Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-07-04
Spring Time In France.

SPTun8 Tune IN france.
A big bright sun peeped over the
hill, this morning, and laughed heart
lily to nnd % still sucked snugly in
our bunks," then q II enjoying the
fun he rose higher In the sky, and
sent his dancing sunbeams to play
"hide and seek" among the early
morning shadows. Soon the whole
camp was sitting idly, lazily, on our
hunks; we laughed at our "Big
Friends" msneuvers, then, suddenly
remembering the strenuous day's work
before us, we arose, hurriedly dress
cd and went to our breakfast.
Soon the whole camp was stirring
with camp activity, but our good hui
NOR remained with US all the day, and
the merry laughter, the friendly
greetings, and gay whistling Of the
men, IS they went about their various
tasks, showed that the timely ap.
pearsnce of the Sun, after an absence
Of several days, had brought with him
a happiness, not often found in any
army camp. To me, busily engaged
punching the keys Of the typewriter,
as I copied some official letter, or
pushing the pencil across the scratch
pads, or adding long columns Of fig.
ures, the merry, dancing sunbeams,
coming through the open window,
suggested a happiness and peaceful.
ness that was suggestive OF the
beautiful May month in 1.-THE States"
The day held a charm and a laziness
that is felt in no other month Of the
year.
After the days work was over, my
friend and ! walked along roads and
by.ways through the camp, through
beautiful fields Of green, waving
grain, along shady, winding streams,
and along hard, dusty roads--enjoy'
ing the blessing Of the bright, warm
sunshine. And wherever we walked,
wherever we looked, W saw, and
wondered at the wonderful work Of
the Spring time Fairies. Here ano
there, silhouted against a back
ground Of beautiful green, there wert
bright yellow, red, and white blossom
ing flowers. waving their heads in thu
gentle breeze, seemingly in recogni'
ton Of the wonderful work OF Nature
Now and then, across our pathway
we caught a glimpse Of a little grey
squirrel, frisking in and out OF tn
u%nderbrush, along the stream, oc
casionally stopping to gather a nut
or to raise his voice in protest to oul
intrusion OF his private haunts; he re
minded us Of scenes In a happier ant
distant clime-days Of u "yester
days." days OF Jul childhood.
In the shady groves along tn
stream there we're golden-red mar
gerettes, and in the fields OF wavin'
grain blossomed the "blue bells" an
the "poppy," while on the still waite
OF green inlets OF the stream, wher
the clusters OF "forget.me'n ots'
were mirrored, and the air was sti
sweet with the sedge and peppermint
and humming with insect life, . fe'
white lilies and more yellow ones
the kind, called "brandy'tottles'
(from their odor), lay open In tn
breeze, schools Of "whirligigs" wer
1t their may play, between the fa
lily leaves, to which the gauzed'wine
ed dragon.Aies descended to res
The quaint water boatman propelle
himself among the stems and the d
BEETLE Of the water prospects. In
dragon. fies darted to the attack
when q butterfly ventured over tn
reeds. II was . very busy world
the shadows Of the banks.
From ont in the meadow, came II
call OF the meadow lark, and II
answering call Of bis mate, doing
the shade Of q wild rose bush, cut tt
evening Stiffness, with q lovely swee
mess, understood only to lovers
Nature. Bright, happy little Chi
hnches, darted here and there, In u
shadows Of the evening, and ma
"bird land" happy with their oheerl
twitteripgs, and the working OF !
big "bull. bats'' made complete 7
ending Of this wonderful spring DAY
Such was the day % made BY n
ture and natural "fairies." And
man can only model bis work frt
that Of Natures, and can do nothi
without her help, sol was that durl
the whole day, people were ~ hap
and a. busy a. the "Babes Of Mature
snugly situated, In the heart OF
valley, surrounded on oil sides BY
regular, sloping hills, % It to pso1'
Il from the view Of the Hun-scsste'
here and there among gigantic Of
and slms, that tower above " ?
,tsoupgly, 70 the village Of ~