. Delightful stories; or, Home talks out of the Wonderful . First rate, ansuGrandpa, and muchmore might be said aboutHim. Just as these trav- - elers are cool and com-fortable, though sur-rounded by a burningdesert, so the Lordspeople are happy and atrest, though in a sinfuland sorrowful world. Grandpa, at this point,laid out another picture,and asked the childrento look at it. Why,said Mary, in an instant,thats a lily of the know them, and theyare very sweet. What else can be saidof them ? They are very modlittle flowers, venturedCarrie. They have nohigh stems lifting themaway
. Delightful stories; or, Home talks out of the Wonderful . First rate, ansuGrandpa, and muchmore might be said aboutHim. Just as these trav- - elers are cool and com-fortable, though sur-rounded by a burningdesert, so the Lordspeople are happy and atrest, though in a sinfuland sorrowful world. Grandpa, at this point,laid out another picture,and asked the childrento look at it. Why,said Mary, in an instant,thats a lily of the know them, and theyare very sweet. What else can be saidof them ? They are very modlittle flowers, venturedCarrie. They have nohigh stems lifting themaway up in the air : andthe flowers are so smalland beautifully formed,and so delicate of color;and then they dont turntheir faces up as if theywanted to stare at you,but they nod their pretty ZESSOlVS FR OM NA TURE. 509 heads as if hiding, and so they wave in the breeze, and are ever sonice and modest. Well said, my dears. From what you tell me may I say they arenot gaudy, conspicuous flowers, but they are modest, lowly, gentle,beautiful of color and form, and with
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