Milford chronicle., 1912-05-31
MEMORY AND REALISM

our lives there flashes upon us the cluI
and answer to a mystery with which W.
have struggled, in vain, consulting all the
doctors of learning and ages of thought
il seems as if all one had to do is to &C
softly and listen hard. Somewhere blown
on the world's breath or hushed and deer
in our own conscience are the answers tC
the great eternal questions of right and
wrong. There is one point that one
misses, perhaps, all too often. Memory,
indeed, is the basis of life and the impulse
for further living, and yet along side OF
memory lives Will, and it should and can
control. For memory to be of use must
be determinedly selective. In learning
if it is the part of memory to register the
matter covered, it is the part of will to
reign herein, to keep what is worth while
and discard the dross. An unrestrained
memory will catch at words and thoughts
rejected by the feeble will, and hoard
them because of the very revulsion of
feeling which they were met. 1t is part
of the obligation of the will to serve as
selector for the memory
Whether the above be altogether true
or not, we are glad we have memory,
though it may not abound with genius,
and whenever we come to FrederiCa the
stopper pops out and memory has full
play. This is pleasing to myself, though
it may not be interesting to others, and
will not surfeit the reader with a recital
ofchildish pranks and bOyhOod escapades,
but meander around the town, around
the dock, in the woods and along the
water courses, and leaning over the rail-
ing of the bridges and gaze into the blue
rolling waters of the Murderkill, or Old
Spring Greek, repeat the following beau
tiful and impressive lines from Burns:
Still Ger these scenes my memory dwells,
And fondly broods with miser care,
Time but the impression deeper makes
As streams their channels deeper wears.
Years ago this same old Spring creek
rolled as lazily as it does in 1912; and the
blue waters of the river, although it now
carries a steamer on its tides, are the
same as when ID. A. c." waded along
its marshy edges among the spatterdocks,
terrapins, snakes, bull frogs and other
marine animal, that would now scare him
almost to death. o, so long ago. This
will do for this.
After much delay and extension of
time; the FrederiCa water works were
OH Monday the goth. A few
leaks in the mains only remained to be
mended on that day; after which the works !
were turned over to the town.
As appearances are not so noticeable by |
the citizens of a town as they are to a Wis |
tor, a little friendly criticism may not be |
a miss.
We have been here during some rainy |
weather and find that the lower limbs of
MANY of the shade trees need trimming |
IS after a shower they droop so as to tele-
scope with an umbrella i'll the hands of a |
pedestrian.
The stagnant water along the causeways |
near town are still filled with that green |
md disease producing ooze that they have |
been for years Could a.drainage system |
De established to drain off this stagnant |
water, particularly at the southern cause
Yay, we believe it would add much to the
lealth of this already healthy town.
The railing of the bridge at the north
If the town is rusty and badly needs
not only to protect the iron,
)ut peoples hands who are absent minded
,nOugh to run their paw along the rail
IS they pass by.
Sometime ago Frederica Town Council
passed an ordinance relating to dogs.
And now the dogs are kept off the streets,
much to their discomfort, and the relief
# the citizens. We are informed that
here are over 100 in town.
Now we must not forget the prOverbial
,eauty and loveliness of the ladies of the
own. Twas ever thus! When boy
We thought so, and since we have become
man we have not changed our boyish
mind in that matter. The mutations of
ime and the passing years have changed
heir appearances, but not their lowell
ess of character and beauty of mind.
till they are feminine; though not of
Masculine variety. They love their decol-
cite gowns, their hobble skirts and chew
1g gum, and all innocent pleasures that
he twentieth century ordains, just like
ny other nice girls.
The fish horn is heard here early in the
forming, and the citizens get this variety
their food in time to get it in a palat
Bile order for the evening meal.
We have been asked Are the people
Milton crazy over automobiles And we
ave answered, no 80 We have heard of
he Milton man saying, "AutomObils are
t for only two classes of people, mil
onaires and damned fools I" pleas don
tribute this sentiment to the writer.)
mere are many dulOInODlleS III ana
round Frederica. Never saw so many
i one day, as we did on the first Sun
ay we were here It was a continual
o, back and forth through the town
nd one broke a wheel near Barratt s
hapel, and was obliged to take time to
Mt another on.
The people hereabouts are not going
-azy over politics either. They are think
* deeply, and will, doubtless, manifest
Ienty of enthusiasm after the Chicago
nd Baltimore conventions shall have put
leir respective candidates i'll the field
Last week a man from Harrington
ith only one arm and one leg was ar
-igned before Squire Davis for scorching
! automobile through Frederica. He is
lie same man who had the mshap at the
ub Mill OH the same day. He came
ON Bowers on that day and is said to
ave been drunk. 1t is said there is a
1at from Wilmington at Bowers which
spenses the beverage to many who will
in their club. The iniatory fee is fifty
.nts. After this is paid a man may buy
/ the liquor he wants by paving for it.
ev. Bounds characterized it in his ser
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