Evening star., 1928-04-15

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Is ories IL carries OK NWL8A\N HYk1M
one who will walk SSSxNX mn
the earth no more; E1lAy y
also add 10 that C~-|0
good landlord it is FkAkIJ I W.
n ,.si9 ss"; srs,r@si: 1s ee'Gs UIMT
most, ~ "
The DAY the hrownish little tree
bluSlred into bloom. two small girls, iii
passing. paused To look and talk 1t over.
Most small people consider a colorful
flower something 10 tear 10 pieces
being Mother Natures way. doubtless,
TO accuStom us to the fact that all that
is beautiful must perish; but anyhow:
The lady Of the house. at her window.
wisely kept guard until the possible
plarauderS had gone their way.
The next DAY she was passing through
her front gate TO go downtown when
the same children came by and paused
to look at the peachtree. And the taller
small girl asked:
Lady, is this your little tree?"
A lady may have the disposition of a
perfect angel, but tree has 10 be
guarded from VandalS while its owner
Is away. so she responded With smile
that carried a meat ak;
Yes And there is a dog that will
bite any one who touches it,
She was ashamed of her small lie as
n passed her lips. for the taller little
e clasped her hands, and in her wide
open eyes was the hunger for beauty that
you see sornetimeS-just sometimeS-in
roets and artists who have risen to
greatness from the depths.
Why lady. wouldn't hurt the little
tree I Just like TO look at it because 1t
is SO beautiful, 1t must be lovely to
Town garden"
And the woman. wise with the knowi-
edge that working with many children
for many years brings. beheld in the
leyes Of the taller little girl a soul as
lovely as the pink blossoms on her little
peach tree.
4 The other child. unappreciative of
either the speakers or the tree. served.
true 70 line as the commonplace aver
age OF us. whose hearts may be good,
lhut whose feet are earth-earthv clay.
Which was lust as II should be. seeing
that il wouldn't do for all Of MS to oe
made in the same mold-like shirt but
tons.
THIS is a gift to the column from
u Miss Tacie e. Bolen.
Lady would YOU like to give me
penny
No one in the Office had noticed the
yentrance Of a little coiored boy about
2 years old. He was bareheaded and
carried in one hand a roller skate, and
In the other. a small tin box,
That can you DO" asked Miss
Smith
II can sing" and putting his skate
under the nearest desk and his tin box
on the top OF the desk. he stepped TO
ti1e middle Of the floor. and began
song. which he announced was en-
titled My Valentine" Having finish
=. - ~ Hn
a CheSierfieldian bow and smiled
broadly as II in anticipation OF an
acknowledgement In pennies and he was
not disappointed. for he was well re-
Gu'srded He courteousiy acknowledged
each contribution.
What have you in your box?" asked
Miss Smith.
Money! queried several people at
Yes. ma'am." with smile. and he
opened the box and spread the con-
tents nickels. pennies. dimes, quarters
and one 1alf-doglar piece. on the desk
nearest him and in the most systematic
manner began counting IL. and then
ennouneed trfumphantly
Three dollars and fifty-two cents"
what are you going TO do with it?"
BUY some Easter ciothe&-shirts.
pants and shoes"
DO you 90 to Sunday SCHOOL,"
Yes ma am. every Sunday
Some one entered the room and an
nounced that the elevator man would
ike Ia see the boy. but with another
emile and bow and wishing all happy
Easter, he collected his belongings and
walked down the stairs from the top
floor Of the building.
A FTER yo1 have spent years and
"A wears. and-never mind nov
nasny-st a desk digging daily into
Q nickeis worth of brains to grub out
4 dimes worth Of ideas. and then,
al of 2 sudden. as ne classics say,
have to take day of 10 be changed
from one apartment 10 another IN the
same building with only a janitor,
his two aids end good friend 10
tou naturally find II ezhausting 10
have to sit back and tell where things
are 70 be put--pogitively drained out
and prostrase. don't you know-so
that
Wnen you return 70 your lawful jon
and find two good little stories for
your Sunday column you rightfuiIy
feel like yoicing hosannahs OF the ora
toricsl brand IL il 50 good 70 be
ef seeing others move you. You wiil
understand and II you don't. We won't
fuss oger IT,
Mrs. Milis oKeefe. of5cial hair
dresser 70 the plaster Wives of Past
Presidents, Rf1o hold daily receptions
60wD A. the Museum ~Gncer glass
Ia also student Of nature. %itn
dear loye for trees. And this is inEt
q nlns Of the things she knows about
them
George Washington loved trees and
his diary shows many rare species
pisntec BIZ him and of forest trees
b1st he left " stand ss they grew
some Of them centuries Old
Lincoln. also loved trees He said
be lo4e6 them best In Winter, - their
anatomy could then be studied He
admired tne delicate yet Arm outline
o. q leafess tree, and In a discussion
With = friend IN character be said n
mar ls ike tree His reputation is
g. shadow The shadow H. w1at We
think be Is The tree Is me real
tlging'
"The tfee sass lfe. the same as you
spd / f. Dfeathes i;zs circulation, II
elgests rs f09o and IN the Spring the
Egsle viii boom FIRST 10 BE- ready for
H. mate And II you have not thought
af II leaf ID the most yiisl tninR
fn ID the fesim ~ nstufe-iife. the
anly connecting linz between the Or
Es1lc sn6 ,nofqsnic world. There sFf
T. fSa minerals that man csn take
sn MS egatenl and aselnilste water
enc Sap EgerythinE else We est and
mos q fGe things We wear b0T6fh ~
e. through the iesyes of vegetation
Mayyiaoe ireneee