Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-10-31
VERY LITTLE FOLKS.

Little Sallie had never heard OF . win
dow garden. Her home WAS where Jack
Frost came to blight the pretty flowers
in early autumn. Many tunes did she
weep to see all her pretty pinks. sst-rs
and sweet peas drOOp and die b~neath
his cold touch and many times did she
wish and wish she could keep them all
In the house during the long cold winter.
One day when she was out trying to
protect her plants from the frost which
her mother had told her would surely
come that night, 1t came into her mind
to move them all into the house. She
ran to her father and asked him II he
would not make her little box for her
plants. He readily consented, and In .
little while with his help 1t was filed
with rich earth and little Sallie's favorite
plants stood in straight rows across the
.'pretty fower-bOx.' 1t was made Of
new, rough boards, and - Sallie laugh
ingly said, ':it stood on stilts" just
- high - the lower part OF the
window. And though 1t was not water
tight, 1t answered very well for ssIlie
said she would only give her plants just
as much water - they must have and
then there would be none left to run
through the cracks Of the ao~er-bOx
10 this she kept her promise she Care
fully watched and tended her plants,
and when the snow was all piled up In
drifts all oyer her "Out-dOOr garden"
her plants were green and thrifty and
many Of them In full bloom. From that
time she never failed Of having flower
bed 10 the house In winter. She now
lives many, many mjles south Of her
form r home and has all the beautiful
flowers she wants and . gardener to take
care OF them and TO cut beautiful
bouquets for her rooms every day, but
she often says, II have 6Owefs ut every
window, flowers everywhere, the very
atmosphere ID laden With their
PERU ne-but can neyer enjoy them
one half - much - did the litSle rough,
board box my father made me for my
old fashioned posies way up ia.
Never envy persons who have more
wealth than you, but think Of the many
blessings and fsy0rs you enjoy for which
Thousands would willingly exchange
their wealth and all their. wealth has
given them. "What are my blessings,
do hear some one askT Why your
youth, health, innocence and purity
uu0 81 VI bAC OcAVtb y0OS bo hssN1s sIVt0
this very moment TO make yourself bet
t.r.
Almoet any one can have h.wers all
winter with . little planning and con-
irving and good deal Of willingness to
put mp with plain neat boxes these II
smooth can be painted back with giis
bind an inch wide within about two
Inches Of the top OF two hslf-inch bands
o se-half inch apart Near the bottom
and about mid~ ~, ornament with fig
ures or fIov ers. These cHn be cut fr,,m
tie school cards which are SO common
Ia every home where there are little
people old enough 70 90 " sshtDl White
lad pals treated IN the sAma way,
gliding all the bands and balls. make
very pretty flower pots ! have seen
come Of deep heliosrope with gilt
bands and some oil white with hands Of
leaf green that were very pretty. have
written these things TO you, " encOaf-
age you to work willingly with what
you already have, instead Of wishing and
ioaging for what would rot make you
happy. even could yoar wish be granted.
Please write very soon TO 81
Yoars sincesely.
So T.. b.