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THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN
,  ,MARCH 15, 1924

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Miracle, V3*
 ' til Autumn
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B' Vern. Bowles GrlHl¢h_‘ uf gm |g fun 1 ,
` y ‘ ‘ evgolfgve no :ima toostsxze and set, his ist act the spilling of his
'ro'the chant of the #mag the
hemlocks, the golden-r'0d sers
swing, the white yarrow stands in
nun-like devotion, and the lmimor
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tolls done the waatwke 01 81'” or ioviinese drawing me back
fralrs. 'Ie not autumn a miracle
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_as well as spring? sketch a few, and I ily to good aut-
.Mature summer accepts, perhaps horny w vmmcme my ¢_eme,.i¢_y_
welcomes, progress; she lights her ~-for My exp,-ess10n_ howawr im.
gold lamp of iPromise, illu-rnflnatlng pe,-fec¢_ once given to a che;-151,94
°V9l'Y Brel’ Wudslde and t°l°°hl“5 feeling, seems a sort of legitima-
the wssts places; she strips her t
hilltop fires and blazes her sentin-
Gls in the \'t1ll€fyB- "NB U19 fllml touched with scarlet. The woods
801 ln the drama Of U19 S@“5°‘“°» on the hi-lil stamped a jagged line
the blaze of color before winter on the open page cf a blue _eky_
drops -the curtain- Autumn plays the white some chimney or the
|10 S’mtlll Dart- in N8ll1l‘6'S "lIl¥llY bungalow stood sentinel aga/lnst
of an Onward Mlval1Cll1§ l1'1°l0dY»" the background of green, and the
J. Arthur Thomson, that scientist u
wiio never destroys wonder-ra bi
ther intensifies it-tells ws, “as Among ,me sea,-|et_ f]0we,.s_ the
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_we come to know Nature better, g
_we und that everything is equally his living, and 1 closely watched
wonderful if we know enough about mm hm»vemng_ swmly he vim-_
it-"» ate
IS ‘llliffe U0 “Wilder lil the Pack' bine, ‘thrusting his long beak into
ting down of leaves? Is there any ea
answer -to the winging south, or the mi,-acuious. feat while s|_.;.1| eue_
ihurrowing under? Is -there no mys- pended in the am he tipped up me
105’ lil '-116 “B153 °f '-he mauarch red goblet and drank of the nectar
lblli-l@l°flY 1° U10 l’“l'Pl° W-llk'W°€d of the upland. Xvhere did he get
t-or-is it in man's power to scatter the strength and skim He is H
the children of chance to their new ga
homes? Do the late summer winds fm
Iblow only to rattle the bones of old an
ftrees? No! No ! There are all re
:wonder of what we call autumn. D
_what we call death. hz
Each season brings its gifts. Be- de
'side -this sense oi' wonder. what has "_
autumn for me? She rests a res- sh
y.
Ulllllllg ‘mud 011 ‘my 5h°“ld°" hldd' columblnes 'ln the poetic moilth of
ne.
ing ime glanceyback ln gratitude. Ju
In the haze of October days there
is a .mood of retrospection and of es
his deacons, "Study to be quiet."
,We have no times to stand and ,nf
_ stare. see
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No time to stand beneath the ,ine
boughs
Sid
And eww as IMS “B Sheer* “Hd nie clasped both hands .behind ner
C°“'S~ back and "nonchalaiitly glanced at
the scenery on either side. (Oli, it
N0 l-lint? 10 59% when W°°dS We ivns. rich, and 'brought back with a
,\\`liei'ept:1i\irrels hide their nuts in gill my chudhood memories or
_ grass. [A
_ zzle's.)\ Suddenly, ‘I came into.
li r vision; he' poi e became mor
N0 time to see in uma aayiigiit nf,-e I 5 6
Streams of stars, like skies at ma
' night. vel
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° » ,il Q she glanced up out of the bluest
l L” eyes, s. sweet smile on her child
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» -1 _ ‘ passed on to the store. I -shall not
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5  " 'al I/['{_‘-[._"" Nature 'had spread there -this sum-
.-'__2_._ §_ `_'f` _ mer. First the tender green of
 \"_\- ~~' spring grasses, 'brightened by the
_,fl ,;-‘i i dandelion, with here and there a
i " i 'I  ` nal
r _ , ,' <_".`V \ one of 'her _brilliant rugs appeared
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Lovely 1°" 'wie f°*|»1° ll *l‘° golden-rea. when i think oi new
material und for this froek ol be
smart ddgxi. The (rock In outlln- 1,
od In I b or Maha same imnt|r~ mg
Ill over iwhleh.. _ rkor brown fig- N.
urn In braid tries n curved do the
el n , _ of
glsti the oliver uu of pin-tusltq ygstenlay the pusion of an ear- r
to nuggue un mas tina at ti»’»i_y
_ lot d ol ee. ' o
w.1'||¢.”` 0.3” frook would be them howl!! soaring, though not
lowly ln white Radu' with dup k_no Il .
l brl bl fo th lor- 0|
 'M' M..-_ rj . ' ,l»oo"lllrt'ylH’<“lI."‘l‘h\ llllliaelb ol;
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tranquil orderliness, which makes W; pictures of me' one July day'
me think Paul must have written sw
in this season that admonirou to me
surely approaching. A little girl oi
th
“What is this life li, full of care m;d_ apparently wnh supreme up
e little fat arm swinging by her |
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until she reached my side and I i
spoke. Down went the curly head, `
and I could only see 'the charming i
line of it rosy cheek. "Hello, lit-
One of ithe 'most vivid scenes, `
_ and one which strangely impressed
‘ me, can be told n= the sentence I
iind 'ln ~my dlarlr of August the
I twelfth: “The gulls are riding the
t wind to-day; their grace and poise
en .
When the wild asters blossomed
in my upland in September, I aus
__ f . in the scarlet and gold of hundreds
' l change, 'ln July she spread runnem
The mcadow's by it/3 sdber white.
lk 'Bhrough few would bend to pick
it '
Are tmnpered, as the sounds of
Are tempered by the crlket."
Close on this, the blue oi' chic-
‘ ` 1 nry and the purple ol the Scotch
 4 thi
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stle varied the whiteness and
then followed the flint autumn fab
antlfully all these colors harmon-
_”mJ;;irs:.:_0n'_‘,qrt,¥rrlan rugs.,
beauty 'known .
-lniumn wind swept the thistle-
wnl oi! their feet. I could see
wlnl when nor why. 'I'
ac. and lo still l lui'-o»,“t‘|.,°dy
, , , - um autumn hu ' ven -t_lie, woods the
§:d'4::t;§"§f,Tf;;¢??,:,:,”:§ey cg ;ipsy`6olore-g‘er’e.e.scu-let tunic.
dance. '
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Np time £0 wait 'till her mouth
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stare."
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That is the voice ot an-tumn.
hen 'I heed fi find little pictures
rough the summer days. ‘Let me
lon of the pleasure we take in it."
June had a picture of green
pland, a-t'-laime with wild colum-
nes, tripped to ‘my very door.
een-backed humtnilng-bird found
tl from colutmblne to colum-
ch little hanging cup, and by a
y deceivenand when on the wing
use ot cobwebs and lichen well
plcts his skill and artistry, and
seems fit that the humming-bird
ould be gall welcomed h the
n the country I find the sweet
lie waiting outside a vlll§ge
re,l isawdowutonitlie 'road un br
maple trees, a tiny figure lei-
ee su-mmers, walked -tahe lonely
ference. ‘I wish you could have
n the royal strut of her, firmly
pplng along the dusty road, first
e and then to prove her courage,
ands down the -road to Aunt
cted than ever-'bravado de-
nds anhudience! ‘My little tra- |,
ler valinntly layed this ‘am
sweetheart; aren’t you afraid
Ibe on the road alone?" Shyly
e, as she shook her head and
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to think of .the many carpets
-tern of May apples. In`Juno
wild coltsmbines. As n direct
pearly everlasting and yarrow.
night `
the burnt yellow ol tsnsy and
. I 'knew where the artist found
s 9 sa eil teadher ot-
biendlng ot onions, u lovers:
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nnlch that smile ther eyes began. b°“d “ll °f "I9 °‘”‘°"°”~ la thi'
them s yellow tlanhiet. and-ag'_a_in
agrees sash. All day the woods
have calldd me-the belov d vase
evening I turned to the lake and
loved _th glory there. The sun had
paint pot inthe waters of Scugog.
So warm a rose-light seemed to
strike up from the lake, it filled
thé'alr with,color. The killdeers
on their way.qouth, called in joytof
it. '
For me, such scenes are worth
"the time to stand and stare." They
make ready my memory for the
long winter days. and more than
over teach me the jubilant wonder
of autumn. Yes, _lt is jubilant;
Nature holds no requiem at the
:hanging of the leaves.
"Who then so dead to valor
As not to raise a cheer,
When all the woods are marching
In triumph of the year."
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WHEN SEWING ON BUTTONS
‘MHIIY women who take a-great '
deal of pains over the actual mak-
ing of a garment are very careless
:ind even untldy when it comes to
the sewing on of the buttons,
FLOU
_ ,_ ,of ' .Bakers Appreciate __ 'A  Y
Mi\N|'roa.\ it/mu was/tr
because they find that it always
gives satisfactory results.
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whereas well-sewn buttons should
add rather than detract from the a
appearance of an artiole. to
“UWB-Vs he sewn on with silk twist li
the same color as the coat or drees,|
s every appearance of slimness and where the button is of the four- tl
d 'brilliant coloring, but spy him hole variety decide beforehand in material. The disadvantages of so
st-ing on a_ wire fence, as I did. which direction the stitches shall d
lmiruclebent, with wise seeing eyes. and he is just a ewcky_ dmb lime 9:0
title we who are blind and “Willie bmi, the only striking eight his
odlglously long beak. His little *_
ne hole the base from which three
Pearl and bone buttons should stitches radiate to the other three
ones, and look like an arrow head.
Never draw the threads so Light
iat the button lies too close to the
oing_ are three-fold. The /button
- [will not remain fastened. the mat-
'1'hey,.may be the obvious cross. eriai is apt t0 tear, and the gar-
wo parallel stitches. a square, or ment is pulled out of shape so that
more decorative form that makes'
lt sets badly. The stntcncs behind
the button should always form a
little shank.
Button-hole stttcli is the neiitest
as well as the strongest method of
sewing on hooks. The lower loops
oi’ the hook should be covered all
round with fiat. close button-lmling
and then securely fastened oil. A
hook sewn on in this manner will
last a along as the garment.
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most benefit to them.
An physician will tell you
are due to lowered vitality.
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sleep, too much excitement ur
nourishment, _ from over-eati
sedentary habits. _  <
Tis under such circumstances that experi-
ences are exclizmgeii and women tell one
It is a pretty snfe guess that inthe-se
tete-a-totes no medicine is so fiequenily
mentioned as Dr. Cliasds Nerve Food and
there is u very good reason why.
the allments which most. bother women are
In these days of surgical specialists the
operation is too frequently the first. thing
recommended whereas in many cases
restored vitality would enable nature to
restore the natural functiotis to th: deranged
Lowercd vitality may, come from the
. strain of irregular hours, loss of rest and
It may also result from lack of proper
when vital`t`%'y."i-i`m= tow time is no emi to
the troubles that may arise and you are an Toronto. I
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easy prey to colds, pneumonia and all sorts
of gemi diseases.
treatment is demanded and
bt-cause Dr. Chase’s Nerve Food has proven
to bo the trreatest of restoratives of the blood
and nerve force is why it is so greatly
appreciated by women everywhere.
At this season of _the year particularly,
that most of almost everybody is in need of such assist-
ance as is found in Dr. Cl1a.se's Nerve Food.
Put this pular restorative to the test
when you grid yourself nervous, _irritable
»and sleepless or suffer from indigestion,
headaches or tired, depressed feelings.
You will soon be convinced of its merits
and will realize then why so many thou-
sands of women find a jo in telling their
friends of benefits received:
You will notice that while the price of
W°"`Y' Dr. Chase’s Nerve Food has 'been increased
to 60c. the box
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