The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-19
Changing Seasons
BY wINIFRED BLACK.

"Honk, honk.' they are Aging South.
the Wild birds Last evening, deep in
the purple mystery of the gathering
dusk, / heard them. "Honk. honk,"
they cried, far. far above the circling
hills; "honk. honk," flying South.
"Goodby, Summer" cried the wild
voices of the tying birds; 'goooby.
Summer. goodby, goodby.' Farewell,
sweet springtng flowers. adios, long
days OF idle pleasure. Goodby, light
laughter of the aylng hours under
the Summer moon. Idle time is going.
play time Is passing, the roses have
packed their fluffy ruffles and depart
ed, the peoples hang their heads IN
the quiet garden. the tall holly hooks
are not quite so straight and tall as
they were.
Gone are the delicate wild flowers
on the hills and In the valleys and
meadows the wild red lily haunts her
beauty in PLACED OF the shooting stars
and the wake robins that lived there
just little week ago.
Goodby, summer, goodby goodby.
The jeweled humming bird that has
fiuttered to and fro in the hop vines,
threads his shimmering needle less Of
ten now. | wonder If all his tailoring
is done.
The birds have all gone, they went
week ago except such as stay by
choice around the houses where peo-
pie live, and last night there was a
party OF falling stars.
Wh-i-i-z, the first one flew across
, the purple of the autumn sky like
silver pendant falling from the rope
t OF some great court beauty decked
for pleasant dalliance. Wh-i-i-z, an
other followed, wh-o-o, there goes the
third, why II = regular fireworks OF
night. and the milky way. now soft
and fair and white 1t gieans. oroa"
pathway across the heavens ieauihs
where, l ~sonasr
The Little Girl mao never happehou
to remember ieaSt OF iah'he st@Fs
before.
oh' she criea JoSouels On ~ 10
message son olse Is ,, nor : Z, a
signal. Yes yes, we see, we see, put
oh, we DO not uhdersNinn, ana the
Little Girl spread hef s'enoer arms
wide ana neid them open 10 the siois
of the night, ana the mystery OF IL
ON. she slgheo' IL we ohiy knew
what they are trying 10 zen as II we
only knew. ana her soL' eyes gre"
large ana luminous, ana she was 81
lent Tor long uine-
told her the pest eoaio apout
the stars ana their ways anu ABOUT
the great SHINING planets that ron on
and on in space, ana 90 not even
know that We are mere al an we ana
our tiny little Whirhns globe ana sne
listened with wlnehing eyes ana cheeks
that giowed with sort excitement anu
vital interest,".
oh" she said. we are so little
and they are all so h'% n W n
get lonesome sometimes ana uoh
know what | am lonesome Tor
Goodpy summer gooanS. gooaoy'
The asters are purple on the ridge
back or the httie cottage where We
lived TINS summer, the rage "htre
they saw only three nights ago a WHO
cat ieapins from rock 10 rock, ana
heard him purring IN the moonlight
IKE some giant taopy-
| The Golden Rod shakes out MS yell
low remnants TO haunt in every va
grant breeze the mix week PODS are
full and the stun leaves OF the span
ish Bayonet are sharp as the -ingFad-
tude or the one We love ana trusted.
the thlstles SNAKE their crowned
heads in every hy-pata. ana In some
green valleys high above the rest OF
the world there stand the uanaeiion
senIlneIs al ~hiee win age
, Pun, pun, does your mother want
you; what time Is IL. DandeilonF run
! pun, go sew your yellow button SEEDS
Tor the coming OF next spring.
Pun. pun, the ar Is white with the
wool OF the cotton wood Gooooy'
Summer, soodoy' goooy.
How stir ana prim the danias
stand; look at that red one there VAIN
the double ruffie around her oio
maids cap why she wouiah
speak 10 you without an Introduction
for all the worlu, and All the water
Ing pots in II.
How shy ana deHcate the cosmos
beside her, niae, PINK. whlte Ia mt yell
low. butternies changed 10 mowers, the
last offering or summer.
Goodby. sweet summer. goodby
goodby. i nave ieafned much during
the drowsy days much that ought &c
make the world Or gnter place foI
those VINO ma their happiness
through me. May 1 never forget any
OF that l have learned
Here is Fail wnistans down the
road, lusty, rudy, open-eyed FAIL
What great boy or customer he Is
anyway, this ran, with n shoulder
can OF russell and his shoes of yellow