Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-17
EVERYDAY ILLU SiONS
Perspective in Time and Distance-NhF
Youthful Days Were Good.

| Far off fields look green. Distance
lends cnchantmont to the view. ivy
WAYS Of expressing universal tflih
frequently forgotten IN these summer
da;s says a writer In the PittSburs DIS
Patch.
me city dwencr catches a glimpse OF
green fields anu wooded hillside and pro-
misses himself Il dav Of rural peace ana
sylvan delight Memories Of the long
ago when he ran care free. unkcmpt ana
uuculiiVatcl around ne old nnmcst6 al,
blur his vision, which may. in measure.
account for his ShortSiSnicdnesS. Ar-
rived at the chosen spot nc vaguely i"clS
that it was not worth while. that the imp
is somewhat disappointing. that tbe com
try looked good deal better from the
city than close at hand. ~ the other
woman sail Of her friends makeup. II
was all right Until you LOOKED into j.
II was the differcnc" between view
from in front and peep behind the
scenes.
The soft green sward. invitinely repoGc-
full while one looks down Upon il from
the roadside becomes a turcly bail
patch of mud and d,:st when used rs
couch. And myriads of bugs and ins"ctN
and worms and catcrpillars and grabs
nd animals. hinC3s. uuadrupcG and cen
tipcde. crawl into tn" visitors ears and
hair and slimly worm their ~ into the
rcCt<SeS of his garments.
I2ut the country is NOT peculiar in this
respect The city. viewed from tn" sur
ronndinc hills looks picture" State
lY Buildings, tail towers. handsome spires
FINK, t1,, ,na3d IA yrinljn, ri,ars
white-painted steamboats,. gliding trolley
cars quitting ana swiftly disappearing
trains with endless strings Of cars. spider
IKE br'dScs, ana VICE WnarNeS ~. IT,
may hc seen rom tIi' TIT tpi'Ns IT, tt-''t
sand " 'nsiovS. OF thousands Of arc amps
"itctf'T SI-tr, 80 II
eh" III" LII Hill. St'n"t 'l,,N Til .,ii
,SntH 81. tmu ,.n''.9; ih ho'ii;cb,s
iS.i' 81 r,tind ,inIdt
ever ann dId,ll w, 1891 ~ lN''-I@ '''"
% steam ana Sin'ht. "a. H.
Si"h'lh- hr" from l''t'!hl'uS NJ 49,, N'
IN" reg anu NI'"it i'SH,S VI 'u ~ -,
duplicated upon W" hriiuh- S''fiHi''a'
in the harhnr-SuCh ~ the picture l" u"
seen from tn" hills att'r niIhtiah.
II were easy to weave a romano" "i
Fair& land with such 4 setting. hut LAX
ear ana II" whirl"d citI ward. ihr
stately buildings bat shut in II" heated
air, the spires ana towers ~" hidn'l ~
an advertising sien or ! water tank. tht
mills arc an intern" ~ neat anu Sliil'
the rivers are SlurGiShlN unlh''reN'lhs .
the white steamboats, arc q dlrgN, mucA-
h"Srraichcr nnnh' SCRIPT anu w. liN'
Ms fi'ainI lrnnryS II I'LL ,Ir1,..n ,r,tk
1arr," nuffi lhS "Eri I'M ", ~ iIlt ,,,,
rs fer the broad whAt.tr. Ii" i'hs H."
utcd tn" better. 30 cis.S '''- "Hi''' -
insane. t ~
ne fusion ~ tlii'' ,.ro,,,.
sort r. go" n" I'LL rr;rh,
pf"N'rh!iI- f""lH y ~" ~ ~.
EST age hecauS' l'aGcN' IL, ;,,i' t,
'afiltGie was rtr'ndA 'fH"te' IN, n 49, i
I" give an ne hau u" pc Il n''N -
re y ny ai"i' II w. 49, ,itL
search for the fountain al eternal NpulH'
although long since abandoned. SIN HE
It's attractions. ana NANNY hccauSt t'e
Illusion ~ time. DISTANCE ma! itu' IL
rhantmcnt. but time meiI"ws All thiNIH.
here are two things about VI" Tor
whl'h humanity SHn"" NV iHi'S''