The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-09-19

York IN August; ~ d9rvNspectacle
y Tk ~ u 1asl Ia do~ly pd hcas
lily Ihou spp ! s. san'ii. kuty ant
grad have "a ny w.s. Trns1 lust, hur
ars dedhl reign-aewn ssSS as usual
but in the tranquil region above Beecker how
lonely and deserted seems everything.
The climbing roses that late made gay and
kbri4s thc &pnd sf amy p psar " home
hate ore BY One DEPARTED, and the fair faces
that GLANCED through their vines OF adorned
the balconies on a pleasant evening are also
gone. Yet, though the gay and fashionable
have fled, life, ever tceming busy life goes
on. The homes ofthe poor are not deserted.
Their faces sre seen peering from out their
| windows in search of pure mir, and their
children now play unmolested mon the mar
| bic steps of tho wealthy.
rs nine O'Clock In the morning, and 81
watching the movements Of party of child
/ rem rs Plsy IN a vacant binding spot hard b..
little knoll of srass Is there, and very busy
are the little ones ~ tiseir work, building
miniature houses. Their nioy onents are sel
| tree and 'ovous as thosecf country children.
L is strange for them tn be al plas. Their
baskets. with which they beg from door 70
door, have been SET aside only for moment.
Soon they must 90 their weary round. But
hark, a glad shout arises amid the GROUP
That little bev with the iaxen hair has found
u flower, a homelv blossom it, grown in m
al
faces gaze upon il. That poor pale little
girl presses il TO her thin lips, while tear
vets It's dusty leaves. No such token was ey-
er thine before, poor wayside flower.
Thy one remainder OF grace and beauty
is placed in the most prominent place in the
wonderful play house, and when the group
disperses the pale little girl bears it careful
" in her hand, intending that ii shall grace
the broken nosed tea pot in the one window
of her close dark room
Presently another group appears. \ tall
gipsey like woman with young child in her
arms, n followed by lad hearing basket;
sanny-hairei girl of eight summers com
pIetes the group. TO the same worn patch
OF grass but Just deserted they make their
way, and begin preparations for their morn
ing meal from out the contents of the bask-
ct never needing the sun which pours upon
them its fer cest heat. Very daintilv does
the mother Gull the choicest morsels for her
Youngest child while the others smile in ar-
proyal. " ith what AN AIR Of triumph the
hoy exhibits large mcat-bone that the un-
thrifty servant has laid aside as only fit for
beggars Ali il feeds the hungry and makes
a smile play upon lips where smiles are rarely
seen. There ~ inv a. tliat breakfast By the
dusty wayside that can seldom be found liz
the gorgeou. mansions hard by.
Carefully preserving the remnants of the
meal, for ever day does not bring the like
fortune, the Eide party breaks up. Manful-
" shoulderiag his basket the boy tradges On,
the champion OF those who follow. Woe TO
the naughty lad who shall seek 10 rob him of
his treasure or cast q stone At any under his
protection. The sunny haired girl casts a
conscious glance around, adjusts tie tattertd
mantle about her shoulders with the grace of
a Partisan dlmsel, andwith tripping step dis
appeared. Alas! il is not always summer
When cold winds and frosts appear, where
shall such az these find refuge II
Turning from the window we seek refuge
from saddenin@ in novel, for who can rad
aught else ut tAis season? At length the
lenghtenng shadows show that the longest
day must have a close: a pure night breeze
is reviying, the weary.
\ few more long, saltrv days glide by, and
September comes. The air is now crisp and
cool. Gay silks from out shop windows are
lending new grace 10 their fair wear
ers futter gracefully down Broadway.
Y ashngton Market i in H. glory. Luscious
traits he piled on hcapea up stalls. Peach
Is, rosy and luscious, speak eloquentiy of the
sunny orchard slopes where they were gath
cred Golden pears, merry and laughing at
their own plumrness, osle the dark, rich !,
clusters Of the grape.
No longer are the up town mansions de-
serted. Faces more radiant than cvor from
country ramhlrs, appear on the balconies and
Conservatives are once more
thrown open, and The wealth within dis
played.
New books come with al other good things.
The Newcomes is finished at last. We shed
sad earnest tears NJ the death Of the dear
good Colonel; smile a. half pleasant, half
anxious smile al the limited marriage, and end
by loving the sarcastic yet true heartcd au-
thor Oh these personages more than ever. A