Milford chronicle., 1907-07-19
Eyes on the Dirt.

eyes on the Dirt
Oh, this is a beautiful world in
which the good Lord lets his sparrows |
and his human children dwell, once /
read Of a young man who was walking
along dusty road in England There
oy chance his eye caught sight of
golden sovereign, which in our money
IS equal TO about 81. Ever after thar
me story said, this Young man went
through life watching the dirty, filthy
roads IN order to dud some more gold
Al last he became miser because he
always kept his eyes and nose turned
toward the dirt for money. Some of
us IN life are like the Young man Of
the story book-we keep our ewes turn
ed toward the dirt In order TO make
money ana find money i'm unexpected
places we become SO sordid that we
cannot see the beauty of the stars and {
nils and valleys In which the birds q
I'VE nor the temporal blessings Of life
with which God has surrounded us. II u
tod is giving TO the Sparrows of the "
aIr' not worth penny apiece. a beau. d
tIiul world TO live in, is he not giving l.
10 us as many temporal blessings. O So
We Of little faith? W
but as | was sitting in the woods el
some time ago, with my books by NV II
'lde. thinking about the small birds of u
he Bible, | heard a great chattering
md scolding by my side. / looked u
Town, and there was a little bird 1
topping about my camp table. She dc
eemed to be saying to me. "Wbat arc Si
ou doing here? This is my property. 20
ou are intruding on my maternal do IN
lain. l must look after my children. WI
ud YOU are worrying me almost to Stl
cath. ! cannot stand this strain anv sh
niger. Then this little bird flew off a spi
lort distance and began to chatter to as
ar mate. This husband was a solemn. lhi
gnihed bird. He seemed to be much sh'
der than she Then ! thought I WI
lard the male bird cry: "My dear do pui
IT worry. That man viii not hurt YOU cul
'r your children. He is not hunter thl'
e. he has pen in his hand. That is goI
gun. Go ahead and feed the babies. for
will not trouble them" Thus he CIV
aXed and pleaded and at last quieted Tie
r. 1t took long time TO persuade You
Q fretting wife not to worry. I at j
ought by the way she turned her abo
es upon me she seemed to say: Illus TO
nd, ] think you are wrong. That is upo
same man ! saw running about tax
.se woods the other day with a shot won
q over his shoulder But I will fol- soon
: Your advice and go ana look after Won
children" Then I saw this mother droo
d fly into a small green tree 10y my All.
e, and at once l saw the nest Then and
r mouths shot up over the nest. moth
,Se little hedgelings seemed to be all givir
lths, and they seemed to say. activ
lere is mother and dinner has come """e
asst "Ah,' ] said to myself as
ched the anNieties Of that mother
!, God not only gives to the little WI
Is a beautiful world to live in. but make
also makes that beautiful world EDDY
v with the tender ties Of domestic even
Z" Has not God blessed your life siren
J the love of mother and father labor
husband and wife and child as he 10 &c
blessed the love life of IL little eF bi
, and
The Old Cherry Tree. ~, ,.'-,li'
ere may be more beautiful trees ~ .,'l W.
the Old cherry tree which grew ei., e''' :, :,
to the left of our window in the --.i, L,u u