Show c Il mE IME UfE was wh when n the good gool folk tolk rose with the suni lIun breakfast was waR served t r 4 at nf nn en early path hour then work was hurried out of ot tho the w wa way and the women had the tho rest of ot thin tho day free tret for tor or visits to neighbors Neighboring el In ink those k s days had a R meaning that the prell present nt mode of ot living threatens to tn tomake tomake make obsolete It mattered not whether tho the neighbors lived two miles or ton ten from one another The fact that one ones one's place lace adjoined his friends friend's brou brought ht tho ho two Into a relationship almost akin to that between members of ot i a 8 family and all the happenings of ot one household household house house- hold were of vital Ital Interest t to lO of or the other And this Idea applied not only to those living near nar but t to tho the people of ot th the mUro country countr round for tor being Isolated from tho world a at largo Jugo through lock lacic of rapid means o ot of transportation the they were cemented b h ba by bya a n. common bond Into one great brotherhood brotherhood brother brother- hood ant anil sisterhood In those thosa times time timea a R. nel neighborly visit Ifill was not a five the minute call with both hostess ant and nest guest secret secretly longing longing- for Or the h time o ot of departure I Oil can cant can't t stay but lint just a moment was wag then an unknown term It being laing such a foregone conclusion tin tho the visit was wan to be he un an all day affair that nn an Invitation In to remove ones one's wraps wa was never considered necessary or And when the wraps had been heen dl- dl posed of ot the entire group settled down dow for tr a n. happy happ time with tho the sowing which b by the tho way vay was wa always som Caine useful garment Instead of ot tho the modern dainty t piece o of embroidery which 1 Is Iso Isso so o little needed that there Is ho hurry hurr about finishing It and ono one piece will wll often oCten servo for tor the he of ot f an entire season Tho The sewing finished the tho guests wore heartily urged to partake of the tho best refreshments the house afforded afforded af af- af- af forded and If extra dainties lacking lack hack ing- ing tho the hostess never ne hesitated to place before her guests gueI the tho made home bread nna anu jams WHICH were eaten as to heart hearty an appetite as though the they were tho lie kings king's fare rare Even In towns such a II neighborly neighbor feeling prevailed pro that when household duties ditties did not permit of a lengthy visit It was ns no uncommon occurrence for mother to pick up her mending and run over to Marys Mary's for tor tho the after after- noon TIle The fact tact that people then felt I sufficiently well acquainted to call each ench other b by the given namo name seems a n queer thing In these days when one ono often otten has no Idea Iden as to even oven the last namo name of their next net door neighbor Wo We o cannot s we would not return to those times when the at attendant attendant at- at lack Jack of ot comforts moro more than overbalanced o the good times but W we ought to be willing to make an effort to better acquainted with those around us us that It ft might result rosult In fn good to us A na as well as removing the feeling of at loneliness among among- our neighbors who ore are strangers In our midst Many a time when ono one meets some especially charming person ono finds that this fame eanie person has lived JI Just around the corner cornor for tor lo ho 0 these many months You want a R. name for tor that new club you ou were thinking of ot forming Why Vh I not call AU It the Neighbors club and antl I have for tor Its purpose the tho desire to know Inow ones one's own neighbor before becoming I acquainted with the thc neighbors of someone some someone someone one else |