The Ordway new era., 1921-12-30

God bless them there we're Wz-l 15S-ISi snc
there were also dozshnu-s n huge piles. eEd
pumpkin pies in rovs: and thar we're other co-a-
forts for no one had then discovered bacteria and
in danger from eating good food
When got cold outdoors could 80 inside
and be warmed internally TIE hoass yFas painted
red. for that The Earm eolor, Ike the fire in
the chimney. and l know other reaso1 Why all
oIdtime farm houses we're OF thsr colo-- Only
the front white and rhsre were green blinds
/ think it the fashion. and the time never
was when anyone would Be out Of fashi0n-in
novators and radicals excepted Fashion, you
must know. is simply doing what others DO. and
not bothering your head about IL and believing
what others believe, with Just as little trouble
TO yourself. Il is a beautiful way Of keeping Us
all alike, for what might come OF il Il no TWO ever
did the same thing or believed the same thing
wore the coat. or. for that matter loved
the person. The old-time people had 3 rea-
son for the catechism- II was good one. Ii kept
them all together. Ike q regiment. Nowadays
there some who would even throw away the
dictionary and spell the Lord knows how-jusr as
each pleases-
Over the double door reached the big arms of a
great butternut- Do you know there IS no tree in
all the world 50 horneful q butternut? Its arms
are like those OF a father, and II has not a stfpgy
trait about ii. Then you should lie as have. in
September, and hear % night the nuts falling
of, one or two, three at a time on the roof
Rat, tat tat. until our dreams were full Of the -
Joys Of the morning; or, for that matter even Of
lHe lulflllzS. WEllEl should come Of IL
meats were enough 10 Ill big bowl. Yes indeed,
a butternut pudding with a plenty Of cider is
good even In dreamland. To the back Of the bousa
was an orchard. where Spitzenbergs and Pearrnajns
grew Some OF the trees leaned 50 thar we could
walk up them. anu sir with the birds 1 whom
boy. knew robin well that she built her nest
within i've feet OF me, while l whlstIed and talked
to her. To the side OF the orchard stood a fine
grove of Eastwood. In which were fifty hives Of
bees, in two long houses-two rows in each house
T1ra.ru s.~FtF-
apple orchard in blossom II Is ht for worshfp.
The trees friendly and hearty Their arms
come low down to the ground. as II reaching after
us. What wealth Of blossom. There is no suyges-
tion of niggardliness. All, even now see the
old grandmother in her chair. when the petals
came down In great shower and laid lovingly on
her white halT. And tie blessed mother beside
her also. Nature loved then There was sweet
fitness snd when boys thelr side and
brought the rpest Pea r-aalns and Lady Sweets
aud otherwise Identified them with the fruit
1t was out Of besrts- But how shall ever
get to New Years ~ this rate. fo- / am not ye,
half around the house. and my soul xfu not let
me hurry or To see things and hear things when
they happen is well enough bur. sh. TO have them
in ons,s self and be able 10 call them out of the
memory that is worth the while -Tis better than
any photograph
There was an offset in the turf just beyond
the harvest pear; and this where the little
mother had her pinks and poppies. and bachelor
buttons and cinnamon roses. and tohnnie-ju
ups II a place Of marvellous beauty, and Of
marvellous work-of that I can testify But II
was delicious In the early morning. before the day
was on a gridiron-and again after sundown. You
should have seen the little mother and Granny
Williams, or some other one, going about this
treasure island In the midst Of the world .Ah.
ths!~ and aAh. that I" 1T smells like q fresh
young babe" said Granny Williams" Indeed.
sald fhe liftls 1nother. hut had not thought Of
nat but ~ ife1y as mot. for It has soft plnksh
- -
~ profenscr GSalnfndng ! nsw ehsnalesl mixture.