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ዚਗ਼ዓ˝ஹ࣬נৎiՑ˚ᅱරࣛdʊೌɓ࠻ Ңࡁٙࣚуਗ਼ɨ̩ᓃdޜၾҢѬί
so honored have passed to the Great Beyond, but o honored have passed to the Great Beyond, but
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day drew to a close. When the robins returned and y drew to a close. When the robins returned and
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πfٝһᓥ੫dͦທ̴ࡁʔίಂගה೯͛ٙ ኣᘟᗙdਰභഹɓ؎ᆠfəᘽࣸᚆɾɻމ
witnessed the depredation committed during their itnessed the depredation committed during their
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the trees still stand as memorials to our friendship. e trees still stand as memorials to our friendship.
оચdೌʔᜑːग़ʔྐྵfॼၶש͂ٙᙬၾ ֈdఱ̀ቮϓίኣᘟᗙఀߎٙ୦࿕dவᆽ
absence, they were distracted. The tumult of whir-bsence, they were distracted. The tumult of whir-
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So here we are at the end of our journey, and o here we are at the end of our journey, and
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ring wings and their cries were deafening. One g wings and their cries were deafening. One
Jean and I are sitting at our fireside drinking a ean and I are sitting at our fireside drinking a
ᑊቤЀ૧ᛒfɛࡁ̙˸ซ྅d˸ᗳٙႧԊd ྼ݊ᓖ୭˚੬ိԫၾᔖபౕٙࣀ;ኰf߰
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c could imagine that in bird language, they were cry-ould imagine that in bird language, they were cry- cup o
cup of tea. One who marries a Scottish lady must f tea. One who marries a Scottish lady must
̴ࡁ͍৷ᑊేj੶ೳl੶ೳlவԬٙɛ λd˦dکঐးԮ;ඝၾτྐྵfவʔ̰މ
acquire the habit of sitting at the fireside and cquire the habit of sitting at the fireside and
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ing, “robbers! robbers! These rapacious humans g, “robbers! robbers! These rapacious humans
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drinking black tea, and indeed it is a delightful g black tea, and indeed it is a delightful
have not only pillaged our houses but they have ave not only pillaged our houses but th
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ᗳʔසݹоəҢࡁٙdޟЇஹҢࡁٙגɿேey have ഐҼɓ˂ٙߕλ˙όf
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actually taken our houses along with them; did ctually taken our houses along with them; did
ɓԻྮԐəiவছెБۃה͊ၲਧl b break in the cares and duties of the day. If the tea reak in the cares and duties of the day. If the tea
ίҢࡁٙᘟᗙdԸІΌଢήٙೌᅰʾɛ
y you ever hear of such things!” ou ever hear of such things!” is g
is good and the fire burns merrily, one enjoys rec-ood and the fire burns merrily, one enjoys rec-
ʔ̈ 3 ࡈ˜dίಀ݊ՅҐᚐהٙࡡήʊ ɽቷΈᑗd˿Ңࡁ࠴ชᛇؚf˼ࡁٙՑԸޫ๕
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reation and rest. It’s a good way to end the day. eation and rest. It’s a good way to end the day.
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Within ninety days from that time, an apart-ithin ninety days from that time, an apart-
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At our fireside scores of friends from all t our fireside scores of friends from all
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ment building, affording homes for five hundred ent building, affording homes for five hundred
ᜥͭৎɓಊʮభɽᅽdމ 500 ࡈɛᗳԶə̻ Ң 1905 ϋ၇ɨٙɓಋዓߴfୋɓࡈҧቃ
h human beings, had been erected where once uman beings, had been erected where once c corners of the globe have delighted us by their orners of the globe have delighted us by their
ᄆИהfܔጘيߕቃߕ۳d౻ᝈ͵ၚːྌd ٟک݊ԟಋዓߴfνʦd̴ʊ߶ѯϓڗމɓಋ
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a bird sanctuary had been. The structure was ird sanctuary had been. The structure was
presence. They have come as the result of my resence. They have come as the result of my
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beautiful and the property well landscaped, but eautiful and the property well landscaped, but
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planting a sapling in 1905. The first Rotary club lanting a sapling in 1905. The first Rotary club
್ϾdҢࡁהޜൖٙᒯӷ˸ʿԟʱԒމඊɨ ਞ˂ɽዓdίՉၠᇵɨ;ࢹdɗɛ͛ᆀԫf
was that sapling. It has grown into a mighty tree as that sapling. It has grown into a mighty tree
where had our privacy and our feeling of being here had our privacy and our feeling of being
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ɛٙඝቇชۍʊጺ್ೌπfуکνϤdҢࡁ in ʦցdҢٙܠၫІ್Ͼ್ࢳจဘ༷f߰ڢ
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“country folks” gone? Well, we had to make the country folks” gone? Well, we had to make the
in whose shade it is delightful to dwell. whose shade it is delightful to dwell.
ʥ࢙Ꮠ࿁d˲ҢࡁᆽྼਂՑəfҢࡁʕ ޜٙᑊࠪ͂ᓙdምɰʔٝ༸வԬܠၫึܵᚃε
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best of it and we did. We found compensation est of it and we did. We found compensation
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Tonight my thoughts most naturally drift. No onight my thoughts most naturally drift. No
one knows how long such thoughts might have ne knows how long such thoughts might have
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in the thought that nearly five hundred human e thought that nearly five hundred human
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ҬՑᅌᔟdːซڐ 500 ɛ˸ᓖ୭̹۬ٙᙬ ɮfޜႭjۓќlڭᖯdҢЫٵ֛݊ွഹ
b beings had made their escape from the noise and eings had made their escape from the noise and c continued had not Jean’s voice broken in. “Why, ontinued had not Jean’s voice broken in. “Why,
ၾॸᓔdϾᅰϵࣂ˒ீ̈ٙᓃᓃዱ˦d͵ əiҞ፴፴dΎఀɓ؎ыi˦Ҟ๘ədҢࡁ
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I declare! I believe you have been asleep, Paul; eclare! I believe you have been asleep, Paul;
confusion of the city and that the twinkling lights onfusion of the city and that the twinkling lights
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wake up and drink another cup of tea; the fire ake up and drink another cup of tea; the fire
from scores of windows would throw out a certain rom scores of windows would throw out a certain
೯̈᙮̴ࡁዹतٙʾഛΈԅf ɰ༈ɪґွᙂəfੰߕᘆచٙ͛ݺdఱவᅵ
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is burning low and we must soon be in bed.” So urning low and we must soon be in bed.” So
Ңၾֈɿ။းהঐήഛ͜ੰߕᘆచfҢࡁ ݴഹf
goeth life at Comely Bank.
goeth life at Comely Bank.
My wife and I have tried to make the best pos-y wife and I have tried to make the best pos-
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sible use of Comely Bank. We have entertained ble use of Comely Bank. We have entertained
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scores of Rotarians from all parts of the world, cores of Rotarians from all parts of the world,
ࣲɪޟЇΝࣛѬഹԸІ 8 ࡈʔΝٙႷ܄f ͉˖ҷᇜІڭᖯh۞Ԣ 1948 ϋϥܝ̈وٙ
sometimes seating at our table guests from as many Adapted from My Road to Rotary: The Story Adapted from My Road to Rotary: The Story
sometimes seating at our table guests from as many
Ңٙҧቃʘ༩jɓࡈӲ܀eɓࡈНႆतٟਜၾ
މəΣவԬ൮ႷߧหdҢࡁίʾሒڀʕ၇ಔ ҧቃ݂ٙԫ(My Road to Rotary: The Story of a
of a Boy, a Vermont Community, and Rotary by f a Boy, a Vermont Community, and Rotary by
as eight different countries at one time. In honor ght different countries at one time. In honor
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o of our guests, we have planted many trees in our f our guests, we have planted many trees in our P Paul P. Harris, published posthumously in 1948. aul P. Harris, published posthumously in 1948.
əεዓ˝fεಀաϤࣿٙႷ܄ʊ್Ъ Boy, a Vermont Community, and Rotary)f૧ቡᛘࡡ
friendship garden, and, in many instances, guests riendship garden, and, in many instances, guests
Access the original text at on.rotary.org/MRTR.ccess the original text at on.rotary.org/MRTR.
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Inside out: Paul and Jean enjoy a quiet moment at Comely Bank; Jean admires the friendship garden.ide out: Paul and Jean enjoy a quiet moment at Comely Bank; Jean admires the friendship garden.
Ins ͟ʫϾ̮dڭᖯၾޜίੰߕᘆచԮ᎑ᑿࣛΈiޜίʾሒڀʕؚሧࠬ౻f
࢝කɨɓሲٺ̋ࡩʘࣚd ½ ڭᖯh۞Ԣ݂ٙσ ½ ყҧቃ˰ޢᐼ
RI headquarters eadquarters
Paul Harris home aul Harris home
On ሗЇj P paulharrishome.org RI h rotary.org/visit
On your next trip your next trip
paulharrishome.orgulharrishome.org
t to Chicago, visit:o Chicago, visit: pa r rotary.org/visitotary.org/visit
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