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Short StoriesLizzy And Her Dog.I wish to relate to you a very affecting story about a good... Chorus As the manna lay, on the desert ground, So from day to d... The Transferred Ghost The country residence of Mr. John Hinckman was a delightful... The Philosophy Of Relative Existences In a certain summer, not long gone, my friend Bentley and I... The Sailor Boy. Yarmouth is the principal trade sea-port town in the county... A Scene In London. My young readers may have heard about the poor people in Lond... Arthur And His Apple Tree. One summer day little William was sitting in the garden cha... Emily's Morning Ramble. In the suburbs of the city of B. stands the beautiful resid... Or The Unexpected Meeting. I must tell you who were Lettice and Myra. They were the da... The Portrait Of Flora Purchased. Anna started for her home, and when she had arrived, she sl... Comfort And Sobriety. Let me here give you a few maxims to commit to memory:---- ... Asaph About a hundred feet back from the main street of a village... Agnes And The Mouse. One brilliant Christmas day, two little girls were walking ... The Two Robins. A few summers ago I was sitting on a garden seat, beneath a... A Piece Of Red Calico I was going into town one morning from my suburban residenc... Good Companions. One day, says a Persian poet, I saw a bunch of roses, and i... A Boy Reproved By A Bird. The sparrows often build their nests under the eaves of hou... The Tree That Never Fades. "Mary," said George, "next summer I will not have a garden.... Anna With A Pleasant Home. Anna, having obtained leave of her mistress, soon found her... The Child And Flower. The Atheist in his garden stood, At twilight's pen... |
THE BIT OF GARDEN.Young children like to have a small piece of land for a garden which they can call their own. And it is very pleasant to dig the ground, sow the seed, and watch the little green plants which peep out of the earth, and to see the beautiful buds and fresh blossoms. Every boy and girl has a bit of garden, and we are told in the good book to take good care of it, and see that the weeds of vice do not spread over it, and to be sure and have it covered with plants of goodness. This garden is the HEART. Such things as anger, sloth, lying and cheating, are noxious weeds. But if you are active and industrious, and keep cultivating this little garden, and keep out all the bad weeds, God will help you to make a good garden, full of pleasant plants, and flowers of virtue. I have seen some gardens which look very bad, covered with briars and weeds, the grass growing in the paths, and the knotty weeds choking the few puny flowers that are drooping and dying out. Every thing seems to say--"How idle the owner of this garden is." But I have seen other gardens where there were scarcely any weeds. The walks look tidy, the flowers in blossom, the trees are laden with fruit, and every thing says, "How busy the owner is." Happy are you, dear children, if you are working earnestly in the garden of your hearts. Your garden will be clean, pleasant, and fruitful--a credit and comfort to you all your days. Next: REMEMBER THE CAKE. Previous: MARGARET AND HERBERT.
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