The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-11

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Dreaming when Dawn's left hand was
in the sky,
heard voice within the Tavern
cry;
Awake, my little ones, and fill the cup
Before Lies liquor in its cup be
dry.
Omar Khayyam.
The heat was intolerable, even Mrs.
Bpencers energy was not proof against
it. 1t survived, however, to this ex
tent that although she had succumbed
so far as to throw herself into a ham
mock she swung herself violently to
and fro in what seemed to her cousin,
Josslya Curtis, very unrestful fash
ion. She famed herself jer6ily, spas
medically, with slightly aggrieyed air
as though she wished to intimate to the
clerk of the weather that she was not
satisfied with his present perform
ances.
Josslyn, lying back in rocking
chair, his Panama tipped over his
eyes, was the very personifcation OF
repose
How frightfully hot it must be in
town today" he observed quietly with
out the movement Of an eyelid.
What time is it?" said Mrs. Spencer
abruptly
do you really want to know? re-
turned her cousin la2ily.
"Of course / do, lazy; what do you
suppose l asked you for?"
Il am not lazy, but l understand the
art of repose You don't You are al
ways on the go from morning till
night, wasting unnecessary energy on
absurd trfles. It's your exuberant en-
ergy, your feverish modernity But
wait. my active cousin, wait till you're
my age-wait till you're forty. You're
how old? Twenty-three, isn't it?
Twenty-three, not yet out Of your
honeymoon"
Rubbish, Josslyn, we're old mar
ried fogies now" said little Mrs. Spen-
Ger with an elaborate air of boredom
that would not have deceived an in
FAINT, we've been married six months.
but then you don't know anything
about it, you're not married. Why
haven't you married. Joss, You're not
so bad"
Thanks, Ena, for your testimonial.
Would you mind putting it in writing
so that it would do for any situation,
matrimonial or otherwise? have not
married, my inquisitive cousin, for the
simple reason that have never seen
anyone wanted TO marry. Some
how, the modern girl and are not
suited to one another"
Don't be stupid Matrimony is
we'll it's ordained by heaven"
"And consecrated by man to his own
misuses"
Nov, Ruth Bently, who is coming
down by the FIVE o'clock express, has
a much better reason for remaining
single. It's pathetic, not frivolous like
yours. feel deeply for her" Mrs.
Spencer tried to make her sharp, alert
face express sadness.
"She had a very unfortunate love
attachment when she was quite young
He died suddenly and she's remained
faithful to his memory every since
Isn't it sweet of her? She always
wears a kind Of in memoriam' colors
-greys, lilacs and black and whites
OF course, it happened long ago."
"She sounds a quite delightfully."- old
fashioned person, said Josslyn quiet
ly, "faithfulness Is SO out Of date-it
went out with crinolihes,"
"Ohl but they say crinolines are
coming in again. No, she's not really
old fashioned, only she's always lived
a very quiet life, women's clubs, parish
tea fights and things like that. OF
course, she's quite an old maid! She
must be about thirty-hve," she con-
cluded vaguely.
'Tf she's coming by the five o'clock
express she may be here any minute,
remarked Josslyn, putting back his
watch
Gracious! Why didn't you tell me
that before when l asked you what
the time was?" said Mrs Spencer
bouncing out of the hammock Il
must 30 in and see if Mary has put out