The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-03-29
cuApTRp VI.

ASarts'a ngAsuNs, ron Assn AGAINST.
When July comes 10 an end the col
legcs and schools Of lrkford break NJ
for their holidays, and there cnsnc y
regular stampede II teachers and pupils
and parents 10 tho lakes or the seaside,
continent or country "anywhcre, any
where out " the town AWAY from It's
dust, its smoke. IT, closc aud sitting
heat. from It's rolling carts and omni-
buses. It's dingy streets. out Into the
fields Il possible. or to the fair seashorc,
or amidst the cool aud mighty hikes
and mountains.
When Augpsthas fairly sot In lrkfort
Is won't 10 look empty; the squares are
deserted. the shops little troubled by
customers, whilst tho young women be-
hind the counters droop aud look limp
aud white aud blcachcd like every othcr
living thing in tho unwholcsome heal
81 n town.
II was the ~bcginnlngo Of August In this
particular year Of which | am writing.
Tho day was Monday. aud Il was n
bank holiday. The heat In the town
was sitting; mol n cloud was TO b. eel
In the dull blue sky. save tho dun-col.
orcd shroud Of smoke which eneirclcd
Irkford. aud through which tho sun
glarcd nnwlnklngly like y ball II mol
ten bfass. Hot. hot everywhcrel Hot
In the monstrous warehouses, hot in
the dim and dusty offices; hot on tho
hard stone pavcmcnts Of tho squares and
In tha narrow strccts Hottest Of III,
perhaps. In the rows 81 thluly built
suburban houses. with their inadequate
blinds and iimsy walls and ill.ittlng
windows.
In tho parlor occupied by Angela aud
Mpbclle FArfax they both M this broil-
ing morning. The blinds were drawn
down to Keep tho sun out; the windows
were shut TO keep the dust out; and yet
u was hot-stiaing hot.
allow agfnl II Isl calculated Miss
Fairfax from the sofa upon which she
had flung herself, and upon which she
lay, languldly waving . ian up and
own.-her face vndcred moro pallid
and marble-w hIse than ever BY the great
heat Nature Il much kinder In TIL,
respect TO some Of her children than u
others, and. as usual. arbitrary AND
caprlcions In her favors, For example,
excessive heat did net give Angels
Fairfax a red face, nor Philip Massc1
either-h rendered tisesn rather bette
looking than before, but Ia enect apol
the coun.enancs d Mr.. fordycc was In
decd lamcntahlc.
7 ''hor awfulF' repeated Angela. II
its half "A cold hero In winter a. u
hot N summsr, | shall der
) No answer from Mabellc. who sat q
the c~cntcrssble her rapid ilngvrs def
" manipulating a straw has and som
black game n employment tending
|, TO produce sickness Of the fingers 4
! that temperature. aud who did not com
plain II the heat. nor of anything else
Her sweet lace was paler than i ha'
beent htr ryes somewhat dark an,
/ heavy, while In her whole attitude
there was a drooplng l~istlesncss. tellin|
VI wsariness.
s'Whun I think Of the reciory. an
Ncnside. and the gardens. this Is lntol
cradle, aud | could scrsamr' pursue'
Miss fairfax. who had = way Of empha
sizing the last words 81 her remarks.
mo doubt Il "a pleasant At Nensid
now" her sister acluie<ccd.
| Pleasant l should think %. Oh
this Is a miserable life that lead Ho'
I hate and loafhc III Drudgery an
/ slavery oil day and all Tho week-an
. a.. -I.so ug ffL.t thai