The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-26
Uncle DaUe's Letter


The Scriptures are full of index
fingers pointing to the glory of ma
turc. The Scriptures weave: a divine
meaning into all common scenes of
the natural world. I'm Socrates
philosophy we find no eyes for the
green fields and blooming gardens, no
ears for the music of the brook and
bird. Philosophy may overlook, but
the Scriptures call uB to give atten-
tion to the great and small harnio-
nies. The Scriptures teach us not TO
overlook the beauties of nature and
with earnestness of soul appropriate
its messages.
The great oaks and teims are stand
ing with outstretched arm to be meas
ured and clothed with a brand new
suit of the latest and most becom-
ing style. How grand they will soon
look. The yiolets and the bnttercups
are nodding their dpRrova1 OF each
others taste. The bltiebeilS chime and
call the fairies together to listen to
Preacher Jack as he speaks from
beautiful pulpit. Listen to him: IO,
the winter is past, the rain has come
and gone. 1t is time for us to appear
In cur new gowns for dress parade
and to listen 30 the singing of birds.
How grand Is Gods orchestra at day
break on spring morning as they
play i'm His first temples! Listenf
God has Opened His Hand. NE has
swung open the doors of ature to
satisfy the desires OF every being, q
We are thinking of gardens at thi5
season because they are full of beau
/ ties and good things to cat. Flowers
from our own planting seem to be a
little more frapsrant than any 9TH
ers How foolish, yet 30 humAni
Vegetables pulled or picked from our
own garden seem to be just u little
lGrger, tenderer, sweeter, q little bit
better. If not whole lot better, than
any others-so people seem to think.
How humof1?
We gardeners ask for sell, seeds.
sunshine and showers: that's all {. We
tend and wat. We have faith in soil,
seeds, sunshine and showers. How
grand! Dirt getting ou rdinner ready
while we play. We cannot say that OF
pearls, or diamonds. or marble, or
gold. inst wave your wand over some
dirt and then tbs soil will begin to
work for you. It has many skilled
iworkmen In its shop. Radishes, peas,
onions, corn. potatoes and berries.
T.
1 by the same sunshinei All SO different,
| yet so all. SO perfectly made, and SO
good. The garden and gardener has
d, message as we'll as the fruits from
/ the soil for us. He says there are
| laws and forces Things grow. Things
ripen. So when you pull the radish,
while you enjoy the perfume of the
onion, as you arc busy Smelling the
peas, or swapping the bean tfiniI!
Think OF the laws OF growth. Seeds
grow Boys and girls; grow big. We
like to see them grow tall-grCw
Istoiit. But it is not physical bignesE
the gardener OF life wants to talk 80
us about.
It Is heart bigness. It is mild big
ness. It is soul biguess. It Is bigness
| Of personality. It is bigness OF life, The
human bsart is a great garden. Your
4 heart, niy heari, no matter how big
or how small. Our gardener likes biz
| heart gardens, but Is no lesE interest
ed In small heart gRrdens. !. We must
| give attention to the quality OF seed,
zach little seed has the secret oi
taifc hid in it's little heart. Like pro-
iaifces like. How thankful we ought q
iibe for 3hat law !. Vet how terrible it i
Iiwhen tlsp wrong seed is planted
IA tdan thinteth In his heart. so e
j ftes The real man Sis the paIrE OF him
siiat Allnks Our thoughts centre. Oul
lgraHth of PERSONALITY. soul. heart
l mind life Tho great miracle = the
one of the thought 81 iifes
Thsre are many farInerB no have
] the ambition to be first. They whool
| ltitingH UP sn efder 20 beat the otheI
l;fetipw Sometimes they sacri flee neat
mess 4Ad .ssoFodS dSithess OF work st
.tapidity They cannot bear to see ths
isneighb0f get In llis crop OF corn and
| cotton before they do, Tlsy must bs
tflrAt lo pfow, to cut wheat and = IL
/ tllresl GrAias En the ambition 10 bs