The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09
e Woman's Page of The Tnmes-Dispatch
Places You Know.

Cuddled down between two prim and
frowning old dwellings. somewhere in
this very town. IL a real love OF lit
tie two-story frame house. Indeed, II
IL very tiny. and you stand and wait
for your street ear and make up all
sorts of stories in your mind about how
close quarters must be in the little
parlor and whether maid could act
ually pass around the table In the din
ing room. II is .all so neat and dear
looking, and once. whine a day was
bright and clear. there was somebody
digging in the yard. planting some
thing almost under the pink crepe
myrtle that is going TO be so pretty
when this make believe winter will get
out OF the way and let spring have
chance at the primroses. You like this
little house.
II looks some days almost as If ii
had a twinkle in one eye-tbose are
the days when the busy housekeeper
or whoever IL Is that lives there. has
forgotten to pull down shade ana
IL snuggles down in its tiny bit OF gar
den and tries with all its proud lit
Tie might 10 pretend that the old mag
nolia and the two box trees In the ad-
Joining yard belong to the little house
Behind the kitchen that rambIes out
In an aimless sort Of wing from the
main part Of the house is an apple
that Is lust so pink with bloom In the
spring that people for squares away
sit at their windows and snlH ana
smell il when they can't see IL AT All
The limbs are all twisted ana worn
ike many little children had played
at keeping house there and hung thelI
swing from the taiiest place and slid
with whOop right down 10 INC
rround-oh. many times
II IL a nice house. Somehow you al
ways feel like walking right In and
saving you have come for tea. bu,
then the lady that dug In the yaru
that time had on her bonnet. and she
might not care for strangers Tor TEA
and perhaps there never even were any
~hiidrsn 10 slide down that apple tree
or slam the little gate swung so
straight between the white palings.
think that little house is Ike iot OF
people that you know.
II Won wait until late IN May or
nerhaps the wy first of June ana
Won go a long way out into the c)uh-
try where you can really pear 'hlhss
growing II you will only be still enough
a. you will find 4 boat and a KIND
+tana who knows how to row ana
Won, spilI you out in the little stream
I, ION will go Up this little stream
un,ii YOU are tired OF pushing unasi
The trees. you will find this place tha'
7 know Most Of the trees seem ~
have grown right mp wadlhg IN Tn
creet and there are the thickest. incest
sort of bushes that reach out ana say
"stop- when you pass. Inc pa4e
loveiv flowers grow sometimes on i's
hanks and the little old brook JUS
oursIas TO you and TO It's own dear
eel, about smooth pebbles and opai
Va, inst drift and drift and II
oo,,,an.. hurt you TO save your life j
81 ,f..Ia boat lust turned right oNei'
g. I'm gee this ia just very Ht'ie
TO- that YOU are playing win anu
oouId only splash your frock IN us i'.tie
80 II YOU are tired OF people anu %
ssytne yves. yes" when you want u
he saving "no. no. If on are Hlu
de,ously inclined toward YOUR iaNu-.,e
salad. you Just need to ind TINS -
Mace. you'd better wait uhut 10
er and the jonquils bloom some"
aIse besides in the florists winao". =.
And another place that you Kn""
where all your frienos that ~. y, -
go 90 gathered together and III '"e
49, bright things that they. nave
saiS are pigeon -holed for remem DIS ~.
=. = q great deal nicer than PiaE'ns
6oII because in that game you
sIwavs got so tired Of doing an w
tsIkjng yourself. and in this 2laSe -
rernen,brance the sweetest faces OF -
dearest friends smile ana =
and wonder and laugh II .
,-o,r own heart where 'here ="
49, 80 sham or pretense and only
what one really Ioves may s.i''s
lie sneech with ones heart
make sp BRENT WITT