Evening star., 1932-06-30

About this time every year our gooc
friend Templeton Jones reyives in his
own mind his ancient desire of living
an entire year at the seashore.
Since Jones hasn't been there Tor
long time, not even for a week. MS
friends might look upon this wish a
childish, so he says nothing about II
1t does. indeed, date from childhood
It's persistence in the Jonesian mlno
makes that worthy gentleman quite
sure that the most vivid impressions
are made on a human being in the
early years.
No amount of living can quite get
that picture of sandy beach, far-hune
horizon. rolling ocean and masses ol
great white clouds out of his minds eye
Again and again, especially IN hot
weather. it flashes across that inward
eye which is the bliss of solitude, OF
however the poet said it.
jones had a very poor memory-tor
mathematical figures and for poetry
Detesting mathematics In all It's phases
he is equally at sea in the memorlzlne
of poems.
One might think, to know Jones, that
he would spout appropriate verses upon
all occasions. because he has read them
all, from childhood up, with real appre-
citation.
There are two good reasons, however
which prevent him from sprinkllng
either his conversation or his writing
with appropriate quotations.
In the first place, he can't remember
them when he wants them. In TINS ne
is in much the same boat with the hoSI
of worthy persons who cannot say the
la tiF11p
always think of it hours after the occa-
sion has gone by.
In the second place. Jones does not
adorn his talk with poetical flowers be-
cause he abh0rs such practice
Poetry. he feels. is something in itself
and for itself: its best use is solitary
not as an addenda to anything else.
Hence we find Templeton Jones, on
a hot Summer day, dreaming about the
time when he will be able TO go down
to the seashore for an entire year.
"Oh YOU wouldn't like It'll" some OF
his friends say, with that hearty as
surance which so many Of ones dear
friends so often display.
How do they know Jones wouldn't?
Those who know him best rather fee
that he would. Of course. by seaShore
Jones means one of the less frequentec
places where an all-year round visitor
would be a days wonder.
Even at such places there are hote
keepers and the like who insist on re-
naming after the season" is over. find.
ing 1t the cheapest place to live, anc
wanting to keep their eye on thell
places.
Very few families, however, stay after
october Is.
Right then is where Templeton Jone:
wants to begin.
He has his eye on a certain place
down on the Maryland shore. where the
dawn doesn't come up like thunder, ex-
actly. but it does come up
And how!
There is a great flush out over the
water, radiance mounting from the
sea. a dimming of grays and blues anc
greens. an increase of light
And the sun is up, early in the morn
ing, casting long rays OF beams across
the flecked breakers.
The wind blows strongly, but with
that complete lack of harm which dis
tinguishes the shore breeze from thai
of any other place in the world.
Sharp tang of salt air here mixes with
the peculiar odor of sea weed.
There is no danger of catching cold
in this dampness, for it carries tht
healing properties Of salt, antiseptic
beneflcent.
Jones indulges in this dream for q
few days every year at about this time
and then proceeds to forget it for an
other IL months.
He, often tries to think whether HI
should begin his years sojourn with
the leaving of the Summer crowds, anc
end it year following by going home
with them, or begin it with their Spring