The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-19
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their garnered fulness down" june
has hung out the clouds. and certainly
the "garnered funess" ought to bring
after 1t abundant summer verdure
bloom and fruitase.
Ouida. a novelist whose romancei
were popular during the latter half OF
| the nineteenth century, was a pioneer
in the art OF short story telling. a
| very clever instance OF her art re.
| mains as satire on those young mar.
ried couples who think themselves fa-
| vored when they accept an invitation
to spend their honeymoon in each 9TH
| ers society and in the seclusIon of
country house. where they are to be
free from the Intrusion OF ordinary
and less idealistlc mortals. In the
satire the newly welded couple were
on behalf of the groom. an experienced
man OF the world. Frenchy In ALI his
tastes. and requiring. under ordinary
| circumstances, the enlivening society
| of men and women OF his own type and
| inclinations. The bride was very
| young English girl. altogether reserved,
| not possessing what has since come 10
| be called "a temperament" severely
limited In her ideas and standards. but
very genuinely in love with her hand
| some husband.
The End OF II All.
The month of the honeymoon was
June, and like the frst half OF thu
present month. the rain rained every
day. The groom. shut UP In a house
from which he could only look out on
the greenest and wettest shrubs. trees
and sward he ever saw. or walk abroad
| to be caught and drenched IN down
pour, speedily became tired OF playing
the game OF love making with his
young wife. And she did not prove
good companion in any other wise
She and her husband saw things from
different standpolnts. The one had no
sense OF humor and tho other was Gym
ical to degree. The two quarreled.
The wife wept. The husband was dis.
gusted and brutality remarked that'tht
outside dampness was enough for
him" Things went from bad to worse
Enforced idleness and time hanging
heavy on his hands led the man into
mischief Then in moment OF disgust
he received a letter from former asso-
ciate. He responded TO 1t by chucking
the honeymoon. torsaking his bride
and running away in a fit of desPsra-
alton TO disport himself after his kind
at watering place In the south OF
France
The absurd little melodrama breaches
sermon which. because II Is so true.
deserves to be needed In the lives
even OF ordinary people removed from
Tie IoICy1 OOSesSION, 1leTe Is n
time when rain gets on the nerves.
Then comes the test. All OF the usual
routine OF lie as far as OUT door
pleasures are concerned must be over
turned Ingenuity is faxed &c uaka
indoor resources do double duty, and.
unless there is much cheerful philoso-
ply and much ready adaptability and
tactfulness. human entities are apt TO
jar each others sensibilities and evoke
dc In 81 49, fa.n
Before the Ark Rested.
One often wonders what the Noah
family did during the forty days OF tia
Deluge IN the confined limits OF the
ark. The menaSerie had 10 be looked
after. OF course, had to be fed and
soothed and kept in good temper. But
while the floods descended from the
!eaden skies and the mountainous
waves rolled higher and higher. the.a
must have been many weary hours
before the ark came to anchor on
Mount Ararat, and the olive leaf in
the doves mouth held out the symbol
OF deliverance and return TO natu-
ura!. wholesome occupations, with tho
blessing of blue skies and sunshine as
the most Indispensable OF all adjuncts.
II Is Wen to be, as far as possible,
independent OF the weather, to take Il
as 1t comes ana make the best of 1t;
to sally forth under imperative condi-
lions, with ra!ncoat and umbrella there
by preserving a comfortable immunity
from understanding and an unimpaireI
dignity. For 1t is quite Impossible 10
get sopping wet and not present pretty
much the same appearance as a be-
draggled chicken. 1t is the one time
when Platos definition OF mankind as
"a bird without feathers comes ire
sistibly into mind.
Dernnges Mental Balance
An overplus of rain puts the mental
balance out OF whack as entirely as
1t does the. weather vane. People are
unable to do the things that belong in
their daily category and to indulge in
the pleasures that they have come to
require as necessities. through long
habit and resulting preference for them
i The sufferer from govt has twinges.
The dyspeptic is prevented from taking
an early morning constitutional Tha
s housekeeper is confronted By extrava-
s CANT prices In the market and much
: extra work to preserve an orderly and
S wholesome atmosphere in her house,
s hold. The young people lament ths
inevitable postponement of weekend
S golf and tennis parties.
u Enforced companionship Is not cons
: duciye toward brirs.ing out the ami
a able elements of disposition Too frs
e quently those that are brought to-
: sether by force of circumstances, and
not because they desire each other 8
s company, become enemies where they
t might otherwise have been friends
Q Moral OF Such Reflection.
t The moral of such reflection is obvt-
t GUS When June is the month and one
5. is awakened in the morning by the hiss
y of raindrops against the window pane.
: and falls asleep to the tune of tho
n drip, drip from the caves, then one
y needs to take firm grip on self An
y added precaution against indulging in
G caustic criticism; an added determine
Q ton to make the best Of all ills, and
!. to look at the optimistic side of hui
;, man nature, Will serve as great corr
= receive against the Generalization that
may else be wrought by "garnered
skies" in June. CONSTANCIA.