The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-03-25
SARGE .PLUNKETT,
TIE SPRING TIME Is CEITAINLT
UPON Us AT LAST.
.Ehe Farmers Have Gone to Work with n
Vim and Are Hopeful of a Change in
lIe Times and "A Good Fruit Crop

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ola winter has gone, the fragrance of
spring is with US ana a good fruit crop is
almost certain.
have been watching for the lazy grin
to ecttl,. upon Browns face before / threw
an nay hat ana proclaimed that spring is
here. The grin buIdcL yesterday and 1
shall plant corn tomorrow. Brown Is "A
better indicator of the weather than an
Tie weather bureaus put together When
id is cold it is almost Impossible 70 set
HIM up To make a fire ia the mornings,
and he shivers and kicks the cats and dogs
numerically when he does get up. nut
when the purtn begins 10 warm up ana ihe
sun To- sorter brou he takes upon his face
"a lazy grin that STAYS there I'LL about
Time To SILVER a1ain the next winter
Everything is cheerful on the farms low
that We know tire spring is "a -ftt.iliS-
THE trees are blooming ia the orchards aii
iu tire woods the doswood blossoms are
white ANA tne honey ur1lus smell sweet ana
look PRETTY. Tire fresh piowci ground IS
a. delight to the ,oIutrymcu and tn"
birds hop chsrrlis iu the burrows
cHirpiul ali the day. All these things nave
charms for the country man and uvIe are
many u the towns who would like 10 come
out and enjoy tine pleasures. To sel OH ihs
hard rocks uf tile City aud walk iu tine
m How ground OF the fields aud so over
tue woods gathering blossoms, UP aud down
tae bsEacuts -meliug ana plu0hH- the
hau.e.u.EI.4 nm s1.n as this would have
charms ta- many WHO Lre IN tue sltE ana
whom the country people look upon with
Do eye ur envy. These simple THINGS pl
country lla v9aLI hsius me sweetest ueiii-
oIiss ID many that wc know ANA that rs.
envy perhaps These busy mru 81 ta"
towns aI uat have just the very happy time
taat a.utry people tl.Hiz they have. th-y
ha.e their aIsietlc- aa wen ass w- d5. and
#.H
tue country should have amy trouble, gust
is We wonder why tney should not De enc
tirgly couttutei- The business man OF the
c.ty often feels the need Of rest. They
CRAVE the opportunity 10 relax and rest by
spending some ~ the time of this sweet
season 900 ROM ing over the fields and woods
am5a2 tine Wild flow Prs, ana drinalns butt
Ter milk with hot corn grizzlies; they would
relish this Gar more thau they do the line
dishes they are used 20, ana we country
people ARE NOT 70 blame for wondering why
They don't a3 just that way NJ they SO
desire. Eut they can't aif0rj 10. Their
wealth must 1e attended To- Every corner
must Zoe watched. AND there is just as much
anxiety about their work as we t.al we
struggle 10 lua BE tll hle au3 tongue meet.
There is class though. that vii. @aoa be
packing mp Go Gat Off To some fashionable
resort. even lu THESE hard Times Many OF
THESE VIII DEE strained 90 keep 4p TINS style.
bat fashion has its laws that must be tvm-
plct with
A great many pretty soon w-l join
the fashionable whirl that iJ would suit
much better To ue OUT at some shady cogu- 4
try home through tue season ANA sEea-
saving ot money besides. ! would like To
persuade some ts just my this gong eut to
The country t1r ore season. il would
keep the money at home ana they woul3
feel Jast as &ell attcr tine season 4as ended
auI tine time comes for taam ta return. %
tntfr homes. Iles. fashionable I,'aIe Who
strain 90 81, or o. famous resorts Ilasr .e.l
soriar ais Brown and . U-et GO feel when
u, would Steal OH fishing ou Suua.ts- Nc
were certain t3 sa- t whipping nu aar re-
turn. and the thoughts we Hdi s.aa- q
took away the pleasure chat as ul.e l- AaFe
had. Many % r.au strains t1 reach These
fashionable demands that feels #. tine t.-u-
the trouble hs viii have iH the wlrl-lp /
from the extravaeaIee. 4 plenty OF cheap Z
homes could Dr. secured near t}, aai inc I
comforts OF spending tile summer quietly 4
au.ou.- the Wild flowers and crystal streams .
is much more substantial than running OK /
% the slashore and fashionable resorts.
last sunday wa went out t9 tae church Z
ana everything saCWed inspired with the .
Spriu-time cheer. Tine Young people sat ont +
i'm the bueeies and hreathad iu the ur-Lt I
sunshine ana talked of what suited 5t,'n T
best d. is none of am ulG mans business +
To know what these Young folks -aI--I I
about. ami no ono hut themselves WiN ever +
know what was said. bat some day, Ifr- .
LaQs. many years from now, these same .
people viii remember with the hapl-~t 4
feelings the occasion and every WORD Ntl d
be as fresh as spring and as sweet as tae (
flowers. The little children were dressed III {
cheerful spriuetimc style and had blossoms 4
and buds about them. These country tili-
drcn have a more cheerful air about them 4
than they diI few years ago, despite the 4
hard times. They have learned that
living I'm the country ami worNiuE on the
farm is not the hard thing THAT some
ni-.tt suppose. AMI the parents OF these
children have learned not 20 pc lot ever
hrinoaning ta.ir lot. forever t2lhinS ABOUT (
rr-a of their children. There rs "a Ercdt
deal in Imagination. and the children oi
a. Tow years ago had "A rEnt 10 lhla5lhe
that any business Iu the world was better
man farn1iue-thc eternal conservation of
the old people led them into this error.
Lately there is some talk OF the hdrd
times. Of cent cotton ana lHe iath OF
more silver but the responsibility Is placed
somewhere else than upon the old fields
Of Geor-ia and il is well that n Is So
There viii never again be an unhealthy
running OF the young men 70 tne toWH7 70
seek employment. Perhaps the town people
Will he running to the country always |
hereafter. ! heard "A good old gentleman
say "a few saturdays aEo that .untry life
bieeSfnrs Ia mankind "tfOQ bless Sunday
said The old man. lie told me that was
in not for the rest he gets ON Sunday that
ne would be i'm the asylum in less than ii 1
the towns is too intense. business bust /
nessi All mankind Is running wild on
business. The whole world is oys~yyorked. ,
The day is not sufficient to satisfy the
greed. Night must be lit mp and turned
into day. The great wheels of industry |