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THE SALEMITE
Saturday, May 17, 1930.
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LITTLE THOUGHTS
FOR TODAY
It is not what a man gets,
but what a man is that he
should think of. He should
first think of his character, and
then of his condition. He that
has character need have no
fears about h i s condition.
Character will draw after it
condition.
—Henry Ward Beecher
It is not a question of how
much we are to do, but how it
is to be done; it is not a ques
tion of doing more, but of do
ing better.
—Bushin
STORM AHEAD
Green leaves, blue skies, hot
weather, smiling faces, colored
frocks, week-end parties, summer
plans, sunshine^—two more weeks
Greener leaves, bluer skies, hotter
weather, anxious looks, exams, and
the year at Salem has ended. Is it
pssible? Just a few days ago it
was Christmas, Valentine, Easter.
Now, a dark cloud looms—Exams!
When the first tiny bloom appeared
on the peach tree about a two min
ute walk from Salem, we heard that
Spring was coming. Spring with its
pink and white blossoms, its daffo
dils and violets, the time of the year
when every thing takes on new life.
It is not as glaring as summer,
fading as fall, nor as dead as winter;
it is the time of awakening. Why
should so pleasant a time come but
over a year? Now we would throw
off the shackles of our wintry woes.
But, worrysome conjunction, nothing
is ever perfect, and for some, one
short week can spoil three wonderful
months. There is no need to try to
dodge them. They must come. They
take away our carefree spirit; they
fatigue us; they make us have circles
under our eyes; they are exams.
Then is the time one feels that the
days are too hot, the leaves too
green; the skies too blue, and mere
existence becomes a trial. One can t
send out the message to forget them
(it isn’t diplomatic!) but,
say live on, for if exams (
vacation be far behind?
THE STUFF OF
FAIRYLAND
The light of day was fading from
the sky. Chill and solemn rose the
evening wind over the hills. And
in their nests in the tall tree tops
tlie birds sang their evensongs.
When the songs were (‘pded, all
would be still. Then the stars
would come out and shine, the little
night things, all the little ghostly,
flitting night children would dance
by the light of a great golden moo
far away over the whi
road, tlie road that led to tlie world,
white horse came galloping, and
u his back was a man. Tlic horse
alloped to the edge of the great
leadow and then the man stopped
liira and got off. They stood, both
of them, gazing at the band of red,
low in the sky, all that was left of
the sunlight. Tliey stood amidst
the pink lioneysuckles and the red
amaryllis, the pride of the forest.
Their feet rested upon the blue and
white forget-me-nots planted in the
cool, green grass by the fairies
twi-light. Then the man took off
his plumed hat and his golden haii
shone brightly in the grey of the
evening. When the birds and the
blue dragon flies and the fairies
their hiding places saw the m
they stared at him in wonder and
admiration. For lie was the most
beautiful creature they had) '(
seen. He was more beautiful than
the stars jJleaming in tjie velvet
night, more beautiful than the sil
ver web of the spider wlien the dew
is on it, and the sunbeams danced ii
its meshes, more beautiful even than
the queen of the fairies, the golden
smiling queen. He unbuckled his
glittering sword with its red and
green and blue jewels and dropped
. the soft, cool grass.
“Ah,” he whispered as he closed
his eyes, “this must be paradise.
Just a few moments rest in this
charming place will help me to win
the hand and the love of my fair
lady.”
He lay still, listening to the
■jyriad song of the birds and soon
the fairies crept to his side and
spread over him the blanket of sleep
which they had woven from tSie
grey mists of dawn and the soft
lights of the dying day.
Suddenly from the leafy heart of
the forest came) a song such as man
has never heard. It was a song of
the wild places, of the moaning of
the trees and the lapping of the
water, of wonder and magic. Some
thing in the depth of the soul of the
sleeping knight stirred. He awaken
ed and stood up. Thousands of
stars twinkled above him and a great
round moon flooded tjie mejadoiw
and the forest with silver light. He
looked wildly around him and final
ly saw, in the midst of the pink
honeysuckles, a tall and beautiful
woman, singing to him. By the light
of the far away moon he could see
her plainly. Her eyes were as blue
as the blue of heaven at noonday
and her arms were as white as snow.
Her bright hair lay on her shoulders
as golden as the stars in the sky.
She wore a gown of pale blue silk
that was sprinkled with silver
spangles. The knight knelt on the
grass, afraid of her marvelous beau-
^ Smiling, .she laid her hand on his
head and whispered, “Be not afraid,
O, beautiful Prince. I will do you
no harm. I have come to take you
away with me. ' Away from the
world of sorrow and trouble to a
land of dreams, of sunligjitj aind
laughter. I am the Queen of the
Fairies.” .
“O, fairest lady, most joytuUy
would I go with you,” answered the
Prince, “But out in the world a
brave knight awaits me. I am to
fight a duel with him with the rising
of tomorrow’s sun. I am going to
in the duel. Queen, then I’m go-
ino- to take my Princess and ride like
the wind to the edge of the world.”
The soft voice of the Queen grew
strong and convincing. “Even as you
speak. Sir Gareth,” she said, “the
knight has stolen your princess and
he has carried her away to the edge
of the world. And, O, Prince, she
is happy with him. She is not true
to you, and he is not the brave knight
you think him. But you, I can see
your soul. O, Sir, it is a beautiful
thing/'
As calmly as an obedient childj the
tall Prince laid his hand in her’s and
feet, staring at her in
wonder. She turned toward tjlie
forest and showed him three roads
which lay before them.
“That road,” she said, “is the road
to righteousness.” He looked at it
and saw thorns and briars along
the sides and great sharp rocks in
tlie center, and the road was narrow.
“That road,” said the Queen, “is
the road to wickedness.”
Gareth saw that the way was
white and smooth and broad in the
moonlight.
“This road,” she pointed to the
one in
1 fro
nt of them, “is the road
down
whic
h we travel.”
He
was
glad, because there was
sweet
gras
s to walk on, there were
flower
■s to
pluck along the wav and
tlie great trees whispered overhead.
“T1
•oad,” said the Queen,
“leads
to/
Fairyland, and that is
where
are going, Sir Gareth.
Yon a
re gn
ling wliere the moonbeams
are w
from threads of silver,
^le sunbeams from threads of gold.
'Where the voices of the birds are
made from the swaying, sighing
rushes and the happy laughter of the
fairies. You are going to a land
wliere everything is beautiful, every
thing perfect. And there is nevei
any sorrow or sickness or sobbing
' and no one ever grows old. You
are to remain these seven years. But
you must promise to be silent when
you go back to the world, fair prince.
The secrets of Fairyland must never
be known to men with twisted
souls.”
“As silent as the dead, O, i
Queen,” he promised with a bow.
She took his shining armor and
his glittering sword and hid them
in the trees. Then she gave him a
suit of soft, green velvet and a pair
of soft, green shoes^ and a green
cap for his shiny hair.
“The fairies will care for your
horse,” she said.
Then taking his hand, she led him
dowm the road to Fairyland.
Mary Myers Faullener.
LOST and FOUND
LOST—One black and white foun
tain pen. Finder please return to
Ann Meister, 121 Alice Clewell.
LOST—A tennis racket. If found
please return to Sarah McArthur,
108 Alice Clewell.
LOST—A “History of Europe” by
Schevill. If found return to
Mary Katherine Thorpe, 10(i
Alice Clewell.
LOST—Top to a black Wateri
fountain pen. Finder please
turn to Ghilari Hall, 219 Alice
FOUND—A small leather purse
Containing some bills and change.
Owner see Claudia Bradford.
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