Douglas Island news., 1921-03-04


 cauucs lor homes dismal p.ace where Che sun rarely shines. where Che piping of birds .s seldom heart and where general dcaoIadou stalk
 rampant. for only hoso who reside In such gloom-ladm localities know how to enjoy sunshine and Che s.ng- iur Of birds ou Che rare occasions Of thcir y.aauons It is thIs way
 Tho Stroller spent hIs boyhood and sap-r.Hur pcr.ods on a bird re- scryc which extended an Che way loom Che presidential huls of Ohio Co mu-uacd Florida and while ho may have bcon acsthctic. hc ncver remembers Of noticing Che sunshine OF of hearing birds e.ue until after hc east ha first vote or |. may have been his second And yo. hc vcu- ures Che belief chat hc wae kissed by more sunshine and surrounded by moro Hvcr-throatei birds chan falls to Che lot Of tbc average pil- grim who travels thc much-trc- mcntci highway .hat leads from Che cradle lo Che rayc
 It was not chat bludue or doaf- moss had been dealt to him from che bottom ol Che deck. hu, that he just did not notice tbc oudowmcnH of Nature chat were his to enjoy w.th no more effort ou h.s part chan Co stop. look and listen They wore horo for Che ahne Had hc boon reared In latitude. and IonrIudu he could mention where fhc defiant croak of Che uyu or tbo amu shr.ck of hc aaruIl constitute Che merry lays" of Che In,horel tr.be. he would have entertained moro app precauon ol Che melodies of song birds when rmsp'autol to Iorau- ucs where tbey ar. on an Many times has che Stroller umb.cd at be.u. kept awake by tho Wuppoor- win and often hc has thrown his shoes at mo.knr birds chat were perched m orange trees m close proximity Co hIs bedroom window iu Che oarly morn before It was too hot to sing ToIay romd and adverse to exercise as he .s ho would walk seven miles to hear a whIp.poor-wiu anduucr resting Ha'f an hour ou % stump. vo1Id walk another scvcu miles to us.cn Co a moeNus bird. and If there wore Ilrks. thrushc and boboua further aIour he might keou going ou and ou and never como back
 Since leaving Che bird preserve Che Stroller spent number of ycar m a country where iho only posses.
 1rs Of wings chat could aue wore mosoutos and fearful hot tao would no. bc heard they would hover by che hour otcr hIa ear that was noD buried n tho pillow And ho always thought he had It oom- Iur to him for not appra.auue good singing when bc had ,hc opooru- u.y Besides wba. good would t do Co throw shoe at a mosquito.
 When tbo suoUcr began Ono above cruHon he had hopes that hIF mind would respond to Che occasion and
 chat beautiful and cnuobuue thought and dIDIou would originate m hs brain and work down to hs finger ups and out ou hs Remington No. n. But somehow hs hope has not beou realized. Whether it Is ,hc brain or Che typewriter he s not certain but on.nas it Us thc former. | It was a bomuul afternoon. Che ua was shining brightly and a bird of paradise was tuning up Iu Che . sro.Iors heart. Seated by his oIIce window with oIear vIcw oi busy stree, hc glanced out and what Inc saw. taken in connection witch some thing he had recently read. complete ly routed Che s0neb.rd sentiment from his mind The something hc had recently read was to thc effect chat ladies' dresses were Co undergo . a teu per cent drop iu price bu, that they were to bc materially abbrcr.- ated In thc matter of length. What he saw through his window caused reddish uut Co mantle his choo" for he wondered how Che Sam Hu wha. tbc women wear can be called dress if made any shorter than .t |Is In mct what Che Stroller asked himself vas tms When does dry- goods ceaso Co bo a dress and become a gee strIns3
 While waiting for a satisfactory answer to Che question he had pro- pounded to himself be continued to rozo at Che tbrong of fcmluiy on Che street and Che longer he eazcd tho less he fcIt Che inspiration for writing. m an coudor he asks how
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