310 THE EXILE'S COMFORT. 



plant " honors the " useless weed " as a promoter of happi- 

 ness and an increaser of gains. While : 



" Kings smoke when they ruminate 

 Over grave affairs of state." 



The exile too, far from home and kindred smokes on as 

 he muses of happier hours gone never to return. And thus 

 amid all the varied ranks and walks of life this solace of the 

 mind and comfort of life exhales its fragrance and breathes 

 its benedictions over all. 



