculiarly its summ
. The ephebic oath . whose windows look unto the north, thesesee the promise of the light beyond the dim-ness of the day. St. Helena can be seen only on a clear dayin winter, such a day as follows a long periodof rain and southeast wind. In between, likelurking dimples, are many monticellos crowd-ed with vineyards and orchards. Twixt north and south lies Tamalpais,friendliest of our hills. For as Israel lovedone more than all his other sons, so we turnto this more than to all other peaks. Not thefirstborn nor with the shaggy strength of theSierra, it has yet a grace peculiarly its summit shows above the fogs that wrapthe mountains breast and pour in living cas-cades round its feet. It guards the Gate, a 44 THE5TRENCTH0FTHEH1LI. stalwart sentinel. The clouds of winter hov-ering on its crest weave snowy wreaths thatvanish with the suns first ray. Deep in itscanyons, the ever-living Sequoia make theirhome. Some were stripling trees when fromthe shores of Galilee came the message ofgoodwill to men. Now grown to statelystrength they toss their branches high andcourt with proper modesty the all-searchingscrutiny of the sun: or in the stillness of thenight turn longing faces to the inquiring,constant stars. Those who know our hills well prize mostthe hours before sunrise, ere the slanting sun-beams have searched secluded depths. Thenthe wild flowers wet with dew hold up theirheads and offer crystal stores as tribute to the 45 THE5TRENCTH0FTHEHILLS
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