The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-05-24
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For people who have seeing eyes
enjoyment is always possible. NJ
body owns twilight,
The Free or an eclipse And
Show even If rich man,
or a syndicate Of
them owned the sea or the mountains,
they would never be able to build a
fence around their possessions to shut
out the 'hoi polloi."
Use your eyes as you go through
this world do not quite agree with
the song writer who said that "the
best things in the world are Free" but
there are so many shows, and among
them the greatest IF all shows-out-
doors-that everybody ought to get
ian eye full" every time he feels like
looking around.
The man who loves to look at Ma
ture, and who owns car, bicycle or
even good, strong pair of walking
boots can get abundant entertainment
at this time of year, no matter whether
he is on an Arizona desert, by the side
Of Niagara falls, or in little winding
country road in any state in the Union.
.
Right now In my little back yard
the orioles are giving a concert, the
robins are building nest, and the
little gray cat-bird is listening to them,
so, when he feels In the mood, he can
repeat their song almost note for note.
And yet little one ring travelling
circus, setting up Its tent on vacant
lot will be full of customers, while
an apple orchard half dozen blocks
away will be passed with hardly a
glance.
1t Is fortunate for you and me that
there can be no monopoly on rain
bows and early winter snow falls, and
great rollers coming in from the sea to
whiten on sandy beaches.
All we need Is our eyes, plus in
terest.
And IL we are not interested in what
Is around us, especially in May and
June, it seems to me that there Is no
hope for us. We might as well sit
around on a shady porch and play
contract, which good many people
do, and seem to enjoy.
But take my word for 1t. This Is
the time to see the world in It's Sum
day clothes, and without money and
without price.
The birds and beasts are enjoying
it. The birds sing their enjoyment.
By and by the weather will be hot and
the roads dusty, and the creeks shriueled
to little runIets.
Outdoors will still be beautiful, but
it will haye lost its greatest lowell
ness.
So get out now when things are at
their best. promise you that you will
not forget the journey.
Not long ago visited an eighty
year-old farmer who lives about sixty
miles north of New
The Work York city. 1t was a
Habit rainy day, and I
found him busily
painting the inside of one of his barns.
/ suggested I would like to take a
look around the place.
you'll have to go Alone" he said.
II can't spare the time. Soon as the
sun comes out I'll have plenty to do"
How long have you worked like
thisw I asked him.
"Me-all my life, except the MissiS
and | went to the Chicago exposition
last year."
aren't you ever going to take it
easy?"
swell, l tried that once, about fif-
teen years ago. wasn't feeling so
well, so l hired boy to do the work
around the place, got me a little car
and started to see the country.
"But it wasn't any good. When I
woke up in hotel room in the morn
ing was bothered because I couldn't
hear the cows and pigs. I just couldn't
get it through my head that they didn't
need tending to.
"Then at night 1 missed the brook
singing down there in the valley. And
pretty soon 1t struck me that the back
forty needed ploughing, and probably
the boy wasn't doing it.
$50 we just turned around and
started home again, and gosh wasn't
I glad that / had some work to do
again."
"You seem to have acquired the
work habit"
'That's as good name for 1t as any
thing. I get most of my fun out Of
working. When the farm Is tended
to for the spring begin patching up
the buildings, and when that's done it's
time to get into bed"
"And you intend to keep on working
right along?"
Cant help 1t. You see there are
different kinds Of habits, and one OF
them is the work habit. That's the
one I've got, and got it bad l guess.
II couldn't any more sit around and