PREFACE. 
The beautiful little Fables by Dr. Lang- 
home, which will be found scattered through 
these pages, have been deemed worthy of a 
new and embellished form. We have inter¬ 
spersed them with original ones of a similar 
character, and send them forth to the pub¬ 
lic as a new offering from the Goddess of 
Flowers. 
The Wisest and Best of beings drew les- 
sbns from the flowers. To whatever sources 
He went for moral truths, we surely may 
turn with a hope of improvement. God 
would not have given them such a variety 
of life and character, without a purpose of 
moral good to the beings for whom they 
were made. 
