SWAYING TREE TOPS 



Each day is complete in the life 

 worth while. Wise is the man who 

 makes his day complete, for he sleeps 

 well each night, and it matters not 

 whether he wakes here or there. I 

 always associate a plot and a villain. 

 Honest folk bother not with plot. I 

 pray you, take up a day of life and 

 make it come within one sketch. Do 

 not write across the page at nightfall, 

 " To be continued." If you do, you 

 may unwittingly tell a lie. 



A present-day mischief is the senti- 

 ment that to-day is preparation to- 

 morrow will be life. To-day is my 

 life and yours. If we are moved to 

 take an enjoyment by an hour off to- 

 morrow, let us take the hour off to- 

 day. Let us go to the cemetery and 

 admire the autumn foliage or the 



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