The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-05
OUT OF Loss AND TRIAL C:ROwS
i'ROMiSE Or FRUI'rIrIJI.NE.Ss

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Women may learn a lesson from an
Old Persian legend regarding al tail
and stately tree that. crowned with
SHINING LEAKAGE. stood in the garden
OF us wealthy owner year after year
without bearing either fruit or BIOS
som Season after season its spread
ing branches were clothed in rreen
hut never hint OF flower, never =
pending beneath the fragrant. color
tul globes that weighted down other
trees and rendered them valuable
Al last the lord Of the garden cana
and, standing beside his graceful and
peautifut but useless cllmberer sa II
tnat when the leaves were sere il
should be cut down and its nlaca5
given to another that would he snros
thing better than mere ornament
there being no garden space to snara5
Tor barren tree eN|t5-,
me gardener heard his lords ser,
tehce with sorrow. He had alwav.
ioNeo me tree had watched with pride
80 Brown into straight strong sym
meerS, and had constantly prized m
though it was only fair to SEQ ~ a. ~
IL one season more he begged his
iord; perchance it Will come into fnlfs
development by then" But his 3lord
was 1lrm and said tho tree must eogaa~l
90 inc gardener set about his task
MN heavy heart when the yellowed
| hiSs
iord command. Duty and love werc
al war In his heart and slowed he
| nands At their task. His digging . -
we tree foundations and his looseninp
ana cutting apart OF tile roots wa not
quite finished when night came. ami
ne SAID sadly II will hnish what r
naNe begun Tomorrow" Put the NOR
~ WIS p,ath Win tempest. and many
morrows like it followed. Through
them all until they heightened intn-,aE
F, Whoie bleak winter the tree stood wifi
| me snow piled about It's roots hiding
the nniinishe, work OF the gardener. E
~ last the snow melted, the sprinr
ana me sunshine returned, and with
aneh' me fresh green leaves. Once
| more the gardeners heart was heayy
ne tree is dead he whispered To-
himself dead IN the midst OF lifa
around IT. and must needs 90 now,,
! ana take il ont OF the garden,
ME he paused his lord came, and
! me gardener led the way toward tho
,ree. When they reached it they be-s
held miracle of spring fer the tree
was White with flowers and gave
abundant promise of hearing. out OF
me Tear OF its coming fate and tbe9
pam and humiliation it had endured IL
had been born the realization hithertn
| delayed and unachieved Sa
me tree Is symbol OF lnanv lives
| 't''r''. ~ hjoticl tafeleSSly and thOnghf-2
! lessly. without an idea Of service tos
| others or OF betterment to the world
around them, until loss and trial bring
| out hidden sweetness and noblenesss
| and render than fruitful OF good deeds
that bless the docr and the world
around her. i3tt
4 Beautiful Custom. X
The school children OF Southern
California have beautiful. custom Of
rememberinS their teachers birthdays
| With shower OF nowors.5 &
4 Young friend OF mine, teaching ther
! irst term or school and now toatEeS
| country as we'll, WAS called from her
room enc noon and detained upon son1s
PretcN; When she returned pcrfecr,
vision OF beauty greeted her. Her deslas
and chair were completely bidder $f,yS
roses, the waste paper basket had
been turned into a huge vase IS; thu
blackboard was draped with fowartngs
vines and q pathway had been made
/ from the door5,o the desk by a{doubIes
1 bank OF bouquets. 81 an