Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-09
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Kansas City Times
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Fer comments Of the long ago
Are thus brought up 70 date.
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October, gracious and beautiful. crown
Cd with the glOries Of field and forest
kissed BY the breezes and wooed by the
sun, has left us. November, having heard
her praise chanted. has come i'm the same
enchanting mood. Is scattering flowers
and sunshine over all the land
The woodlands retain the livery October
left. the squirrels frisk in brown-clad
trees, the sumach waves crimson banners
and the bamboo vines garland with golden
leaves the object OF their affection
Like monuments OF the past the magno-
ia trees stand green pyramids 10 remind
US OF the time past. and yet TO come.
when the green fire" swept over all
that nature called her own An occa-
sioual magnolia bloom still sends its in
cense to the Maker Of all good things as
II 10th To Join the other flowers Of sum-
mer I'm the hearts OF their parents.
This Is the time OF year that stirs the
blood with wild pulsings and fires the
mind with longings for a lodge in some
vast wilderness where one could watch
the alchemy OF nature turn green leaves
20 gold; or hear the winds whisper to the
leaves Come. little sisters. help me COW
er mother earth with a warm carpet 50
that the seeds and roots may not freeze"
And while one Is looking and listening the
leaves let 20 their hold on the branches
that all summer have nourished them and
Ewayed them 20 the music OF the birds and
the songs of the zephys. gently they float
70 their places in the pattern that the
tapestry weaver Is preparing for mother
earth.
II one has such a lodge In the wilder
ness II Is good to lay wide ones ears close
70 the heart Of mother earth and hear her
s heart. beats. or listen to her whisper to
her children
This year winter has delayed his COM
ing. In the far north he Is busy locking
hts ice-bouud caverns and charging his
servants the frost and snow. not to tar
f. ~ too long. He turned toward this south
land. but Just as his icy cOuTiers reached
US and painted the woodlands I'm his hon
or. even sending a hailstorm to make
things more impressive. something must
have happened TO recall him for the flow
ers still bloom. the roses and chrysanthe-
NUNS wave their beauties and scatter
their petals with, the brown and golden
leaves Of maple and elm. the violets lift
their purple cups and fill the air with
their sweetness as II trying to rival the
roses. The sparows twitter and the
thrushes sing and dart from limb to limb
and dig after the unwary insects that
show themselves too freely.
Atlanta has put on her gala attire for
the guests VINO took upon themselves the
pleasant yet firing task Of pathfinders In
cars that so with ease and speed. yet are
Independent OF horse power or steel rails
these guests have travelled from the me-
tropolis Of America TO our southern me-
tropolis. The good old days Of the way
side inn and leisurely travel may come
back II is fine TO be able to fly from
town to town when necessity compels. but
u is also good TO be able to come from
New York to Atlanta and note the beau
ties OF nature as one. comes
There are three OF US who have planned
for years TO take just such a trip. but
thus far we have never had our vacations
together. Our objective point. has been
North Carolina and we are still planning
the trip. The only thing that bothers us
Is the thought that after a summer like
the one we plan we may not want to
come back TO four walls and the routine
OF office work.
When I made that remark to NV LADY
Disdsin she turned Up her pretty nose and
sad. You haven't started yet. and IL YOU
get as brown and tough looking as some
I've seen you can't get place in any Of
flee"
So. facing the prospect Of losing our