Show 1 AN EDITORIAL BY I II I FLORENCE DAVIES I 4 TIm TIlE SONG OF or TIlE KETTLE Ive Is 1 10 e 0 found taunt what was the tho mattel matte mattel with nith tile Ine said my friend ot of the one one- piece business s dress th tin write type type u riter I and the ledger er I knew that I was wa 1 eary through and through of ot noIse und and CI 0 ds Jut but there didn t seem to tobe tobe be any medicine to fit tit the case So S many hours must be put in every day nith lIh steam riveters the tho street auto horns and ond fire tiro sirens and motor gongs on all sides and machines clacking away throughout the tho office e decided to have a little fl ne some nere or Os the rocket racket where I could go Sundays Sundals at aleast I least It turned out aut to be rather more than thon a 0 shack hach costing moro more and tal-j tal tale tale- takIng I ing longer to build as they Ill always ays do I I but finally It was nag done and I went pent out i I II I alter collecting a tow few simple timings things from attic and b and ten cent tore store I I lighted a 0 tire Ire In my blue name oil stove stOe stO e and put on the tel tea tea that had been be n laid by when hen I went nent ent to boarding Then I 1 sat do down don n In one ot of the tue old familiar chairs and then I Imade Imade made my discovery ery As soon as the tea kettle began to purr and sing I knew what aliat had hod been the matter It was my very sery own tea tea- teakettle's tea teakettle's teakettle's kettles kettle's song that I had been a a Ing a eary- eary tog for That quiet quarter of ot an hour in the kitchen and kitchen and of m my little nest littlewood-nest nest wood rested me moro than any anI anything an- an i thing else Olse that could ha have haie e hen been pt-c- pt pre prescribed I scribed I tell youe you we tse business women I and tho the women omen who rush to toI I card clubs and teas and ond matinees and throng the tho big shops need to sit down andI I and hear heal the old kettle hum the old song till the tho tired lOr s relo- relo rela and I I come back to soothe the i 1 leafless e ne nes ne orr or spirit that possesses us usall all al at these hectic days A wood fire the coals Just clack clack- ling Hag apart alart does that for tor me I com coin con Ye Yes its it's great You must loust corn cornand como come and see the stone chimney and fire fire- fireplace fire fireplace f ire ire- place at at 01 one end of ot ni m my v rc house said my friend But not een ev es en that thatIs tha thaIs lis Is In it with nIth the tho steamy song bong of ot the tea kettle It must be bo n In our blood Think of ot all the grand grand- grandmothers grandmothers mothers and great greats that hate ha hav listened to that sound as they won won- wondered wondered dered when hen and the children would be home to supper Some of ofus ofus t I I i us dont don't get that reaction reliction to be sure eure eur but thank Heaven Haven we ne e din hl have hate 0 our 0 own oun n tel tea tea tea-l on the fire tire out of ot or- or flee hours anyway ourI I 00 00 |