The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-08
Emeyson's "Lasv Of Combensatlon ExempI1ied By 7he ,Stay-At-Homes Waning Summer Days Made Endurabe- September Always Trying Month, Delightfully."- Spent-Girl Who Has
 Summered at Home Had the Time
 of Her Life
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE.

''september will never find me in town again. said the girl who had just re- turned from a two months campaign of fashionable southern resorts.
 Why, I think it is lovely in Birming- ham in September" responded one of the group who was very stunning in the most modish of riding habits and the jauntiest of cheapeau. 'I just love it here, when half the world and his brother are away from town and one can do exactly as one pleases."
 But it's as warm as the warmest July day and so dusty" said the other girl.
 Don't dare to mention the weather,' said the girl in the big rocking chair, with her sleeves rolled up and her collar turned in, when we are all, to quote the Lady of the Decoration, doing our durndest to keep cool.''
 "The weather as topic of converse tion went out the day the oyster came .n,'' screeehed the girl in the hammock, 'and anybody who dares to mention 1t will be tarred and feathered."
 Well, just the same, think September may be delightfully."- spent here," said the girl in the riding togs. "but of course one must know how"
 "Is that conundrum?' asked the girl who had just returned from her summer tour. ''If it is I will ask the answer, because I always get nipped by those things, so out with it: How do you man. age?
 Nay, nay, Paulinen' said the riding girl slangily. ''This is no joke. It is mere- ly little bit of experience have gained and as l am nothing if not philanthro- pist, I am willing to Pass it on. in the language of the sunshine editor. And when you have found the secret do not doubt that you will arise and call me blessed"
 From my point of view, think exper- fence Is of very little ethical value," said the girl who had been away all sum- mer, and between whom and the riding girl the conversation had assumed a rather serious turn. "It is only condi- tion bespeaking our mistakes
 Or our successes,'' quickly replied the other girl, as she licked the end of her riding crop nervously. i've learned to endure things, and really enjoy them, through Emerson's law of compensation now you have the whole thing in nut she'll
 which nutshell reveals to us that you have been reading Emerson and Bacon and Jean Jacques and Hnoreau this sum- mer instead of squandering your time on silly summer twaddle and trash" was the quick response.
 'srhe very ideal" exclaimed the Riding girl T haven't read Emerson since-'
 This summer" cried the other three in unison
 .Im furious with you girls" replied the Emerson girl, flor talking to me like that, when I was merely playing the Good Samaritan and trying to help you out of the difficulty of enduring the hot est dustiest and most disagreeble month of the year. And this is the thanks I get. Oh very well-I think I shan't tell you at all."
 "6h do!-we are dying to hear!" said aii # rec girls who were listening atten- flselg to what this young philosopher esa lbout to reveal.
 eally need some sort of law of com eensa ton this morning to help out for u disappointment in not going to New Yota for September" said the girl who adis 'on travel. After I got home from fAg lmmer outing, and had all my plans made to go to New York, I was calmly irfsyined by the family that I couldn't so Cotton had gone up, or down, or $, ,lo thing, and the family would be stranded for months-and so here am."