The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-15
HEARTS EASE

sundasN-The earth 10 filled with the
fruit OF thy works. He oauseeh the
grass to grow tor the cattle. and hsrb
for tbs service OF man. Ths oedars Of
Lebanon he hath planted. where the
birds make their nests The nigh
mountains are for the wild goats the
rocks are refuge for the confess
Pa 1e4s13. IA. lS-is.
Gracious God. may thy world speak
to me OF thy love! May che gioriss OF
nature lead ma into reverence and love!
May tho wonderful vestare draw me to
Jowett
Monday----o Jehovah my GOD, thou
art s,,, very , great; who covsrsst thyssl1
stretohest out the heavens Ike
curtain: who layeth the beams OF his
chambers In the waters: who maksth
upon the wings Of the wind: who laid
the foundations OF the earth. that
should not be moved forover.-Ps. 1e4:
Ia 8.
landed proprietor OF countless acres
unless ne can reap the harvest OF de-
light that blooms from every rood OF
Gods earth for the seeing aye and the
harvest 40 closely that there shall not
be abundant cleaning left for all man
kind7 The most that. . wide princi-
pality can yield TO Its legal owner u
from field Of goidenrod. shining In
e ere sat ., dssishs..Hsnry Van Dyke.
r,..a.~A. the RITZ eometh down
and the snow from heaven, and re-
turneth not thfther. but watereth the
earth, and maksfh II, bring forth and
bread to the eater; 40 shall my word be
| that Eoeth forth out of my mouth; y
| shall not return unto me voia. ont y
| On the simplest soul that fsen the
wonder and the hidden glory OF tho
| universe. on the child TO whom the
stars little windows Into heaven. o. tho
''The meanest fowsr that blows can
| give
| for tears"
God looks down with pleasure and ap-
proval For In such soul he sees the
pass behind the appearances to the
unto everlasting life.-Henry Van
Dyke.
wednesday--The Kingdom Of heaven
II like unto = grain OF mustard seed,
| which man took. and sowed In his
field. which indeed 10 less than All
+ greater than @the herbs, and becomefh
a tree so that the birds OF the heaven
come ana Lodge In the branches there
rrhera ra uaftiea eyervwhere
But smooth green grasses are more
common still:
The blue of heaven Is larger than sne
| cloud.
Mountain blossoms. shining blossoms.
Do ye teach US to be glad,
i IN onr i ssR sesom.
Ye who God preserveth still.
Set as lights upon hili,.
Tokens to the wtntry that beauty
| Elizabeth b. Browning.
Thursday-The heavens declare the
glory OF God: and the ARMAMENT snow
eth his handiwork.---Ps. 1871.
God has given us two Btbles--one In
nature, the other in the Holy scrip.
lures The rsverent student Is amazed
at the vastness OF the universe and sees
glory everywhere. Moses saw one ut
tie bush shining with the glory OF GOO,
He who knows God secs the divine
glory In every common hush. n every
flower that blooms, In everything In
nature--~J r. Miller.
| Friday-consider the lilies Of the
field, how they Erow; they toll not
you. that even solomon In AL his Slory
| was not arrayed like one OF these. but
Ii. God 80 clothe the grass 81 tns neaa;
| into the oven. shall he not much more
| cIothe YOU. o ye of little faiths---Matt.
| 6;2s, g.
Things seem 40 bright and lovely for
II were a sin not to be happy.
| There Is q sacrifice. Lfft up thy head;
The lovely world. and the over wof'a
Ring with song eterne. happy rede;
A'' Jean IngeIow.
| saturday--Now from the ng tree
learn her parable: when her branch -
| now become tender, and puttsth forth
its Leaves. We know that tne s1nmsr
nigh. even at the doorA--MaeI "a
| 80, SO.
| flowers and the birds, and confess our
| faults and mistakes and our unoeiief
under these silent stars, ana near the
| river murmuring our aosolution. wv, we
shall die young, even though we i've
| long: we shall have treasure OF
memories which will be like the twin
| flower, always q double blossom on
! single STEM and carry with us into
the unseenworld something which VIII
make IL worth while to, be immortal
Henry Van Dyke.
Tsmuay's Tailor Brownie.
Mamma was mending Tommys
trousers Tofnny's mamma had to be
doing something TO Tomuy's trousers
every day, with soap and sponge or
with needle and thread.
Tommy" said mamma. Il wish we
had a brownie"
| What's a brownia2" asked Tommy.
.Oh. a kind of fairy that comes Into
houses At night and does the hard JOBS
Tommy knew pretty well what his
mamma meant: and he was sorry he
got SO many holes in his truuser- knees,
and he wished his mamma did have
brownie. And that night. he dreamed
ttkgy had s-rnes HIS was .asa nAd rsfaAs
brownie. and came to the door with an
enormous pair OF shears. I've heard"
said he. about your Toninys trouser-
| knees: and then In m came He
stuck the sheAr-points down into the
door, and hoped up on one 81 the
handles. and whipped out = threaded
needle. Bring on your trouserss ne
llcAlled- And bring ON ths boy, TOO.
I'm patch them for you; ana then til
patrh Tommy. too, 10 thnf. when they
wear through. the hOlss Won't SHOW