The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-20
TURNING NEW LEAVES.
THOUGHTS ON NATURES AND MANS
. WAYS OF DOING -.

r.. Leaves In the Book. Of Nature Well
written Upon-Pspa Never Did Any
thing wrong-Morsiiying on Spring
pa,-Four Perfect Things In Nature.
How many beautiful IDEAS are framed into
language and float all about from somewhere
nm the stream Of time Why did some one
call the thin aminR Of paper which make up
q book. leavesi 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 a. Of the other Yes and as for kinds
and STYLES there are almost as many In books
as on the trees hut are there any 50 witty
and wisef II you will make a study Of the
leayes-that is, the book Of nature-yOu will
see they are marvelously we'll written upon.
And you will not find one that is not illus
trated with finer art tnan even adOrns the
pages of our art books See how well cut
are the edges, and enameled. which is better
than gilded Some one has said II we could
i've as long as Methuselah we should not be
able TO find out all there Is 10 Toe learned
from a single rose leaf That IL more than
we can say Of our book leaves, although !
know some that seem to be nearly as good as
rose leaves
LEAVES IN OUR LIVES.
well. WELL said John, as we sat down 70
the breakfast table this morning. I've must
all turn over new leaves today Tbs an
old saving. father answered, but tell me
why W. should turn a leaf today more than
any other day Truly, | do not know
said John. II suppose II one lives rightly.
there Is enough in each day 70 I'LL leaf with
good things. and then one may turn II over
in the morning But if it be bad, then ono
had better tear It out altogether Only,
said l. zone cannot do that. and there is
where the Likeness fails for We can pick of
the trees a worm eaten leaf, but In the life
book Il must stay forever" 1T IS curious
said John. that one can never forget. Only
last night, In a dream, recalled events 70
the utmost minutie that have not thought
Of in my waking hours for twenty years, and
| cannot now possibly by force Of purpose
bring il back so fully and clearly But did
It in my sleep, and shall no doubt do II again.
What terrible thing u woald be 70 live for
ever In . bad dream-noyer wake up, but
mover CEASE 10 dream on--recalling and re
hesrsipg tho evil one has done.
But papa" said Ned, you have never
done anything bad, you know-so what's the
use Of talking about itf' Now, John, Jr.,
has great faith In me, but Ned has boundless
faith in his father The blessed innocentsi
but am glad il is 50 for II not life would be
desert TO us who SEQ and know our faults.
So said. YES, John, think we will all
turn over new leaves today. Ii IS the first
day Of spring and nature Il already at work
With her new leave, She will not turn them
over only, but will make them outright, and
swing them high, and I'll them up as they
grow And then We must not forget that as
soon as leaves begin 70 get large enough for
the .ind 10 turn them over, there will also
be blossoms and with blossoms sweetness
and wsolesomenesS And there will be
fruit also In due time" added John, III some
thing do not interfere So lsupp0se our new
leaves must not bs quite Ike book leaves, but
more Ike apple leaves But there is great
difference In fruits
OUT ~ THE FIELDS AND FOREST.
But do not like moralizing especially OF
the old Hannah More sort. because there Is
no end ~ il any mors than there il 10 a spi
dsr. web, % proposed that we finish our
eating sni 60 out and - nature at her work
What can Ia fnor than \ spring day that 1.
iull Of prcnonition and preiiminsriesl Ii was
not yet MAY 10y nny means hut 70 was May
day-soft and warm hlt above al unutter
ably quiet Dii IL ever occur 10 you that on
sons DAYS Nature hcrsf is listenin.-per
hap- trying o. bear her own pulse beatf The
elms and soit naples we're shaking out their
infinite plcnituio % blossoms, and tho Eng
llsh elms looked as f covered with a great
crop Of hops I wish these trees would turn /
over nsw leaf for they begin the year
wrong end foremost
They rpcn a vast crop Of seeds and ding /
them down over all the lawns and all sum
mer they are sproutinz and springins in I
every nook aud corner, and outside Of all the /
hooks. too said this % John, and be only I
answered that il J could have my way there /
would be- a funny world after awhile Did .
Sc not come out b. turn over leaves and .
amend thingsf To be -urel But with that .
men would turn over q new leaf, and get rid /
OF their sarcasm and concet An. but what
splendid creatures they would bealter awhile. +
II We only had the way OF 10 aud the making
Of them.
The lilac Is the finest shrub IN tAo world
n has every good quality 10 come, 50 very
early. Is loaded with blossoms, is not only
sweet. but healthily sweet, isas easily grown
as a thorn bush or ncttle like flower
that takes TO the poor people and will grow
without extra care That is the lilac exactly
Just what the gersnum IL la pots the lilac Is
in our yards. We RAT down by the great
bushes Of purple and white Per.ians, aud
watched the young tufts Of flowers. There
were moro flowers than leaves and one or
two buhches were just opening
Fresh young grass, full Of greenness and
dotted with blue violets, is fine, also, FOR the
sane reaA n. They belong 10 every one, and
are never .tinted M qiantity neither grass
nor violets Then. overhead, should bo, first
u all. apple trees With grass yiolots, ID
lacs and apple trees spring Is complete every.
where These do not need to turn over any
now leaves, 10y way of amendment They
are four OF the perfect things 10 nature
Mary Spencer In 81 Louis Globe Democrat