The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-05
y xrTrLE WHILE AGO;
HOW TIME FLIES

s.And. you remember. II was only
11ftis while ago that we were all dis
poting as to who saw the first robin OF
(. nnrinx- time ?"-- Newspaper paragraph
Yea We remember, IL was just lit
/. "a while ago. Only yesterday. II seems.
& C&rtainly not longer tnan q week
Months ago, the almanac says? We'll,
y S1nanacs do not know everything. NO
q cannot have been months since we
q 6omplafned OF the late spring, and WON
&nrcd what was the matter with the
n6naons. and sighed, that II would never
xSf warm. and fretted about the chilly
Winds OF March. Surely. st has not been
nDnths since the small boy counted up
6n his fingers how long II would be un-
III school was out, and figured what
~ would do with the long summers
no1iday.
The almanac must be wrong. DID
Ne not promise ourselves that this
hummer we would accomplish mucnf
+ And has mot the much remained un-
accomplished Were we not certain
that We would have abundant time, AZ
Der Il rot warm. to attend to all OF the
things we had been putting on De-
I cause II was cold? And nave they been
nccomplished? Hardly.
Lock at that head. There do not
o&em to be any more gray hairs In 1t
1ying. Time brings the gray hairs.
you know, but where are those 1t has
brought since the first robin OF spring.
time was seen? You can not see
than, OF course. You are offended II
your friends point them out and tell
you that they can note you are little
xrayer than you were last spring. The
wrinkles are no deeper~-of course not.
Happy delusion. Wrinkles do not
come In night. and IL has been but
atfui dream since we auarreisd
about the first robin. You do not feel
day older than you did last February,
do your Why should you? Does one
age so quickly that q season makes
difference In the Joints or the disposi-
tsonf
Yes. II was only a little while ago
that we were all disputing about the
frst robin Of springtime. But this
~1ittle while" and others that went
4 before 1t. and the few more that will
follow IL as rapidly. Is all there is to
this brief span we call o life. A little
while ago the earth was young. Adam
and Eve walked hand In hand In the
Garden Of Eden, the first dew OF
haaven still upon the leaves and now.
ers, the first blossoms unfolding for
them. the first robin singing to them,
the first dutter of a lovesick heart Telt
In the breast of man. A little while
ago and the clouds were just assuming
their mystic Shapes, tne e8ELn was
new painted In her gorgeous coiors;
the sea had lust been tinted and the sky
stained with the eternal blue. The
rainbow was glowing in its freshness
and the rivers and streams were only
getting acquainted with their channels.
The waves had not carved the shores
OF the oceans nor the elements dug the
valleys. The mountains had not been
pushed up into place. and there was no
dead thing upon the earth. It was q
new worid--only q little while ago.
Trash and sweet and pure--and sinless.
little while ago and hopes were
FIRST unfolded. The heart was strong
and brave. Ambition burned like
coal of he in the human breast.
Worlds waited but to be conquered;
castles were everywhers--now they are
mostly in Spain. The fancy led one
through a maze of dense delight and
love spoke of glorious rewards to be
had for the asking. Only little while
ago, and that ragged fellow across the
street was In his mothers arms, even
as the mother now lies In the embrace
OF death A little while ago and there
were not DO many mounds In the GEM
etery nor 80 many precious memories OF
the past. A little while longer and we
shall again be disputing rs to who
saw the first robin OF spring time. for
another spring-time and other robins
Will be here In a little while.--Dayton
News