Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-12-09
The Kings meart,s-Ea.e.

There was once king who had very
beautiful garden, with grounds arranged
with taste. to please the eye, to afford re-
-eshing shade, retired walks. commanding
Jews, aud, besides. all the delightful fruits
lat eauld DO procured. There was SUI
erb Old oak, 50 high and grand that it
1uld be seen for miles around There
'ere roses. lilies. nrd Towering shrubs Of
gery kind 10 short. nothing was wanting
make il most perfect spot. Oue day
ss.ki0g's head gardener came in and ex-
aimed:
20, king pray come and see what is the
after with yenr gardou-eyerything is
ltiue and dyipgi"
While be spoke the other gardeners came
aniug in, and al had the same story to
y. So The king went ou., and there found
as they had said. He went up first to
e grand old oak tree, his pride and ADM.
ton. and said:
"Why, oek, what is the matter with
n, thar you are willing and dying a.
,ay ?"
cob, !" saii tho oak, ~ don't think Pm of
ny use, Pm 50 largo and cumbrrsoue |
bear no fruit or flowers, snI | take up 40
much room and besides. my branches
spread 90 wide and thick. that ID is all
lark and shaduwy under them, and no
sird Of flower or fruit can grow there
Now II | we're rose-hush il would be
worth my while, for | should bear sweet
flowers; cr even If were peach or
ear tree, or the grapevine, could bear
u fruit"
The king next wont to his favorise rose
Ish and said
"Weil, Toee-bush, what is the matter
ith Foui-why are you so dropping 2"
why" said the rose bush, IL am of no
'e; can bear no fruit have nothing
az fl ,wers. IL were an oak, like that in
We middle OF the grounds, | should be OF
me use, for then | should shelter ycu. |
lult be seen for miles around, and be an
1nor to your garden ; but as it is, might
az as well die"
The king then went to the grape vine, no
niger clinging n the treIlis and trees, but
allirg sadly Gu the ground. lie stopped
I'd said:
"Grnpe-vine, what is the matter with
NJ! why are You lying so dolefully on
ground ?"
"Ah," said the vine, "you see what a
toor weak creature | am don't evsubold
tp my own weight. but must cling to tree
W f"SNt "uN NHdL Chu 10 neither
siVe shade like the oak, nor bear flowers
Ike the shrubs; always must depend on
something else for support. and surely au
of no use
On went the king. quite in despair to see
bis place going to destruction and it eriey
ed him to think that for all the kind care
aud attention he had lavished upon his
garden, he was to be repaid by murmurinc
and repining. But he suddenly spied q
little hearts ease Ia small howerl low dowr
on the ground. with it's face turned I'D II
him, looking as bright and smiling as DOS.
chile.
He stopped and said:
''Y0u dear l,tla heart's-eass what make,
you lock 30 bright ard blooming. wher
everything around you is whitening a.
way ?"
why" said the hearts ease. al ,boupb
ycu wanted me here if you had wanted ar
oak. you would have planted an aclrn: i
you had wanted roses, you would have Sc
out rase-bush; if yoa had wanted cranes
you would have put in grapevine. Blu
i knew what you wanted of me was to b,
hearts-sase so thought would try I,
be the very best little heart's-ease that eve
could