New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-10
WHERE WOMEN HAVE TIME.
Far Away Country Experimentation
Out Of Solitude

II was mid-August, and the visitor from the
throbbing city found her schooldays friend in the
wide. rag-carpeted sitting room. sewing just as
she remembered her fifteen years ago. Through
the open window sounded the rustic Of early falling
leaves and the swaying of branches. The front
yard was filed with myrtle and tall pink phlox-
nothing was changed the visitor noted.
One life had been lived out in the stir and hurry
OF the world the other in the dear sheltered fash
ion. Yet now the shelter was gone, and gone, too.
the season TO learn ways
What do do?" After the first greetings had
come the question. Wei, not much, perhaps, but
make long work morning of II, and then have
the afternoon 10 sit There's Just enough money
left 10 keep me. by being careful Mother used 10
some folks here to live and some just to
stay. Maybe my life looks more like staying than
living. But there's thing don't do"-a
twinkle shone in the soft. dark eyes II don't wear
day all out before II comes. the way what you
call your new women do Things can't get done
to-day ] leave TIL tomorrow
What's the use Of knowing and doing much?'
abe objected mildly after her old schoolnate had
dnated the so-disant features of class and club.
Why not live & little? Somehow it all puts me
IN mind Of Dorcas EtaTr-you remember old Miss
Starr? When she was real young she began making
sets Of undertaking against her getting married.
one set each year, and when she died-she was
about seyenty-they found she had twelve big
trunks solid full OF clothes"
The talk. turning 10 old acquaintance. ran on
'Peter Smith? on. he died OF twits"
"Twits?"
Yes. he married a woman for her home. and
she and her mother kept twitting him with It, till
finally ne died Of the twits There's nothing SO bad
FOR most nagging, and nothing good for
q hundred knows in The hammer and the peace-
fuller folks the better they are. John used
10 tel me knew ali that just naturally The
voice ialteTed little over this unwonted self-ex-
Aren't you very lonely. being so much by your
sen the visitor asked gently. after a moment s
pause From the window there was only one house
IN sight and that nVe minutes walk away.
Yes. lonely and discouraged. like anybody else
get beat go back 10 David and his Psalms no one
ever mac q harder time than he cid We've al got
woman a type OF her race a lifelong recuse,
had nat ot Strength 81 caTs 90 me a5d q qe R Sne
he'd out against the perils OF and seclusion
\ on Just come upstairs with and III show
uon6ar hosiess U BTts M loes2Ine se salq t me
year age was sitting by the window, feeling blue
: ne autumn leaves We're lying thick out there on
thought and wished ] could paint them but
thought would lust tPS HSs, al cod my rags 50
stairs. on the floor OF the sweet, open snowy bed
charming artistic Tih beat A a Two W. smaller
profusion Of rich colored autumn leaves hooked
ground. the whole effect SHARED soft and thick
iookins IKE Ke-TeI pie. Inc worn face eolored
knew about drawing and painting " and kno+ted
nervous hands began smoothing down tho white
Down At The front door now. the visitor started
gets ny COWS acme they're afraid Of women '
different nowadays instead OF women beine AFRAID
q them, why, when OR COWS q woman coming
along the road they just jump right over the fence
] suppose it's because women don't do so nIch
farm work as they used 10, and the creatures have
forgotten Ia petticoats don't mean any harm.
care OF them since John died. 1850
Must you go2 declare it's food and drink and a
nights lodging 20 see you expect II means lots
more 10 ne than II does 70 you Ny LIES So nutet
its good TO talk over old times. Maybe things are
evener than they seem. don't have the wear and
tear Of always doing something but do have time
20 know the birds and flowers. and watch +be So =
Sc, and think about things" The fine ewes frh+ed
up In farewell and the eager face showed that orI,,
opportunity and stimulus lacking for n rtcL
vide reaching existence. '''
Yer as the visitor went back 10 the modern conn
iTysde inn. with its empty. frothy atnosnhers ne
again. Why not live a littleZ' wv