The Ordway new era., 1910-08-26
Vacation Ended

10 Lne mOunJAlncef aL least. sum.
mer may linger In the lap OF Autumn
and be caught mapping on occasional
intervals, but the bracing frosty morn.
ings are with us already. The air Is
one Is resuming his exuberant spirits
Of early fall and the dreamy days seem
all too short. Vacation Is well nigh
euded, and the dwellers in tents are
busy tying up their pack. or persistent
ly casting the fly for lone more trout"
A whole years work stands waiting
at the New Years door, but the tired
brain Is rested, the weak muscles are
strengthened, and generally the ex.
hausted teacher. preacher. or clerk Is
only anxiously awaiting the new work.
with hopes OF making this the very
"best year OF ALL" This period of relax
alton In summer comes only to the ur-
banite. The opposite is the lot Of our
farming class, the heat of the sum
mer's sun brings his time OF harvest
aud the higher stands the mercury,
the greater call for activity. The
weeds, that enemy OF all valued growth
and 1T emblem OF sin, takes this
especial time to reproduce its hateful
progeny, and we then truly realize
that "eternal vigilance Is the price Of
liberty" What crops We could raise II
wheat and oats would only show one
half the persistence and hardness OF
our common sand bur. And this pest
never lets us sleep In peace until the
even bear its burs on a half-alive root.
let that escaped the hoe In September.
In the LOrpidity OF June and July the
bees delight to swarm, and the golden
grain Is ready for the sickle. reflccting
the torrid rays In our bronZed aud
burning faces, and then we have to
make hay while the sun Shines" and,
taken altogether, at first thought one
might deeply sympathize with the
poor farmers lot, but let's look further
on. Here comes Thanksgiving Il little
later, the oats and wheat are in stack
or bank, the crops are gathered, and
the air on the plains is now sparkling
with life. The rod and line Is super
seded by the gun and the once tired
farmer Is now abounding In muscle and
blood. No foor walker or Superin-
tendent is urging ''step lively" ETC.,
for his time is his own. And then
comes only four weeks afterward our
holiday season. Our vacation IS am
pie and am not sure but we extend
1t too far into the new year. Many
OF our forekithers were inclined to Il
''corner smoke" running through the
entire winter, believing that women
only, should work while the snow flies.
Certain it Is that only those who
know continual hard labor, are ready
TO enjoy the day Off.
There Is satisfaction the labOrer
enjoys II he accomplishes something
by his work, that is unknown and un-
seen by The outside world. l once
heard an eminent Denver divine and
OF the hard lot OF the Kansas Farmers,
whom he had witnessed from the plate
glass OF a Pullman car. GLOW long
the corn rows seemed and endless in
number; how monOtonOus was his poor
life as he rode back and forth through
the field" AS the writer had fol-
lowed such an occupation during the
years OF his early life, he could but
listen in disgust to such bosh. With
such strenuous exercise OF muscles
come pleasures unknown to the pro-
fessional man. Three banquets per
day! And sleep that the turmoils of
business never permit. AS a boy
trudging through those mellow fields
Of corn, feeling the warm soil as it
fell upon my bare feet while plowing,
the wisp Of the corn leaves against
my cheeks, the song of birds and the
murmur of winds all combined to
tighten my work and as for genuine
enjoyment has never been surpassed
in Il life OF varied occupations in Il
variety OF locations in city and country
Natures winter lesson is every
where apparent here today. The chip
munk is busy robbing the pine cone
uf its seed and storing under the old
root. The blue jay has loose bark or
hollow limb for its granery, and the
beaver Is working assiduously on his
winter home.
The Aspen is still green, but only
n few weeks before its yellow will
mingle with the wine OF the rose,
the scarlet OF the kinekinlck, the
green Of the pine, all set on Il back
ground of red and grey granite.
Many are tramping these noun
tains who never see their beautiful
surroundinus. thnv ara lonkipp for