The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-07

Two young women strolled along one
of the far North Side streets one after
noon kicking the leaves with almost
as much delight as when they were
youngsters. Nevertheless. they were
lamenting the passing of summer.
"The autumn tints are beautiful. of
course. But I'll take summer all the
year round. I love the outdoor life.
Hot weather doesn't prevent you from
going places and cold weather does.
And love thin, white dresses. | feel
so much freer and daintier, sort of light
and airler."
But there are times when you can't
find q cool spot"
Perhaps / don't suffer so much as
most folks. but weather doesn't bother
me very much. 1t seems to me that is
the very last thing to complain Of.
All you need is good health. If you
have that you can stand anything and
do almost anything Which reminds
me what that Chicago woman said
you could get over almost anything i'll
six months, and anything in q year.
That's not such bad philosophy, is it,"
Il never saw anybody so optimistic
ms you are. Did you ever cry in your
whole life or have the 'bluesY"
why. yes, of course. The idea
What makes you think [ haven't?"
We'll, | never caw you and some
way can't imagine you crying
I'm not teary woman. but I've had
my weeps in private: and I've had the
blues. But not very often. What's
the use? When | can't chuck them
as maa does-I try some other method
of curing them. The worst blue girl
ever knew was Mary, and l always
think of her in the fall, for she hated
II So She rated rainy weather, and
was as blue as indigo on rainy fall
day. She hated falling leaves, and
when it raned and the wind blew
through the trees and around the cor
ners Of the house she would Just go in
heap. Her father was just the same,
aud so | suppose you couldn't blame
her. But L never could understand
how a person in good health could be
affected so much by the weather"
'Well, nobody likes rainy weather"
81 suppose not, and yet I've had
many a fine walk in the rain"
"Oh. yes, lovers don't mind rain.
Father used to say you can't freeze
nor smother lovers. Hang over the
gate in winter and smother in the par
lor in summer"
Now, don't get catty. I've taken
those walks all alone. in the day time
Just the other Sunday when it rained
more or less all day-less in the after
noon-I had a splendid walk all by
myself in the residence district. l had
planned to make two calls that after
noon and | was determined that the
rain should not interfere. So | set out.
intending to ride TO the other side of
town, but as no car was in sight, the
air was balmy and | needed and
wanted the exercise. walked. 1t was
glorious. The streets and sidewalks
We're washed clean. The houses looked
fresh, the trees dark. There was some
thing in the air, | can't describe ii,
that made you thrill and sort of re-
ioice-almost like spring"
You're the funniest. Even a rainy
day is rosy to you
We'll, | can't help it if things look
that way to me, and | guess | don't
much want to help it. Do you remem-
Der night not long ago when it rained
and rained and rained? | was crazy
to get out in it, | tell you something
called me. Some kindred spirit or
affinity of mine was abroad that night.
Father had gone to church. and mother
was too tired to go with me. for she
had been to a party all afternoon. |
wanted her to walk down as far as
your house, but she couldn't undertake
it. My! how did wish / were a man,
so | could go out alone. Instead had
to sit in the dark by a window and
enjoy the night as best | could"
you must have had them that
night"
NO, | didn't | was perfectly normal
and sane but | wanted to be walking
out in the rain"
IF weather doesn't give you the
blues, and you have good health. what
does throw you Out?"
People, just people. once in while.
But | have remedies, and they're al
most always effectual too. Nine times
out of ten | can sleep the blues away:
90 to bed early. you know. A bath and
a change of clothes will do wonders
for PERSONS mental view Of people
and things. Dressing the hair is rest
lul. a walk or a street car ride will
help. There are always plenty of peo-
pie to call on. Which reminds me of
m experience | had while ago.
had a spell Of the blues, together with
cold, and ! was making It good fight
against both. Still, felt pretty miser-
able. | decided TO walk. and by the
time | was ready TO go / had decided
20 call on some OF my mothers sick
friends | took some flowers along
and left one or two at each place |
called. You can't imagine how de-
lighted those old people were. | was
more than repaid for my effort And
when | got home late in the afternoon
and told mother. she was so pleased
that had looked in on her frlends."-
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