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For a woman of this type I have admiration or veneration, and am glad to clasp 

 her hand in good fellowship that I can never feel for some whose names maj' at 

 some time appear in the Hall of Fame. She knows what it means to a child to 

 show interest in what it may be doing. She tells the children that a crocus is no 

 respecter of persons, and will do just as well for each of them as for the Presi- 

 dent of the United States. It is possible that she will tell these children that in 

 the coming spring the church will want some of those tulips^ and narcissus and it 

 may happen that the local paper may have an appreciative paragraph naming the 

 donor. 



It may come about that at some church sociable in the spring months this 

 saint with an invisible halo and the heaven-born teacher will have an exhibit of 

 the children's flowers, or perhaps the event may come off on some Friday after- 

 noon at the scliool building, and the patrons of the school may be asked to be 

 present with kmd words for the good work done. The above picture gives the 

 type of persons who hold my heart. They are self-reliant. They have a pride 

 of character and a fortitude in braving untoward circumstances. They are not 

 surfeited with the good things of life, and are able to make the most of small 

 blessings. 



Uncle John. 



A semi-double dahlia. 



