The Washington herald., 1910-05-01

sunshine for their production. and II IS
also by the radiating influence Of this
golden CLEAN that we can help to make
our lives like unto a garden Of roses.
bright and beautiful beyond comparison.
The true optimist. therefore, should ex-
perience no difficulty in filing his garden
with choice blossoms.
a. B. FITZGERALD.
20 Twelfth street southwest.
! Flowers are Gods thoughts OF beauty
taking form to gladden. mortal gaze.-H.
". Beecher. Mis- sATrERF1F1D
no Seventh street northeast
All a-pulse is my optimist garden with
jocund life Of rapid growth. with the
smell Of dripping sap OF rich ground
newly turned. OF tender leaves and grass
and the fragrance Of lilacs and mignon-
cite. There IS a fine air; drink Il in
and an alluring memory comes 10 me.
The Hlacs chat signify the JOY or
lyouth') open and prefer me their incense,
and I open my soul and pour it into
them and drift into a palace OF dreams.
in their pure loveliness bloom beside the
door. I hear bob-o links in the branches
and the humming of bees in the sweet
mignonette near by. I see the old school
| house down the road and the big boy
who carried my books morn and noon
and stopped with me 10 gather the but
tercups near the old millrace I am happy
! because God wills it so. and I sit down
under the shade Of the lilac bushes and
gather the mignonette that grows close
beside them. I feel the ecstasy OF the
sprlngtime. The skies are clear and the
! Joy OF life comes through this garden
with a ripping cheer. The gold OF Gods
sun is over all and there is mating and
singing OF hearts. Lilacs, that bloom for
the bride; lilacs. that make sweeter and
more lasting memorial than any costly
stone for the dead. My garden Is full OF
| them, and l think some day they will
/ blossom in paradise for they are the
/ flowers Of love and pour forth their in
! cense 20 God. Lilacs and mignonette.
cannot separate them, for they grow
close together and mingIe their roots and
sweet fragrance side by side IN my
garden.
Lilacs and mlgnonette. loves own flowers.
The JOY of youth" and childhood hours:
The soul and spirit OF a thousand springs.
|Impersonation OF God-hke things.
ALLIE SHARPE BALCH.
lsss Eucid street.
The only amaranthine flower on earth
Is yirtue.-CowPer. Miss NJ Z MOOR.
| rs I street northwest
The optimist garden should grow 70 be
as numerous and be as happy as the fiow-
ers We see In our own or our neighbOr' S
garden. There is not the least flower but
seems 20 hold UP its head and 20 look
pleasantly I'm the secret sense OF III,
goodness OF its Maker. To cultivate such
a garden is 10 walk with God.
ROSALIE Z. McGRATH.
SO second street southeast.
7 wish YOU would plant in your garden
FOR me a bed Of the lilies OF the valley
Their little beII-llke faces are suggestive
OF Soy and purity. KATHARINE oBRIEN.
p S street northwest
We're 7 IN cherries solitudes remaining
Far from the voices OF teachers and
divines.
My soul would find in flowers OF Gods
ordaining
Priests, sermons, shrines.
ELIZABETH HIRST
PurcruriHe. Va
I'm dreaming OF days IN Gods optinist
garden.
The humming Of bees IS sweet music tC
hear.
The wind 'mong the trees tells a happy
spring story,
Birds singing their songs as they swing
IN the trees;
7 smell the sweet blossoms that nod #
the sunshine.
The waves Of the sea sing a sweet. sooth
ing lay;
Life 10 me IS a dream OF beautiful
splendor;
As morning and evening rs Elories unfol,
I feel and 7 hear and imagine its beauty
And Gods optimist garden is perfec
to me. A. Z. RANNEY.
Your optimist's garden should be-
ITO minister delight to man.
To beauufy the earth.
To comfort man-to whisper hops
Whenever his faith is dim.
For who so careth for the flowers
VIII care much more for Him"
NJ J. MOOR.
33o G street northwest
As an emblem Of virtue and the benefit
OF right living plant in the Optimlst
garden the water lily. which seems 70 b.
an object lesson from God 10 show how
a deed Of virtue may proceed from tn
J lowest place. It inspires the optimist a
it liftsn its head above the Shiny pool L
kiss the rising sun in silent obedience L
! the Almighty. The kissing serpent Of sii