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a -JESUS declares her action good! By
• this word of Jesus the woman was
sustained and comforted in the face
'JUNE `2,`X938,
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
PAGE 7
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS"
HEALTH
COOKING
CARE OF CHILDREN
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
JUNE 5TH.
Introduction to the Lesson by
REV
GORDON A. PEDDIE,
Lesson Text—Mark 14:3-11; 27.31.. lethally depend tenon thestrength of
our "higher nature" (so-called) fon
deliverance. Our own fall from the
estate in which we were created, and
our consequent misery, are at before
us in this vivid picture of SATAN'S
-'image in Matthew we learn that here victory over Judas. In Judas' betraya
-Jesus' tells us of his betrayal and
-death. For the sake of these who
sought how they might take him
by craft, and put him to death" (verse
1), .and for the sake of the world
-Jesus is about to yield up his very
life. God spares not only his Son:
Golden Text -Hark 14:8. ;.. .. .
The understanding of this week's
lesson begins with the first 2 verses
of the chapter. Froin the parallel pas -
1
of his Lord letusLearn to see the en
slavenient of our own flesh to th
power of the devil: and let us learn
to turn to Him whom we have betray
ed for deliverance and `hope.
(5) Peter's -boast (verse 27-31)
How great is the unbelief of the hum
rho Son spares not his precious blood: an heart! Jesus plainly declares, "ALL
-a woman of faith, perceiving that. slie Ye shall be offended because of m
"has freely received, freely gives her this night" (verse 27); and He adds t
his word 'the words of the prophe
Zechariah (13:7). Yet Peter believe
neither his Lord nor the Scriptures i
which he thought he had eternal lif
(see John 5;39 ). In the face of Scrip
ture, and in the face of Jesus, Pete
boasts of a faith, and a fidelity, whic
he does not possess, (see Eph. 2:8)
Not Ieast in importance to the under
standing of this last passage is th
final word, sweeping in its eondent
nation of all the disciples, "But Pete
spake the more vehemently, if I shout
die with Thee, I will not deny thee i
any wise. Likewise also said the
all". (verse 31). But at His death i
was Jesus' word and not the word. o
Peter and the disciples which prove
to be true: ALL WERE OFFENDED
AT HIM. Let hini who will dare t
assert that his faith is greater tha
that of Peter and the disciples an
their kind!! •
most costly treasure. Since God has
done all for the woman, she does
"what she can" (verse 8)e --and very
precious'is her gift, for in God's sight
it is a looking forward to the saeri-
fical death (verse 8), and it is by
that death that she and her gift. are
-:accounted righteous before God (verse
-6'.
(1) The woman's gift: Since Jesus
is Himself the rightful owner of all
things—and certainly of the alabaster
box of ointment—it is most certainly
true that any thing, however precious,
which is returned to Him is not wast-
eed. Yet this doesnot justify extrav-
-agant expenditure of moneys on vain
-show and outward display in the er-
°'ection of church edifices etc.,etc., for
to give the expensive ointment to Jes-
us while here on earth is one thing—
but after he has ascended to the Fath-
• er it is quite another (see verse 7)
It was meet that the Lord of creation
should receive from a woman of faith
a precious gift while' He walked this
• earth in the humiliation of a servant..
When, however, He no longer -walks
•on, earth the poor are with us (verse
7), and we canbest honour: Him now
by doing good to them.
.. (2) .The anger of the disciples
(verse 4,5; Matt. 26:8, 9): We see
here to what depths of misery avarice
• and pride will bring pian. The disciples
• are wretched because they could not
have at their disposal, to handle in EXERCISE AND REST
A NEALTN SERVICE OF
THE CANADIAN MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION ANO LIFE
INSURANCE. COMPANIES
IN CANADA
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their way, the coins which night have It appears to be necessary to re
been the equivalent of the ointment. mind many persons of, the need fo
It always remains true that when a daily exercise of the body. Exercis
man regards himself as the owner of tends to strengthen the muscles o
the goods of this world (forgetting'!the body, including the heart which i
that they are God's) he becomes a muscular organ. Exercise deepen
greedy of them, and reluctant evenland increases respiration, produce
to have them placed at Jesus' feet.�heat, induces perspiration, and deve
It is exceedingly questionableif the ops the motor and sensory ner
disciples -angry when Jesus receives:centres of the brain.
from a poor woman a token of affec- I If the food which we eat is to b
tion—were even remotely considering' properly digested and used for th
the welfare of the poor! !.nutrition of the body, we must exer
(3) Jesus' reply to the murmuring cisc; if the elimination front bowel
disciples, (verse 6-9) : From Jesus' and kidney is to be kept in prop
reply we learn first of all that a order, we must exercise, It is per
than and his deeds are good and ae- haps a good working rule, to say th
ceptable to God not because they :neat the normal individual should exercis
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with the approval of the moral stand-
ards of the day (it was thus the
disciples were judging), but because
they are APPROVED 13Y JESUS
CHRIST. If Jesus declares to us in
His word, and confirms that word in
our hearts'by his Hely Spirit that we
-and our actions are righteous and ec-
•cepted as such by Hint: then let the
'whole stand in judgment .against us
and we need not fear. Only Iet every
Iran be persuaded out of the Word of
God. Certain it is that by human
standards we should unite ,with theneeds rest in order to repair the weal.
disciples in finding the woman guilty and tear of daily life, and to prepare
for the days ahead. A quantity of out
activities are without any particular
interest to us. They are largely a
matter of doing something, 'an evid-
-of the, anger of than! "It will often enee of our ability to be still, and to
enjoy ourselves quietly' and restfully
in relaxation. .•
We must realize that the po; sibilit-
ies of health depend, in large measure
upon. ourselves. If we would have
health, we must be prepared to snake
the necessary effort to secure the
exercise we need and to establish
habits of living which permit of suf-
ficient rest and sleep, Neglect means
less health if not actual disease; it
means living our lives below, the
standard which we are capable of
attaining. It means more worry and
less happiness, , Health is worth the
effort, but we must make the effort
at
e
to the point of perspiration once a
day. We should walk 'sometimes in
place of riding, play some games and
spread them throughout the week, no
concentrate them all on Saturday.
On the other hand, we should no
forget the need of rest. Perhaps then
are more of us in need of rest the
of exercise. Children reiuire a grea
deal of rest, freedom. from activity
and long hours of sleep in order tha
they may grow and develop healthy
minds in healthy bodies. The adult
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happen that not only censure, . but
open condemnation, is pronounced on
godly men, who are convinced in their
-own consciences that what they do, is
• agreeable to the command of God;
end it is ascribed to pride, if they
set at nought the false judgments
s of the world, and rest satisfied with
being approved by God alone. Since
+' this is a hard temptation, and since
it is scarcely possible not to be shaken
by- the agreement of many people
' against us, even when they are in
"the Wrong we ought to hold this duet-
: rine that more will ever be courageous
end steady in acting properly, unless
they depend solely on the will of ourselves.
God.' (Cavin). +I
(4) Judas' fall (verse 10,11)` Thei
parallel passage . from the Gos»cl ac- MISTAKE TO THROW' .OUT
cording to St, 'Luke tells us that
"Satan entered into , Judas"(Luke SALMON OIL
' "22:3). We should, perhaps, be more
; ready to flee, for strength and for Here's a reminder: for housewives,
- deliverance, toa power altogether "ex- turn remhtdees in fact, suggested by
ternal to ourselves if we had not be- cookery exnerts on the staff of the
• -come altogether blind to the fact that Dominion Department of 'Fisheries':
the Hower that is against us is from When using canned salmon don't
without. • Being hoodwinked'by 'the 'throw away the oil in the can. Use
with the fish. It's vitamin content
devil into believing 'that our temp - it
rations arise in what we lightlyspeak makes it valuable to the human body.
+•+of as "our lower natur'n'in-Wetojtim--Nor should the little pieces of bone
l')
The world to some is made up of
themselves alone, some include their
are
immediate friends, butu°•
every
thankful that the world to many is
made up of others.
This word "others" we understand
is the motto of that great body of
workers the Salvation Army]"Others"
was the Christmas message sent out
by their late founder and leader,
General William Booth. In memory of
their departed who leassed; an in the
disastrous aeeident of the Empress of
Ireland; the Salvation Army have er-
ected a monument which is very sym-
bolic of their teaching. At the base
of the stone the wild waves are dash-
ing up, but out of that turmoil rises
a cross surmounted by a crown.
It is only as we think c4 others that
we can keep before us the:'Cross and
the crown. Jesus made `others" His
life work. Even on the cross, when
one would have thought pain would
have compelled Him to think of Him-
self alone, he spent His last earthly
moments bringing a malefactor to see
the truth. As he looked around at
the' mob His words were "Father,
forgive them, for they .know not what
they do."
The Boy Scouts and Girl Guides
have a very fine objective. Each day
they make it part of their work to
help others. The number of kind
deeds to be done is unlimited. We do
not need to belong to either of these
very fine organizations to follow out
their idea. Each one of us can make
it a point to think of something to do
for others. These things may not al-
ways be agreeable, but the more we
do right thing's which are not to our
liking, the more we will feel that we
are walking closer to our Master. Let
us make it a rule each day to look for
something we can do for others.
At times we have nothing to give
but a word of encouragement, but
even that given in the name of the
Master, may be the turning point in
some one else's life.
Many years ago there was a book
published "Herbert Lee, or how a
child may do good". It told of a
little boy who wanted to work for
Isis
Mater. He sought out the aged
and the sick, and tried. in some way
to bring an added ray of happiness
into their lives. These things im-
pressed on a child's mind are never
forgotten.
May we forget ourselves entirely
and go out and work for Him who
said, "Bear ye one another's burdens,
and so fulfil, the law of Christeu-
OTHERS
Let "others" be the motto
Assist Inc, dear Lord, always
To -day and every day,
To live the "Jesus" way.
If "others" be my standard
Myself I will forget,
My troubles alt will vanish
As if we ne'er'had met.
With "others" my iife'a object,
Upon my way 1 go,
And Jesus will be with me
For He has told me so,
PEG.
KINDNESS
Kindness is the velvet of social in-
tercourse, Kindness is the oil in'the
cogs of life's machinery. Kindness
is the controlling spring which holds
back the slamming door. -Kindness
is the burlap ie the packing case of
every day's, merchandise. Kindness
is the color in the cathedral window
which woven into beaut:ful characters
shuts opt the hideous sights of a
world which is all too practical. I(iiid-
ness is the carpet on life's floor which
deadens the sound of shuffling feet
and adds' warmth -to silence, Kindness
is the satin lining of the silver casket.
Kindness is the green grass near' the
hard .pebbles of the road. $indness
is the touch of an angers hand.
"I'm sorry I haven't a dune;" said
:he lady as she handed the conductor
a ten -dollar bill.
"Don't worry, • madem," he replied
politely. "You're going to have 99 of
hem in a couple of minutes,"
that may be mixed in with the salmon
be thrown away, Instead, crush them
up and leave them with the fish.
Why? Becauee of their mineral con-
tent. It is easy to crush them, of
course, for they have already been
made soft by the cooking 'process
which takes place during salmon can -
tinge
Canned salmon, by the way, is not
artifically coloured. Nothing at all.
is nut into the salmon can than the
fish itself, and a dash of salt
United Church Plans
Campaign to Aid Refugees
Relief for starving multitudes in
war-torn and flood -swept China will
be sought by The United Church of
Canada through a China... Relief Fund
which this week is being launched
throughout Canada. The appeal will
provide direct relief to refugees in
food, clothing and shelter; medical
and surgical care for wounded and
needy; provide places of refuge for
thousands of women and children
within mission compounds; and ad-
vance loans to farmers to be repaid
after next thereat.
Money raised through the Relief
fund will be sent to the mission treas-
urer in North China for distribution,
according to the need in North China,
South China and West China.
In one United Church mission corn -
pound over a thousand Chinese wo-
men -and girls sought refuge when
their homes wereinvaded, states a
message received at headquarters.
In Lin Chang county whole villages
of people are starving because of the
floods, then troops and bandits. Whole
congregations representing 50 years
of patient toil and sacrifice are on
the point of being almost completely
wiped out through. starvation. They
are pleading for hells.
HOME CANNING
IN TIN CANS
The tin can as a container for home
canned fruits, vegetables, meats and
fish is becoming increasingly popular
every year and the reason for this
is that canning in tin cans is quicker,
easier and cheaper than canning in
glass, states R. W. Arengo-Jones,
Horticultural Division Central experi-
mental Farm, Ottawa.
Successful canning in tin cans re-
quires a reliable can closing machine
and pressure sterilizer for vegetables,
meats and fish. Both these pieces of
equipment can be purchased quite
cheaply and they will last for many
years if properly cared for. The
pressure sterilizer may be . used for
cooking every day meals as for can-
ning and for this reason wil be found
very useful. e •
Both the can sealer and the steril-
izer are sold in a wide range of sizes
to suit every need. In country sec-
tions where a lot of canning may be
done, it is a good plan for several
families 'to purchase the equipment
cooperatively, selecting' t he larger
:models, and then, by helping each
other during the canning season a
remarkable large quantity of food-
stuffs may be preserved for, winter
use,
The only difference between Ban-
ning in, tin cans and canning in glass
is that the tin cans must be sealed
while the contents are hat. Thiel is
necessary in order to exclude air
from the can as it is only in the
eresence of air that the acids in fruits
and vegetables can attack the metal
of the eau. Furthermore, since the
filled cans are cooked following seal-
ing, hot filling twill reduce the inter-
nal pressure developed by the ster-
ilizing treatment.
Plain tin cans are used fore most
vegetables and for all but the colour-
ed fruits, Red coloured fruits fade
in plain cans, so cans finishedon the
inside with a protective enamel are
used. Certain kinds of vegetables,
such as Lima beans and corn. will
darken in plain cans and a special can
finish, known as C. Enamel is pro-
vided for them.
Using present day equipment and
reliable canning instructiolns, home
canners may have as much confidence
in their own products as they have in
commercially canned frujits and veg.
etebles.
"YOUR HOME STATION"
CKNX WINGI-IAM
1200 Ifcs.—Wingham-249.9 Metres
WEEKLY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Friday, June 3rd:
11.00 a.nt. Clippings;, 11.80 Peter
MacGregor; 5.45 p.m. Adventure
bound; 7. 30 Honourable Archie;
Saturday, June 4th:
10.30 a.m. Shut -Ins; 12,00 noon Cana-
dian Farm and Home Hour; 12.45 pan.
GKNX-Hill-Billies; 615 Sport
Sport Report
er; 7.30 Barn Dance.
Sunday, June 5th
11.00 a.m. Wingham United Ghuieh;
1.00 n.m. Harry Boyle Travelogue,'
1.15 Guy Lombardo Orch.;' 1.30 The
True Stott' of .... ; 7,00 St. Andrew's
Church.
Yionday, June 6th: ,.
11.30 a.nt. Peter MacGregor;• 12.45
p.m. Royal Chefs; 5.45 Adventure
Bound; 8,00 Kenneth Eintoul.
Tuesday, June 7th:
11.45 a.m. True Tale Draina; 12.45
Pan. Wayne King Oreh.; 1.00, Quaker
Tunes.
Wednesday, June 8th:
11.30 a.tn, Peter MacGregor; 12.45
Royal Chefs; 7.05 Happy Jack Hall.
Tuesday, June 9th•:
11.30 a.m. Joe Paterson; 1., Quaker.
Tunes; 8.90 Gladys' Pickell, pianos
• Tested
• Recipes
• MONACO SANDWICHES
Yolks of 2 hard -cooked eggs
3 tablespoonfuls butter
dash of paprika •
2 tablespoonfuls anchovy .or
sardellen paste
1 tablespoonful lemon juice
Slices of buttered graham or
brown bread
•
Blend the yolks of the eggs in a
bowl with the butter until smooth,
Add the paprika, fish paste and lemon
juice and spread thickly between the
slices of buttered bread, then cut into
rather small sandwiches.
SPANISH CABBAGE SALAD'
12 cupfuls finely shredded white
cabbage
1 cupful diced cucumbers
SS cupful thinly sliced onions
Chi)i mayonnaise
2 large tomatoes, sliced
perpendicularly
1 hard -cooked egg
French dressing 1 i`
Lettuce _; I ,
Let the cabbage and cucumbers
crisp separately in very cold water
then drain. Toss each vegetable sep-
arately in French dressing and add
sufficient mayonnaise to the cabbage
and onion mixed to bind. On a salad
plate arrange in the centre a mound
of the eabbage-and-onion mixture sur-
round with a ring of the tomato, then
one of the cucumber, and lastly, gar-
nish the edge with the salad green
itself. Sprinkle the hard -cooked egg
chopped fine over the cabbage centre
BEEF UPSIDE-DOWN PIE
11 cups flour
3 teaspoonfuls baking powder
1 teaspoonful salt
1 teaspoonful paprika
1 teaspoonful salt (celery)
?a teaspoonful white pepper
5 tablespoonfuls shortening
a's cupfuls milk or half milk ane
half water
rk cupfuls sliced onion
1 can tomato soup
IA pound raw beef
Sift together flour, baking powder
ria teaspoonful salt, paprika, celery
salt and peper. Add 3 tablespoonfuls
shortening and mix thoroughly with
fork, add milk and stir until blended
Melt remaining two tablespoonfuls of
shortening in 9 inch frying pan and
cook onions until soft, Add tomato
soup, . remaining to reaspoonful salt
and ground :neat, and bring to boil
Spread baking powder mixture on top
of treat mixture and bake in hot oven
at 475 degrees F. for about 20 min-
utes.. Turn out upside down on large
plate. Serve S.
LEMON SPONGE PUDDING
1 cupful white sugar
1r/a cupfuls milk
2 tablespoonfuls flour
Juice of one lemon
Butter size of egg
2 eggs
Mix sugar, lemon juice, egg yolks
and % cup milk and beat. Add milk
and fold; in ,beaten whites. Place in
moulds and bake in rather quick oven.
TUTTI-FRUITTI CHEWING
CO,OKiES
Ingredients:—es cup butter, . 0s cup
brown sugar. 1 egg, 1/2 cup nuts, 1
cup dates, 1 cup cocoanut, 2 cups
crushed graham wafers or corn flakes.
Mix together and drop from spoon.
Bake 12 minutes at 300 degrees F.
A LUIsICHEO V MENU
Cabbage Salad
Fish Cutlets with Tomato Sauce
Bread and Butter ' '
Pineapple Jelly Tea or Coffee
Fish Cutlets.- Salmon is delicious
in this recipe, but any other Canadian'
fish or shellfish may be used. Flake
two cups of fish and add two cups
of thick white sauce,. which has first
been chilled. (The sauce is made by
melting a quarter of a cup of butter,
or oil may be used, blending ins half
a cup of flour, adding two cups of
warm milk, and, while stirring eon-
stantly, cooping the mixture until' it
's thick and smooth) Two teaspoons
of lemon juice, two tablespoons of
onion juice, salt and pepper to suit
the taste, and, if desired, two tea-
spoons of Worcestershire sauce, are
added to the fish which ie then corn -
THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED
TO THE POET'S 0
Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes
ometimes
Gay, Sometimes (Sad But Always Helpful
and Inspiring
WHAT ISA WORLD, MY BOY
A little rain, a. little sun,
A little shore where ripples run,
A little green upon the hill
A. little glade, a, little rill,
A little day with skies above,
A little night where shadows move,
A Iittle work for men to do
A little play for such as you
A passing night, a coming morn,
A climbing lave, a passing storm,
Of blackest . cloud a little bit,
With silver on the rim of it
A little trouble :lots of joy
And there yon have a world my boy.
—Douglas L. Durkin.
FARM SALE
"Whab'll you gimme? Now, what am I
bid?"
The auctioneer's 'selling "Old Barney"
and "Sid"—)
"Two -hundred! Two-fiftyl Lissen to
facts:
Three hundred's cheap for this team
of matched blacks!
"Make it three -twenty? And ten?
And now, two?
Say, ask the owner here, what they
can do-!
Steady as clockwork .. Ten years to
th' day
He bought 'ern as colts. Now he's
goin' away,
For his health, as you know, else
they wouldn't be sold--
Gentle
old—Gentle , . . fine workers ... and both
good as gold , ,
"Threesixty-five now? That's better!
All through? ,
And ten? They are sold! There—that
fellow in blue!" ,
I turned away quickly—I can't see
them go.
It was hard enough sealing the cattle
• I knelt, 1 I .•1? i
The sheep and the hogs, I was proud
of my stuff—
But Barney and Sid! Man, oh'ntan,
it is tough!
Many's the furrow they've plowed
through the years.
So patient and willing! My eyes fill
with tears.
Here's hoping and praying, Old Barn-
ey and Sid,
Your new owner treats you as fine as
I slid,
May AlIread Baker
THE END OF THE ROAD
There's many a path your feet may
take
O'er hill or vale or plane,
By noisy streamlet or lonely lake,
Where only the winds a murmur make
And the silence falls like rain.
But wherever the foot of man may go
Or shoulders bear their load,
In joy or sorrow, in mirth or woe,
There's an end to every road, we
know,
And God's at the end of the road.
—Norah M. Holland.
biped with the white sauce. Form the
mixture into cutlets, roll in finely
sifted bread crumbs, and bake in a
greased pan in a moderate oven. Or
fry them in dee fat, having the fat
hot enough to brown an inch cube of
bread in forty seconds.
Tomato Sauce. -In making the to-
mato sauce to serve with the cutlets,
cook together for twenty minutes tetra
cups of tomatoes, a cup of water, a
slice of onion, three whole cloves and
a half a tablespoon of sugar; melt
three tablespoons of butter, blend in
three tablespoons of flour, and stir in
the tomato mixture. Cook the eombin;
ed mixture for ten minutes, adding
three-quarters of 'a teaspoon of salt
and a dash of pepper. Strain the
sauce before serving.
The champion athlete in bed with 'a
cold was told that he had a temper-
ature.
"How high is it, doctor?" he want-
ed to know.
"A hundred and one."
"What's the world's record?"
If all our days were sunny, and skies
were always blue,
We'd soon be blowing money to buy a•
cloud or two. -.Walt Masohl.1
OUR SCRAP BOOK
"God's Bank Ain't Busted Yet"
The bank had closed; myearthly store
had vanished from my hand,
I felt there was no sadder one than
I in all the. land.
My Washerwoman, -too, had lost her
little mite with mine,
And she was singing as she hung the
clothes upon 'the • line;
"How can you be so gay," I asked;
"Your loss, don't you regret?"
" Yes, ma'am, but what's the use to
fret?
"God's bank ain't busted yet."
I felt my burden lighter grow, her
faith I seemed to share;
In prayer I went to God's great throne
and ]aid my troubles there.
The sun burst from behind the clouds,
in golden splendor set;
I thanked God' for her simple words:
"God's bank ain't busted yet."
And now I draw rich dividends, more
than ray hand can hold,
Of faith and love and hope and trust
and peace of, mind untold,
I thank the Giver of it all, but still
I can't forget,
My washerwoman's simple words:
"God's bank ain'tbusted yet"
Oh, weary one upon life's road, when
everything seems drear,
And losses loom on every hand, and
skies seem not to clear;
Throw back your shoulders, lift your
head, and cease to chafe and fret,
Your dividends will be declared:
"God's bank ain't busted yet."
vas!
A. P.
OUR BLESSINGS
Was,
Sitting to -day in tine sunshine, '''
That touched me with fingers of
love,
I thought of the manifold blessings
God scatters on earth, from above;
And they seemed, as I numbered tient
over,
Far more than we merit or need
And all that we lack is the angels.
To make earth a heaven indeed.
The winter brings long, pleasant
evenings,
The spring brings a promise of
flowers,
That summer breathes into fruition,
And autumn brings glad, golden
hours.
The woodlands re-echo with music,
The moonbeams ensilver the sea;
There is sunlight and.. beauty about us,
And the world is as fair as tan be.
But mortals are always complaining,
Bach one thinks his own a sad lot;
And forgetting the good things about
him,
Goes mourning for those he has
not
Instead of the star-spangled heavens,
We look on the dust at our feet;
We drain otit the cup that is bitter,
Forgetting the one that is sweet.
We mourn o'er the thorn in the
flower,
Forgetting its odor and bloom;
We pass by a garden of. blossoms,
To weep o'er the dust of the tomb;
There 'are blessings unnumbered
about us;
Like the leaves of the forest they
grow;
And the fault is our own—pat the
Giver's,
That we have not an. Eden below.
—By Ella Wheeler` Wilcox
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WRITTEN BENEATH A PORTRAIT
OF ROBERT BURNS
Thou of the wild, impassioned brain,
Who poured thy heart in bloody rain,
And was by thine ownpassionsslain,
Oh, who thy sorrow can compute,
O'er all the bitter, bitter fruit
Of instincts trampled underfoot,
For there's an angel sits above
Guarding the sanctities of love
That doth all levity reprove.
Cold natures never can compute
The terrible long life dispute
Souls such as thine wage with the
brute,
And thus it is we often 'see
Good meq all void of charity 1
For souls tossed on a raging sea.
For here we have had all along
'Ono measure for the weak and strong,
And surely, surely, we are wrong.
i i--Aiexandar McLachlai .