The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08

on OF reNereDlal anu subuueu touei
both In action and conversation.
Inside of our little farmhouse We
usually turned to our books when the
sun began to get hot. and by opening
all the doors and drawing the shades
on the sunny side OF the house, We
were always cool and comfortable.
wonder II there is any such quiet as
you will find in a farmhouse on Sun.
day afternoon, with the clock ticking
out an emphasis OF the extreme noise.
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Our yard was full OF flowers, mostly
old-fashoncd roses. hollyhocks, PEG
MES, tiger.lilies. balsam, sweet peas,
pansies and nasturtiums, and the
fragrance come In through the win.
dows with a drowsy sweetness that
seemed natural part Of the day. The
birds sang infrequently; perhaps a
chorus OF blackbirds in the orchard. or
maybe the challenge Of wandering
flicker, but there was somehow an al.
most imperceptlble drone in the air
like the sound of invisible surf. The
faint shrilling OF insects In the grass.
the ~ whisper OF moving leaves, the
beat OF passing horses hoofs, the
call y foragng crow, these sounds
cam and went, and still the day
dreamed &C, Z varltable lotus.eating
stagnation OF sun-enthralled delight.
Le aore had her time, place and de.
sire br regular afternoon nap on
Sun, lys, and when the time came
she could be found in ham.
moe underneath a couple OF naples,
stretched out in peaceful slumber. her
lips parted and her tangled yellow
hair falling over her face. Sometimes
kitten played with the fringes OF
the hammock, and at times an inquis.
five jaybird peered at her from the
naples, but the most part she was I'm.
disturbed. Some days she omitted
this daily sleep, but on Sundays she
always sought the shelter of the ham.
mock.
Visitors sometimes came from the
town or from the neighboring farms to
see us on Sundays, but usually
we were cloistered in an atmo-
sphere Of seclusion on these days.
1t Was vastly different to look from
windows out on fields and orchards
rather than outward to an expanse Of
walAn and chimneys Somehow Sun.
dar In city seems TO be more OF a
no ny than dag of rest, But in the
CO. Dry everything rests but the
honks.
On certain Sundays however, there
was considerable excitement In our
neighborhood. This would happen
when some travelling evangelist"
would be heralded rs coming 10 the
county seat TO hold services, or when
"camp.meeting" was to be held In
the neighborhood. The travelling
preachers generally drew large crowds
from the surrounding country, and
usually stayed from one TO two days
in each town. They made more or less
conversions, and their style OF preach.
ing and their personality would be
keenly discussed among their auditors
They were men who rarely appeared
In the cities, or even the larger towns,
but confined their efforts 10 medium.
siNs towns, and the smaller cities Of
the second.class sizes,
Btt when the community received
woft that there was TO be camp
needing" in the nelghborhood there
was a real wave of excitement mani.
In,
rustling in the feminine ranks. and a
getting ready by young and old with
view of attending In full force
Everyone goes to "camp.meeting," and
not to be seen there night after night
argues yourself as too entirely blase
for common existence. Even the very
Oldest OF the inhabitants can be seen
there, as well as the younger and
more thoughtless OF the rural popula.
ton.
"Camp.meeting" does not really
commence until after nightfall, al.
though some attempts are made to
hold afternoon services. But Il takes
the accompaniment OF lights, gloom,
Fl es and the weird influence of sol.
bn.spread trees to arouse the latent
sotlonal qualities. And 80 when
"camp.meeting" time came, there was
much furnishing OF harness and curry.
ing of horses, much driving by Of
couples going to "camp-meeting"-
some OF them on pleasure bent. and
others moved by vague anticipations