The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-01
SIDE TALKS
BY RUTH CAMERON
THE CHARM OF A RAINY DAY.

THE CHARM OI' Ha4N JIM
Their" arc some n"ni'" VII" always
regard Il rainy day ~ Il r"mpi"i" loss
in the calendar of their cNiStrnrr.
1t is not 50 with mc.
Without tcin:. pnllyannish about II !
can really 500 several REASONS TO l." glad
of an occasional rainy day.
In the iirSt plac". there IS n" very
obvious reason ihIt tn" dizziness If tn"
rainy day sets otl tn" jrwci day ihhi
| follows. Is th"r" anything in tn" world
lnvcIirr ;han III" rain washed lrr'iiian"r
q: a morning III May or October follow
! ing Il period Of rain.
| Isut quite aSId" from its vain" rs
| foil lhr rainy day To my mind has a
rich charm all its own. When | aWak"
| 10 the pAttcrInE Of rain TN tho roof M
20 10 my window and So" bnrr hHuShS
tossing in tho rain and grey clouds
I hanging low in tho sky and thr earth
rich and dark with The datnpncss. feel
certain sense Of contrntncnt and al
| tiucncc.
A Rainy Dny Seems To Have More
T1lne In II.
II would hr difficult 10 tell just what
! what causes this feeling. Perhaps il is
partly founded on n notion which |
have never been able 10 rid myself OF.
that rainy day has moro time in il
than other days. If ] am in AT ener-
gctic mood briskly decide TO utilize
this unexpected time wealth in attend
ing to one of those over waiting s9c-
cial tasks. the cleaning out Of a trunk
in the attic, the reorganization Of those
top shelves in the china closet. the fling
OF accumulated bills. If I am in lazy
mood look upon The rainy day "a u
hnavcu-sent opportunity TO browse 'and
dream and renew my soul In Oh way l
should never think OF dining in The rou-
tine atmosphere OF sunshine.
The Delicious Shut-In Pooling.
There is one queer contradiction IN
my feeling towards rainy day. I love
the shut-in fcelnE-therc Is a spice or
romance about II that calls for An open
fire even IN summer; it suggests tho
lonely countrystdca and tho old days he
fore towns and good roads and auto
mobiles and telephones had substituted
intimacy Tor isolation. III paler way
Il reflects tho snows,orm spirit ALI
friends shut out. the housemates sit
around tho radiant fireplace enclosed IT.
Il tumultous privacy Of storm"
On the other hand-and here lies the
contradict on--I also love 10 got out ana
walk in tho rain. When I owned n
horse liked nothing bnttor that n ride
In the rnIn-rcpeat5ng aloud. now and
thon, whom a deserted road kept my
sanity safe from question. KiplinGs
glorious line tho grnnll OF tho waffle at
I.ichtcnhurE ridin' IN tho rain" II
don't know what IS "watt1r" or whrro
"LichtcnburS' IL. nur who rOdo In in tho
rain. nevertheless. L love tho sound Of
that linc.)
But I Don't Like tho boy of Unshsd
Tears.
! love sunshine and love rain or II
does not last too long) but thnrc ls one
kind W Il day that don't likr. / don't
like the gloomy uncertain dry. that
can't make up Its mind TO anything,
that tries to rain md can't and tries to
clear of and can't, There Is tho Kad-
ness Of unshcd tears IN tho lowering
day and. Of course. you know, that thu
sadness Of tears Is pence and happiness
compared to the sadness OF tears that
lie heavy in the heart and cannot and
theiF way eul.