The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-28
COLOR EvERywHERE.

riatonia Texas poar Haphnmmor:
v v beautiful color contest has ended and
we nave non 'cld half of the pretty ,hinrs
yer; Since school Is out have had tlme
20 Ion about and read and find so many
,oi9red things that ! don't know which
wn nssnn with wit When SIT a, our north
woods can see how Tho trees change
color at a distance. Close up they icox
wen anh away far on they look blue.
When ] look away off IN the ives, ,ha;
seems hundred miles or moro 10 me.
can see the dim outlines of some hills
or mountains that look a smoky huc in
t blmc ai stn s When ! look up Sc, me
,m,,nating along. SO soft and light they seem
Iika fairy sh ps sailing away. but Jus, wal,
M The sun sets then look MI them They
gray. think Cod must onen the gate. of
heaven and le, the lsflt shine on chem
whe's they arc pretty like. that in The
Ion az heaven In the lilhe? Mamma
showed Il TO me and I think jus, LITTLE
'gh, from heaven like that would make
purple, because ihos. mean Old people put
4 crown of thorns and a purple robe on
Jesus when they crucihed him. When
rla, over the prnirie SEQ green hills
big patches If rcd. White aud blue, and
whole fields Of yellow flowers There mr.
red. white and SPOTTED cows eating the
long green grass. can hear the l. IL
gray mocker. the rcddrd the yellow
breasted lark the lt'le brown quail ,all-
ing bob WINE" and the gentle dove
O ling all around There ara butterflies
everywhere with golden. CLASSY wines.
Ism IT fun to catch them" lust le' one
light on a flower chen slip up and drip
Your hat over him. then You have got
him. ! know what makes butterflies. Cas-
erpiiars do. but they are ugly things
! have read that they have ruined VINCE
forests Did you ever pu, one under
glass with leaves and flowers and watch
i. turn into 4 butterfly? The huteriy Is
no, the only Insect that has pretty coi-rs
like Jewels and metals gold. silver sup
hire and emerald shine on Their wings In
South America and cuba there is q hesrie
| called NE lantern fly something Ike ne
lightning hne hore, but 1t gives light
enough to read ny som NJ the poor poo
pie put several of them In small CAGES
light | think white aud yellow wa'er
lilies W Nh their brcad grern leaves floil-
Ing on ihe water and the long rel stems
| showing under HE water are pretty l'aye
You ever noticed what II pretty ihlne inc
water 1t shines with blue. -re,n and
sllyersln Tho sunlight. Have YOU ever read
about the beautiful huttcrfi - of the
ocnan--hshes hai have colprs more hcan-
uful than butterflies OF birds? There AZ
the prJNy flNing fishes, the swallows Of
she ocean fishes that have fiery col rs.
,he red fire ilsh. Inc red aud yellow s,lr
| fish, tho sea butterfly. The beautiful para
4. disc i.-h. which. IN emma. ~ ker, IN
| aquaria like gold fish arr kept here. There
bow and fishes that look like flowers.
Then there are the coral reefs-beamifui
groves of red. rose. pink. yellow. salmon
aud white coral and shells of delicate;
| beautiful colors There are heau:fnl
pearls and lots Of bright pretty Things IN
| the ocean that I read about. but couldn
zen half Of them. know what mako, the
Rcd sea red | read in tho Sunday Sch 81
Vis.i9r that the mann was given TO II
because mics aud mics Of 1t are covered
with intle insects that dye the waters n
| blood red Mamma said | would have
rainbow colorcl dreams fonigN if | kept
| on writing. Kari II. Schoppc.