Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01

But I couldn't do that, of course
MY Job was to do something TO help
win the war, so here I am, looking
for a lob. 1 got one today, too' ou'
when it's done, It's me back 10 inc
country where I belong. shou'un
be surprised If a outslept ZIP va"
Wrinkle once l got started
And with those few words ne s WEN e1d
off to New York to resume '"S
grind-for a time. ,oa cold
remained with me and, last sunu'iys'
/ started back to the country ny sSSHnd
And, would you believe IT, ! tounut.
upon reading e., a + boo fne pt Country
scenery" anywhere in the WHO'S pauls
world - right out in Rock Creek lark.
From the Connecticut avenue prlu ti
southeast along the creek IS the pam
followed the path Bryce laid out
and soon I was thousands OF mlles
from the war. First =! saw .ha,
bird, then a crow blackblrd' anu III W.
an orole and a redblrd, anu, "a Inc
thrush and / was humming the ola
song of my youth. There's nus
brown thrush. sitting up in the tree;
he is singing to you. he Is Singing 70
me. And what does ne say; iit r,'na s
over with joy" And so he was sing.
ing. too, and, though l had the news
Of great world war across the seas
under my arm, am AFRAID tnat
forgot to worry about IT 1or lie"
Eventualiy I came to beech tree
which Swallowed an enormous rock
that looked cool and inviting. SO
sat down and rested. And. as restea,
examined the beech tree Tor the
Initials of boys and girls, close by
entwined carvings of hearts. and then
the war came back to me. For tnere
were no new carvings there, p9s
plenty of old ones The silent recotuS
Scared the trees. but the only new
initials I saw anywhere were those
Of a boy-a little boy. hope:
There rested for several hours.
disturbed only by the calling OF o'r Ss
creek below While rested longed
for the day when all the excitement
and war tired folks-soldiers and
sailors, their sweethearts and OLD
folks and and everybody VINO Is is p Saek
to the cool woods and rest as
I was doing And while I wished
that wish 1 opened my newspaper
and read. Americans Still Driving,
day of rest for all of us could not
be far away.
Some day, when my friend who
feels that he has been cheated out or
some good things Of life comes back,
I am going to take him on that walk:
And. If the war is over then. l know
we cannot rest on the big, cool rock.
1t will be occupied by young folks,
carving hearts and initials in the
great beech trees. Which. allow.
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GRIT A-PLENTY. A Tale of the Lab
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OVER THE SEAS FOR UNCLE SAM.
BY Elaine Sterne. author of THE
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DIET AND HEALTH, With Key to
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THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY. By
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THE OLD ROAD TO PARADISE,
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UNCLE REMUs RETURNS. BY Joel
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