The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-12-30


God bless them there hearts and
there also doughnuts In huge piles, and
pumpkin pies In rows: and there were other COM
forts for had then discovered bacteria. and
we were In danger from eating good food.
When We got cold outdoors we could go inside
and be warmed internally. The house was painted
red. for that the warm color. like the fire In
the chimney and know no other reason why all
oid-time farm houses of that color. Only
the front was white. and there green blinds
think IL was the fashion, and the time
was when anyone would be out of fashion--in-
novators and radicals excepted. Fashion you
must know. Is simply doing what others do and
not bothering your head about II, and believing
what others believe, with just as little trouble
To yourself. II Is beautiful way of keeping us
all alike for what might come of II II two ever
did the same thing. believed the same thing
or wore the same coat, or, for that matter, loved
the same person? The old-time people had a rea-
son Tor the catechism. 1t n good one. II kept
them ali together, like a regiment. Nowadays
there are some who would throw away the
dictionary and spell the Lord knows how-just as
each one pleases
Over the double door reached the big arms of n
great butternut. Do you know there Is no tree In
all the world so homefu as a butternutp Its arms
are like those of father. and II has not stingy
trait about 1t. Then you should lie. as 1 have In
September, and hear OF a night the nuts falling
OF, one or two. three at a time on the roof
Rat tat tat, until dreams were full of the
joys OF the morning: or for that matter even of
the puddings which should come of II when the
meats were enough to all big bowl. Yes indeed,
bnternnt pudding. with plenty of cider Is
good even In dreamland. To the back of the house
was an orchard. where Spitzenbergs and Pearmains
grew. Some OF the trees leaned so that we could
walk up them. and sit with the birds. / when n
boy. knew robin well that she built her nest
within 1--we feet of me. while whstled and talked
to her To the side of the orchard stood a tine
grove of Eastwood In which were Atty hives of
bees, In two long houses-two rows In each house.
There Is nothing wonderful in the world as an
apple orchard In blossom. II Is ut for worship
The trees friendly and hearty. Their arms
Tome low down to the ground, as II reaching after
What wealth of blossom, There Is no sugges-
ton OF niggnrdliness. All. even now I see the
old grandmother In her chair. when the petals
came down In great shower and laid lovingly on
her white hair. And the blessed mother beside
her also. Nature loved .hem There was n sweet
fitness and when boys came TO their side and
brought the rlpest Pearmans and Lady Sweets
and otherwise identified them with the fruit
u out OF hearts But how shalt ever
get 10 New Years at this rate. for | am not yet
half around the house, aud my soul will not let
hurry ON. To see things and hear things when
they happen is well enough but ah, To have them
In ones self and be able 10 call them out OF the
memory. that is worth the while It's better than
any phonograph.
There Offset In the turf lust beyond
the pear ana TINS was where the little
mother had her pinks. and peoples. and bachelor
buttons and cinnamon roses, and johnnie jump-
ups II was place Of marvellous beauty and OF
marvellous work-of that l can testify But II
delicious In the early morning. before the day
a gridiron-and again after shutdown You
should have the little mother and GRANNY
Williams. or some other one. going about this
treasure island in the midst of the world "Ah
this :" and "Ah. that ~ "It smells like n frash
young babe" said Granny Williams" Indeed"
said the little mother. but had not thought o,
that: but. as likely not. for Il has soft pinkIsb
yellow color" Then she would SNUFF at II like
any professor examining chemical mixture.