The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-30

, one of Gods children, understands that.
Nobody knew whence il came Some
one said, 'He came from Heaven.
Possibly he had never entertained any
conception of the world into whose citi-
zenship he was now received, but evil
IDENTITY he did not like it. The noises of
1t were harsh to his sensitive nerves.
There was mans voioe-the doctor S,
, strong and reassuring. There was a wo-
/ mans voice, soothing and comforting
the voice of the nurse. And one was a
mothers voice There is none other like
it. 1t was the first music he heard in
this world. And the sweetest
BY and by, somebody laughed softly,
and said in coaxing tones, "There-there-
there"
His face was laid close against the
fount of life, warm and white, and ten
der Nobody told him what to do. No
body taught him. He knew. Placed sud
endly on the guest list of this changing
old caravansary, he knew his way at once
to two places in 1.-THE bedroom and the
dining room.
''-',o-,o,-o- he mo from he must have
made long journey, for he was tired
=. . ....Agi ,nen ne reached here.
lie wanted something to cat right away.
When he got it, he went to sleep. Slept
a great deal When he awoke, he clam
b1tu dkdui III lllt ulliAfiSeti NohhPHNf ~
refreshment. Had it, and went to sleep
again.
Poor little baby! Had to go to school
the first day he got here. Had to begin
his lessons at once. Got praised when he
learned them. Got punished when he
missed them
Bit his own toes and cried when he
learned there was pain in this world.
Studied the subject lorty years before
he learned in how many ways suffering
can. be self-lnhicted.
Reached for the moon and cried be-
cause he couldn't get 1t. Reached for the
candle and cried because he could
Made everybody l-ugh long before he
could laugh himself, by going into a tenn
per because his clothes didn't fit him. or
his dinner wasn't served to the minute
Just like man. the nurse said.
Nobody in the family could tell where
he got his temper. Either he brought it
with him, or found it wrapped and adj
dressed to his room when he got here. At
any rate he began to use ii very shortly
after his arrival.
Always said he lost his temper, when
most certainly he had it and was using
It. Played so hard times that it
made him cry. Took him a great many
years to learn that too much play is apt
to make anybody cry.
came later than some of the other things;
much later than crying. 1t is a higher ac
complishment It is much harder to learn.
and much harder to do. He never cried
unless he wished. and felt Just like It.
But he learned to laugh many, many
times when he wanted to cry.
Grew SO, after awhile. that he could
laugh with a heart full of tears they
gistened in his eyes. Then people praised
his laughter most-'it was in his very
eyes" they said.
Laughed. one baby day to see the notes
dance In the sunshine.
Cried, one baby day, when he was tired
of play and wanted to be lifted in the
mother arms and sung to sleep. Cried
again one day when his hair was white.
because he was tired of work and wanted
to he lifted in the arms of God and hushed
to rest.
Wished one-half his life that he was a
man. Then turned around and wished all
tho rest of u that he was boy.
Such Is life.