The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-27

looked out toward the eastern h0ri-
zon. I saw a sleepy world blink its
eyes while its dropping lids were
tickled by a million rays of golden
sunlight that came creeping DER
yonder mountain top. ] saw a
laughing brooklet pour out it's spark
ling waters from meath jagged rock
to 60 laughingly flashing itself against
it's pebbled banks toward the placid
waters of the distant plain. saw the
dainty violet and the tinted rose I'M
fold their fragrant petals as they
faced the morning sun. I saw a
sleeping valley tucked away meath
its mantle of verdure green, held Sc
cure by basic rocks of gigantic noun
tain peaks that lowered as monu-
ments Of strength and rugged beauty
on either side.
I saw on yonder foothill the sturdy
timbered growth of thousand years,
chief among them the hickory tree,
emblematic of strength and yet show
ing its possible flexibility to meet the
needs of mercy. Standing near the
magnolia tree from meath whose fra
grant blossom I saw peeking with
blinking eye the head Of meadow
lark that lifted his voice in birdsong
to greet the coming of a new day.
I saw the young morning merged in
to the full strength of the days noon.
tide whose pulsing life was ever
warmed by the direct rays of a noon
days sun. I stood with bated breath
awed by the majesty Of / tall. But
alas! For one brief moment only die
the dial's hand point to this perfec,
days zenith Of glory. The mighty
sun dipped toward the western hori
zon. felt the glorious warmth o
natures midday sun slowly reced'
from pulsing life. saw the fain
shadows Of the eventide steal cross
the path of receding sunlight blend
ing as with masters brush tina
awe-inspiring subdued tint that pro
, voked the tired bird to sing its sa'
requiem to the dying day.
I saw the flowers in the meadow 10
:. fold their petals and tuck themselve
4 away behind the black curtains o
! night. I closed my eyes in. pensiv
: mediation. In the birth, life an
: death of natures best day I caught
v vision of the tragedy Of human life
' l looked out on the world, brigf
: world with ceaseless bloom and frae
# rance freely shed as one great aren
! inviting love, laughter and song. Int
7 this Eden-like field I saw ushered
}, hating, timid soul, clothed in all tn
: requisites of human life. From
. thousand doorways facing this youn
d life saw the smile Of welcome. A
= nature radiant in the exuberance
springtime seemed conspiring I
l. make this life worth while. TIE ca
!; was tuned to the song Of the bird
!, the air was perfumed with the fras
10 rance of the flowers. Manna-like th
d choicest fruit fell at his feet, the W,
q ters sparkled in their purity wifi
n the soft zephyrs famed his YOUTH,
! brow. The great sun even led out
le one splendid reckoning gesture to II
ID onward reach, to the great possibil
IN ties, to the development Of resistanc
s. to the making Of character, to Il
formation Of manhood. All thint
!, converging to the seemingly one gree
purpose of offering faultless Life
Radiant with joy, encouraged
promise, anchored by hope, ! see Il
successful "start" for the race.
All nature is in perfect tune. II
distant thunder marking the clou'
that are being ripped asunder
80 lightning's fiery blade inspiring Ii