The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-21
FORGET-M E-NOT.


From the Visitor.
Every one knows the tiny blue flower with
the golden yellow crown for the center. Many
legends are told, as reason for the name it bears
batthe one like the b. st is this Images long past
when God named the flowers of this earth, when
reYlslilng them, He found this tiny flower in q
world OF trouble of lis own Upon inquiting the
reason, of the weeping flower He was told that it
had forgotten the name given by Him. Then God
III His tender love replied: II will give you one
never TO be forgotten and that is 'Forgetme not 4"
All. ifyou and would remember the God whose
watchful tenderness guides our every footstep how
many tears we might save ouiseivesl
Hans and Karl were orphans. Kari was lame
ana Hans was going to leave the dear old homo to
seek his fortune In new world; and Karl must
meantime remain in the "poorhouse," as no one
wanted O lame boy
80 Hans how shall know TINT Won will succeel
in the new world and then viii not forget me?"
Here, Karl" said Hans, solemnly lake this
forget-me not and remember the story the dear
mother Told us about it. and by that remember that
God, who forgets not such u tiny flower, viii not
forget yon and me, hut will grant me success Now
dear brother, bid me farewell, and forget not to
pray for thy Hans"
Tenderly the brothers babe farewell to each
other and in short time the vessel that bore Hans
from his native country was out of sight; and Karl
claspng his treasured fewer slowly limped back to
his poorhouse home. There, in the years of weary
waiting that followed, he never forgot his brothers.
parting words. When rackcd with pain and sick
ness, his oftrepeated sentence, Forget menot for
getmc-not," would comfort him nothing else
would.
AS the years passed in sickness and weary waiting
TO Karl, Haas found them full of bard work and
little pay. AS he counted over his little pile of
Swings from time to time, and saw how very slow
ly the amount grew, he was soreIy tempted to be-
lieve that God had forgotten him. One night, after
having to pay nil his little savings to have diso-
Gated wrist set he lay moaning, "lorgetmenot,
forget not" aud when morning came, the land
lady told him he must give up his corner i'll the
dark garnet 10 one who could pay iorit
Poor 1Iaus, sick ard turned into the streets,
wandered aimlcssly along till he found himself III
front of beautiful garien fun OF forget-me-nots
He knelt down beside the garden bed and closed his
eyes. a lille later pretty girl OF some six years
found him there and into the big house TO tell
the news. kind old gentleman soon followed her
to where Hans lay Stepping down, he found Hans
had tainted. lie lifted him up and carried him in
to the house. There he was soon nursed back TO
health and strength
Something in the boys looks puzzled the old
gentleman. and as soon as Hans was well be asked
HIM about his home. AS he listened TO Hans tell
his story his eyes grew very tender and loving in
their gaze and he seemed hardly able TO contain his
feelings til Hans finished, When Hans finished
his tale, he found himself casped lovingly in the
mans arms, and called my nephewl my dear
nephew" To his joy he found that the old gentle
man, Christian Wieser, was an uncle of his long
supposed to be dead by his parents.
Hans and his unele's family started by the very
next steamer for Germany and Karl Inthe happy
reunion that soon followed, let us leave the
brothers But let MS not forget that God remen-
bers the tiny forget me-not 20 He remembers each
one Of His children.
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