San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-08-03
too high for me-"

Ao oo'es ana sparrows,
wrong thoughts like hawks and ra-
vens Open the windows of your
mind and let true thoughts come in.
Feed them and they will sing t, you,
and feed your soul with music. They
Will bear you up on their wings; they
will lift you into purer regions. You
will see clearer feel stronger. You
will be wiser and happier man"
Il never did hear anyone talk Just as
you do, Egbert!" said the neighbor.
You look into the heart of things
in such strange way"
IF we can get down to the heart of
things, we are all right" was the smil-
ing answer. "And now we, want to
know how much we can count on you
toward MIR. Elders salary. Open wide
the windows; let just and generous
thoughts come in"
AS much as last year; perhaps more.
I'll think over the matter" was replied.
While sitting at dinner with his fam
lily that day, Mr.. Spencer broke the
Constrained silence, the usual accompa-
niment of their meal, with the wordr-
81 saw beautiful sight this morn
/ ing"
Both the sentence and the tone in
which it was spoken we're asurprise. A
weight seemed TO be lifted from every
one, shadow fell from each dull corn.
tenance. All eyes were fixed in inquiry
upon him.
Jenny Elder, at window with Wild
birds feeding from her hands, and sit
ting on her shoulder" added Mr.. Spen-
Ger.
ooh, yes; I've seen it often," said
Margaret, his Oldest daughter, light
breaking over her face. Jenny is go
pretty and sweet that even the birds
love her. I wish they would come to
my window"
"You must ask Jenny her secret"
said the father, with such q gentleness
in his voice that was SO much of sur
prise to Margaret that she looked at
him in wonder. Mr.. Spencer noticed
and understood the meaning of her
look. He felt it as revelation and re-
Duke.
The dead silence soon passed away.
First one tongue and then another was
unloosed and, in little while, the
whole family was in a pleasant CONVEX
sation-a thing so unusual at the meal
time that each one noted the fact in
kind of bewildered surprise.
Mr.. Spencer opened the windows of
his soul still wider and let the singing
birds come in. All the hours of that
day he pondered over the ideas sug-
gested by Mr.. Egbert, and the more he
considered them the clearer it became
that there was better way to secure
happiness to himself and family than
the hard and narrow one that he
had been pursuing. Minds needed
something as we'll as bodies. Tastes
and feelings had their special needs.
Soul hunger must be attended to and
satisfied.
As he came home from his shop that
evening he passed store, the windows
of which were filled with singing birds;
and as his eyes rested on them he re.
membered how often he had heard Mar
garet wish for o canary, and how he had
as often said, Nonsense; you've got
something better to do than wasting
your time with birds"
Mr.. Spencer saw things in adiiferent
light now.
"She shall have Bird" he said,
speaking to himself, and turning into
the store.
"Oh, father not for me?"
Mr., Spencer was taken by surprise at
the sudden outburst of delight that
came from Margaret, when she under
stood that he had really bought her the
bird. Tears filled her eyes. She threw
her arms around his neck and kissed
him.
1t was so kind OF you and I wanted
a bird so muchl" she said. "Oh, I'll
be SO good, and do everything can for
you"
What sweet feeling warmed the