Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-12-03
By ETHEL HARRINGTON.
Copyrighted. 1907. by Jessie Morgan.

| pau TeStlilS On ueT Mice. oue WAS Will
ing verses Back of her consciousness
was a little silent laugh at the foolish
ness of such an occupation for her. q
staid teacher in New England school.
Ten years had she held the position
Never in all that period had she so
wasted precious hours. 1t was as If the
| past had been suddenly recalled. A
certain memorable day spent In the
Maine woods seemed by reason Of her
present environment but yesterday.
| whereas In truth 1t dated further back
than the monOtononS grind OF school
routine that now enslaved her. The
teGcher salvcd her self respect for such
Il frivolous impulse with the reminder
that it WIS vacation time. Work Of
any sort had been prohibited on pain
of nerves. already severely taxed, fail
ing in the coming winter.
She had Inscribed the title above her
effusion in her neat, stiF writing.
Language Of the Woods" and she
simple words. faulty enough rs poetry.
were illumincd with sincerity. The
language OF the woods. unheard Tor
years. now IN different section OF the
country came clear and insistent as on
that other holiday. Again she caught
the murmur of hope In the swish Of
tall naples. drowning the sigh Of re-
gret among dark pines Ihe pridai
white OF TIE dogwood rose against
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wolr.od now climbing afresh the
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hor roo,iza with disgust that she was
covering pround already trodden. Her
watch proved the hour late; dinner
would be over and her cousin anxious
at her nonappearance. or small value
| in itself, the basket could be easily re-
placed, but the little spinster did not
relish leaving her inspiration Of the
woods 70 the mercy Of any stranger
passinp that way. In the end she was