Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-12

lures nave an GcuLe sense or SOunds and the difference in sounds, for the insects in the forest will stop their noises upon the approach of man, but whole herd of cattle will not disturb them. have noticed that my dog in the house is the first to hear noises, and so delicate is his sense of steps that he can tell when a small dog is trotting over the concrete walk on the other side of the street from hearing alone. There is no cause for complaint here. for We all know that man often hears too much as it is. All nature is keyed up to the correct vibration.
 If everybody was courteous there would be less complaint about the roadhog. The roadhog is supposed to always sit in an automobile, but he doesn't. You have seen him if you have troileyed much obstinately using Up his minutes and bothering the mo- torman; and If you have motored just little you have seen him in a farm CTS wagon holding the middle of the road so the automobile could not with safety pass. I have got mad with the man in the wagon myself. and when finally he drove to one side and the auto driver politely thanked him I could not help thinking that he must feel pretty cheap, for as an example of, bad behavior his was first class, and if the driver had cursed him he would only have been human How a little pollteness prevents friction and pro- notes good fellowship; but the world does not make the most of politeness. If men would only resolve to be kind to one another the roadhog and all other hogs would soon be exterminated
 How the arouch of perfect physical form is put to shame by the cheerful cripple or invalid. When I meet these ! courageous people in the streets am appalled, by their patience and persistence. In spirit I surrender to them. find myself saying to myself, That beats me. I could not do that" Life. as they struggle and limp through 1t, seems to them to be worth living, but it does not seem to me that in their condition I could possi- ply find 1t so. In my soul I thank God that am physically whole and strong and blessed with every faculty; and pity them. Although it seems to be something they do not need, since most of them can excel me in persist ence and cheerfulness. The man with out hardship Is not more than half the man he thinks he is. It takes the real man and woman to make the best If misfortune and adverse circIm- stances. and do not think that they get. half the praise they deserve. They are whole in spirit, if deformed in body. They ever set a noble exam pie.
 I notice that Pupilio turnus has come to town--the striped winged, swallow tail butterfly. While he finds greatest pleasure in the red clover fields he is not averse to the flowers in city yards, or flying through the busiest streets. He is the largest New England butterfly and his black brother Glaucus, is a great capture for entomologists. It has been said that some flowers are only lovely to the eye, while others are lovely to the heart. and fanciers of butterflies can sense how this sentiment applies to these winged flowers of the air" This beauty begins life on the spice bush, and in its infancy thrives as the hog-nosed caterpillar. a worm which would frighten a novice. Tn all stages he is of interest to the student. He was a resident of Norwich centuries before Mason or Uncas were born.
 How do you suppose it ever came to be said that 'politeness is no mans word; it is every mans Iie!" It must have been, of course, because men were not true, but used politeness for a cloak-for blind. Hypocrisy can sit behind politeRess as the mistress sits behind a screen and smiles while the servant tells a caller she is not at home. It has not been used for honest purposes-it has no standing except as a pleasing form. villain is often politer than clergyman; and the only member of the community immune from it seems to be the po- liceman-he knocks man down and handcuffs him and then, if it is nec- essary to be polite, he may be so. Yet, we all like politeneSs from friend or foe. It is akin to flattery-it is pleasing because it is deferential. It has been defined as "benevolence in small things" by Johnson. but we do not feel so familiar with 1t In this form.
 Woman in the garden adds to the picturesqueness of the plot. It Is well for woman to take to gardening as a fad, because 1t means so much more of Gods pure air than it does oS flowers, so much more of physical de- velopment than 1t does of delving. The garden was designed as a laboratory it is place of study as well as of work; and what is wrought there de- bends upon the relation of the worker to the powers that be. Natures forces The zephyr which fans my ladys cheek is a symbol of usefulness. Use fitness" is the title of the song the forces sing; and those who have ears to hear soon become aware of what "the still, small voice" means. The fragrance on the air of garden calls the bees and the butterflies and falls work or loiter there. What Is there in a garden? No tongue can tell only the soul knows who co-operates there with the unseen powers