The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-25

Inc nfiHllnH OF ooLioAAl0Llul auo nlEnW
decorated murder and divorce stories
Il not the only way IN which incautious
newspapers may mislead the youth Of
the land and corrupt the public taste.
A soulful little thing like this from the
SylVania, Ga, Telephone, which the
New York World reprodueea On its edi-
torial page, may do more harm than
the gOriest and raciest Of sensational
news:
''If you like music and pretty pic
lures, you can have them at your viii
By getting up early on the farm and
listening 70 the songs Of the birds and
ell the signs and sounds Of natures
resurrection. You can hear the chick
ems, the cows and the hOgs-the neigh
ing horses, ~ the farmer comes with
their feed. You can hear the voice at the
l0t--as the boys or the hired hands draw
water for the stock and make ready for
the day Then, as the frat long, golden
lance Of light strikes down across the 81
lent feds, you can see ell the life and
hustle OF another opening day. And
all OF Il IL sweet and bringeth peace and
joy-as we find out sometimes when We
nave left Il and pine tor il again.
We know a man who was raised" on
the farm, and his recollectiOns Of Il are
very tender. He remembers q typical
morning 10 the spring time. He arose
with the dawn-it was his business 10
do so-and he nc a candle, having shiv-
cred FIVE minutes before he could find q
match. Then he went 20 the horse
lot ito feed" II had been raining IN
the night, the trees were dripping and
the THERMOMETERS was nearer forty than
dfty degrees.
It was a cold, wet, driEzly, drOzzly
morning, and the Gun would not be
'up" that day, and the mud In the
horse lot, where the pigs and the mules |
had romped, was six inches deep. The |
ROSTERS were sltting low on the limbs |
Of trees with their heads hidden, with |
out the slightest disposition 20 crow. |
Nor did the horses neigh" there was
mary q horse" 30 10 say, as they were
all mules. three Of them
After Juggling at the latch and Wrest. |
ling with the stable door, which the rain |
had caused % swell, and after skinning |
the back OF one hand, Il was TO climb |
into the loft and dig around for three |
bundles OF fodder for each mule. Then /
Il was 10 20 10 the or b. 100 yards dis |
tant, and get eighteen nubbins, after |
untying the tWi1e string that held the |
crib door In place. Then came the |
Of the corn 20 the mules, |
as we'll g. the fodder.
As TO Old Sal and Nike Il was easy,
but only a skilful mule mariner dared |
venture into the stall Of that young |
Pete mule-and yet it had 10 he done. /
Pete was wonderfully handy with his
heels and was no respectOr OF persons,
20 that feeding him was the one matu-
itinai performance on that farm that
really thrilled and warned. All, how
keen was the Joy In Waltzing around
Pete In the stalls with bundle OF fOd-
der In one hand, six nubbins in the other,
in the desperate attempt 20 he nearer
hrs front than his rear. Pete's motive
in kicking was merely 70 have q little
fun.
One did not hear the little birds tWit.
ter they were busy In the garden eat
ing the young plants and destroying the
raspberries, etc. 0ne was expecting 10 /
drive them away, though ones feet
sank an ell IN the soft garden mould.
AZ for the voices OF the ''hired hands.
L was 20 20 down 90 Jim's house and
vel a, him. then 70 Jake's. and then
wander down the lane, II perchanee one
night persuade Aunt Mile 20 recon.
,idsr her resolution never % cook an
other breakfast for white folks" Be.
sides the Gov might g unmilked. and
likely ~ not she had jumped the 10
iei &C. strayed into Neignbor Jones
patc1. and he had taken
her 10" 10 surrender only on receipt Of
! dollar.
True. there were days when one could
zee I" he first long. golden lance Of
ight, and. good Rraeious they were
1ot mornings. Il was difficult 70 listen
- the Favishing notes OF the m0cking-
bird and thrush the note OF
re crow intorforod with the harmony
n the WatermslOn patch close by.
10 be sure, there h much j0y on the
larm T; bat not much poetry. What our
Georgia friend sings Is true sometimes,
Doc the cold and the hot and the stormy
ia . are IN the mAjority-just as they
IRE m th. banKing house, the lawyers
,lice and IN 81 other places. Charles
Ion News and Courier.