The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-11-29
GRENADA MISS, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 80, 1888.
it was provoking all around. Those


Strawberries to be replanted, and that
cider lost" And then John, Jr., came
around to my chair, slipped his grow
ing arms about my neck, and gave me
a kiss. That settled it.
This was the first session Of that
terrible day. 1wish it could have
ended Just then, But it did not.
II was one OF those soft days
of gold in autumn when the world
closes in around you in cOmpaniona-
BILE way. All sounds reach you on such
a day as il they had some relation to
yourself. Wagons rattle across the val
ley full Of corn or stalks, and others
full Of red apples, and you hear them
as II close at hand. So the world is all
a neighborhood. You never at any
other time feel 80 gentle and kindly.
Caterpillars crasl safely across your
track, although you know their mis-
sion is mischievous. Such days are
made for peace, and rest and delicious
dreaminess, and friends, and friendly
books, such as those OF Charles Egbert
Craddock and dear DR.. Holmes, and
other good painters and jolly laughers.
They are the only days when | wish |
were not woman, but squirrel. or
something that could quickly climb
every red-leaved tree to the very top,
and sit in the punches of beech nuts
and laugh and chatter ~ myself, In
poems and anticipations.
No, | shall not tell you any more OF
my tribulations. Only l assure you
that the day was like the morning
and have no way of expressing it
unless, unless it be that some days are
possessed. Perhaps little of the
difficulty Jay with myself-my irri'
tability-a very little to be sure. But
now l will tell you that some other
days are possessed also, only they art
possessed with care and sound diges
ton, and self-control and a hundred
other good angels that are always ny
ing about ready to make fine days fol
US. For my part l do not see thai
much trouble comes of care; it is only
the not taking care that makes the
trouble. II each one in a household
bears his Or her fair share, every day
will be well possessed with delight
1t will never do for us to be careless
Therefore | do not wish to pray for {
life free from care. If one were walk
ing on golden pavements, think III
must take care not to get very tlre(
of it, wishing for a clover field
and a lane that smells of mint, an(
dew. and wild asters. There are NJ
DAYS quite as fine as the every days,
when nothing very special occurs-n(
picnics, or visitors, Or birthdays
nothing at all but twelve hours full o
kindliness and sunshine, when there i
nothing done but duty. That, / tak'
it, is what we are to aim after-a
every day lovableness, l know fe"
families who are never quite happ,
only at home. They do not take mur
interest in public occasions s-probabI
not quite enough; for one should 90 t.
the county fair for the good OF othe
folks land as for lectures and sociaOleS
they are needful evil, full OF good, AM
not to be dispensed with. ! am even in
cliued to believe that church festival
can not be dispensed with. / woul
attend and aid such, in select way
Gregariousness IS an element OF HI
man nature not to be quickly sloughe
off.
This day of mine draws to a clos'
and am glad to say it has been on
OF those possessed Of sweetness an
light. The whole world rests. IE
work of the year is done. think
hear the last OF the days passing b,
} humming quietly with the bees, who's
hives are full, and now have only
suck the sweets Of latest flowers al
sleep in the shine of the golden hour
81 have finished the work Thou gave
me to dom That is the delight of II
year. Farewell. calm day of rest ar
) peace. dip my pen once more in II
ink. The hour strikes twelve. On
! for the chasm Of this deep rich, grow
ing silence of night, should long sin'
! have left my room for sleep. But Il
| companionableness OF night mu
7 have occasionally. l have dipped IL
pen only to keep from too deep med
5 tation-from being lost in too reno
= dreams 1t is done. Goodnight.
t Mary +. Spencer, IN ST. Louis GIod
t Democrat