Democratic banner., 1847-02-22
"A little child
That lightly draws its breath
And feels its life in every limb
What should it kr ow ocd.ath

menian, like that Of the MosleIn, is removed
a short distance from the town, is sprinkled
with green trees, and is n favoriie resort
not only with the b~eIeavcd, but with those
who feelings are not thus dark, overcast
| met there one morning, a little girl witt
a half playful c~ountenance, busy blue eye
and sunny locks, bearing in her hand &
small cup of China, in the other a wreath 1t OF
fresh flowers. Feeling a very natural Gu
i%riosity to know what she could do wit!
these bright things in a place that seemed to
Ipartakc SO much Of sadness, | watched hrr
light motions. Reaching a retired grave,
covered with a PLAIN marble slab, she emp
tied the secd-which it appeared the cup
contained-into the slight cavities which
had been scooped on, in the corners of the
level tablet, and laid the wreath upon its
pure face.
'And Why | inquired, my sweet girl,
do you put seeds in these little bowls
there"
'It is to bring the birds here,' she replied,
with a half wondering look, 'they will light
on this tree pointing to the cypres abo7e,
when they have eaten the seed, and sing
so whom do they sing?' I asked, 'to you,
or to each other.F
'Oh, no !! she quickly replied, SO my Sis
ter-sle sleeps here.'
'But your lister is dead
co., yes, sir! bat she hears all tie birds
sing
'Well, il she does hear the birds sing, she
clnngt see the wreatl, OF flowers
But she knows I put i, there; told her
before they took her away from our house, !
would core and see her every morning.
You must continued, 'have loved that
sister very much, but you will never talk
with her any mnre-never see her again
Yes, SIR she replied. will, a frightened
look, Il STALL see her in heaven
But she has gone there already, I trust
NO; she stops under ;his tree until the,
bring me here, and then we arc going t"
heaven together
Which WILL yoU Do?-one of twc
things must be done in this country. Pa
rents must spend money to educate thei'
children. or they must pay taxes TO buil'
penitentiaries to punish crime. There is {"
1900. ...Io oIo,k ,uho1 j. o,jI,l ,l,oo
ton. Some suppose a learned man is AZ
educated man. No such thing. The MAJ.
is educated who knows himself, and win
takes accurate common sense vieFs of men
and things around him. Some Very learn
ed men are the greatest fools inat the world;
the reason is, that they are not educated
men. Learning is only the means, not the
end; its value consists in giving the means
of acquiring, in the discipline, which when
properly managed, it gives the mind
Some of the greatest men in the world
were not o~verstocked with learning, but
their actions proved that they were thor
ouglly educated. Washington, Franklin,
and Sherman were Of this class; and simi-
lar though less striking instances may now
be found in all countries. lobe educated,
a man must learn to think, reason, compare,
and decide accurately. He may study
metaphysics till he is grey, and Language
till he is a walking Polyglot, and II he l.
nothing more, he is an un%educated man.
There is no class in the country who have
a larger interest in the education Of tI'ei
children than the farmers; and the subjrc
should receive from them the attention II de
serves.-Jeferson City metropolitan.
! IL the best mans faults were written o.
This forehead, it would make him pull his hs
his eyes.