Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-04-22
THE MAN WHO TALKS


sits and Sits what it has learned
through weary years in various ways
in this world of ours? The early life
is largely spent in learning from 9TH
ers; and large part Of the remainder
in seeking fame and fortune. or devot-
ing ones self to pleasure. In the end
man gets where he considers and
compares what he has gathered from
the years, and c0mmunes in secret
with his own soul When the sun of
life is declining he ventures to take
measure Of his hopes and fears, and
to examine the foundation upon which
he stands. This is when optimism
has its greatest teSf and 0ftenest
gives way to pessimism that puts a
haze, if not a gloom, over declining
the Lord with all his heart and his
neighbor as himself he finds the eye
OF faith clear sighted; and no cling
ing doubts get into his mind to har-
rass his closing days.
the more he individualizes them.
Flowers punched into bouquet are
not so pretty because relative har-
mony of color does not answer for
the obliteration of The beauty Of form
of each flower. Some one has said:
Take one flower where it grows, un-
plucked. and WOO it. and you will
work it into your soul.'' Select a
handsome rose and put it into vase
by itself and you have a thing of
beauty. A multiplication of roses
damned together in a vase mar in
stead of improving the beauty OF
them. A half-dozen beautiful dahlias
in a big vase form a picture, while d
score In the same vase make simply
a mass. which might correctly be call
ed mess. A French novelist wrote
in, La Piccialo: 1.-The prisoner had
only one little flower to love. SO he
came to know it, A little bunch of
Houstonias in the grass impress the
soul by their simple beauty more
than would an acre of tulips. Those
a single bloom, cannot fully admire
many.
How we do worry ourselves with
adverse circumstances. and how they
hold us down. This is because we
make too much of the wrong things
in life. Things which are pleasing
should be cherished; and things an
moving should be put out of mind.
Thinking of our good fortune
what gives us fortitude against I'M
comfortable annoyances; and con-
centrated mind upon a day of better
things helps bring them about The
force of personal thought and conduct
is not given the attention which 1t
merits. The value of good manners
and kind words and patience and for
bearanee when it is a severe test up
on our nerves, is simply inestimable
in improving conditions which seem
to he unbearable. Brutality and cow
ardice yield to the self central which
ignores a broil and radiates sunshine
Meanness cannot live forever in the
presence of good nature. 1t can only
thrive where it is bringing others to
its own level.
Do you know that some people
have no better conception of religion
than doing their duty. Just as if it
was labor instead of love that works
angel doing the service of the Lord
from a feeling of duty. for delight in
the knowledge of love and good works.
the desire to have others realize the
benefits of them, must be the heaven
ly prompting of the soul. 1t took a
hard listed mind to conceive of a
sense of duty having anything win
ming about it. 1t is when the Christ
ian soul is extending in gladness the
blessings which have come from
Heaven to it that other blessings flow
in. 1t is love in motion that prevents
stagnation and broadens the influence
of those who believe in Him. The true
Christian must live in gladness, for
there is no reason why he should
have forebodings since the Fathers
will done in him knows no such thing
(; as fail
The Audubon societies do not sue
coed very we'll in enlisting the women
to abandon dead-b bird trimmings fol-
millinery ornament; and perhaps 1t Is
as wit proclaims, because they care
more for the bird on their hats thar
| they do for whole yard full of poul-
| try" The woman who loves to hear
| live bird sing and to know some
| thing of its individuality and habits
| readily joins in the endeavor to save
| useful birds from determination to
meet the demands of vanity. Indif-
| ference, which is akin to ignorance, is
| chargeab1e with all sorts of wrong
| doing in life; and 1t is guilty of per.
| petuating this crime against bird-life
| which is really a crime against man
for without the presence of bird
| workers man could not live on The
! earth. Some day wisdom will pre-
vail and the insectivorous and scav-
| enger birds, and the song birds, will
be valued by man at their true worth
The sweet pea is to be the corona
| ton flower this year, and a LondoI
newspaper has offered a thousand
pounds sterling for a bouquet of ths
| very best examples grown in Grea'
| Britain; and this is the largest sum Of
| money ever offered for a bouquet o.
\
| coming to the front rapidly ever since
! it was Spencerized, for Spencer
! found way to strengthen the veal
| colors to enlarge the petals and tt
| give the wings a ruffied edge; and i
| may be possible that the Spencer pes
| will take this great premium of $4,000
which does not mean that the mar
| who has done so much to improve thi.
race of flowers will get 1t, but SONS
| one. who with his improved seei
| knows how to coax these flowers tt
do their very best This also give.
! the sweet pea a boom among the flow
er growers of the world.
| That murder will out" has beer
| accepted by the people for untold ages
/ but less Is said about the fact tina
! character will out, never mind how
| hard we struggle to hide our tru4
| selves This is why we have one esti-
! mate of ourselves, and our friends, OF
our neigllibors, have another. He II
| what / am in my closet in the dark
| that sings out loud above all my vo
| litional deeds. For none of the force.
| supposed to mold or sway me, such a.
! argument. entreaty. or command
singing, praying or preaching, is t.
! be compared in strength to the IRA
! diation of personal influence. 1t can
not be concealed; it leaks out, no mat
! ter how hard we may try to bottle i
up. The most useful acts are those
! do in secret from unse1fish motives
| the greatest wrongs / commit are tn,
uncIean or dishonest or coward,
| thoughts I harbor secretly This il
! what makes the command: "Knom
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