The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-11-05
JUVENILE COLUMN.
A GARDEN ovrnRus WITH WEEDS.

A GARDEN OVERRIDE WITH WEEDS.
"Father, don't like to go to school
said Harry Williams, one morning. g
wish yon would let me always stay
homo. Charles Parker's father don't NAL
him go to school,"
Mr.. Williams took his little boy by til
hand, and said kindly to him, "Come, m
son; want to show you something in th
garden"
Harry walked into the garden with hi
father, who led him along until they cam
to bed in which peas we're growing, tn
vines supported by thin branches that La,
been placed in the. ground. Not a wee,
was to he seen abon1 the roots, nor ever
disfguring the walk around the bed il
which they had been planted.
See how beautifully these peas ar
growing. my on!" said Mr.. Williams
Glow clean and healthy the vines look
we shall have an abundant crop. Now le
me show you the vines in Mr. Parker
garden. We can look at them through 6
great hole in his fence"
Mr.. Williams then led Harry through tbs
garden gate aud across the road to look a,
MI. Parker's pea vines through hole in
the fepce. The bed in which they were
owing was near to the road, so they had
no difficulty in seeing it. After looking
into the garden for a few moments, Mr'
Williams said:
CAI1 NY 6Ou, WuaU 10 YOU think OF
Mr. Parker's pea vines I"
ooh, father" replied the little boy, AZ
never saw such poor-looking peas in ali nv
life There are no sticks for them to run
upon, and the weeds are nearly as high as
the peas themselves. There won't be half
crOp!"
Harry "Ws b are they so much worse than ours,
Because they have been left to grow as
they pleased 1 suppose Mr.. Parker just
planted them, and never took any care of
them afterwards. He has neither taken
out the weeds nor helped them to grow
right"
garden will soon be oyerrun with weeds
and hriers if it is not cultivated with the
greatest care. And just so it is with the hui
man garden. This precious garden must be
trained ad watered, and kept free from
weeds, or it will run to waste. Children's
minds are like garden-beds, aud they must
be tended as carefully, and even more
my son, were never to go to school, nor
have good seeds of knowledge planted in
your mind, it would, when you become q
man, resemble the weed covered, neglected
bed we have just been looking at, instead
Of the beautiful one in my garden. Would
you think me right to neglect my garden
as Mr.. Parker neglects his 7"
"Oh, no, father; your garden is q good
garden, but Mr.. Parker's is all overrun
with weeds and briers. It won't yield half
AZ much as yours will"
I" Or, my SOD, do you think / would be
right if neglected my son as Mr.. Parker
'eglects his son, allowing him to run wild,
md his mind, uncultivated, to become
,vergrown with weeds 7"
Little Harry made no reply, but he
understood pretty clearly what his father
meant
IS! send you to school," Mr.. williams
continued, lin order that the garden of
7our mind may have good seeds sown in
t, and that these seeds may spring up and !
row and produce plentifully. Now which !
would you prefer, to stay at home from |
chool, and SO let the garden of yonr mind |
'e overrun with weeds, or go to school,
nd have this garden cultivated 2"
would rather go to school," said
larry. "But, father, is Charles Parker's
mind overrun with weeds7"
81 am afraid that ills. If not, itcertainly
Tiif be if his father does not send him to
chool. For little boy not to be sent to
chool is great misfortune, and 1 hope
GU will think the privilege of going TO
chool very great one indeed"
aid, and. what was better, thought about
too. He never again asked to- stay home
rom school, Children's Hour.
A GRATEFUL TIGER.-A tiger had live
og cruelty thrown into it's cage one day.
lot being very hungry, the usually fierce
FEATURE did not touch the trembling little
ictim. This quietness gave the dog
onrage, and he began to lick the tigers
yes, which were sore. This act seemed
leasaut to the wild beast, and the dog
ontiuued it from time to time, until the
yes of the savage animal got we'll. The
ger from that time took his tiny, four
,gged doctor under his patronage, looked
pom him kindly, and allowed him to eat
hat he chose of the food thrown into his
age. Henceforth they lived like bosom.
lends. Thus, you see, even a fierce tiger
An be grateful for a little favor. How
luch more, then, should children learn, to
e grateful to their friends for the great
lvors they have received4 When / see
oys and girls unkind and insulting to
ieir parents, who have done and suffered
, much for them, l tell them the story of
re tiger and dog, and say: Children,
ont be less grateful to your kind parents
ian the tiger was to the little dog'
JACK AND THE SQUIRREL.-"Oh, mother,
ON has consented tO lend mo his uun ,p5 | ,