Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-07-28
THoRoFARE.

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staying with friends in Gloucestershire. It
I is true, we were quite near the city OF
Gloucester, where is fine old cathedral,
built in the Norman Gothic style, which
was an undying source OF pleasure to me.
still we were in the country, and it was En-
glish country life which we experienced.
Americans went to the little town, sonne-
times, to visit the cathedral, but they only
STAYED for day and did not come in con-
tact with the people at all; so was receiv-
ed with curious sort of interest-as some
thing or somebody quite out of the COM
mon way, you know. Many people called
upon me, or rode over for tea, which is
always an informal meal in England.
Among the invitations was one to, what the
English call, high teal at house where
they were all old-maids and bachelors, my
friend said. AS the distance was not great
we walked over, through, Loft gloom Of
woods, and light OF meadow lands Do
you all know what an English lane is ike?
/ 1t is. of course, what we call dirt road
running between two macademized roads
or "pikes, as they say out West. But,
/ the beauty of it is difficult to conceive I'M
/ less you have seen one. The winters are
not nearly so severe in England as ours,
and the hedges stay always green, and
many flowers which we look for in the
early spring are always in bloom there. In
these lanes the ivy-real English ivy, runs
riot, and violets may always be found in
sheltered rocks, and the yellow gorse seem
made to brighten the way. Before wedare
to say. with bated breath, st is spring, p
primroses may be gathered there in punches
and their golden sheen renders hillside and
way-side resplendent. At the house
we were received by the two sisters, who
/ held it in charge The one, from whose
fresh face the gray hair was turned back in
pompadour fashion, and who wore black
velvet was the elder. The other was short
er, less stately, and wore her hair in what
the English called then, "a fringe over
her forehead. She wore heliotrope silk,
and had philanthropic turn, | was told.
She showed me patchwork quilts, which
she made for hospitals, in which were strips
of white upon which she put scripture texts
in India ink to gladden. the hearts of the
faithful and perchance, to win the indiffer
ent and the scornful, to better state of
mind She also wrote books for Sunday
Schools The older sister gave her time
and thoughts entirely to the management
of the menage. Before supper was served
we were taken out to see the chickens.
The chicken yard was some distance, and
after we crossed rather extensive lawn,
we passed through an orchard of rugged
old fruit trees, apple, pear, and peach,
which dotted the green turf in rows of or
derby precision. Honey-bees, satiated
with high living, droned sleepily, and but
terf1ies quivered on the burdock by the
hedge. The air was laden with summer
sweetness, and, over all, the sunshine, warm
and life-endowing, gave of its fullness in a
golden overflow. The chickens were all
white and perched upon the head and
shoulders, and fed from the hand
of the older sister, and each seemed
to answer to the name she gave it, But,
they are such pets. cannot see how you
can bring yourself to kill and eat them I"
said. 20, we never eat our own chickens, y
she replied. sWhen they become numer-
Gus we sell them, but we always buy those
which we eat. = But in Thorofare next
winter, we viii be obliged to eat our own
chickens, and the oysters which may be
brought to us, and anything else which we
can get, in order to raise the money, for
which we have pledged ourselves, for the
new church fund.
The Epworth League met last Thursday
Shirk, in the chair. The usual formalities
were observed, and all old business having
been disposed of, the League pledged itself
to raise one hundred. dollars, during the
coming year, for the new church fund. It
was, also, decided to hold peach festival
on Saturday, August 9th.
A special meeting Of the Junior Epworth
League was held on last Wednesday after
noon. It was voted to raise one hundred
dollars during the coming year for the new
church fund.-
l am told, upon good authority, that
about eighteen hundred dollars have been
subscribed to the new church fund.
Miss Kizzie Wilkins is at home again.
She has come back from her two weeks
spent by the sea, fresher and brighter and
little browner.
Mrs. Isaac C. Low and Mrs. L. K Will
kins, with her little daughter Ruth, have
gone to Ocean Grove for two weeks visit.
Mrs. Scott Rambo and her three pretty
daughters haYe been spending some days
with her mother, Mrs. Anna leopard, in
Paulsboro
Miss Lillian Stokes, from Philadelphia,
visited her aunt, Mrs. Bogers, last week.
The Misses Lille and Laura Budd spent
few days in Paulsboro last week, with
Miss Bertha Murray, daughter of Mr.. Jess
I'll. Murray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Finlaw, from Sa-
lem, were recent visitors in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. McGill.
RLACKWoOD,