The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-21

choose. Wharis in our garden is typical
OF what there Is in Us. II we have taste,
refinement, love for the beautiful and
good. our gardens viii show II. Where
husband and wife work in harmony in
the flower garden, there will be congenial-
lty in all their walks. There is undOubt
edly true happiness in many a house
hold where one-half, only, sees beauty
in flowers; but where love is a unit, life's
pleasures are dOubly sweet
But little time remains to enjoy what we
have left; long winter is before US.
therefore keep our autumn beauty as long
as We can experience IL. as perfect as
possible. With care, the garden that was
WlSly ordered may continue a garden Of
flowers all through this, and perhaps
greater part OF peXt month. Many Of our
plants have already outlived their use
tulness; they have had their spring. sum-
mer and autumn, and are now enjoying
their winter OF rest Remove as quick
ly as possible all dying forms: the living
and the dead are as sad companions in
the family OF plants as in the family
Of men. By constantly picking off all
nOWerS as fast as they fade, and leaves
as soon as they become sere, il is Won
derful how much freshness and summer
likeness remains. The garden in autumn
needs ENCOURAGEMENT, as an old man needs
crutchi the flowers need help, instead
of which they not infrequently seem 20
As the sun loses its brightness and the
air its genial warmth, the plants should
OF seedy flowers and whitening leaves,
to die a lingering death by inches-a
Wretched end to glorious summer-tide
OF beauty. As long as a flower remains
or the bright leaves Iinger, let the gar
den look as though 1t was cared for,
valued, loved; and then when winter
comes all beauty will fade at once The
garden need not put on weeds" because
the flowers are dead; rather let every
path, bed and fixture be as neat and cheer
full as possible, awaiting with joy the
plants resurrection in spring that they
when awakening anew into life, may find
the same cheerful, loving friends that
followed them to their tomb.
Ihe sharp, peremptOry summons of
frost cannot be ignored. 1t forces itself
upon our attention. But we need not run
to meet it, and anticipate by weeks or
months the day, or night of its appearing;
neither should we grieve. Death
IS beautiful necessity without
il there would be no new life.
Winter is the door that opens into spring,
coming, do not allow beauty to come and
go, or droOp unseen or uncared for. We
should not turn our backs upon the last
flower because it cannot last long, or rob
ourselves of its last fond look. Values are
relative; most things are valuable, be-
cause OF their rarity, therefore the last
flower, because it is the last. is as dear to
us as all that were in the garden before
it. Let us treasure the last rose of sum-
mer, the chrysanthemum that has defied
frost and storm with its cheerfulness, the
pansy that. although it may be frozen,
will smile when the sun shines as highly
as the first flowers of spring.
Do not anticipate winter; rather antici-
pate spring, and thus shorten the dis
lance between the two. The little rest the
plants are taking Is as necessary for their
well being as rest Is to us. We tire OF
constant unceasing pleasure; we tire the
eye by bringing before ii beauty without
change. But we never tire of thinking of
the beautiful that we are to enjoy. SO
when the time comes for us to give up
cheerfully, and in fond anticipation of
more beautiful ones to come.