The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-20

tug, but inasmuch as we speak OF
Harvesting It occasionally, presume
the expression is legitimate. Anyhow
sat on my front porch for an hour
and watched the storm phenomenon
First, there were low mutterings In
the west, and across the lake, between
the trees, nigger-heads and froth
clouds arose in unison. The thunder in
creased and the western sky was torn
by chain lightning almost perpendic
ular in effect. After a while the light.
ming increased, the rain fell in tor.
rents and the wind blew. AS watched
| saw another storm approaching from
the southeast. When they met knew
there would be clash worth witness
ing. When they did meet l forgot all
about the phenomenon! Crash after
crash rent the sky, and then came a
smashing clap of thunder preceded
by the lightning's stroke! There was
rending noise and every chandelier
in the house ratified. The electric
lights winked ominously and my wife
came running down stairs to tell me
the house had been struck!
We looked for fire while the hail
battered and the wind blew-but there
was no fire, and after the storm we
found the roof was uninjured. Next
morning, Mike, the gardener, dis
covered the lightning's mark. A huge
elm was struck 80 feet from the
ground and slab completely ripped
from the trunk. The flying bolt missed
the house by such narrow chance
that 1t prompted Mike to remark:
IF yez think thot was cluss yez
oughta bin with me wanct! 1t was
rainin' cats and dogs and OF crawled
under a box carr and sat there
smokin me. pipe, did. All to wanct
there was a turrible crash. TIL light
min struck tn rail, b. CORY, ruined
along tn steel and clipped me pipe
outen me mouth as slick as yez
please, breakin' ut in three pieces!
But 1t never hurted me tall, tall
Now what d yez think o. that?"
| remained undemonstrative.
An, an" continued Michael ia.
king a hard brace. IAN tn suspenders
on me waz all tored off, me pants but
tons waz melted right where they
sth-ood-an' b Harry, me shirt was
turned wrong side QUIT"
l coughed slightly.
An me" here Mike paused.
stunned at his inability to impress me
an tn slit in tn back, We know.
was on me breast, an tn tails" ia.
king sly glance at me from the cor
ner OF one eye, was clean up around
me neck, while tn a-arms-but OF was
standin' on me head thought" as he
caught me grinning.
That was bad storm. Mike" 7
commented dryly,
I'm, yis," conceded Mike sps.
piciously, as continued to smoke nv
pipe in silence.
600
Calling.
can hear the plover piping
Over all the city din,
l can see the turtle summing
Ere he slips and splatters in.
And the meadowlark is calling
Where the shade Is still and dean
In the land of way-off -yonder
Where the world is half as,een,
Ana the river babbles, babbles
on its way across the land
Where the hook of plenty glistens
In the sturdy cleaners hand:
ana the harvest fields are golden
rar as human eye can see
with the blue-domed sky above mo
ana tne cattle on tho Loo
Ana the lord who rules the acres
from cottage on the crest
is stalwart knight of labor
born and nurtured of the West
An, ms creed is pure and simple
Just the honest creed of toll
win the health and humble hless,,.
Ihat are garnered of the soil
'n the river browns the cabIe
we clash or cogging wheels
anu ~ 'he nectar of the woodland
~ ihrough the fetid ozone steals
.ne heart that longs for freedom
ana the feet that fret at stones
calling, calling to the countrw
where the limpd water drones
All. 1t calls me softly. softly
AS mother croons her song
aiIs me always and forever
NJ -, iIle sotty' calls me long.
III, ye great unwieldy city.
win your cold and moliinp nar.
gu nave won my blood and sinan,
But the country has my heart
600
No Utopia Yet.
There will never be an absolute
''opia In this country until a vouno
can buy pair of yariepataS
ocks on Saturday night and secura
,lth them a truthful WARRANTED that
ne Dig toe on the forward foot vii,
o' break through the end thereof ha
ore the following Sunday evening
600
Smoke Up.
Ye editor wishes to return h,s -,
~ lhanks to Mr., Caleb Bruce eart
VI leading grocers, for three nouns, me OF
,ro hihdiy sent to his house E Vi
, ,n OH mad been spilled over the h nero
iereoy preventing its sale, bur w outer,
81 no Ing along with 1t and trying 20 nIe
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