Wichita eagle., 1889-08-16
TURNING NEW LEAVES.
THOUGHTS ON NATURES AND MANS
WAYS OF DOING 1T.

The Leaves in the Books of Nature wsE
Written Cpon-Papa Never Did Any.
thing wrong-nIoralizing Spr!n5
Day-Four Perfect Things in Nature.
How many beautiful idees are framed into
language and float all about from somewhere
up the stream Of time. Why did some one
call the thin larnina of paper which make up
a book, leaves. Indeed, it was a pretty
thought, for how like the leaves they are
thin, fragile, perishable; and nowadays
there are almost as many OF one kind OF
leaves as of the other. Yes, and as for kinds
and styles there are almost as many In books
as ON the trees but are there any SO witty
and wise. II you will make q study Of the
ieaves-that is, the book of nature-you VIII
see they are marVelously well written upon.
And you Will not find one that is not illus
trated With finer art than even adoYns the
pages Of our art books. See how well cui
are the edges, and enameled, which is bette.
than gilded Some one has said il we could
live as long as Methuselah we should not be
able to find out all there is to be learned
from single rose leaf. That is more than
we can say of our book leaves although |
know some that seem to be nearly as good as
rose leaves
LEAVES IN QUA LIVES.
'eWell, WE'LL" said john, as we sat down to
the breakfast table this morning, I'VE must
all turn over new leaves today" ' IT'S an
old saying, father, !" answered, ''but tel me
why we should turn a leaf today more than
any other day." ''Truly, do not KNOW"
said John. 81 suppose if one lives rightly,
there is enough in each day to ffll leaf with
good things, and then one may turn it over
In the morning But il it be bed, thsn oDs
mad better tear it out altogether" Only"
said l, lone cannot do that, and there is
where the likeness fails, for we can pick Off
the trees a worm eaten leaf, but in the life
book it must stay forever" 1t Is curious,
said John, that one can never forgot, Only
last night, IN a dream, recalled events to
the utmost minutie, that have not thought
of in my waking hours for twenty years, and
/ cannot now possibly by force of purpose
bring it back 50 fully and clearly. But did
it il my sleep end shall no doubt do it again.
What a terrible thing 1T would be TO live for
cseer in bad dream--never wake up, but
never cease to dream on-recailng and re-
hearsing the evil one has done"
But, papa" said Ned, "you have never
done anything bad, you now-so what's the
use Of talking about itg' Now, John, Jr.,
has great faith in me, but Ned has boundless
faith in his father The blessed innoceptsl
but am glad 1t is SO; for if not life would be
desert to us who see and know our faults
So l said, YES, John, think we will all
turn over new leaves today. 1t Is the first
day of spring and nature is already at work
with her new leaves. She will not turn them
over only, but will make them outright, and
swing them high, and fiji them UP as they
grow. And then we must not forget that as
soon as leaves begin to get large enough for
the wind DO turn them over there viii also
he blossoms, and with blossoms sweetness
and rholesomeness." "And there will be
fruit also in due time added John, ''if some
thing do not interfere So suppose our new
leaves must not be quite like book leaves, but
more like apple leaves. But there is great
difference in fruits"
OUT IN THE FIELDS AND FOREST.
But do not like moraliaing especially of
the old Hannah More sort, because there is
no end to 1t any more than there is 30 a spi-
der's web, so proposed that we finish our
eating and go out and see nature at her work.
full of premouition and preiminariess Il was
not yet May by any means, but 1t was May
day-soft and wsrm-but above all unutter-
ably quiet. DID it ever occur To YOU that on
some days Nature herself is listening-Per-
haps trying to hear her own pulse beass The
eIIns and soft naples were shaking out their
infinite plenttude Of blossoms and the Eng
lish elIns looked as if covered with great
crop of hops ! wish these trees would turn
over new leaf, for they begin the year
wrong end foremost.
They ripen vast crop of seeds and fling
them down over all the lawns, and all sum-
mer they are sprouting aud springing in
every nook and corner, and outside OF all the
hooks, too. said this to John, and he only
answered that If l could have my way there
would be funny world after awhile Did
we not come out to turn over leaves and
amend thilgsl To be sarei But wish that
ulen would turn over new leaf, and get rid
of their Sarcasm and conceit Al, but what
splendid creatures they would be after awhile,
If we only bad the way Of it and the making
Of them.
The Lilac is the finest shrub In the world.
It has every good quality. 1t comes so very
early, is loaded with blossoms, is not only
sweet, but heAlthily sweet4 Is as easily grown
as thorn bush or nettle. | like flower
that takes to the poor people and viii grow
without extra care That is the lilac exactly
Just what the gerauiana Is IN pots the ilac Il
In our wards We sat down 5y the great
bushes Of purple and white Persians, and
watched the young tufts Of flowers. There
were more flowers than leaves and one or
two lunches we're just opening
Fresh young grass, fun Of greenness and
dotted with blue vielets, is fine, also, for tie
same reason. They belong to every oaa. and
are never stinted il neutrality-suspicious. grass
nor vio.ets. Then, over head, should he, first
Of all, apple trees With grass. vioiets, IL
Iacs and apple treas spring is complete every
where These do not need 70 turn over any
new leaves, by way of amendment They
are four of the perfect things L nature -
Mary Spencer IL 81 Louis Gl?be- Democrat.
Training Boys for Cuntortion.
What then. Is a couportionist. In the first
place it appears That conrorthonist Is per
son who has preserved q MS spane, aad IN
some cases IN his joints, the fnfsnt,le ccndi-
uon whss il most persous Is merely tran
sent THIS implies great nexiosIfy Of the
spine In 81 directions, grs2t powers q twist
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