The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-04
ON ONE side ONLY"
BY EUDYARD KlPLlNG.
topy,igm. 1899. ~ Rsdpa,d Kir,irg.

O0RtnS from hcht lhaI enllN"nCu mo news
papers. All tho citcs whore m"n live ut
breaking strain were sending in their butcher
bills and tho papers OF the cites themselves
apostles OF the Gospel o! Rush, wcro brseech-
ing their readers to koep cool and not to ovor-
work them selves while tho hot wave was upon
them. The rivers were patched and barrod
with s3n.dricd pcbbl.s. the logs and tho
loCgers were drought bound somewhere up
the Con cctcut. and tho grass NJ tho side
OF tho track was burned in II hundred
places ty tho sparks from the locomotive
Men. hatless. toatlcss. and gas ping. lay In the
shade OF that station. whore only few months
ago tn gias stood 30 below zero. Now the
readings wore uS' IN the shade. Main street
do you remente. Main street OF little village
locked W. in the snow ti,'s sprin. had given
up the business 0; life. and an American flag
with some politicians name printed across
tho bottom hung down across tho street
stiff as q board. There were men with fans
and ALPACA coats curlcd UP in splint chairs in
the verRnda Of tho one hotel-amonE thom an
ex.President OF the United States. lie COM
plsted the impression that tho furniture OF
the entire country had been turned out Of
doors for summer cleaning in tho absence of
all the Inhabitants. Nothing looks SO help
lessly OK as a President returned to stores"
The Stars and Stripes sIenilod that the Pres
Opened and shut UP again. Politics ovap-
crate at summer heat. whom all hands are
busy with tho last of the hay and. as the
farmers put 1t. "Nermont's bound to 70 Re-
publican" The custom of the land il to drag
the scuffle and dust of an election over
eral months-to the improvement OF business
and manners. but the noise of that war comes
family up the valley Of tho Connecticut. and
10 lost among the fddling OF the locusts.
Their music puts rs 1t were knifo edge
upon the hsat OF tho day. In truth.
It is a tropical country for tho time being.
Thunder storms prowl and Crowl round tbs
beited hills. spit themselves away in a few
drops OF rain. and leave tho air more dead
than before In tho woods where even the
faithful springs are beginning to run low. tho
pines and balsams have thrown out all their
fragrance upon tho heat, and wait for the wind
to bring news OF tho rain. The clements of
wild carrot and all the gypsy flowers campod
by sufrerance between fence limo and road net
are masked In whito dust. and the golden
rod Of the pastures that are burned to
max color burns too like FURNISHED brass.
pillar of dust on the long hog-b back
Of the road across the hills shows where
. team Is lathering between farms. and
the roofs OF the wooden houses flicker in the
haze of their own heat. Overhead the chicken
hawk Is tho only creature at work, and his
shrill kite-like call sends the gaping chickens
from the dust bath In haste to their mothors
The red squirrel. as usual. feiCns business OF
i'm portance among the butternuts. but this is
pure prlggishness. When tho passer-by IS
gone he ceases chattering and climbs back to
whore the little breezes can stir his tail plumss.
From somewhere undor the lazy fold Of a
meadow comes the drone Of a moving machine
among the hay-ths ,rherr- 40 and the Grunt Of
the tired horses.
Houses are only meant to eat and sleep in.
Tho rest OF life Is lived at full length In the
vsranda- Whom traffic Is brisk three whole
teams will pass that veranda in one dav. and
It is necessary to exchange news about tho
weather and the prospects for oats. When oats
are In there will be slack time on tho farm. and
the farmers will seriously think OF doing the
hundred things that they have let slide during
the summer. They will undertake this and that
when they getaround to it." The phrase trans
lated Is the exact equivalent OF tho n,aHana
Of the Spaniard. the k,l hojaioa Of Upper India.
the v,iroshii Of tho Japanese. and the long
drawled tdihoa Of the Maori. The only person
who gets around" in thi a weather 4, The sun
wv haasior.h ra,umo. " ssn, th 10 ' hvs .un
She walks. and botanzes. and koaoks and
..-,,stha .a.i. ~ w.. ,,.,;.. ,;..,, =. 'n'
etrlps the DARK OH the whlte blrch TO mako
farmer Regards hor with wond,r- Mora does
$3.50 ,.,I a, w.. N'''
no wonuer Still at tho city clerk IN blazer.
who has two weeks holiday in the year and.
anpnrently. unlimited money. which hs earns
a. ~. .osi,st ,ns,,,Jo 49, ~ ..s;,.;,, -.
IN the easiest possioie way ny sitting ut
desk and writing" The farmers wife sees tho
Sashions of tbs summer hoardor and ba,,raan
.h. ,I -, st - w y, a.,
Ihom man anu woman get notion OF the
beauties OF city life for which their children
NAV live to blame them. Ths bloz,rena the
ov,-rod, ,o,v, or, ;n,o,ont rao.,,i.inr, a..
o"h-made gown are innocent recruiting SER
gsants for tho city brCades: and since one
mans profession ia ever n mystery 10 his f.l.
low h,a..r ond Gown harIov. that ~. 800.
no"' piaHor anu gown pei'e'e 'hat inc farmer
must be happy and content Asnmmer resort
-otnh tho thorsanI osa,".s W We. w. th ~
~a.eh Inc 'ious'''u ASPECTS Oh 'te III inc Az
lantic States. Remomber that between June
and September it is the desire of all who can
- ,-ot 49,, ,,~,,, tha hi,, 49,. n, ,'.
OF wantonncss. as people leave London-but
because OF actual heat. SO they got away in
Thai. n, ,I,ons With that ~ III ,,.,- -
u''o'' VIZ, '"',' "''''''na 'i' WV" VI
tho ron men Tor hV" clear months. tho 9th ers
for as long as thoy can and like drawing like