Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-02

every day is like one OF our most
beautiful June days, with cold morn
ing and evening thrown in, the ther-
mometer marking 65 degrees perhaps
at noon and 40 degrees or a tritlc lower
wen at night. That is the very perlec-
don of weather; it is weather as Is
weather." and no mistake.
From the middle of March till early
in June the heat grows gradually ter
rifle till it gets to be unhcarahle.
This climax happens about the mlddle
Of May; then you so on bearing 1t Two
n three weeks longer The neat mes
about in Zigzags, the ground flies up
to meet ii, and together they make
your head swim. Hot and dry, dry
and hot; no rain. yet not drought
because it never does rain and can |
rain at that time of year 1t doesn't t
know how. In the hot weather II IS
only hot. In the rainy season 1t only
rains. There are no postponements on
account of the weather, because there
is only one kind of wcather--at a
time There are no sudden changes,
for the same reason. There is comfort
in these thoughts. You put your UNI
brella away in camphor in September,
knowing that you will not require it
again for eight months at least. And
you tin your ribbons, silks and kid
gloves Theoretically in May, away from
mildeW, knowing that you will not see
them again before October. There are
no barometrical surprises for the
dweller in the tropics. There is no
starting on a picnic in the distant
woods, full of life and spirits, at >
o clock in the morning, in light mus
lin dress and straw hat deckcd with
roses. with teeth h-chatterinS return
at 80 o'clock. the muslin soaked with
rain and then frozen on you, rtliS OF
pink from the saturated roses adornlnG
vour nose You may come home in
Manila with your gay blue muslin fad
ed out white. but it has not been
rained or showed on. and your feet are
dricr and hotter than when You set
forth on them. But then. YOU don't go
much on picnics in the tropics. Too
many snakes.
But the hot weather. being prepared
for it, can be got through somehow.
Wet sail cloth on the top OF the hrouS-
ham. a servant with numbrella
whenever you move. houses hullt 10
keep cool in, with high ceilings ana
punhabs. and no movements required
of YOU and no dressing for falls in the
Thermometer. and no burdcning one
self With wraps for such drops-Which
is one reason why we suffer 50 intense
" here when we venture out OF sight
of home-all these appliances ana mn
munitics make it possible To gasp
through the sitting hot weather. y
day or two OF cremation, lot ot dark
clouds. and one day. o refreshing re
mcmbrance. "A few big. round. solemn
drops" are heard to slap the baked
earth smartly, then more and more" a
hard shower, and the monsoon has
burst The rains have come.
Hug well the first few hours of delicious
relief for there comes Il tim" when 1'
extra raindrop breaks the camoI@ back
and Won are as oVerhornc with wet a.
YOU were with dryneSS. But ut first
The dusty earth rclcnts and begins to al
low the water to soften Its surface. ift
earth sends up a grateful fragrance
which YOU drink in with deep hitathS,
the shrubs shine open their leaves an"
hold up their heads to the welcome down
pour. How tired they get Of their cNu-
| hcranCc later. when soaked and water
logged 'tii'A SOM 'lltieN ne SP' , ','t>
Nnlieh over tue '"'i' ~ "i'C h'''"' % |
| JnSt no" 'H'A ar E''e'li}7 'll' - -
OF tftf IlN'H. NI''h iVul @
fences SFrou', TWO Hl"utiN Idt'i '"" ~. w.
nave ~ FuSh 10 tl' i'Vhiit~ 7t"'' 7 ~ ,,' y
| lew hours T." re sure \"" n"NS n,' ,, =" W. :, .
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| NohfFtil- Whcu N"ui 'oo'' ih"'" |N
/ liiEHt' anu hothiHE th'' H"u '""t A. - y
| from Ciaiaiililf.:'9 W mn ~ il'iD9 -,
eaten through 'h' hHIrtS "i H"u' p'"', ' :,
ana tn covers are hl"nird ana tI'"M.p
| ana olhefWiSe Hc'"r'a ny "l'tt "l,T
| lilth You 'iSh N"u' N'u no" E"'i ~ ~
/ nave Nto"l ~ " "lli"o" ~ 'i'hii'f, "a Wv
scent WH'H t,i' t,'i th 'NuH'" ','t ~"
ln& OUT your H'tiioS 20 t"''ti Wll.it :N''l u
/ l'opNoH fttiiS NPIt tl'S - an ~
NpuftlrS' lh'i''u' N"i'll"liS' 'H',i'
! acts dtidSeS' ih'N soon enough "tN''"i
! llllo'
/ 1t does not rain every minute IN The
rains. but ii is likely 1T any minnt" Il
+ do 50. In this way. hoping Yet fearing
! you snatch drives. And it somCtimts
/ rains at night and gives YOU . day fam
! and serene If il rains all day, you have
/ to take your drives. if you want any air
at night But there is no danger of your
coachman's leaving or giving warning
/ after dinner, which means II o'clock ol
So Your Coachman takes your order tt
/ get his horses hdrneSsod at midnight
! with the same equanimity with which ht
receives u similar behest at midday. Ant