The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-02-12
MISCELLANEOUS
DMRADHNG FLOW EakS.

Esa Thrty years ago, a small, bagefoated ho
paused 20 admire the flowers in we'll cult
.xated garden. The child was On orphan
J, and had already fell how hard an orphan
ioi. y The owner Of The garden, who wa
trinniag border, noticed the lad, and spok
kindly 90 him . e@ hs;s
M sDo you lore Eowelss' said he.
sa,, Tie boy replied, oh, yes, we used 4
have beautiful aowers in our garden.'
sal The man laid down his knife and eatheret
few flowers, took them 10 the fence, thro
she pannels Of which lhe boy was looking
aAd handle d them 10 him, saying. as he dit
80, Here's nice title bunch for you
8l A husia vent ovoE the chiid's face as hi
took the flowers. He did not make any re-
ply, but in his large eyes, as he ihted then
totass face Of the man, was an expression q
athankfalness. 60 be read as plainly as wordt
ia hoax s3$t&{ r. t'@H tt3@ Hft1 a
"a The net on the part nf the man was one o
spontaneous kindness. aud scarcely though
af agains bas by The child, Il wss aeves Tor
g~ataA. & aG## a
y Years went by, aud through Toll, privatior
and suffering. both in body aud mind, the hoy
gsow ap 70 manhood. From ordeais IKE
shia. come forth our most effective men. II
kept fsaua vicious associates, the lad Of feel
saa and mental activity becnmes ambitious,
and rises In society above the common level.
So Il proved Ia The case of this orphan boy,
FEIo bad few advantages af education, bss
such as saaEad 0ere welt improved. Il hap
,yeRed shas his l0s was cast in q printing of-
f'.e; md the yOnng compasitor soou becanse
interested in his w0rk. He did not set the
types as mere mechanic, bat went beyoad
she duties of his calling. entering into the
idsas 70 which he was giving verbal express
ai0r, and msking lhem his own. A. twenty
one he was a mnn Of more than ordinary iR-
telliRence and force of character. At thirty
Eve he was the conductor Oh widely circu-
lated md profitable newspaper, sad as man.
respected and esteemed by oil who knew
him. s .f.ss.
During the earnest struggle that NIL mnn
eRser into who are ambitious 10 rise In the
world, the shoughis do NOT often no back and
rest, medilasiseiy upon the earlier time nf
life. But after snccoss has cY owned ench
we'll directed efFnrt and the gaining Of 8 de-
sired position, no longes remains subject Of
doubt, the mind often brings np from the far
off past most vivid recollsciinns Of incidents
and impressions that were painft, or pleasu.
rAble st the time, and which are now seen
70 have On influence. more Of less decided.
Npon the whole after fife. In this state Of
reflection sat one day the man whom we
have here Introduced. After musing fer a
long time, deeply abssrected, no took up his
pen and wrote hasiily--snd these were the
sentences be traced upon the paper that lay
before him: afsS NJ h....@g
sEiow indslibly does lille aci Of kindness
performed at the right moment, impress t.
self appn The mind. We meet, as We pass
through the world, 20 much Of rude selfish
Eess. that we guard ourselves against ii, and
scarcely feel iia effects. But spontaneous
kindness esnnes 90 rarely, that we are sur
pFiseds when IL appears, and delighted mud
fnfssFhed aa by ihe perfume Of The Aowsrs Ia
w dEeary winter. WbeBswe we're small
hoyssag osRhaps and Nisb the memory of a
hSsne forever lost. too vivid insis::s young
heasis Ajman iHso whose LesBtslil garden We
ssA0d l0iikiEas pulled II few Aawsrs md ham,
Dad them thGaughihe fenee, speaking kind
word asshe Gld eo.s lie did not know. and
perhaps aarsFS will kaew. how deeply We
we're tonched by bissacssa Fran d litile hoy
We loved the duwefa, and ere shst heaviest
lsssa The child ever kaows--ahef loss az bar.
Hrfall upon uss wssalmosi Tired among
them. But death stepped 5eawseaa us ana
shese tender assoc:asions and sEFaclionsI alsal
20 the hearts ef children, ,gsFs Ike dew 10 shs
tender gfaass VI We entsred the dwelling ofl
Ne ssFaafsfs and ndsweraliaaiedt thencafortla as
Il wsshad, pr ought 40 have no GceliEgs, col
hqpeasna waak0essess The harsh commandl
eanae daily end aimosts haurlyalo our. earssl
and ,neE esaD fus work we'll done, or faiihiul
assylnas vsEa we lehsared by words Of Iec;ss,-
ihsg ofaaa#na saial it'd zlga .u0g a.Bss4J
Inc day I'VE were NOT more than. eleven
wears qldr eemslhine tarped aar salauall.s
go apRaabs cadet andbappier time, wl,sn
~ aad true home, end vae lovcd and ear
~ EaF. aeswafa eAeasmara In The earaIen
AMONG Ave sweat blossoms, as III /, and sha
mother on whose lhqgeaa Re hall slent. al IN,
der she grape aEhoF shlle " 6llsd hsr lapl
with aqvsFa, TboFs paa Il milo If love =,
her daas faes aaa her lins ssFa psa.is.g .v;sh
san's soTd oisaasilols zhen. se seaalsr into 4