. Delightful stories; or, Home talks out of the Wonderful . l I part, and whither wander downInto a lower world, to this obscureAnd wild ? How shall we breathe in other airLess pure, accustomd to immortal fruits ? Beautiful! but oh! how sad! said Mary; Carrie meanwhilewiping her eyes. Well, my dears, said Grandpa, you have caught at about allthe points of the picture. That was the saddest moving that ever afamily made. They had no furniture or baggage, but they had aheavy load on their hearts. And now that they are out of Paradise,I will show you another picture. What is this ? asked Gr
. Delightful stories; or, Home talks out of the Wonderful . l I part, and whither wander downInto a lower world, to this obscureAnd wild ? How shall we breathe in other airLess pure, accustomd to immortal fruits ? Beautiful! but oh! how sad! said Mary; Carrie meanwhilewiping her eyes. Well, my dears, said Grandpa, you have caught at about allthe points of the picture. That was the saddest moving that ever afamily made. They had no furniture or baggage, but they had aheavy load on their hearts. And now that they are out of Paradise,I will show you another picture. What is this ? asked Grandpa, ashe unrolled another engraving and laid it upon the table. Why, there are Cain and Abel, exclaimed Charley, in an instant— Abel with his mother, playing with lambs ; Cain giving an apple tohis father. LEA VING A HAPPY HOME. 49 How tired Adam looks, said Carrie, and his hair is all mattedover his face, as if he was sweating dreadfully. Notice, said Grandpa, the work he is at. There is a greatthistle, there a thorny bush, and there a heap of stones. Adam. In the sweat of thy face shall thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground.—Genesis iii, 19. has a poor, roughly-made hoe, with which he has been trying to digout the stones and to cultivate the ground. Cain seems to noticethat his father is tired, and offers him fruit to refresh him. Eveseems sad as she looks upon her little boy, for I suppose she thinksof where he might had she not trifled with the serpent. 50 GRANDPA GOODWINS STORIES. Why did they need so much fence as I see in this picture ?asked Mary. There was nobody to come and steal, nor any-otherpersons land into which their sheep might get. True, but that fence suggests some other sad truths. Even thegentle sheep were not disposed to live quietly with them now. Andother animals were not disposed to leave the sheep unharmed. Thepeace and plenty of Eden were gone. Fences and force had becomenecessary. Toil and tears were the lot of Adam and Eve
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