The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14

Until some one gently hints that there
are some other things which could better
have been spared than the summer and
the birds Then it is you go away, far
away. from the presence of everybody
into the pure air and under the blu'e sky:
YOU lie down among the golden rod on
the clean, grass-covered earth, and think
beautiful thoughts. Nothing troubles
you-nothinS. And you quote anything
you please. anything which comes into
your mind. You can't help it.
THE foolish fears of what might pass
You cast them all away
Among the clover-scented grass;
Among the new-mown hay:
Among the husflins of the corn,
Where drowsy peoples nod,
Where i'll thoughts die and good are
born
Out in the fields with Cod
Your, thoughts wander backwards to the
warm, lazy days OF only few weeks
ago. and you wonder how you ever could
have been 50 utterly dsvoid Of energy.
You don't know how You could have
felt like saying:
"Its not the hand only that lieth thus
I'm wsaried in spirit. Tn listless in
will :"
Now your brain, at least. is active, and
You feel as if you could move mountains
if you only wanted to.
Then You begin to realize that the even
ing shadows are closing in around you:
the stars begin to twinkle and the little
moon to shine, and some beautiful words
are singing themselves to you. You
listen:
AT my feet the river glideth
Like a shadow-sullen, dark;
On the stream the white moon rideth
Like a bark.
Now the moon is floating to me:
On the stream l see ii stray,
Swinging boatlike as 'twoud WOO
Far away.
And the stars bsnd from the azure:
i could touch them where l lie,
:" And they whisper all the pleasure
OF the sky.
There they smile and shine above
Till think some things there be
In the very heavens that love me,
Even me-"
But there is an end to all things fair;
so Your holiday, with its id e dreams, is
swiftly drawing to a close when the real
tstlc phase Of life shall be presented.
Already many of these who acted in the
drama of the summer season are on
another stag, playing another part and
those lew who remain will soon, also,
nave to obey the memorable command OF
stern necessity, and go to work.
Most OF those who leave this community
each year after the holiday season is over
go 10 other places to teach or be taught.
among the young ladies of Buckingham
VINO are attending the Normal at Farm
vile this year are Misses Edna E,can
and Mabel Swoope
NESS Maud Jones, of this place. who
IS a recent graduate of the State Normal
School, has left for NIcGaheysville, where
she has a position in the High School
there.
AIR. Don Hebditch. who holds a degree
from William and Mary College. has been
elected principal CT a large school in
Grayson county
Mr.. D. W. Holingsworth. of the Union
Theological S minary, whose work during.
the summer months was most satisfac-
tory and acceptable to the people of New
Store and ARpomattoX churches. has
returned TO the seminary to complete his
course in theology.
Mr. Aiaben S. Jones has left for William
and Mary College.
The trustees of this (Francisco) district
met on the Esd ultimo and elected the
following white teachers:
School No. Miss Patsie Johns.
Southside-Miss Lizzie Baldwin.
Andersonp!ile-Aiiss Lizzie Gillian. u
Sheppards-ldtss Annie P. Jones.
rorbes-NIiss Mary Daniel.