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men. And it has ever appeared to me that contentment and happiness were 

 easily acquired by all who really love the cultivation of these lovely objects. 



Where the flowers and trees are wavins;, 



Birds will sing their sweetest song ; 

 Where the purest thoughts will linger. 



Confidence and love belong. 



Such a home makes man the better, 



Sweet and lasting its control ; 

 Home, with pure surroundings, 



Leaves the impress on the soul. 



And let me add that I know of no more grateful, and I was about to say 

 devotional feelings, than those which we enjoy, at the close of a quiet Sab- 

 bath summer day when we stroll along the bordered flowery walks, or sit in 

 sweet converse under our trees and vines which our own hands have planted 

 and nurtured, as the declining sun is fringing the western horizon with rosy 

 promise of a fairer to-morrow, and parting day is hushing universal nature to 

 repose. As I close I would say that 1 love the luscious grapes and all the 

 pleasures and toils attendant upon the cultivation of this most precious fruit. 



