The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-06
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Sov ! shaii heiD yol. 81 down fhe
Harrou pafh until yoa reach a hsrmlta
e0tiage Ife wAo lives IN that cottage
8ag the Great CiftT
1hns speaAinx the liltIe bird fen
tvay. ard. knowing that It vsa
'airy bird. rlf faithfully followed the
path: and ere long be cane 10 he cot
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Near by the hermit was scattering
tood for the BIRDS
Good morning. my eonyH he said
you have come for the Great cirt.~
ana, saying fhia. be placed a small
crystal heart 10 flfe hand.
~ haa often been lost BY neglect
he vent IN. 1T has been Clipped
snd scratched By carelessnese but
i hae stu virtue enough ia It 10 make
nc kingdom 4 lovely and a happy
place ~ rhoeyer carries ite
JoyfulIy accepting the Great Gift.
Dlf thanked the givcr. and VT out
again towards the city Of the Kings
palace
Soon While he travelled, the youth
became aware 81 new, delightful
p0Wer within him lie could see uh-
Der the snow 70 where the roots Of
al nlanfg were Kept safe and warm
lie gaw into the hearts Of trees and
shrubs and felt that they were gath
eflng strength, and dreaming of snui-
mer pillst they slept under the snew
lie could see that beneath the Ice the
little fishes swan, warm and merry.
At the bottom Cf the water And the
icy AIR wax no longer hatefil 70 him.
because hc knew It swept into hooks
and erannies aud killed al evil things
Every snowflake was a fairy on some
good mission.
Coming out from the forest. and
passing through the villages. tflf
knew 10 some magical fashion that
hose who had been idle IN the abuna
ante of summer were now constrained
70 work that The wastcful were
lorced % be careful and that the
sindhearted were more Than eyer
moved 10 deny themselves iilot they
might help others
80 That the same cold season which
Killed evil inseeta and purified the
air killed also selhahness. and made
hearts brighter warmer and purer
ihoa ever. and wen content to lose
heir pleasures for a season. az the
trees and plants lost their leaves.
Therefore II seemed to Uif that This
eas the very peasantest land In All
ne world
And beeaasc of Ms thoughts his face
was 50 bright and noble that when
be reached the palace ihe sestants
look him a. once 70 their mistress, the
Princess. for they knew that he had
some happy secret Tor her
And when DC haG entered the pres
enre of The Princess and had given to
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