F 869 . R6 B4 .V V", ^^. % ^ --j:^ "»i. °o >' '-t. .V • '^ O I" . ' -^ 0^ '\ - ^"jC^ki** •.«^ %'^:^'\o' v'-.^^\.t,^" ^o^*-Trj'\o''' \;^!§^-\/^ "o^ *•-• ft •;:■■; /!_ .•> ■'or ...-^'- ^^v^ •*"-o^ •^^ ^^■ »*^Va:<- '^■^^ .^ ^^-^K^'. -e^. A^ /^Va!- '^<>. c-?^" .4'5as>»^'. ^-- ..^ ^-.s^' ^*^ -""/v /.^>.'"°o /.yi^/'-e. /.^:>A ,/\y:.^; ^•^°-*^ -^::^^^ %•'.^^\o^^ V^^> %•'.^^'y V^^V .^^^% "oV" ^°V r- -^^0^ : 5» »i.^'» -^^ V, ♦•.<>' ^^ -(-^.nH 0° " " » ^ bv \- <>t-, i:^ *■< .-.,, o^ '^^.^■? LV- ;- -^^n^ «, JUN 4 ISOU J4 VT o. Gltxris A. XXc. No. ?^0f3931, FOREWORD nRivcrside.inCalifornla.m ihc lovely vaJlcy "f the Santa Ana.there is dnH°tcl whose praise is in man/ travelers" mouths.(/wh°5e guests retvrn from near s'far.year by «- year,vith gladness that ib welcome still h^lds. HgeneraLlon ago.whenRiverside was but a name. Juoge Miller tJUilt °t the red clay °l the plain the'Old Adobe' d/ opened the' Glen wo°d Tavern". There he o-his children after him have taught many guests tosay-i^gtake mine ease inmineHnn'^- after such pleasant fashion as old Jack Falstaff did nev- er dream -^ Ease is hard i° find in these hurried noisy times, 6^we donn much expect it in great inns: s° when one is found where comfort is ^ joined tofiospitaJity.^/tothese restful Quietude;where conveniences of a town are at the door, but with its- clamours softened by wide lawns',where great trees dogrowf; birds sing; whose guests are guests in truth &■ not for gain only; it may not be otherwise than ^ well beloved of travelers ^ But n°t alone f°r its hospitality its restfulness.its old time architecture is theGienwood Ifnovn. Of whatever has made for the betterment of Riverside, whether of social or civic life.thislnn has been the center, nine Host of thelnn. Franknillertohad n°small part in making his town one of the best anywhere.The building of hlghways.of public buildings 6^°fsch°ol5;the planting °f trees,the maKing°f parks." have been with himalife occupation ; nowJn his prime, love f°r old California, ways has 5° f °und expression in hislnn.thit.as has been truly said . "tDeState of Califor- nia is in his debt for adding 5° much t° its assets V -^ SheMissJonlnn is making hist<^ry; therefore Iluve thought it n°t unfitting to link it in story with the old timemiS5i°nday^ which have been its inspiration . Iothe setting" f°rth "f this tale m print ^/drawings Uillidm5tiarp nas Dr^u^ht sKill of pencil 6^ rare appreciation °f beauty, -°f tree as "f m°unt- ain,£/'°f buildings t>°tii °ld c^new;al5° °f the ^ ancient art °f ffluminating Mss. -v- -^ Upwards °f two hundred sketches has he nude, of which I will mention those °nl/ which miPht otherwise miss of full comprehension ^The inn, the Mission £rall else are snown as they are , °v were , or well might have bGen-«- ©tie title page depicts the Inn's portal, campanile a tower °f cWmes. On page one is shown the taMet \>y i the door, 6^ statues of the refectory. The mountains j there named arc .very. ^reat;dll above ten thousand feet ,- JanGofgornio being near to twelve . San Jacint? has most abrupt uplift of all our mountains 6^ it is there Tauauist, legendary Indian earthQuakedem°n .dwells. Rubidoux Hill has the cross t°Fra-Junipera Serra/ounder"/ 2 IheMissions.consecrated by Thomas Conaty,Bi5hop of Monterey £/ L°s Angeles . i9°7; oihere is the a utomol?ile e ,5 road which in the same. year HenrFHuntingt°n (J other men of public spirit builded -»- -^ -«- EliS5i°n SanJuanCipi5traa°, at prime is (rom the painting n Judge RichardEganhas;5tFranci5 °f ilssisi from a master; i 2 the Font as it n^w is.the kitchen (r Fra-Serra's adobe church m as they are- but shown refurnished; the kneeling peo- 17 pie as suggested bya photograph of worshipping^Mey- 1 cans, by R^Dert Coleimn-Tlie Crucifixi°n,painied about is"? 17 n°w hangs ab°ve the altar in theMissJon cnapel.Like the mission choir Mt railing is that °f the Inn's gallery; cl its wind°u 26 grills foll°v the pattern ^rsanFernand? The viliow hut is in thelndian fashion .On page 13 are portraits.Mrs.Rlice Richard- son f 27 L°5Angele3;nr5niller(j5t.Franci5,°tttieweathervane; thefver 28 Z9 of chiines.SenatTFrankPFlint.Ctiarles H.L'ring.David^tarr J^r- dan.HenrKEHuDtingtTJ.CtorlesF.Lumniis.Albertwliite a-Kev-Ed- 29 ward fioff , of ttimes guests °f the Inn; St.CatherinesWeii .Vythe d^r Dldst-thetabletuherewitb we began. -»^ - Hor he who built the Inn, The/ who keep h°u3e within, And guests wn° rest therein. Was writ the tale herein . Pr«s» •/ Segti'gram Pud C« r^/l^>4^;^ L- THE MISSION INN mns without number have I seeti % iSsome fine ^grand,some poor ^mean, - But never saw I inn before ^ith 'DOMINfcarvcd by the door. With sculptured saints upon the walL The cr<^55 high hfted over all, or ever saw North»5ovth,East.West n so fit for travelers rest. |he sweet valley. ^^^^^^^ ..e Southland is this Mission Inn, a sweet valley hedged within ^ Tall mountains white with [ffvirginsnow, „ i^iacinto, San Antonio,s an Bernard |,|lsanGorgomo, A^^u^s/A^TT^^Llf ting their noble heads on high ^^Against the sapphire ©f a sky As blue as any skies tjiat be In sunny Spain or Italy. While many a lesser rugged hill7 , And pine-clad mountain troops t'o fiH The mighty wall that there is set:^" ^ To fence this garden from the fret f. / r Of winters fierce unpitying bai|dsy That chill and slay in khcr lands ; if ^^^J^. , ffovers that va& too soon in s^r^g . ^__ untimely blight the offering "^^i^' -'^^ '/^'p[grM\A fruits that Autumn yields. .KH^e desolate the verdant fields A^^ /. Andpnsotiers^fastof;/oungandold - 1 J,Not strong to dare the biting colcj , ^^ut here reigns summer an the year, j%ghlo icy chilling blasts come near, " V*:' And all the year the flowers blow. ^ And all the yeaj* the glad trees grow y^^ofast that he who plants may he ^^^elling beneath his vine & tree ,Where but short while before he/ound Mo^tree norvinc but nake4g Creeps tenderly the gi«owmg grai|^i when over distant hills broiled ^^ The mustard's wind tossed sea of gold, '" While far off ranges purple gf*ow. hat brush coujd half thy beauties shoy ^#C valley Iyin% calm and sweet • >iv7een the mounidins' mighty feet /^^^;^-rhefe lies the town but scarcely seen ^^^'^B?-'^ 4^^P embowered in foliage ^'^4^^'^^ green. 5 ZPT^ \. - ^r^'^-jT- 4 MiDark cypress rows.-alivirig vall- Tfie orange orchards stmchingvicie.'s^ c:^^^ She pleasant hill.-:^^" ^JJow from the distant vie<^/^ ^thc eye ^ " '•''^"''1^^%^' Retijrns t© seek the scenes nearby, ' ".hi hei^ the cross ihatcfowns (hepeaK* .. „ 3f Rubidocncdoth mutely speaK -.jJIM'Of'iiim vho JovcQ the cross fqll veil "^/\n4 sometimes from SanGdbriel >To Pala. on the trail below. Pdssecj on vith patient steps s/ slow. NorcJredme^4 that m the coming time ABrshopwith his train v^uW c/imb ,U ;This ruggecj hill eAstancJing^ef^f • Vith i nee nse? chant ahcl ill hoIYp^aye^/^^^<%/^ \hm tencjer eqlogy vgred Uplifting wo^s , womI4^ ■ K^ consecrate^"-- <^^^-/ ,, Baore the multitude that catnc; ^-A monument to his poor name, ''-^here hangs yon bell oft to the sky Of 0I4 the signal smoKe roje high. / i omIndianwatcMi •obattleoftoc^tjncnhal! _ ^, ^^^^Ai^^^ the cave that fronts the west ,^^^Poof homesick Tony sad>4istresse4 ■^ ^/MetileJookedWth mournfully /xTowai'aCapistrattobythe sea. Hei^Balaam,cropping scanty "^'^^'^jrielgs ^^dss.sigheQ for barley fie las, r .^' And following where his master went 1 ^ 5 5till loucPy brayed his discontent *v wDn sleep rough slopes great boulderslie ivfAnd pik their bulks against the sky, '^';fttjge. rough ergrim; btrl intheirlea v fTh^ flowers are shielded tenderly^ ^^ll'here dainty BabyBlueEyca 5hin#? ^jThere^Mariposa lillies fine Iheir/htitterf ly like wings ^>Besiie the poppies cups ?£ gold 4^ Canterbuiy bells of hliie; ^:^The mimulus ^ oi»ange ^ >lTaII larkspurs swinging ttilqef6 stern, •*^'?^;J:^*' Vrth gentle gracfe trgracefql tumne.i^^i^ i^^^ave brain , brayn. g^iq, ant 1 1 tvas d;>2 ^ 'Glcnwooqs to\A/'er ": ;-; ^^^t"^^ The passingof thebreakfast£ou¥r;:^,J^ We mount ourcar eTswiftly ^^:l:W^ -^^;; 'But pause ere yet the ^:4J^''^ plam is won. ^■■3 >/>■ ore the nameof Huntington -^^ let dl the parting* _^. , ■"h^npdssthebwqgc wn«5c aircn«f stone, :i^5 d deep cut roa4 is thi*© wn,>^ itil the centefpf the town-- ..?#§ .,„^ gained e/f he^e Ihe li isslon Ifi|§IJ i^By:>spf^ing pcppert^tecslsl ^''''- * 'A low w^ hoqse wltH^-*»r| fr ^ > wings stretched wi4e::^i^^m. About a cotin whose open side ,:i^^ , Ct t.^v Is toward thesouthwa!*d ^thc stin. -W''^'l*;--% «*( ^Ci^giAwnd this spacioqs co«rt d«th rti Am Avineclad ahfaor good to see. ti^i ipx I'l^built ffomtlieettcaiypius ^ 11 ^gl^e sturdy trunksvgl " SS Mt JStillwrdp their ragged bark ar^. -^%,;pcgeheaththe vines in stately t<^J^ ^ X^^SiPeat btittressed Roman arches show. i^gi''Above,ten score vide casements br;^ The sun's free entering invite Close to the walls r®Ugh stuccoed The ivy clings in fond embrace And Spanish b^lcpnies are th Tit for the faire^lf the fair. ^V ■'■^■'^XW. "o (X'A !f Idi-^O^ij^ "^^^^^ wmm \ \ ^ n^ higher up a para , .Withfaalusti'dLafrwfe^ Gfeaf pots where flwers''- >^^ ^-^Apic} palms in long pei-spective grf^^-i "^AVo^^walk backed ny^^^^y f^ins.Xv \ ..Deep aixhes filled with choicest hlooms, ^Tiled roofs whh gables QUaint er high , .- mnd one §reat tower against theskyi j}^-^^. No architect qral pomp is here . j/^ ' '<>t:Bi|t simple foi^ms efhnes sevetc',^ J^el.oer the whole is written plain "-"^^ ^ The subtle art of ancient 5pain. , ., ^'j In the foi-c coyM .pray mark it well ; '"% ,JffFot in its walls Is built the spell ^ ^ Gorgonio wrought with his goo4 saint; Stands an adobe ©Id ^Quaint- Above its ancient NissiontilcJs^?^^ " Great banks of flowers hod eTsniite; And thro its windows low crwjde We see the homely rooms inside. . v;. Madonna pictures on the walls '■ , ''■:' On which the pleasant firelight falls^Ui^f; From ^ener oys hearth - erncdi* we sec , A dainty table - Z:^- 'i^-; i^li |lu/\ set for tea. ^M=.i!^C l^f rr- -V ^«ihe Cdmpdnife llnwhose (Jira arc _^ Down dt its base grows Ati(} o'er it climbs an \vyrm:M^,^^^ Beneath a pomegranates shaqc^" TWO sQi4irf*eIl5 gambol unafraid. While from a nei ghbo^i jig valnijt tree ^?/A parrot 5coI4sthem l\oisily «^2^nd on the sweep teside thevcll ; .. ^W^M^^S^^Us macaw: eats his filj. \^i ''^^^'-*- near an orangetrcefenceqvtthjj^^re, Iwas Roosevelt who set it there ther of half the trees that ftlh ^:^\.- ^. >qntless groves onpIain^MSj^'^ ii'tal shows against the flc^k^iMJlw// K the flight of sunny hop£M[l A fair scat st atKfsT^f?[L?f i^'Mm '/Cfi tesicje ti there ''W^&^mir*^ hidilfain woijH %at(L'i^^»^ , ^ fe^-the stair- ^#1-:!^^ ^icff r^yqni apillafM#^1 ,„j^sV5UreamIthat ^^eMd^ttpiesli .j^SXaownthe steps co!nef^dtnlr| ^^:^lTativfsions that- ar^^^s^#:5j - to tee. ^ - f r. i> "•*fr &;^- ackfromthebustleof (he stf e . Entwined in vines err osessveeL. , L<5ok vhere the hospitable pof cK 7^ ,'^hows'neaththc Campaniles afch' ^ , vjThroughwhich we passto t! ^v; - reach the doo^.- -- ftiiW-Thehoiy cross staiKJs . ■^*^ lifted oer, ■ \ * % And near the opcnpoHal sec €AtabIet-"ANN0D(5MINI Thishousc wasbtillt-; we enter thefe';"^ A stattje stands beside the stair ^^. Of FathefSerra, (Ton walls -t . te^-S «,-r < I^N (^parlop.banotictr 00m. eT hall 'TIL. Ingoo(J[y n^mbc^,wr6t with __. ^pehold the good Saints stante|^ ^^Andhark: the bells melodiously ■-^n^iM-P- ^ AreringingLaudesDomini'^^^^B^^ , T*ever saw 1 an inn ciscwhchc ^^/f Vith Saints ©n ^uard beside the staii*. Vhcre bells maKe soemn meWy. And ^'s r all st ands the sacred Tree. But I have dreamed tT n^w will tell How so g^^at marvel here befell. •-•:» r^. nthegreat monastery longa^ ___iSoiMnyyearsthccjafe Iqoir4. AtSanJuancapistmno by the sea Ther e dyelt a mofik,GorgonF,?/'he Of aIIvith}n.theNission6 cIoistci*edudII Vds best beloved: forh 16 gH deeds w<>nall Hearts tohim.anq beeojistantly ServedGod trmen in all svect chaHty: [orstoppeqi withthescbirtlikehfcOftfef^head. ^t.Ffaiicis«=f Assisi . often 5pc4 .^ i^ ^ Into the viij t o watch G^^s creatt/res there , The birds G^QUirrcIs held him in nofeajtr The agile lizards halted byhj&y^gtyg' And :the great scats -^.r- ^ ^^MM^m in the ky; 3^7^, j^p^iffithVir pleasant rocks tofeel his hand, ^^tfofce iheir vet furry heads eThear his voice^T 5ln exhortation to them to rejofce ""-'^^^^. In their Dthe strength btltBenedicite "^"^ Still mise to Him who made themeTtheir sea. He voqld adm^ftish Quarrelsome crabs t© cease Their constant combats xT ^^>|p- to dwell in fieace; " «*:' .JfS? »e6 nd fleet 'coyotes eTwilcf fimicfnafe aSDft stayecf to watch him,.- yt^j^ ^^V'yk^ he told his prayeriff#?f;^ This gentle ftmn was neither* soft norweaJc. He was a mdcfy giant cTcotilq speak When he felt nceci, the solemn warning woi-4. > that his hearers trembleij as they hear4 ; ^;^'Saw the QVeai terrors i—^ ,. . ^' '"^ • of the Tudgment 4ay -i \. >]jipr ldr<^ from^nem-erin s^t^ cfisi , '■"vl/otllclfall upontheir Quaking knees t^pray; I But oftcnch tolcjqf that ahojjn^'ng Grjcf '"• That hpi(|s Creation in its \^(i^ em)itAce. The great vomi wo^ltj, ': v^^' the sun, the 5tars,y^a^^L yet misses n^t ©ne tiny sfiar^ows fall. Cofgonio's stren^h, liJke Christ ophers of ^Id, Was used for weaK ©nels burdens; he wouIdMd Ar^nii-eyed Indian babe in one great hand , When at the holy font he tooR his stanq. As safely.gentlysweetly as it might Best in its mothcKs bosom warmat night . '"^"etheinyouthhadworn^ernot in vain. Asoldicrs swof*4 against the foes of Spain; r»tym «.. *„ i 1 lanyS faifv^ilkn maidetfc cheek , shown its roses as she heafti him sp^ . amyous g'efitleness! what bettemrt ^ >finaanemmiieetoamaic(erisheart? Though Hofy Church was now his chosenhriclc. The soldiers heart within himhacjn<4 die4. Once on a featalSanaay a ma4 btfU. "'"fed fiercely thfoti^ the patio cj ^itnIndianiirIsinn^fl|fhircjfen,choristers ermonks-Thatday m^M' ifid death foq!«lniany.bt|t Goi^onio toppling itshorns.withmijhtythrttsl fld throw Itsneckfroftijoinl {Tthtis the brute fell dead: Thenlifting his str«flg hawjs towdniH^ven,he3aid» 'Ot(rBlher,Thee we plenty er praise, ThatThoq dost lengthen stilf ©qr miss pent days . ^ethankTkee for this noble beast now still, feidforthe strength vhenit was time to kill." Thuscalms his flock. whose fear s^iij distress Novtupfiedtojoy: abotit him close they press. And with wet eyes Goi^oni© th^Uess,- Small wonder best beWed of all was he At SanJtfanCapistrano hy the sea. t3 '';^i @he fission ^itclKen . ;^^ tSanJuanCapi^tmnoyoq mayaee * '- ^ , Akftthen haunted ty the m^moiy,,.^-^?;" Of mighty roasts of ruq^ytcJiderfaeefsl^^-^"* Of mutton fat almost beyof^ belief. " J y ; >" Of siickliftg pig,o^si(|cs.&^qkyham8, ;^f ^i'^;^ >'.0foystei's,scaIIoB5,. lobsters crabs ETclamsi^.y Jr' Tanief<»vIrviladirspitte4todtL|rn> . -y^ ^ ^^- CpncarncifiwhicK pepper pods die) btj^i^n/ ^ "^ .^ Tortillas.ffj|oles,erdiigooq fi^- -■■J^ i^That swim the seary&i every {feasant dish C4j;'ttffi5h<>rfleshorf°wI ^r bakersajrtl ^""^^^.f ^ ySlIfoo(js to which the fire grace imparts. ;^^' ^^ineath this vaultej roof have bakejerfaf^riej, '^^*^ Haveroasteci.siewe(i*^rfria(orsteamedof faoiled, ^?Ari(|the great iatticecf chimney cotilcfi-eji^t '^/^Arn'o^t entrdncing talc of "things to eatl v#' #p# ffl'-ny th£ Book jV i| ii(*>Hei*e many monKishco<«s have wfotwnhsKill. '•'y, <2i But best «i all Antonio , wh© did fill ^lie post of coofctoFra Gorgonio,- y^| jMn liidiafi convert oftenyeai*sorso, ^^AU mysteries of coaling he did know, ,. #Was short rroiind of bodyjight of heart, Coqld play cTsing cTmoretnan dance his part Ibveq m kinq master, in his smile^M find f Arich reward f^^AlI his labors done, indftext to him of all beneatht le stjn Weq hisbiirH'Balaam"; tjicj rejoice his vast ea^s, and even in his voice, tove founclmtisicthotigh its clamor lottcj i rotiHcjIycarsecl byallthe common crowd. Ani by Gor^onjo was helcj to te Amai*kof qark £/^(jeep depmvity; -For on each Siinday, feast an4 noIlAiy, j^/hen inthe church the people met to pray, ^^aam Jhe Bad , won 14 bray erbray erhteij, ^^s^t^ncited by the pealing chimes, r^g^ce louder than ^f^ ^ ^" I "^^$^ at oj^cjinary timesS Then fromthe church Antonio mi „^ To lead his humble friend avayjdt^^ T ^l^ithgags of barlejr hay to stsrKs'a' St ^^^hile some less kind wtihcudgelj^ -*1^^tPIied tos skin. 'A •he day withpatience overmatched at last, '^opgonio the tardy sentence passed iW Co^r.^ i^o^ ^ Ae^C'^T*^ 15 -^'A*^ ^^ iH^anishnient.&Balaani straightway sent aiT^fields afar,but each day t<»liim went 'The faithful T^ny, kantigtohiintheit i^^T^he kitchens scraps t© help his ;.' '?^^t straitened fare: fc ^But Saturdays so long hisfires must burn fe^;Thdt oft times micimght saw his late return. •^' 'i> And since late hourshewasnotwofittokeep At Sunday service he woi(lcl fall asleep , And, being fat.snore in that sacre4 place. S^thatheso^was qeeply in disgrace. Gorgonio by suchwicfcedn^sscjismayed First gently chided then sharp penance laid- Fcaring the Devil had him m the thrall Of drunkenness or duttony, tried all Persuasive powers nis confidence to win. That he might kno^ eTrid him of his sin; But Tony, lest more evil should befall His poor friendBalaam, stiEwithstoocJthemall. @he ^ission^ass It is the feast of the Beheaded John . The old adobe church, so higher long. Is crowded tothecjoors with mighty thi*ong ""' "'ian converts .v>rhom the S'iB«l^^:*^*^'-^fi°^ <>^ A© ©r-^r*^ lo . _,^ m< f / i-t 1-4 IV ^m tari'blazin^/mricl izzlewrththeif _^„ _^ uniiacustomecj gldr^: ^^^'Qieyffom fai'pkins r^V^ ""^"^ C2^^ mountain valcsai^ 1^, ^^, ^, jlnq many fof first time in chtircliaifeihef; T^unqei'stanq the half of what tneysce. _^^the fargallef y-eoinesJus4emii noise mr>.^ inv^menls,stiff with featciigcld. ,,^,^, .. ..Jjeweleq crosses,stofes of precious lace, ^^At the high altafpHestb now take their place: ^^^ While c^tidsof incense tother^^pfarerollea. They chant the sonorous m^sufi^^heMass. |. ji The people kneel d^wn onfte I "" P Iff Iff i^^ •; tile pave4 floor, ^^yi^ iPi\riHwhentlie'Host' is lifted benof to^jrt^i^. i^sbows before the wind the pmiPleftas^^'- ■Then raiseagain their winder ligliSiefc^ Kbovethe altar, where on high they see ;|C Thepainted Christ up^nthe dreadful trde- l< The White Man's Go4-who there iefofetheni ^^ dies . "" '" ' 17 6 I oi^goiiib fromjhe-dltaf ' marked (Some heedless urchins turnasideeTlaugh. And seekngcatise . saw Tony fest asleep ; Bi|t even asTie looked heard summons d^^P* The voice of Balaam lUst oubide the dooi' ; And Tony , wakened By the well loved roai^ I '. r Answered aloud,at whichtheouti^e^ priest J^ CriedJSatan have both man efcur^ecj beastv S^orthTony rushed, nor dared he hope t° win ^ Ahsolvencefrom s© great cr deadly sin ',^1^'^Balaam; so before the Mass was saicj ^^^hto the wild with his beWd he fled • fc ^"^'When long search failed their death j was feared , or worse , And heads wagged slow rememberingthecuwc. Goroonio moi|rned,despite the truants sin, Attdpr his cookings lack grew wof ul thin . - r - ■' nhe^ilderness .^stcfm^ind sweepingJhroUghthePass _x cfm^the intermiitent rnift I lA blindinrfSus&a^ the plain. 18 c-y" ' "'/>/• -■?.-*'-'.->1u'. _^ho qarel^lone thewilqefiiess; >vgomo IS on his way^ _ > carry fromSanLt|is„_. Cordials e/" fr>otl to sick moni , Who lies in camp at Arrowhead. Companions are by chance delayed ; ^ |7Vo fallen ill , to nurse ojic stayed , ^-ifil^iiirro bolted with her pack ^ ^W^^^ ago; now nightfalls black, ^^*^e§anta Ana's ford is lost . //' >i^ may the tlpod be safely#>ssed . Jry £rcpld,farfromthctiSuI irice with strength b( to fail 'tis^ As hope ofsqpper in hiti^ In sqcfd^n wrath thego|i_,_ 'Id swap withSatan in a^ri A goo^ round month in Pari _ _ Yot one of Tonys pidgeon pi@?^ Then, that he might absokre'd £eT ' From sinful thoughts, his r<>sai He seeks , butrtishe tells' his f im m 1 5ouiid aMre. the viiid he hC^ lAloucJ exultant blatant roaj^i "Nov sure the Devil vexes so^ei None but the fiencj coulci here a%^y, A noise so like toBalaams bmy Sy So thhks he; but again he lieai^s. And afaint hope creeps through hislears;:^ Uncertain shoulcl he stay ©f go ^ ^ He mounts the pass of Hubidoux . The voice still leading towarci the east- As if a slowly tmvelin^ beast j^I^::^- Shoulcj halt to graze, move ort,lr bray. ,>,rpllowing , Gofgonio makes his way HlDown soci4en slopes , oer miry plain, jidfast upon the sound doth gain, 'Until before his straining eye ,A shadowy form looms gainst the sky. Balaam", he calls , the shape stands still. Then comes towai^ him; hut until His hands have grasped ^y^^ ? ^'v' ' 7^ he cannot be Assured this be not sorcery. And when he feels the soft rough 20 fu nd, vcMM edf s s© bt^ eT wide l| "itfy.heart awaking'^ei'ies^^i- ^ ^ , UucJesJDomlm i" " '^ ^ Antonio took up the tune . >^^;^^ ,^Krth heart eT voice ermanc(oIiri: £ -. ^ till Balaam long eared child of sinKC' In his deep bantone joined ms<^kf^ But now got neither curse noi-fai^" ^ .e^ThatiYoice*; saidTra Gofgoni6> 'ji^^A/ith proper training s^n rpightbe Gregorian in its melody. ^ JBlest be the voice eT blest the beast And blest beT>ny, for his feast Such dreams brought to my bed last night Still thrills my heart with their delight. Upon this st3ot T saw arise "What seetifed^ an earthly para4ise. y. "S ^' ■^" L With long arcajes.which seemc4 1® me ^ Much like ©ur Mission hy thMf^ . ^g yet not a comretit; Q M;| O^^ for within 4r ^k^ f^^-.i .^^^■^-. To harmica^4 trvioliT/ mf young men Ermaiaeni kept the be'at^;f J ;W!th merry hearts e^tirefess feetk^^f fi. And matrons lent maturer pace .^^ '^^ \ Still, there our Saints ha4 honored place. ' fhilc children romned^hifdlings sang. 5*om high cfer heaq there often vanj ^|i|r holy hTmns from sweet foneo chime: liftndnuich Iwonaerea at the time There came n«> monks; for lift on high ft Cross shone clear against ^.„ w'f-^r the sky. Were there no coots there? Tony said, "Yea cooks, e^fires. ©^tables spreaa vWh every sort of pleasant fare, . And many guests were dining t|^. While, if my nose led n^i astray tfyj^ Tony, thy ^host coofced^^^^a^^ there that d^ 25 ^^_;oi^fa ';^; '-'<. Frr>^ '^>. rememlarance of last night Sates not my miming appetiteV hTony /Xomc j^wy g race ersce ni^brea^ ^sprcddbencgth $.^:^: the tree 'j^^^^Srl^: ^ >TiieXi^went^oHH witK l^savr,£/' then , iSt 1 n<»w might eat foi*^ ten f >^ i^onio said '/now sqre this place _ esetve^ moi^ than a simple ^r ace . ^-^ Of tfts^great tree a shrine well mahe, jDfthis;go«>]^:c!a7 apart vs/t'il take; ^4, - Make erset up an ima^e i:^: ;: An4 cohsecrdie with Book {/-pi^K _SvQt|icfcly d^ne. bt|loooc)to^e^-;5*Hvg StFrancis with his rosary::^;;!^^^ '^f ^crns. \f his (imm'<^- ^-^ Jftenq^r leaves . e^ at nis ferf ^ iThevheapeatlp wild flowers fresh c/sweet. (Then came the ^race.'^ "St.Fmncis bless, ^ft^aDgoo^' spirits t«> possess ^ . „ _'he soil ,the trees, the fkwers.the grass. -M,' ,^ "^ Squirrels that bide er birds that pass . ^'^ Here now where grows this goocflytree May my feir dream fulfilled be. 24 iiei'eyoqth erage feep holw^ ii *^ '^'^^ e none ahungeteq go unteWrH Here npm aweary lack forbL e love keep warm E/'hate turn cojcj ^. ^^^ Jtiere kindness count i^r more ihan gold ^ r^Sefe works well worth the while he wM. '^ ^V netg, men he loved, nf ten Long years with fire pot. er pan Tonyihe cook, served Cod ^man. Bg|;Ut nc^inu^t'c by w^rcj of [ooj; SCdrhe cl<>u4 between the monhe/'cook, /hileBdlaamied on choicest hay. i'rcw sleek t/^fai £/ceased t^ brav. Hpiere of okjtime the Mission stood, Where ruled Gorgonio the goo^ . And Tony jjliecj his useful art. ^:p\ In ruins hes the greater part , % -^ And hut for Euan's generous care i^^ Much less would now v^ :• : be standing there. Vhef e fitooci the hut in that wild land . _ The Mission Inn stands fair or ^and . ^^-"^ -^--^ Decay had felled the i^odly irte , "^he image long hacT ceased to be, ^^eh Miller came ^^^-S^ -. ^ ; one fateful day "'And «>f the strong ^ '.-adobe clay -^ It him an h^use . noj' ever guessed ^-... The earth he handled hacj been blessed, .^"" But they who dwelt beneath its r^of IfAni theirgood guests had ample proof. ^"^As year was added ^^t) ^— -_l unto year ■F 1 -' ^m ^^ > nau dmpie pro© w. m ^^ 1 'te gh^st was dwelling here. - ^ sjjreaio abroad the Glenwoods name ;me tens .then scares .then hamlfeils came: . Aen he who as a lad ha4 filled The moulds with clay with which to build \His father house,now dfeamed that he The hiiitjer of an Inn would be - ^ Like ancient mission hostJery;- ?H\P.fY^^y n^^^^ern courtly wmbailders art for comfrffi^ ^fi WSf^^^ *he old time^'^'^*^^'^™ '* "art should take' h\ //, J'^'?^ ^oughts backward to theTestful >i Californias maiden * -^ /^-J Then plans were drd 1 J £/*he who drev.-^^^ ^^ '^ Was one who welTthe Missi^'nts ri^w . The noble chui'ch near SanJuanSay. 'Mr Knew SanFemandoi . learned how alltntif works \mt mde rom v<ed roof t^ wincK/ grills ; / , ^.- V too that where from seven hilb "■'fifbld Oreat builders 'i^^wrr~v^n^-/ ruled the earth .|N5rffiit,H>prj^i«'i'r'^ The Mission arches had their bir1h\r And marveled that with sun dried clay ' Pddres could vie with such as they . The plans were done , when one whose grace The Tavern made a royal place. Begged thea4ofae we might spare. So lines were changed t^ leave it there, ^id she who warded it from harm ) ^Haif guess that in it lay the charm? "pthus at length the dream came true. Tie Inn was built , hut neither knew earner nor architect . that theyr.*^ The power of that old dust did ^way But listen 'from the pepper s^mh^ I hear the songbird^ Matin^iiy^m^/4i I see the souirrels as th^ pafe; In fearless frolic ©er the ^](rass| And iill at An^elus e/* Prime ^Mff^ Floats out thel)ells' mekdi^uf^iSe / ' m[the great tower where mceK "^ erch •«s Jianting the s^ngb of ^©[y Church. lepe often mirth rings bud within paeious rooms. Harp,violin , »iig are heawl ; Through archeswide rry hearfed dancers ^lide . feast are wont to meet ong in Church fiTStaie , e^swcet Vomen ; fi^^ood cheer has play With speech enfoast eTrepartee. 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