Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-01-31
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UNrADISe FLOWERS.
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> lot The owner OF the garden, who va,
trimming border, noticed the lad and spoke
, kindly to him,
|, DO YOU love flowers . said he.
. The boy replied. 'Oh yrs, We used to
have such beautiful flowers IN Out garden
The man laid down hrs knife, and gather
ing few flowers, took them to the fence,
through the pannels Of which the boy was
looking, and handed them tn him, SAYING a.
be dii ~. Here, a nice liulc bunch Cor Won.
4 fash went over the childs face as BE-
,ook the towers. He did no, make any ~
ply. bit IA his large eyes, as he lifted them
10 ,he hcr of the man, vas an expression Of
',hlnkfalncss, to be read as plain as words Ia
a book.
The net on the par, Of the m1n was one OF
spou'aneous kindness, and scarcely ,hough,
.of again. bot hy the child was never forgot
ton
Years wen, by, and through toll, rr,a,.on,
and sadcrIuc, both in body and mind, the boy
grew up to manhaaJ. From ordeal, Ike
,h,s. comc forth our mos, effective mcn.-
II kcg, from ,.ciou, associates, the lat of
feeling apd mental activity bscumc, ambitious,
and rises iu ,Dc,c'y above the comn.u level.
- u proved ln %. case Of th.s orphan boy
llc had bot f.V Advantages OF education, bag
such as were Afforded ~crc VOL rmr-Nrl-
u happened that h., lo, was casilu o. printing
ofrc, ana lhe yol1s rom7o,.irr srg1 became
interested iu b.s work H. l.J nu, so ,hc
.iyr,, rs mere mechanic, De-, wen, b,youl
the jaur, of h.s calling. entering into the
ideas To- which D. vas giving verbal expires
SION. and making them h,, own. A,Ncu,y.
or.. be- was a Young man or more than ou'u-
ly intelligence and force of character ~
lh.ry-d,r. De- vas ,hr conductor OF o. Wildly
.ctr,gla,el and profitable ueWsFaPc., auI d,
man. respected auI esteemed by al! who knew
hun.
Daring the eanss, struggle lhat 90 mca
enter into who arr ambitious Co use iu the
,.,rf ,t, ,,,,,bt, a. .r., o0,p r, t,.. and
-.., ,r.5.,,r,.Iy r,,, ,h. ,,,r,,, finn. or
lic. Be-, after success has crowned each
,.u.g..,.,,l ,,r.r, ,gj III, ,,,r,r, ,5 ,Is.
sired ps.,,,oB nm Ior,rr r,r,,,, a, .yh..,, or
doubt IN. mind often br,,g. ON from IN, far
..rr,.i m.., VIVID roe,lIos,,... ,f ,.s.a.u..
andimprcss,on, that were painful or plcasgra-
Die az the time, and Which are noW soen 10
have an influence, more or les decided, upon
.our whole sncr.hie. In this stale uf rydcc-
.i.on sat 900, day th, man whom We have In.
.rroJucgi. Amer uusIns a long time deeply
distracted. be took up his pen and wrote hast,.
ly-,1t these were the sentences h. traced
upor the parer lha, Law before him -. How
. ir5rrbl, does a Ifule act Of Kindness. Ier.
formed 4, the prppsr moment. impress itself
rpar ihr mind. wrm,,t. as Ne pass through
the world. 81 mach OF rude ,eld,bac,,. ,ha,
we -ulrl uur,rlcs against %. and scarcely feel
ID, effects. Bu, ,pou,aneou, kirlu,,, come,
81, rarely. traiWe are surprised uheu 0, ap-
.re,r,. and delighted and refreshed rs D., the
r.rf.ue Of flower, m the dr,lr winter
W.,r .vs ,,r-r small bow. am urghaa, and
,,,,s ,ls r.mary.fa Iapa, home forever lost.
49,. ,.,.r .o ,Ir ,,.rr l,-r,. a nan INTO
ob,.- h.5rrfal garden NC ,,uuI looking. pul.
I-Ja ,ra faV,r,. and handed them through
,r. f.-,- s-,sLrr- a kind aord as he dli 80.
n. F.I r., know. and pcrhap, never will
, lr,v b,y 5,,ply wc were touched by h,
. ,r, Fr,m, liule br, vc loved flowers. and
....,t.,, b.,,,,., ,l1,rfi,n a child ever know 3
-l...,, ,.,,.o,.-frll upop Ne almu,,
.r,,J ,r,nr, them. But death ,Grars, a
... and an ,h,,e tender as,nc4r.uns aud
,f.-,,... ,l,, 10 the hearts Of children are
.r., ,b, dew 10 the tender grass We catered
.h,J..Ilrpr of the stranger. and were treated
,..,,.,,,,l We had. or ought ,o have. ND
c.,l.rr. n, homes. NO weaknesses. Tn,
,,,.b command came daily 10 our ears. and
-, G., ,o,L we'll dome. or faithful ,er.
,,,. u.,su ue ebeered by words Of commen.
4,,a,
o,.4,,-s. vs,. ,o, more than clever
,,,r, o,j-some,bipp ,.roed our thought,
~ r,,, ,,. .,,l,.r and hammer time n hen
- ,,,s boms. and were loved and carct
.. ~, ,,c, mor, in the garden ant
-, ,l...,n. ,or old and IN,
H.. h,.,,o a., ,lsrt. AL upde
L.. sn.J b,r IN, vl,I
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