The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-09-14
NJ ID DOESN'T NEED REST.
A Change Of Mental Food is VIVA,
is Required, Says Arp.
THE BARLOW PHILOSOPHER
Tells Htu lie Secures AeataI Res; whea
lie Crews Weary With Sissy us
Rem naiioGS.

Rem n1iioES.
The mind dosea't neei rest. 70. IL
Will no; re.s;. but IL nce-is a change oi
mental food. We caunc, at Will sop
thinking. but We can give our Thoughts
more pleasing dirccticn aSd that Is
rest. And 30. when l get tired AID
psrolexed reading and Illuminating
about the war and the negroes and
:solitical corruption, l take a day OF
AMI commune with nature and her
wonderful works, which are ever be-
fore us and around us. l. Is even
rest to hear it thunder and to which
the gathering Of the clouds and we
come the big drops O. rain tina; fall
upon the steps. When the lightning
is flashing and the thunder stroke
comes quick and sharp andnear. We re-
tire from the veraIn-.. ard foT 4 little
while humble ourselves under the
mighty hand OF God. and ;Nat Is rest.
Then let us not worry and preplex our
selves all OF our waking hours about
things which are afar off. but take
shelter and ocmfcrt a: home. Let u
change the diet and it will rest rs
mentally and physically. Ny COOL
father was a philosopher ard would
say to me. now. my son. | yant You
20 hoe these potatoes AMI when you get
tired you can weed the onions for a
rest" Professor Mitchell. the grea:
astronomer, told men that when hi
| mir'd was wearied with long and per
picking calculations ami his eyes were
| tired of figures, nothing relieved him
more than a game OF whist with MS
| wife and children. 1t was a delightful
rest.
But my sweetest rest is fro!.c with
the little grandchildren and listening
| TO their innocent discourse. There are
two little girls of three and five years,
| who visit ire almost every day anl
| Climb my knees and kiss my old
rough cheek, and say that am no: old
nor ugly and every night l help their
mother put them to bed and tell then
the same old stories about Jack tbs
giant killer. and the bean vine and she
wolf and the pigs and little Red Rio
ing Hood, and what l did when / wa!
little boy. BY and by the monotone
| Of my voice becomes their lullaby ant
the little eyes close ard the LITTLE
heads fall over cn M shoulder All;
:hey are off sor the land OF dreams
When the father has to 60 to hi'
drug store every night an old grandpt
is help to a tired mother, and an
thankful that I am yet fit for that.
saw a pair of oldfaahiored blu'
birds today ard felt like the friend.
OF my youth had come back. Som
years ago they disappeared and hav'
wozierei what became OF them. !
jaybird With only cne leg comes ever.
day to the fountain to drink. l an
trying TO make a friend of him. b.
he rs very shy ard suspicious. Som
cruel boy hit him with sling shot,
reckon, FOR l see them sometimes /;
the back all trying to get shot at m.
pigeons. Maybe that jaybird will NEE
that boy in purgatcry. Boys are l.
mean about killing birds as cur gov
eTnment is about killing the Fhili
pines. But this is Christian coun
try, ard, l reckon, 4: is all righ,
These pigeons that have happy HON
at my house are an interesting stud
for the young people. We have abou
hundred Of them, and some of ther
are ever before us as we sit on tn
veranaa. They are Of many color.
from almost black to pure snoI
wt.te, and at all hours OF the day the
gather at the little hydrant fountain
the front yard and drink and then Fl
away. TIE pigeon is the only bir
that drinks by draught or suction, a
We do. All other birds raise .hei
hends and let the water run down b
gravity and then dip the hill down fc
another drop. Pigeons do not fee
their young with worms or bugs, b,
the old birds digest their food in the
own craws into curd and eject it in,
the mouths OF their young. Hence
is that very young pigeons or squal
generally de when they are give
away. Pigeons are Iot exactly poly;
mdsts, but the males have no partic,
lar mate and they will feed the your
Of any mother. Indeed; they do mo
Of the feeding. They are not gall
naceous nor razores. Now let Il
:, young people hunt up these big word
They can walk, but cannot hcp. Mo
t all other birds can hop, but cam,
. walk. CT course pigeons are pigeoi
toed, and so are some folks We k1o,
A pigecn-toed girl generally wea
long dresses. Then there is a la
: guage called pigeon English. 1t
really pidsin English, fer pidgeon is
Chinese word and means business, al
. !. pidgen English is a mixture OF Chine
: and English and OF signs by whi,
: business is transacted in the ports b
q tween natives and foreigners.
The migrating butterfly Is moy;l
2 southwark. For two weeks past O
or more have been seen at all hou
Of the day on the wing passil
through our grove My neighbors I
4 and near tell me they are passing the
= homes. 1t is good. large yellow b1
terfiy Of uniform size and shape Al
o co:or They do not come in pairs
$ focks, but singly and not o:ten
i sight CT each other. They all CO,
end go in the sane direction and
not stop a moment rcr pause to 81
IS the honey from flower. Well. now
lie have counted them by the clock
d tasz .n ssss,. nsss Nv: s,a,: in mini Rs
81 through my h7sens :, . ooo ~
day. day. II. 70 saen. W count sooya an n. = Z