THE SUNDAY OREGONTAN, PORT! AND, DECEMBER 21. T910. "
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Snows Add Charm to Lake
District of England.
Edith I.Hnjon 'Writes of Country
Xow Burled Uader Blanket of
White Hills of Country Are
Small in C omparison With Thoae
of Oregon.
BY EDITH LANTON.
THE ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT,
Nov. 18. One cannot write for
long about the English lake dis
trict without quoting: Wordsworth, so
I might as well begin and get it off
my mind.
Fair scenes for childhood's opening bloom,
For sportive youth to stray In,
For manhood to enjoy his strength.
For age to wear away In.
That alludes to here and I am doing
the sportive age act, a mixture of
"straying" and "wearing away."
This country is now wjiite with
mow; even the bracken fern, which
hung red as the beard of "William
Kufus is hidden from sight.
The rhododendrons seem to bloom
again with wraith-like flowers. It Is
the melancholy, winding-sheet kind of
snow, not the cheery, sparkling,
Christmas-card sort. Although these
hills are only molehills compared to
the mountains of Oregon, today they
remind me of the Olympics or the
Cascades seen tnrough the wrong end
of a pair of opera-glasses. They are
all wearing snowcaps. The streams
look black and angry, pushing their
way between banks of snow. We
walk down the steep, elippery hills
with the air of cavalry officers, in
spurs, clinking as we go, because we
wear steel sharps buckled about our
heels to give us foothold.
From our gate to the village, is
distinctly a "non-stop" route for foot
passengers. We may start out of, the
gate with dignity, but about two sec
onds later arrive abruptly with our
feet up against the first cottage in
the village, about a quarter of a mile
away, having lost our dignity en
route. A few daring souls were to
bogganing yesterday but some canny
Inhabitant has sprinkled ashes on
their track today.
People living in this district should
certainly be forgiven if they omit
to sound their "h's" because climbing
these hills uses up all the breath one
has. ,
The poor mountain sheep must
dread snowstorms. They are a kind
called "Herdwicks," peculiar to the
Westmoreland and Cumberland hills,
are hardv and agile ("lish" is the
local word) and can jump over gates
and walls with exasperating ease.
Their faces have quite an intelligent
expression, not in the least sheepish,
and Herdwick mutton has a gamy
flavor much prized by the gourmand.
There is a legend that the original
ones swam ashore from a wrecked
ship of the Spanish Armada in Queen
Elizabeth's time, but most folks say
they have been here since tync im
memorial. This is a quiet place. It is like liv
ing a page of "Cranford." But when
1 weafy and turn over the page the
whole world will be my picture-book.
The winter may be long, but after
the winter comes the spring, and in
the spring I hope to start on a trip
around the world. Four months of
"Cranford," then six months of
everywhere. The English country is
very sweet and friendly, even when
covered up out of sight by snow. So
many generations have loved this spot
that it seems to have become loving
as well as lovely. Thank God, the
Huns never got their claws on it to
rend its beauty.
Even the snow falls gently and po
litely and never seems to get excited
and rush about like it does in a
western blizzard.
Time deals gently with us here. I
am never sure whether today is last
Tuesday or next Thursday. It is a
quiet, uneventful life, not without a
certain amount of well-padded ease
and comfort. I refrain from eating
off my knife now for fear of the dis
approving eye of the smart parlor
maid.
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Poor Pussyfoot Johnson!
Everybody feels so sorry about the
accident to, his eye that he has al
most become popular. Pussyfoot
Johnson, the motor show and "The
Toung Visitors" seem to be the lead
ing topics of conversation.
Government prize bonds are spoken
about with bated breath and not con
sidered "quite nice," so I keep quiet
about my intention of trying my luck
with one as soon as they are put on
the market. I hear that would-be pur
chasers stood in queues at the motor
enow begging to be allowed to buy
a car, at least six buyers to every car.
Hotels in London were packed and
beds not to be had for love or money.
Half the world, no tioubt. including
Portland, is laughing at young Daisy
Ashford's unintentional jokes in "The
Toumg Visitors." It Is fanny to think
that she is grown-up now and going
to be married shortly.
The great silence at the 11th hour
of the 11th day of the 11th month
was a fitting remembrance on armis
tice day of our brave lads who died
for us.
It was solemnly observed by the
whole British empire..
I am not quite sure that we did not
copy the idea from America, as also
the plan of planting memorial trees.
Nlnty per cent of our demobilized
men are already back In civilian oc
cupations and we hope that the other
10 per cent will soon find Jobs. I had
a letter a few days ago from the ex
sailor who is now an electrician. He
writes: "Well nurse, I am working
like a nigger. I love my work and
there is plenty of it. I have one am
bltlon in life now and that is to open
out in business on my own, and as
soon as I have a little capital I shall
do the same as Carnegie, try being
my own boss."
Commenting on my Journey In the
spring, he says: "Well nurse, I should
like to be coming with you on your
world's tour, but seeing as that is im
possible, I must wish you the best of
luck and a pleasant voyage."
I am glad to say that the cake
which missed the American soldier in
France reached him after all. It fol
lowed him right to the TJ. S. A and
was none the worse for it's long
journey.
In 1915 two friends of mine got up
a game which became rather popular
and was sold for the benefit of the
V. A. D. hospitals. Now that the war
is over we have given it to the "Lord
Roberts' . Memorial Workshops for
Disabled Soldiers and Sailors."
I have just got this letter from the
aecretary :
"We are in receipt of your letter
with one sample game of 'Square
Pegs in Round Holes.' We accept
your offer and are very grateful to
yourself and friends for their great
kindness in thinking of our works
and passing the game over to us for
the benefit of our disabled men," etc.
I only hope it will make all the
lionaires. I wonder what is to be
come of the poor dear men so dis
figured by wounds that they no long
er look like anything human.
In the naval hospital he had a
stoker who was blown up in the pow
der magazine on "H. M. S. Tiger" in
the battle of Jutland. He was the
only survivor and was terribly burned
and his face terriby disfigured. He
crawled to the sick bay and had his
wounds dressed without one groan.
(Some of the other "Tiger"' boys told
Wie.
When he was convalescent the fool
girl he was engaged to said she
couldn't marry him because he didn't
"look the same." The nurses as
sured him there were lots of other
girls in the world, but he said she
was the only one. he wanted. Poor
chap!
My modest soldier friend, "the V.
BUNCH OF HOLIDAY SMILES
WHeN YOVJ rt HAD A
5COe Of- OPP6R3 AmD
fim ally Dee toe APTep
RACKING roUR HEAD- '(SOR
W66KS, To s2 lGr-1 A Tor4-
Tract for, a new PtU
AnS You nearuV Get
NERVOU5 Prostration
iSeTTlrt5 FITTED FOR
NEW CLOTHEi.
OHeoftGe Come.
H ere ive Got.
soe GooO- news
Fo- 'You - Yoo.li
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ME TEtf' JCARe WHAT I wouldnt GnjC ( ( kvjouj but I well- 60M6 BODY
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or ylcxefvxJCAu vZff r" fusel oil- life. '
A PoiiON y s$ Ar-D IT'LL s- - "
HjL i ew aal -:
C." has been dragged Into trie lime
light. His fellow wrokera of the Cor
nish Clay pits have presented him
with a purse of gold containing 180
pounds ($900) and his picture and the
STRIKE DEPORTATION ARE DARLING'S
IF. THE PRESIDENT'S TROUBLE 15 MENTAL AMD
PHYSICAL COLLAPSE, WHAT DO THEY CALL THE
AFFLICTION OF . THE OTHERS.
INT TA(?RANOANh CLOURCOS FEEL
- AtM D APTeq THe CONTRACT
S SAFE lr THE MANAGER'S
HamOS YpO G6T Ar ANFOL
SCARe that the plsy may.
PROVe A FLIVVER A ISO
You'll Be out
OF A JOB
IN. A WCEK
- And Then- on The
opemimg night the
HOUSE GOESNAilUD
VaIITH JoY
V
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ustek corsc - i
MADE UP SEURAt
GjALLOMS OF .STUFF
FROM A RCCE IpT
alvEM ME "BY
Coortwev houck-
AMO IT HAS.
accounts of his gallant deeds have
been In all the London papers. I
prize the little verse he wrote In my
autograph book. Britain will never
go to the dogs while men such as
Sergeant H. A. Curtis, V. C, are alive
to fight for her.
That 3,000.000 horsepower Is wasted
In the SL Lawrence river, and that
IM
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OP RSHEAR3AL AMD
EVeRVTHiN6 fiOES VUROtOG
.'- And The CRiTiCS 5av The
Play will run for YeahS
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IT A GR-R-RR-RrXO
AND GL0-R-R0US.
RUTH ShEPLEYT
fiuw ouR upe pceAseo
II TMATScewe little
.jfeY oof 'oP UF6
Nov- Jack Dom
vajAmT To POT
DAMPER orvi YO.LT
Ri)T.-TAKe iV
At) VICE And P0
Prinx That
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the development necessary to effect
deep waterway communication be
tween the Great Lakes and the Atlantic
ocean could be paid for out of the sale
of hydroelectric power made possible
WHY ALL THIS ABOUT TAKING THEIR
' OWN MEDICINE ?
HUNG UP
Traoe i womoer
what paark s
. Thinking aBOuT.
hc stares at
mc constantly,
maybe he is
thinking about
iThat Ten SPot.
I Borrowed ophim
TRsDe - " I Dow T SE
aJhY MARK LET
HIS.vAJHiSKER3
GROw SO LOrJG.
IT'S UNSANITARY.
JTILL - s'Pose
,ITS 8CCAUJE
MS liN'T So GOOD,
Movier. OF
Decide To
.CONCENTRATE
MimD on vuhat
To 3rVE WIRE
FOfl CHRISTMAS,
;m 4o seconds
BECOMES PD Ik!
Face' from
EXERTION
by the Improvement, has been as
serted frequently. But it is of espe
cial Interest that these statements'
were affirmed by Sir Adam Beck,
chairman of the Ontario Power com
FOR YOU BY BRIGGS
WOHoej what The Twjo brothers
MARK-"SooO NtORNig
TRADE. WELL You
DON T HME TO
SPEAK TO ME IF
TRA06- ' IlL PRETeND
I Don T ME AR
HE MADE f LOT
o Dough- why
Should he WORRY
ME ALL MY Life
ASout That a
' TENJ)OLLAIis3
You don) t vnanti
T6- WHM A"t
You GoiimG Tc
SLIP ME THftT.
T6N SPOT
.mark could let.
Them srowj much
Longer but. it
vWOULD OWLV AG
GRAVATE SROTrieR.
Besides they
WOULDN'T SHOIAl
ON ,Tne..8o Q
TRADE I THOUGHT
mark woulO Go
,To A 8ARBSR
amd Get that'
HIS
(trimmed i'd
CouGh up that
PASSIi5
a mam Through His
.TThinK-S FOR TEr-J
SECONDS' UUITHOUT,
pesuCT
.in 2.S seconds'
BREAVCS OUT irJ
Co lia per spi a ati o kjt
IN AS SECOMSS
MCARLY' 8UR5T5
fcM so 5eC0NDS
3EiASOrvi ALMOST
rZ i ve swAy
mission, at the deep waterways con
ference recently held in Windsor.
Sir Adam made the estimate also
that 1400,000.000 to $500. 000.000
of coal will be conserved
THEME FOR WEEK
ANOTHER CASE'0FPER5ONAl"LIBER7Y0R PROHIBITION:
think about
MARK - ' KtsiOUJ
TvwmiT S TE
MATTER VMITM
HIM HE S SORE
Because have
iONGES AfHiSlt"HS
Well. I CAM T
Bl riv For
BeiM&eiMvi oos
MARK.- " CONlSIDERIMG
NHES A 8RoTri
op mTmie rte'S
eeeM a pretty .
3oo0 Pal at that.
vvtVt had aaaajy
APROP ToceTHeft"
Si
AnnJUAL 8 ft A iju CoMVCcSoA.
INJ 3D- SECONDS
IS ALMOST
READY" Toi
r
AFTER; A FULL
MiraOTe OF THOUGHT
DECIBES TO GTfUE
I F Al CHE C K.
when the St. Lawrence Is made to da
Its full duty. Such statements com
ing from an unquestioned authority
worth
should give wonderful Impetus to th
annually proposed international enterprise.
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