l
,\'ovcmber,
1920
•
TII~ T..\ \D~\\ OM\~
Something that Begins with "T."
M\
C 11Ar>1£R
.of tlw world
JO)
mornlllg"
th:.~t
r.dk(~l about it~lf,',
Nu-.e.
Wa:.
By Kay Cleaver Straban.
effPrvc·
"0
nt thi..,
u
of it bubblrd 0\'Cr anll
f'Vf·n to ll~'arly neighbour.
'-OIOr;
" I 1 lw.tts me,
an-,"Y<:rr·d nf'::lrJy neigh tour
.. how )O U r.lln ~I" nil th1<; h(·rr," he ind catl'd ati
1
thi.., IH·rf' by a w.tvl" of hi" hand, which indudOrt fro m rnc that haw convmc<>d him that
£ trn a n un}>( ltf'VI'r 'f he trouble• '>tartcd Jong age.
n I told h 1m that, m ... t<'ad of bl'li4'ving an C •od, I
~~li< vro wi th (,od.
" \ nd b} whilt right," hP .t ... k<·d, " au· 'ou
1 ;tin • , our ... t If up W1th ()od ~ "
h
ht
n-~. But ~nv
i-.. a friE-ndl) <•od," I protr-.lc"tl;
" I le lti:£'S to 1x- <.e-t up with."
" \ nd m\ Go d , ' ' h c .... u 'd , '' ,.., . m t h e B 1 I > I c· . '
•· Onh· • ... urc•l) ' '-and I mt tnt no lea<.t >it of
1rrf'\<
.
, r< n- c.' c--" ..,u r c l)· )Ou an· not contr nl tc lf·nve
JJim thc·rc I '.
But n<'arl) neighbour walkt•d awa) and would
not h-.k n to me ;tny more.
\11 of m' fam il} and I h..tve be<>n enormo~sly
( rod
.
thl "' m'onth making our gar~ens and cleanmg
.
· h
c
C:..evcral ume each \ear we c I ean 1 lOuse
our do.u:,.. to the mNhodo:; of that most cxcell,.nt
or tn l">
•
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" t
1 •tu
'
"'k<•C'IV'r Thoreau. \Vc " nse ear} i we
o.,e
1ou
r" n ' i tur~ out o f d oors on th e gra ..,!>
· '• · •• ·tnd
11 -....
O'lr fur
\\'<' don ' t <'xactly " d;t'h the water," nor use
.
a nd for ... touring and a broom for S
b
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'
.
;~
\~h~<'
whit~
furnitu re , 1 mcan.and thank (.00 that he could !>it
He would ~top
he aid of a furniture wan ....
and stand wlth out t 1 h<> would be quate unablP
hou'><' ; a nd ~u rel)' suhr? y . bdona(>({ to a rich man
ro tf'll whether our t lllgs
b
or tO
cl
poor m a n.
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h
·
thcv be-
T have a fe w ptecc~ of ;~~=o-:~ 1 ~ o~arJr~e library
ton~( d to r:not h<'r-a .~' 1 1 ~r~ ... :.mg-t able, some c.lndlc-
tal>lt . a spmdl~-leggc.
The rcmamdcr of perch-
..,1 ant!..,, a nd t\\ o cha t re;;.
c;tcamer-P• I w h Hf'.
Truly p< r{ h-Nhliu~·s gre.tt b•g 11\ mg-room ..., a
lh\ing r<)(llll J~v•n Lottn, though ~he r.tn't --~~
llw
\\hy •n the world I won't put a cetling in tt, in ... tt•,td
of .tllowing it to " pc.1k right up to thE' rouf .111<1
"how all tho<;ro untidy r,Jftcr " mt.
\ftt r the rooms I have b<'t n in br"l),
J>('riod room•, n( w art room ... , it i'>-::t-an-an ~ ~c.
Ill .t roundPia\ , :lnd • But }'Oll undl"r ... t.,nd Jll( or
cou rosl'? '•
.
I d1dn 't 1 t11· troublt• with the :'lrchitf'ct '"'" that
hr nr \(•r roulc.I ttuitC' think his thoughts.
"You rn~'an, '' [ suggf'<;tt: ar<"hitect and 1.. .
.\bout our gardening 1 am not a<:. <:nthu .... t .... tll' ~~--
T .tm ab conknt
to I~ practical and pro ... aic. But gard~"nmg -..('('llh to
be the -.on of occupation alxmt . whiC"h ont- shou.hl
\\'a"< romantic, or at least fanct£u1. and I {:ln \.
\ot about veg. •'lblt gardening. It i... gr~tbby wlCillrl"
\\ ort 1 l pam t'n"
I t- and c;me 1 od
worth ~mf'llin~ a gn'at rE>d-h~ad<'d POPP' h 1 '~ 0 ,u'r
.
pmkc;-hk(• t .lt.
1 >U
of p<'lunh's an .. -' cannamon
a > tun•
h !'\ r in the world woulu end-. Ion~ ~aut:uumm<'r dan: puttin~ up
all of h.•r Ion~ beaut•f~l down) fruit 'co'r the wintPr
(or ..... t down! -.hP "a\" 0 tta mi.._ ... e., "uno;.rt... to l.>.tk~.:
month .... ]\ht to c~. t ,· ~l;e rf'g.,d-s rcst~ur.:tnh :l~
pie .... ju"t to c.lt. ·a . .
den~ of dt1>ravit)· .. I
immor.ll 1nd S<;en ... ai, .. sa\<> Lolt.t, fu ml\ :
ltk<' to know \\hat I am cat ~·
louth in that u~.hl
and then c;hc.• :-~\way ... clo ... rc;; rr n
'he- ha.... ,. I . r.... .\n•l
" \ ou ar<· not . I ,,., (' •
• l\~nt
t knO\\ of Ill'
1 the• ·trgut ' •
r
th.tt , of cout,<', l'l\t... t topp<"r than the ,l,llul~ <'
mor<' ,.fTrc-thc :~rwttn<'n ... I nr('\atrcl f.t<"t on.l)'
I 11
h\'tOit' ' ·I ull<'r
' a u dO<'" not !'a~ : " '1 he
-.;(I m<' '' 10 ) o
1 ott
• • no<.(' io;; pu~. " • )l"
a t l\\'
'onwtinH'" J ' ).'Ondl'r
.. r. '' • ') Your
world "' t o~tnd'