El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-23


Gregoria- wash up the kitchen. We
must leave Do clean.
Gather the ashes on the hearth.
close the windows that have been
shut the door. but listen a mo-
ment. how close the little waUwinEs
are circling about the house.
Let the sober old man and the
Laughing young nan put up the
blinds the little blinds TO the win
d0ws. the big ones to the doors
smut out the blazing sunsets-but
gold light and rose light viii sIft
in the cracks and chinks. and bars
or rich light viii pour I'm through
the big knot hole The house belongs
Close the door and let us 60. Turn
our faces 20 the city for what would
the world do N everybody should
stay on the mountain topsz A sing
ing mountain top would never DO
for an Of life.
Who cares If the biz wood rats
ghost does haunt the place. Just so
he does not break as many tea cups
as he did iiviug2 To was a low down
trick TO put a bit OF poisoned crack
er on the hearth just because he was
so noisy nights. banging away at the
loose lid Of the flour can. and roll
ing apples out OF the basket and
across the floors. and thisvinc flow
ers from the glasses But De stole
the splendid fire weed. and tire coral
pinesapz. and the green orchid. and
the white day flower. Whatever was
choicest Quite botanist Of an old
wood rat Who can blame the old
citizen for his high paved ways7 Nine
months or the year the house had
been his undlsturbed. HIS the hearth
and the cupboard drawers and the
kitchen table back Of the door. It
was a mean trick to Put poison on
the hearth Just to get quiet at night
Like enough his ghost win always
haunt the place Death dealing "a no
job for woman who preteuls to
friendship with a whole mountain
She deserves TO be uncomfortable
about thar doughty old sport
Let the blue Jays bite the back bed
room roof They win. anyway. so you
might as wen let them. Blue jays do
not pay taxes, but they have more
use Of the place than its humans and
they have liking for rubber roofing
away at the caves you cannot help
&c.. nor the chiumuuks' uuhelr gossip
from your porch rail- Let the gopher
grin as you leave You win have 10.
You might as ven realize as you close
the door behind Tou that your hold
ings on the mountain are very small
The mountain owns itself and &C. is
run for the benefit Of thousands and
millions Of little folk smaller than
you and most important o the moth
miuers that are spinning cradles
while GreEoria stacks the new broom
and the old broom bottoms up. by the
screen door, Who can forbid moth
millers2
Take away all that you can. fuI
your heart TO bursting with the
beauty OF Sc. adopt the wide horizon.
tune yourself to- chime iu with grass
glade and pine. flying cloud and pill
grim warnings, az best you are but
transient in Cloudcroft-
DO you know Nay on the mountain
top2 Swing off into the blue in Nav
with the iris lilies The winds pipe
another song then stay through
September and a part Of October and
let the frost fires and white Eieam-
ing enlarge your devotion 20 beauty
Know the winter. fir branches laden
with snow. pines s0ughinE IN it.
goldeurod ghosts and grasses ulumed
with it. the air fun OF crystals Do
you know the four seasons as init
mately as you know your own hus-
band3
When you are friends 20 every four
footed or winged or other heasrie and
its Housekeeping until then you don't
really belong