Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-10

Dear Social Corner Friends: I am very sorry that c. B. S's picnic is to be Aug. 14th. and mine the 18th. If I had known when I sent the notice for mine that she was going. to have hers the 14th l should certainly have had mine week or more later: but as the notice of mine was published one week before hers, and I had not heard that she was going to have one, I do not see how I could put mine off after it was published. I hope all who can will attend both; but am sorry that l cannot go to hers as had hoped to.
 l want to tell you how my daugh- ter gave me much pleasure in honor of my birthday. She invited her brother and myself to take trip with surrounding country that I was not familiar with. We went through Jew cit City to Voluntown. Thus far it was familiar to me, but from there on it was entirely new through Rock vile. Centreville. Hope Valley, Wyo- ming, Barberville, Moose Neck Hill, Washington, Coventry, Summit, Green, Oneco, Sterling, Moosup. home, about fifty or sixty miles. Although the greater part of the way from Volun- town to Washington was a delight fully shady way with tall trees on each side of the road profusion of flowers were in full bloom very close to the roadside to cheer the hearts of the passerby. The beautiful green of the laurel and rhododendren leaves in contrast with the bright colors of the beautiful swamp lilies which were plentiful and many others.
 My first thought after seeing the 66ai1fif1Ff h40CSO0ne have some to carry home as a souve- mir of my delightful ride. Then thought God placed them there to cheer the hearts of all who might pass that way and if broke off some they would soon wither and I should de- prfve them of the privilege of cheer ing other hearts as they had mine, and they might lead some one while admfring Gods handiMork to let their hearts go out to God in praise for his loving kindness in making the world so beautiful for us to live in. So ] left them in 'their mission of 7lo=elfness and purity for which God had placed them there. Some poor soul may pass that way who does not have flowers at home and be ,cheened by their love- ly faces to a higher ideal in life. heard a story read in Sunday school last Sunday of a home mis- sionary doing summing work in the city She entered a home where 2 sick child lay moaning with pain. Tfe child's face and hands were so dirty that you could hardly tell whether shs was black Or white. Tn the room was several men with their hats on smok. ing.
 The visitor had some beautiful flow, CTS which she laid down by the sfdt of the sick child. The men took of their hats and put away their pipes The mother quickly washed tht
 child's face and hands, evidently con trasting them with the purity of tn,
 beautiful flowers. They were God'i
 ministering angels. No one shoult
 selfishly sacrifice the beautiful flower
 growing by the roadside, for God hal a design in planting them there.
 | I enjoyed my lovely ride so nnucl that I wanted you dear Social CoTne Friends to know about it and be re
 minded how good our Heavenly Fla ther is to make everything so beau
 tfful for usspoor mortais to enjoy, wh
 often take the blessings without on thankful thought to theo Author 0
 them. AUNT. WEARY.