The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-03-10

Dreaming when Dawn's left hand was
in the sky,
heard n voice within the Tavern
cry;
Awake, my little ones, and fill tho cup
Before Lies liquor in its cup be
dry.
Omar Khayyam.
The heat was intolerable, even Mrs.
Spencer's energy was not proof against
1t. 1t survived, however, to this ex-
tent that although she had succumbed
so far as to throw herself into ham,
mock she swung herself violently to
and fro In what seemed to her cousin,
Josslyn Curtis very unrestful fash
ion. She famed herself jerkily, spas
medically, with a'slightly agsrieved 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 a rocking
chair, his Panama tipped over his
eyes, was the very personificatiol 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 lazily
"Of course l do. lazy; what do you
suppose l asked you for?"
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art of repose. You don't. You are al
ways on the go from morling till
night, wasting unnecessary energy on
absurd trifies. It's your exuberant en-
ergy. your feyerish modernity. But
walt, 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
30 bad"
Thanks, Ena, for your testimonial.
Would you mind putting it in writing
20 that it would do for any situation,
matrimonial or otherwise? have not
married, my inqulsitive cousin, for the
simple reason that / have never seen
anyone l wanted to marry Some
how, the modern girl and 1 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
mlsuses."
Now, Ruth Bently, who is coming
down by the five o'clock express. has
\ much better reason for remaining
single It's pathetic, not frivolous like
yours. l feel deeply for her" Mrs.
Spencer tried to make her sharp, alert
lace express sadness.
"She had a very unfortunate love
attachment when she was quite young.
He died suddenly and she's remained
faithful 70 his memory every since
Isn't 1t sweet of her? She always
wears kind of lin memoriam' colors
-greys, iilacs and black and whites
Of course, 1t happened long ago"
"She sounds quite delightfully."- old
fashioned person." said Josslyn quiet
y. "faithfulness is so out of date-it
won't out with crinolines."
"Ohl but they say crinolines are
coming in again! No, she's not really
old fashioned. only she's always lived
q 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-fve," she con-
Sluded vaguely.
'If 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 I asked you what
the time was?" said Mrs. Spencer
bouncing out OF the hammock. Il
must go in and see II Mary has put out
the feed tea Fancy! I've wasted a
whole hour just talking TO you"
Thank you" laughed Josslyn ANY
one would think we we're husband and
/ wife" Mrs. Spencer rustled across
tho veranda with a newly-wed would
be-matronly air OF dignity The big
st. Bernard dog gazed after his mis-
tress, but even he was too hot for exer-
else, 80 he contented himself by lay
! Ing his huge head on Josslyn's knee.
Jesslyn closed his eyes The heat
made him drowsy and the perfume OF
fha lilies luilod him TO elocp Efa must