Demoine courier., 1856-01-24
Beautiful AllegOry.

mere wa once a King VINO had n
very beautiful garden, and with grounds
arranged silh tas,e to please the eye. 10
afford refreshing shade. retired wake,
commanding views; and besides, all the
delightful fruits that could be produced.
There was q superb old oak. 70
high and grand tina, i, could be .een for
miles around.
There were roses and lilacs. and
Towering shrubs Of every kind; in
short, nothing was wanting 4 make il a
perfect spot. Ore day, the kings head
gardiner came in ard exclaimed, 20
king. pray come and zee what 10 the
matter with your garden; everything 10
willing and dropping and dying" While
he spoke the other GARDENERS came rush.
ing up and all had The same story 10 tell.
So the king wen. out. and there, 10 be
sure. he found it oil a. they had said.
He vent up to the frs, grand old oak
Tree. his pride and admiration and said,
why. oak. wha, 10 the matter with you,
that youa:e whitening and diving aw,y!''
"Oh." said the OAK. IL don't think l am
Of any use. ! am so Iargn and cumber.
some; ! bear no frui, or flowers, and |
take up 80 much room; and besides my
branches spread so vide and thick tina,
il is all dark and shady under them. and
no flowers or fruit can grow there. Now
II | were a rose bush il would be worth
while, for | should bear sw eet flowers;
ar if ! we've q peach or a pear tree, OF
even like the grape vine, I could bear
you fruit"
Then The king went 10 his favori,s
rose bush. and said, well ross bush.
what's the matter with you-why are
you SO droopingl'' "Why," eaid the rose
bush, IL am Of no use; | haveIno frcit,
bear nothing bu. some flowers. If l were
an oak. like the grand one in The middl,
Of the gronnds, | should be Of some use
for then | should be seer for mile,
around. and should do honor 10 YOU
garden. But a. it 10 ! might jus, as vel
die"
The king came nex to the grape vine,
no longer clinging 10 the srellis and trees
bu, trailing sadly on the ground. H.
s,opped and said. .Grspe vine, what.
the matte. with you! Why are yor
lying so d~olefully on the groundi"
"Ah." saic the vine. you see wha,
q poor weak creature ] am; l can, ever
hold up my own weight, bui mus, cling
TO q tree or post, and what can | do! |
neither give shace like the oak. nor bear
flowers like the shrubs. l can, even O.
much as make border for the walk
like the boz. always must depend on
something else. and surely l am Of nc
use." 1
On went the king, quite 10 despair, to
see oil his place going 10 destruction;
bu, he suddenly spied 4 little hearts
ease. low down on the ground with is
lace turned up 10 him. looking a. brigh,
and smiliog as possible.
He stopped and said. .You dear little
hearts ease. what makes you look %
bright and blooming. when every thing
around you 10 willing away!"
"Why," saic the hearts ease, I'll
thought you wanted me here. Ii you
wanted an oak you would have planted
an acorn; il you wanted roses you would
have set out . rose bush; If you wanted
grapes you would have put in a grape
vine. Blu, ! knew wha, you wanad OF
me was to be hearts ease; and 90
thought | would try and be the very bes,
lille hearts ease that ever l can"
Children, can you see the moral!-
God didn't plan, q grown up. learced,
rich, great a in the place where he
puts you; If he had, he could have made
one. tie wants each Of you 10 be a
good child while you are a child; but he
wants you to DO . good child, and the
very best little hearts ease tina, ever
YOU can. VIII you try!-CChild's Pa
FER.
According the Paris correspondent OF
the National ln,elligenxer. The cos: OF the
easlefn war greatly exceeds ona million