127
Even the place where the turkey trot originated was trotless and quiet 143
The woman nearest the wall has on her furs--it is always cool in the
shade 155
It's a great thing out there to be a native son 169
Each Navajo squaw weaves on an average nine thousand blankets a year 179
As she leveled the lens a yell went up from somewhere 193
As the occupants spilled sprawlingly through the gap, a front tire
exploded with a loud report 207

_A PILGRIM CANONIZED_

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A Pilgrim Canonized

IT is generally conceded that the Grand Canon of Arizona beggars
description. I shall therefore endeavor to refrain from doing so. I
realize that this is going to be a considerable contract. Nearly
everybody, on taking a first look at the Grand Canon, comes right out
and admits its wonders are absolutely indescribable--and then proceeds
to write anywhere from two thousand to fifty thousand words, giving the
full details. Speaking personally, I wish to say that I do not know
anybody who has yet succeeded in getting away with the job.

In the old days when he was doing the literature for the Barnum show,
Tody Hamilton would have made the best nominee I can think of. Remember,
don't you, how when Tody started in to write about the elephant
quadrille you had to turn over to the next page to find the verb? And
almost any one of those young fellows who write advertising folders for
the railroads would gladly tackle the assignment; in fact, some of them
already have--but not with any tumultuous success.

In the presence of the Grand Canon, language just simply fails you and
all the parts of speech go dead lame. When the Creator made it He failed
to make a word to cover it. To that extent the thing is incomplete. If
ever I run across a person who can put down on paper what the Grand
Canon looks like, that party will be my choice to do the story when the
Crack of Doom occurs. I can close my eyes now and see the headlines:
Judgment Day a Complete Success! Replete with Incident and Abounding in
Surprises--Many Wealthy Families Disappointed--Full Particulars from our
Special Correspondent on the Spot!

Starting out from Chicago on the Santa Fe, we had a full trainload. We
came from everywhere: from peaceful New Eng