Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-27

THE ROSARY OF A RAMBLER.

There is little boy who lives on
Church street whomay grow up TO be
landscape gardener for he has a bed of
lposies of which many would-be growers
of flowers might be envious. He iss ea-
.pecially fond Of nasturtiums and the
little plot, which is all his own, is bril-
liant with the rich reds and oranges of
that spicey flower. II has taken some
time from his play, rhaps, but he felt
amply repaid for II when his mother.
a party at dinner a few
evenings ago and each and every guest
remarked on the beautiful flowers which
We're on the table. Perhaps the flowers
can tell the difference when it Is little
boy who cares for them, for try az gone
people may they Will not flower for
them. But If the blossoms do know and
understand they must be Very fond of
that little boy. as they should be, for
he svery fond of them Perhaps that
is the secret Of the whole matter. for
there is no atmosphere like that of af-
lection in Which thing may grow.
An old lady Was met not Very long
ago who is the delight and comfort Of
her children and her childreR's children.
A seeming trivial little incident givesan
explanation OF one reason Why this is
so. When she was young books were.
not SO common as they are now, and il
was by many people thought a waste of
time TO read mere novels. This is not
SO strange when one recalls the long
drawn out and sentimental stories Of.
the day. But 1t seems ra ther strange to
those who remember her old scruples
to see her read every novel which she
can lay her hands on. She is so inter-
5ested in&them that she seems to believe
that every one is literally true. AT each
meal the family is' RECALLED With Che
Of the book and che always
speaks Of the characters az II they
We're not only living people but intl-
mate friendsas we'll. Her children say
she shows no very great discrimination
in her fondnesss for them, but reads
whatever she has and enjoys it. But the
thing which pYovesthat she has learned
that which so many times Is not learned
With the years. how to grow old grace
fully" is that she has put away an old
prejudice and learned that in what we
have always thought wrong there is no
harm, but much good. 1t is Lesson
which is not often learned. The years
come and go and int he stead of growing
more liberal and finding that which is
good in all about ua We grow yet more
narrow and discover that there is very
little in the world which is not bad.
That is the first and the last stage in
pessi1nism. 1t does not signify goodness
of character in one to criticize and
stamp as unworthy all that he sees
about him. The law Of recognition
teaches that to find good in that with
out one. he must have the good within
| to which it may appeal. Which has beer
said over and over again in the old verse
about finding good in everything"
Just about the strongest argument
which has ever been made against the
club movement is that 1t draws the
wife and mother away from her home
and it is not infrequent that the FUN
ny" column bristles with paragraph ir
which the neglected family Of some
club wonan8t tell of the neglect they
know. Now there may be something OF
the truth in the witticisms, but they
will not apply to all mothers. or II they
do there are some families which dc
not realize that they have been i'm.
posed upon. Last week the Witenage.
! notes gave party and among their
other guests We're the daughters OF the
club. Some one was remarking or
what a charming club 1t must be to one
OF these daughters and her reply would
have done the heart OF her who advo.
Gates clubs good For she said: When
/ was a little girl thought 1t was Just
the incest thing and j am free to say
1t has always been my desire to be q
E.Witties' some day" Now that sounded
as II she had been pushed aside for .
lsclub. didn't It? Yet the Witenagemote
twas the pioneer club IN the city and
i is met regularly !!c.:S Before the els.
movement came to be recognized as .
positive factor In the life and society Of
the times. It has proved that there Il
truth ia the doctrine Of 1.-THE surviva
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