A V isitor icv. s.
While the hoys we.e he! pirn,
mother 1 'll vis *. i * iv; if their vi
•he yiils were busy oathetiu^
: *weis. All a 1 o!'y our wav. in
^ ltltiy »*j v ..in n. or lies, led dov
. eeu i d mossv chs the \
modestly turned their hllie eyes
us. \V1
>;ashes of brilliant lights chains
rich y een shade- of spruce or
or mo>s.
Such .1 de.i. <|U lill 1 tie ill.
about eiyht summer earns t«
with a h. iidlu! of \ iolet.s ..mi .
few ve \ lai. e •Mo\vei> of in«
kihd uith the r
I said, “I.ily. Sllpp< >e we take
violets to-uav.”
She remarked in return, '
violets to-day? Just one kirn
dav?”
I the
wild
’Utk
in in
iolets
upon
cast
t the
fern
id of
■ uie
1 su a
<t lie r
( lily
'( illy
1 to
“Yes. just « tie kind this time . “
She. in a tun h sho ic« time than
it takes to w ite it. pb'iine f •. uture
e\*. nr sit) us itr.o ike words. hooking
nai.'fv up into tny hue, she said,
“And some day m v \vu come nd
give you only ntte.v. ups.-*’’
“ e-.haps.’’
“An m n:t nd jiv< you
i niy white d o we
“Mi ybe. ’'
“And Home d; v route and give vou
on :y red flowers?’'
"WV .-uv but I think those will
1 e plenty of id we i s. “
“’’es,“ slow’v .• i.d thought fu 11v
• ' . "We 'he little new pieces
like this”. 1 re .miivi a tender sprig
i:v>m i :n« den . berry lush, “are fine
• chew ■; re sweet pome di y
111 v we co i e .d net just llw e?“
> • doul l I i- : <i ti. « nd I rould
w i' .. v dttuie .. ill .I v» Ik. but v.i
m ve! eo’a Id \\lint ill wonls the i'U*m
• V vet notOo of tlu» 1 dlls’ Sonus, r.'M
the babbling- of the tiny brooks,
nor iMti h the shimmer and gentle
s\v. v of the w.i’er on ‘he hue ot the
lake, m ithei eould we bring to you
the sighing of the winds among the
tall straight cvergrei ns.
Wonls eunnot mingle their fra
gr..nee with the-.ilt fleshlier of the
sea air nor i ateh the glory of the gol
d< n -atn-m not < ..n they 1 lingtoyou
the wideness of the sea and the great
ei ie of -n«»w e >vered mount;.ins
-g. e .d ag .inst the hori/on like mou
lt incuts of justi» e.
hilt wh.it I Would like you to see is
a gre.it eli.t. overhanging the oeeati.
and lh-\ ’ij’outhc im ss-covercd top
lit: die ! and h. ppy rest the os phuuage
t hildien tloweis in their hands and
h .ir, and joy in their young hires.
How l would love to hn\e had you
M e the gr< .:p - "Aunt I'd::.." sveet
. >an.. with them of (Vod's love and
i ire
If you do catch a glimpse of the
pi lure, wh it a comfort it must ho to
v a to know that it was heoause vo.v
;;..ve up aunt* p e.sures in life, he
c. use y>u wiIYd t<» help these child
ren. her.one you have the love «>t
«hd in y< !:;• hearts. And hecau.se
some peop'e -;e wioiny, hr His
sake, to jjive up many of the ad*
v nt.^es of civilized life; because
s' me people aie willing to keep
their children : %vav from the advan
t.a^es . f a tjjood school system tin t
\ his home is; th t tlu-e children do
km w of the value of a pil e li e and
the joys of a cluistiai: home.
I’ut ovc and above all is it not the
fulfil ;i:ent of « Vod’s own p.c phe< y;
“iieset'eHi the solilmv ill families”
.o,l th.. t i. i w«.:d shall m-t le'.urii
tin'<*• ii mi v« in?