New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-14
WHO WILL SEND THE TWIGs7

N s Curtiss. r S S pins were sent to oil who
| inclosed the necessary two-cent stamp
WHO WILL SEND THE TWIGs?
Presdent-Genc OF the T. s. 8: Being dhiiy
reader Of your charming Woman's Page am
| anxious to send a contribution have long prLeu
I your readers will appreciate 1t. shouiu
also like send a suggestion which may be ne"
TO the "shut-ins." Have some friend In me country
pick dozen short twIgs about foot long. from
apple peach. pear cherry and plum trees. II 'hese
are put In an ordinary glass fruit jar filled to the
! top with water. and placed In sunny window. they
bSegan picking these twigs Early in January, and
have had "A succession Of beautiful apple and peach
POSSIBLY people in the country who have large
orchards would not object 70 sending hnncnes ,n o
cents postage. 10 some lonely invalid In the city,
| som. Many, no doubt. would send them II they had
| the addresses. Now is the best time to pick these
twigs, for the buds arc beginning TO swell. "
Box s75. Newark. Wayne COUNTY, n. Y.
F. A. w: Thank you for the suggestion. A pin
has been sent you.
| President General Of the T. s. s.: have read
the Sunshine Column for some time and have de-
termined. If possible. TO become member Of the
society. have been 'shut-in" for five years. and
| can sympathize with many OF the Sunshine mem
bers. am fond Of reading. and hive some hooks
that | would send out II knew where and TO
whom to send them. | do not have free access TO
!
| Ing me book. | would be glad to exchange quit
Tecumeeh. Neb. GRACE e MAKINsON.
G. f. NJ: If you will send a two-cent stamp. .
| T s. s pin will he sent you II is to be hoped that
some reader Of the Sunshine Column Will be glad
to exchange books quilt scraps and fl, wer seeds
with you. The President General is particularly
grateful to you for sending your fun address
Presldent-Ge Of the T s s. During the last
winter have been a "shut-n." and nur1bef among
my many blessings the pleasure derived from MI
me. Gus sunshiny poems and suggestions which
have appeared in your valuable sheet, THE Only
Woman's Page" Since much sunshine has been
! have COPIES of The christian Herald beginning
with the current year. which l shall be glad TO
send to any "shut-in yor may name MAY "V w
! T. a.. w: Mrs Sara Gould. Of Patchogue. Long
Island. would probably be glad 20 receive your
copies % THE Christian Herald" Suppose you
write her about II Miss Agnes Park. OF Mon
,ague Macs would be exceedingly pleased with
the contribution Mrs. Gould is nnety-ihree years
old. and reads withoI glasses
A LETTER FROM THE SUNNY SOUTH.
| President General T $. 8: Many readers of
The Tribune in Florida "shu-ins" from one
cause or another Gods sunshine We usually have
! in abundance: mans sunshine must come to u=
| from A distance and should therefore be well eX-
pressed freighted with sparkling CLEANS Of humor,
and weighty with trenchant and penetrating Wit
The idea Of the "shut-n'' album Interested me- as ]
have always been IN the habit OF collecting literary
hric-a brac, with here and there gems OF art from
| the old and new masters. We 'shut-ins nave an
! advantage over our neighbors numbered with
| much serving" Our suferings give US many houIs
/ for reflection and study. Many, perhaps. VIII y
interested in making st OF Ueq na nTons ex
pressons. local or foreign. or political saulbs
! | have just been sorting. with much enter .i
! ment and some profit. clippings and illustrations
which have been accumulailng Tor wears pas PFC
| rated or plain are good plainly marked with The
subjects poetry. biography. science. and so forth
Pictures also. FOR privately illustrating" a
| dren's scrapbooks one "shut-in" whom | know
makes picture-books for childrens hospitals;
sr SH ngans 40 of Bringing little sunshine into
other lives should be despised. As am Interested
greatly pleased to become member OF The Trib-
une Sunshine Society ! know wei nov nov g.ap rs
csysd BY MRS s. BENXJA 1s' Pa BRobT
| Huntington. Putnam Co. Fla
OUR BABY.
He was Joy in our home
He drew nearer. each to each
our fair. white opening flower
| From first to last one precious gift
or love and JOY alone.
source Of purer happiness
| Than had ever known
Too Young and innocent 10 cause
one pang OF grief or woe.
| Termination. sin and evil ways
| Too Young and pure TO know.
How can we bear the heavy loss?
How can give him up?
q Father teach us how 10 drink
The bitter. bitter cup
| Teach us 10 take comfort from
| The memory of his days
| His little arms around US pressed
His cunning. winning ways
| The thought of all we had not known
Had not our darling brought
| A wear so rich unto our lives,
SO full Of tender thought
Amid our broken hopes and plans
His image must remain
To bless our lives stu closer drawn
Bv grief and tears and pain