The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-07-20
THE sEAMY SIDE OF IT.



Behold now IL cometh that the time
is upon us when the chief woman Of
the household calleth her children to
gether rs hen gAthereth her brood
under her wings, and depsrteth with
them into the Far Country of the
summer Resort.
Peradyenture the far country may
indeed be- in the remote region beyond
the mountains, or IL NAV chance TO be-
only fcw furlongs away, but
wherever it lioth the chief woman aud
her children, before they can reach 1t,
must cross over the river of Solid
Comfort, which diyidcth the land OF
Plenty from the region Of the summer
Resort, where all things are barren
AMI full of sorrowful complaints
Iiowbcit the chief woman and her
children goeth gladly into this barren
land. with songs and lunch baskets
and rejoicing Of heart They have
seen pictures of the summer Resort
habitation, surrounded with great
trees and much green grass, aud built
around about with many porchcs, and
the appearance Of great revrlry
The Chief woman indcth It "a wealth
er beaten place Of forbidiing look
The great trees werr even swept away
by the storms Of the winter season
and the swine that fAttcn IN this sum
mer land have fed upon the grass that
grew A. the green bay trees in the
picture. The porches she hndeth to
b. few and wobbly, and m all the
land she can see no rcyelry AZ all.
though she soarcheth Tor it diligently
She gathercth her children INTO two
small rooms where the temperature
mouuteth to fever heat, and sctteth
them 20 tight yaliantly against the
wild hordcs of mosquitoes which
would even take the place Of her hab.
iation from her. Her soul wAxcth -or.
rowful within her, but because OF the
contention She cr-twhile hsd with the
Mighty Man Of the house, her hus.
band. whose shckels even now burn
within her pocket, about coming TO
this place She drivrth hack the
tears. and when she callrth up the
pride Of her soul TO sustain her. she
seateth herself TO write to this Vessel
Of money making and contention
She telleth him that she hath
gained IN flesh and the children are
increased in stature and IN grace, and
she abstAineth from dwelling ON the
habitAtion and the mosquitoes that
sbide therein She re.olyeth that
she will also stay IN this place whole
month, A. she started out to do. She
msketh up her mind that she will.
But as tn, days 20 on she hndeth u
more and more a hard task and her
heart licth heavier within her The
fhesh shrinkcth away from her bones
daily, and though she calleth aloud
for food there cometh from the hard.
hearted ruler OF the summer Resort
but scant return Her daughter
eatcth black berries m the road and
oometh home with the cramps Her
hoy fcastcth ON another mans green
apple, ami melons, and her shckel,
go TO restore the angry mans loss. /
The wild COW Of a nearby tribe chas.
eth her soa into a nearby tree. where .
he remaineth undiscovered for whole .
day aud night, and while he finally
walketh home deadly snake ariseth
from the ground and bitcth him on
the leg. Her daughter falleth into
the creek and cometh down ON bed
OF sickness, and only the mosquitoes
of this forsakoh place wax fat and see
contentment in their days
The Chief Woman's heart overflow.
eth, her cup Of anguish runncth over.
Again she gathcreth up her snakc.bit.
ten, fcycr.strickcu children and with
them hioth back 20 her own habitatlon
ami her husband, where she rcmaincth
in peace and safety, seeing only con.
tcutment and JOY in her days for a