The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-30


! sun would shine again 10 gladden. the
folks who could not appreciate the
beauty Of the storm
And so it is at this season of the year
always something 10 watch and enjoy II
we will only keep our eyes open and not
allow ourselves TO be depressed simply
because the leaves fall 10 the ground and
die. CATHERINE PHELPS THELEN.
HC~vest days and then autumn days,
DAYS OF the golden-rod and the glorious
pageantry of the forests. when the hand
Of nature has painted in strong. brave
tones the magnificent coiors, as though
her kindly hand. fiung wide To the
breeZes that now sweep clean all the
land, purifying the air, :he fact that
days OF rest, hours OF study. and nights
OF meditation were upon us. We, 'the
children Of men, are cheered. our hearts
are giaddened our minds illumined, our
souls united as. fastening homeward aft
er hours OF toll, We gaze good night
until another day and leaving the glory
and splendor and exhilarating influence
OF sky and trees, whose leaves God s
mystic finger has marvelously colOred for
our beauty-loving souls. we each enter
into our individual homes. our small
worlds, FOR each home is an individual
world MAY we make these homes OF
ours creations OF light, JOY. and gladness
and so paint forever on our hearts the
colors Of purity, truth, and love. blue.
gold, and emerald hues, higher aspira-
tons, universal love. and positive quail
ties Of good All hail 10 autumn DAYS,
ENANGELINE Z. CROWELLDUNLOP.
When summer gathers up her robes
OF glory and, Ike dream Of beauty,
glide away. then the glowing tints Of
autumn dawn upon our vision and We
stand entranced before the changing
foliage Of the forest painted by a Divine
hand. The late flowers vie IN brilliancy
Wlth the falling leaves and golden-rod
and asters are showing their finest col
ors. The time OF fruitage has arrived
and orchard boughs bend beneath their
weight of rosy apples 10 be garnered for
the winters store. The heaps OF yellow
corn and golden pumpkins, with winter
vegetables. must be harvested, and II is
a glad time OF rejoicing throughout the
land. The children in the country gather
the nuts and store them away for the
winter evenings and find many pleasures
in the changing season. To fully enjoy
the autumn We should be In the country
In the North the trees are far more brill
liant in COlOTing than here in Washing
ton. Memory brings 10 mind a long ave-
nue. IN Plattsburg. y y. hordered with
magnificent trees which al this time are
all ablaze with color and a ride under
their canopy OF falling leaves IS like d
dream OF heaven.
yrs. A. NJ E. AvERILL.
"a ali in Il.
As though he joyd In his plenteous
store.
Laden with fruits that made him laugh,
full glad
That he had banished hunger, which
tofore
Had by the belly Oft him piVched sore;
Upon his head wreath that was
enrord
With ears OF corn Of every sort he bore
And in his hand a sickle did he hode
To reape the ripened fruit the which the
earth had yold.-Spencer.
LANRA Y. ALLEN.
We should learn to be friendly and low
ing OF nature in all its parts. We should
not fear and remble when we see things
wrought by the laws of nature The
beauty OF colors incident 10 the autumn
season should MI our hearts with Joy and
gladness. such viii be the attitude Of
The true optimist for we can see if we
viii, that the earth Is full OF Astounding
lIfe-life which sleeps for a season, but
doubts not for a moment that II resumes
and goes on. And so let US the higher
children OF nature who have in sophisti-
Gated ways lost our true birthright of her
unity, think of ourselves. We. too. shall
sleep, and awake, and resume, and go
on according 10 the Divine spirit within
us and within all. Il. c. WEEKA.
We welcome each season Of the year in
its turn,
Yet autumn the saddest of all We have
learned.
As the leaves with their foliage fall 10
the earth,
our felloW-men. too, fall from their
works:
But, optimists. dear. If to our duty we've
been true
The foliage Of our lives will bear us
through.
So let us welcome the seasons as they
come,
FOR some good is derived from everyone.
ABAGAIL THOMPSON ROWE
We hear the autumn bemoaned as
season OF death; and. indeed superficially
il is such a season. But how superficially
optimists only know. For the truth is TO
any one who acquires an optimistic out
look on nature and sees thing in the