Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-06-07
Dr.P|ERCE'SPELLETS

fsSt11 ba Tnsy are purely Vegetable saa per
druggists. Is Cents . vial. 0oio "
Zoo generous to say some things he
might have said-that it is very easy
for . woman also to be a foreigner, and
only said: 'There are a great many
houses about, but there are not so many
homes Home first, and very largely
first, should be our law; and after home
society. Home allows of individual de-
velopment better than any other posi-
BILE association"
1t was under tho linden trees that we
were sitting on knoll overlooking the
gardens Of berries and flowers. A robin
was sitting on her eggs, just over our
heads, listening.
But, you will Observe" John began
again, that trees and plants, after all,
are not so terribly tied down to one
spot. Nearly all Of them have some
method OF locomotion. Notice the way
those Strawberries run about-only they
never let go of home, and the home life
runs out through all the children.
believe, If nothing hindered, straw
berry could travel across a continent.
Some of the trees, and the raspberries,
and black berries, and roses, and lilacs,
travel by suckers. But the home in
stinct is strong there also; they do not
go off from their own kin to join some
thing else. What splendid family
groups those plums make, If not inter-
fered with? But all plants and trees
have at least two ways Of travelling
one by roots and the Their by fruit and
seed. The most wonderful work is
done by seeds. believe no naturalist
has been able to solve the riddle of the
sudden appearance of millions Of plants
of some weed or flower where none ex-
listed before. 1t is at least great achieve
ment for plant to travel so expeditions
ly, and in such caravans. Dandelions
and daisies break out like influenza A
clover meadow turns yellow or white in
a single season. You need not wonder
that am willing to be quite like tree
in steadfastness. 1t is not stupid life
at all. Science tells US that animal and
vegetable life was once all one; and
after many ages Of common functioning
our sort of life rooted down and the
other bowled off free and unconf1ned.
There is very much to say of the charms
of living after either manner. But
there is such thing as an extreme veg
etable immobility, and such thing,
also. as an extreme animal insta bility.
l like best the happy mean; and prefer,
as l said, decidedly to be a quiet, be-
nefcent, Industrious tree to being An
everlastingly rotating, excited. human
animal, without roots or character. Look
at that elm there on the front lawn!
How superb! How beautiful How true
to purpose! How happy, one may say!
How individualized! 1t has fine in
stincts 1t makes its own music. It
has its own loom. 1t owns no
end of machinery. 1t inherits
the work Of ages past as much as we do.
1t is unvexed by the winds of theology.
1t does not belong to the Browning
Club. 1t is never troubled with in
somnia nor any form Of nervousness
Then. tree gets deal of very pleasant
association. The children love an old
apple tree as they love a dog. envy
the good times that leaning apple tree
has had-boys In the limbs, and birds
singing, and-well. my dear. believe
that apple tree saw us when we were
younger, and had our poem all unwrit-
ten and our song unsung."
We haye not joined the club vet.
John ia up in the morning with the
birds, and the bees, and the sun; and
the nestlings are up with him. 1T you
will have morning club or two" hs
says, II will join. The Robins' Club
have joined, and enjoy it immensely"
But at night he insists on retirement
and that the world shall let him alone.
1 am sure that Amerieaa life will be
more wholesome when we are moro In
innate with the trees, and, like them,
are more deliberate, cool, steadfast and
capable OF rest.-AAry E. Spencer, in
st. Louis Globe. Democrat