The Washington herald., 1920-09-26
The lily springs from rotting mould,
pearls from deep sea slime"

oh, heaven seems nearer from
their tops
And farther earthly ills
Even in dreams. if l may but
Dream of my Georgia hills.
The grass upon their orchard
sides
Is a fine couch to me:
The common note of each small
bird
Passes all minstrelsy.
1t would not seem so dread a
thing
II, when the Reaper Wills,
He might come there and take my
hand
Up in the Georgia hills"
That's great stuff, ma'am,"
said j. Pinkney BLOOM. enthusias-
tically. when the poetess had con-
cluded. II wish l had looked up
poetry more than ! have. l was
raised in the pine hills myself"
The mountains ever call to
their children" murmured Mrs.
Blaylock. 81 feel that life will
take on the rosy hue OF hope
again in among these beautiful
hills. Peyton-a little taste Of
the currant wine. If you will be
so good. The journey, though de-
lightful, in the extreme, slightly
fatigues me-
Col. Blaylock again visited the
depths of his prolifiS coat and
produced a tightly corked. rough,
black bottle. Mr.. Bloom was on
his feet in an instant. Let me
bring glass. ma'am You come
along. ColoneI-there's little
table we can bring. too. Maybe
We can scare up some fruit or a
cup of tea on board. I'll ask
Mac"
Mrs. Blaylock reclined at ease.
Few royal ladies have held their
royal prerogative with the serene
grace of the petted Southern wo-
man. The Colonel. with an air as
gallant and aSsiduous as in the
days of his Courtship. and ]. Pink
ney Bloom, with a ponderous agil-
ity half professional and half di-
reCted by some resurrected. un-
named. long forgotten sentiment,
formed diversified but attentive
court. The currant wine-wine
home made from the Holly Springs
fruit-Went around; and then J.
Pinkney began to hear something
of Holly Springs life.
Might / inquire. sir" said Mr..
Bloom. in what particular line of
business vniI in
! know that town as well as l
know the regulations for Illegal
use of the mails. 1 might give
You hunch as to whether you
can make the game go or not"
J. Pinkney. somehow. had a
kindly feeling toward these un-
sophisticated representatives of
by-gOne days. They were so sim
pie. impractical. and unsuspect-
ing. He was glad that he hap
pened not to have a gold brick or
a block of that Western Bad Boy
Silver Mine stock along with him.
He would have disliked to unload
on people he liked so well as he
did these; but there are some
temptations too enticing to be re-
sisted.
mo, sir" said Colonel Blay-
lock, pausing to arrange the
queens wrap. 81 did not invest in
Okochee. l have made an ex-
haustive study of business condi-
tions. and l regard old settled
towns as unfavorable fields in
which to place capital that is lin
tied in amount. Some months ago,
through the kindness of a friend,
there came into my hands a map
and description of this new town
of Skyland that has been built
upon the lake. The description
was so pleasing, the future OF the
town set forth in such convincing
arguments. and it's increasing
prosperity portrayed in such an
attractive style that ! decided to
take advantage of the opportunity
1T offered. i carefully selected
lot In the centre of the busi-
ness district, although Its price
was the highest in the schedule
s50o-and made the purchase at
once"
Are' you the mani mean. did
you pay $500 for a lot in Sky
anu dsheu d flnkney Bloom.
I did, SIR" answered the
colonel. with the air of a modest
millionaire explaining his sue
cess; "a lot most excellently sit
uated on the same square with
the opera house. and only two
squares from the board of trade.
consider the purchase a fortui-
. tous one. 1t is my intention to
erect a small building upon it at
once, and open a modest book
and stationery store During past
years l have met with many pc
Z cuniary reverses. and I now find
1t necessary to engage in some
commercial occupation that will
furnish me with livelihood The
book and stationery business,
though an humble one. seems to
me not inapt nor altogether un-
congenial. l am graduate Of
the University of Virginia: and
Mrs. Blaylock's really wonderful
acquaintance with belles-lettres
and poetic literature should go
far toward insuring success. OF
course. Mrs. Blaylock would not
personally serve behind the coun-
ter. With the nearly $500
/ have remaining l can manage