Nature and Life. I stood in a shady glade, On a hot Mid-Summer day, I drank from a clear, cool spring That washed all care away. The shade trees grew straight and tall, The sun's fiercest rays defied,' And breezes soft and cool Played in the ferns on every side. And I compared this nook with life, A life that is free from care, Where we sit in the calm of peace And the fuutre seems bright and fair. But I passed from, that shady dell, To one where the briars grew rank, I had left behind the trees, And the spring from which I drank. The path I traveled was rough, As I pushed my way through the maze I compared this dell with life, A life that had seen better days. Ah! how often in life The future seems filled with delightj We sudenly emerge from the dream Into darkness where it was light. Thus we find it in Nature, Thus we find it in life, Our lives when full of pleasure May suddenly turn to strife! We may journey awhile mid rapture. The future looks joyous and fair, But erelong the path is broken, And we find it filled with care. But when the pathway smoothens, And we enter a peaceful glade We know all about the hot sunshine, And now can be thankful for shade. WALLACE L. INGERICK, H. D. Heek Souvenir and Comic Postal Cards Souvenir Spoons, Lockets, Watch Fobs, Chains, Clasp and Stick Pins, Stationery The Drug Store THE STATE COLLEGIAN JOHN I. ROBISON State College Supply Co. Dealers in.... COLLEGE PENNANTS HAT BANDS, ETC. Agents for Spaldings Sporting Goods Walk-Over Shoes for Ladies and Gentlemen Fine Line of Gents Furnishings—Neglige and Dress Shirts Fancy Just received, a new line of Walk-Over Shoes and Corlis-Coon Collars WE SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE YEAGER