Show itsuki a F BYRON WILLIAMS the restless man cleved with the sickening life 0 the city weary of its unnatural demands i pon brain md flesh frank scott turn d his back upon it and as the trucks of the speeding train beat a monotonous grumble at their seral tude he dreamed of the country the country fresh with air redolent of health with wild flowers blooming in wll of gurgling brooks of simplicity that charms end most of all quietus e where he could rela and bream i As the train pounded along the graveled way he wondered it he woul 1 ever return to the fetid mart of the city crazed alth money grabbing and clotha d in hypocrisy no he never would was it not to grow of ones self in the country occasionally than to burn out on the spit of mad rivalry li the metropolis lie consulted hia watch it was 7 SO wednesday evening far away ou in iowa in the little church prayer meeting vias in progress aoud mentally see and hear the tee a i of old aunty as she f told in her piping voice of her sins and her repentance and god willing I 1 want to lead a better life a life closer to the lord jesus pray for me brethren and els that I 1 may be steadfast in the lord many a time he had heard her sup when a boy now her hair was white and her voice had the ings and breaks of second childhood yet testified she on of the goodness of tf god V after all Is it not better sot he mused to live simply trusting in divine uplifting at the end than to steep in the dregs of ambition and die 3 worship of mammon blest be the tie that binds hearts tn christian love he could hear the wavering drag ging hymn led by deacon II ampton in his sonorous voice and then the benediction nd now may the lord watch between me and thee while we are absent one from another J amen and amena 1 it was daylight when scott arrived in duncombe at the train was john nie caliup the busman johnnie had driven the gray and the bay since they were colts now they were old and stiff hoary hairs standing about their deep sunken eyes at the hotel colonel johnson had a familiar look that somehow am pressed scott as pathetic and the stores there was little change since he left except that they seemed squatted and shoddy the faces were for the roost part familiar indeed scott recognized grandal allson s long tailed cout once black now yellow but still am parting something of dignity to its t wearer alt glad t see ye glad t see ye f darwn to new york allvin I 1 hear right smart place I 1 take it coln t stay long er just makin a alyin visita and grandal clung to the visitor s i hand and shook it vigorously holding it long the younger men youths when j scott left duncombe seemed little 41 changed and yet there was a eort of revelation in them to scott they dian didn t appear like this in his dreams was it really that he had changed lie went fishing where in youth he caught bunkers and managed to catch a small crappie a voracious shiner and wet feet bathing in the old swimming hole was impossible it was scarcely knee deep he returned to the hotel disgusted the evening of the third day found him aboard the limited express en bound tor the city after all he reasoned I 1 pose there are worse things that might happen a man than a residence in th metropolis moral you love the country stay there I 1 tt e king s secretaries hitun the palace brand and tall three lit er a ry tellers atay their duty tl to transcribe what ills job lots says and docs each day but as he holds a sword them tia safe to garni ie they are wise no doubt they neach day s report with many little m ak white lies ua the ordinary shoe or sandal la formed of straw and leaves the toe bare stockings are worn by all wide pantaloons and a ong vest are the principal articles of clothing the well todo to do adding a long outer coat on gala occasions only Is the overcoat worn by the middle or poorer classes if obeisance within the kings chamber with colsum mate grace you make salaams low and then fall on yo r face and it he should you the customs appraise ton chesty and honored the rest of your days love 1 a halt holiday vr in a rural dell where bluebells blue bells bloom bate a visit to the fetid shambles go often to the dale but nail tight the gateway thai leads to the place ot mental carnage v the rich are peculiar they ride in private cars have private hotel suites private yachts and private everything except private lives the newspapers look out for that the bunco man who spends his sum mers afie bummer resort farmers or bummers near can learn ahinga to his advantage professionally tak it woman respect not her husband she loves him not respect Is the foundation of love when I 1 die on the whole I 1 believe I 1 would prefer to die of dyspepsia than starve to death almost time tor apple blossoms again sounds inviting it vcr abia Is indeed a world lif th tit hat for instance f |