12 BOULDER REVERIES. 



his own power of reason, thinks himself the 

 ruler of the universe. Harnessing the forces of 

 nature, he compels them in many places to undo 

 their deeds of the past and create new scenes, 

 new diversions, for his pleasure and his artifi- 

 cial needs. 



Give to nature time and the free working of 

 the forces at her command, and worlds can be 

 shaped, continents builded, and chaos changed 

 into cosmos. What she does is on a magnificent 

 scale. M an can but imitate, elaborate here and 

 there, fit for his sesthetic tastes. His power is 

 puny, yet he thinks it great. He can not de- 

 stroy a single iota of her matter or her force. 

 In the twinkling of an eye she can hurl him and 

 all his kind into eternity. Gentle must be his 

 means to deal successfully with her velvet his 

 touch. Led like a lamb, here and there, can she 

 be controlled but driven, never. 



II. 



Aug. SO, '98. We live and we realize it not. 

 The years of manhood roll by as swiftly as the 

 fortnights of youth. Sixteen years ago next 



