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As ail emblem of constancy, Moore uses it thus : 



" The heart that lias truly loved never forgets, 

 But as truly loves on to the close 

 As the sunflower turns on her god when he sets 

 The same look that she turned when he rose." 



We may go back on Oscar Wilde if we will, but as an emblem of constancy 

 may I remind you that we can never, never go back on the sunflower. 



At this juncture, Mr. E. F. Guild, who was about to leave on the Saginaw 

 train, said he had craved the attention of the audience long enough to 

 announce a sentiment. He said the Secretary, wlio was in charge of this 

 evening meeting, had so arranged the })rogramme as to leave liimself out, and 

 as cveiy one knew he took a lively interest in little people, and believed in 

 educating them in horticulture; and witliall, was so successful in bringing up 

 his own family of little folks to enjoy the beauties of the " art which does 

 mend nature." lie desired to announce the sentiment " Horticulture for little 

 folks," and call upon Secretary Garfield to respond. 



Tiie Secretary declared if he had not tiiought the meeting was without 

 "Guild" he should have been very slow to have shown his most vulnerable 

 point. Tliat he was in hearty sympathy with Mr. Crozier's ideal home, 

 made up of "one man, one woman, two boys, and two girls." It was a good 

 model for every one to copy after. He didn't know of a better place to build 

 such homes than Michigan, which suggested the next sentiment, 



"MICHIGAN A STATE FOR HOME LOVERS," 



And called upon Thos. W. Palmer, of Detroit, to respond. 



Mr. Palmer's address we cannot abstract, and as we have no means of 

 getting tlie whole of it, it having been an entirely impromptu speech, we will 

 not do him tiie injustice of even attempting an epitome of it. The Secretary 

 as well as the audience were completely captured by the capital anecdotes, and 

 their application to the topics in hand. He knew of no State where there 

 were so many dear homes, not palaces, but homes of love and peace. The 

 thought of their homes in Michigan was what kept the Michigan soldiers alive 

 in their southern prisons. Let every man's object be to secure a home; no 

 matter how humble, it means to him, if properly employed, a large measure 

 of happiness. 



The next subject announced was 



HORTICULTURE FOR CHILDREN, 



To which our delegate from Ontario, Mr. Gott, responded about as follows: 



I am sorry to be called on for an address just at this moment, after listening 

 to such a })crfcct feast of sound as has been given to us by the orchestra, I 

 am afraid my remarks may appear low in tone and uninleresting to this large 

 and attentive audience. At first, sir, when my subject was named to me, I 

 was greatly pleased, and thought I could easily do something with it, but upon 

 more mature consideration, the aspect is altered, and I find myself thickly 

 beset wiili forniiihible ditliculties. Although not wishing to tliink less of my 

 subject and so diminish my ardor, yet I think considerably less of my feeble 

 abihties to do anything like justice to it. I now find it particularly ditiicult 

 to gee down to a cliildish conception of my subject — excuse me, sir, but I 



