The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-02-26
Iron the Child's Paper.l
BEAUTIFUL ALLEGORY.

There was once king who bad yer.
beautiful garden, and grounds arranged
with taste TO please the eye, to afford re
freshing shade, retired walks, command
iag views, and besides, all The delightful
fruits ,ha, could be produced. There was
one superb old oak, so high aud grand that
il could be seen Tor miles around. There
were roses, and lilacs, and fllweriug shrubs
Of every kind; in short, nothing was want
ing 20 make il perfect spot.
One day the kings head gardener came
ia, and exclaimed, 20 king pray come on,
and see what ia the matter with your gar
den; every thing is willing, and dropping,
and dying" While be spoke, the other
gardeners came rushing up, and all had
the same sad story to tell. So the king
went out, and there, TO be sure, be found il
all as they had said.
lie tir., went up TO his grand old oak
tree, his pride and admiration, and said,
'Why, oak, what's the matter with YOU
that you are whitening and dying?' 90"
said the oak, 81 don't think am OF any
use, am so large and cumbersome; bear
no flowers or fruit, and take up 30 much
room, snd besides, my branches spresd SO
wide, and thick tina, il is all dark and sha-
DIV under them, and no flowers and fruit
cangrow there. Now. i'll were rose-bush
it would be worth while, for shoald bear
sweet flowers; or i'll were peach or q
pear tree, or even Ikea grape vine, could
give YOU Fruit
Then the king went on TO his fayorile
rcsc bush, aud said, swell, rose-bush,
shai's the matter with you; why are you
so droopins'r sWhy," said the rose bush,
'si'm Of no use; have no fruit, bear moth
ing but flowers; if ! were an oak, like ih.,
grand one in the middle Of the grounds,
should be Of some use; for then should
be seen for miles around, and should do
honor TO your garden. But as il is, ]
might just as wei die"
The king next came TO grape vine, no
longer clinging to the trellis and The trees,
but trailing sadly on the ground. He stop
ped and said, "Grspe-viae, what's the mat
ter with you, why are you lying so doleful-
" on the ground!" .'Ah," said the vine,
s'you see what poor weak creature am;
leans even bold up my own weight, but
must cling TO tree or post; and what
good can do! neither give shade, like
the oak, nor bear flowers, like the shrub.
leans even so mach as make border 70,
a walk, like the box. | must always de-
pend on something else, and surely au
Of 10 use."
So on went The king, quite in despair L
see all his place going redistribution but b
suddenly rpied little hearts ease, 10,
down by the ground, with its face turne
up 10 him, looking as bright and smiling a
possible. He stopped and said, You dea
little hearts ease, what makes you look 6
bright and blooming, wien every thin
around you is willing awa,?" "Why,
said the hearts ease, q thought you waul
ed me here; if you had wanted an oak, 70
would have planted an acorn; if you ha
wanted roses, you would have set out
rose.bush; and if you had wanted grape
you would have planted vine. Blu.
knew that what you wanted Of me was I,
be hearts ease; and SO thought woul
try and be the very best little hearts cas-
that ever lean"
Children can you see the moral? Go
didn't want a grown-up, rich, great man
The place where he put you; If he had, h
would have made one. He wants each
youio be child while you are child; bt
he wants you to be good child. and ii
ssverv best little henrt's-ease that ever 50
csn." Will you Try?