The Washington herald., 1909-04-11
Some Easter Thoughts.

frad little slip Of girl. with a sweet. worn
face toied ny the hill under the weight of robust
infant who must have weighed as much as she did
Ny dear child" exclaimed a sympathetic passer-
by, yen ought not 70 carry that big baby. Isn't
he dresdfully heaVyT
HEAVY: WHY. no. indeed. ma'am.' she smiled
Hes NY brother.
The above little story is clipped from
the Delineator. not only because il Is
very pretty bit OF sentiment and well
worth reading and thinking upon, but be-
cause it seems particularly in order this
Easter morning.
The weight or discomfort OF the burdens
We bear for the sake OF other people de-
pends in large measure always on the
point % view. II we go at these labors
OF love N the right way. We are able
10 extract much JOY from them. The little
heroine OF the story herein cited found
her baby brother burdensome not az all.
He was heavy, OF course, and her physical
distress was doubtless more marked than
her cheerful mental attitude evidenced:
out-he was her brother and she loved
AiAif ana III was ner DUTY.
How many people in the world conceive
duty TO be a beautiful word. suggestive
OF happiness. sunshine. and roses? II Is
not pessimism altogether 70 say very
few; albeit such is the truth. And vet
It should convey those very ideas. and
righteously it does. il is possible that
our little girl in all the circumstances.
was doing nothing TSre than her duty
by her little brother. but she was wise
far beyond her years in the methods she
employed 10 perform f. The living
Christ, whose resurrection from the dead
We celebrate to-day. faced many Of the
weighty problems confronting Him in
His lifetime from the standpoint OF a
child-and that is why HIS teachings have
endured through the ages. the guide and
inspiration OF millions and the everlast-
ing teaets Of truth, contentment. and
wOrthiness here below.
How careful are you 10 hide from vour
left hand the charity your right perforns9
When you toss to a beggar a coin. do YOU
complacently pat yourself on the back.
or do you pray Lord. be mercifuI 10 me.
a sinner" And yet there dwells within
your heart much that IS good and sweet
and thoughtful or you would not have
tossed the coin in The first place. mayhap.
And so, while you let your lights SO
shine before men that they may see your
good works and glorify your Father who
Is IN heaven-let them scintIIlate from
you rather than upon you: be the means
Of Frightening the lives OF others. not
the object about which the lights plav
that your own self may be glorined
Bear We one another's burdens. and bear
them for love and not because there
may be something in It for YOU.
and now. 90 not ask. "Ah. but do Won
who advise so. act so?'' II we do not we
should. And We should be much happier
for it, we know. And if we do not. and
VIII NOT. remember still. two wrongs
never have and never can make right.
To thine own self be true. and il must
follow. as the night the day. thou canst
not then BE- false 10 any man You
have heard it before. II is an Easter
thought worth while.
And this:
Reflect that life. like every other blessing.
Derives IFS value from its use alone;
Not FOR itself but f1r nober end
IL Eternal gave Il. ana that end is virtue