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J^iday, December 4, 1959
THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NflW BERN, N. C.
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“What shall I render to the
Lord for air his bounty to me? I
will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the Lord.
I will pay my vows to the Lord in
the presence of all his people.”—
Ps. 116:12-14.
During the winter months plant
day lilies for beautiful colors in
the spring. Many pretty ones are
Queen of Dallas, J. T. Russell,
Russell’s Minuet, Skylark, Rose
Beauty, Vigilante, and Purple Wa
ters. These" are some of the cheap
er ones.
Don’t forget to plant foxglove,
columbine and sweet william seed
now if you didn’t do it in July and
August. '
Gather all cones, leaves and
branches to be painted for Christ
mas. Allow plenty of time to dry
KEHOE
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for decorations.
Keep all Christmas shrubbery
for gifts well watered before pack
ing or wrapping.
If you have more time than mon
ey, plant evergreen seedlings for
privacy, shelter and wind breaks.
They will grow into trees'in a few
years. Some of the seedlings are
spruce, cedars, arbor vitae, fir,
Scotch pine, pine and many others.
Soak roots before placing in a
garden or rooting bed. Keep in a
bed or row for two years before
placing where you want them to
grow. Protect in winter and suim
mer and keep well cultivated and
watered in dry and hot weather.
Heel all trees and shrubs in that
can’t be transplanted as soon as
you purchase them.
If you want a garden of unsual
or beautiful colors this year for
border edging, plant sedum, rosy
carpet, sedum fire glow, dianthus,
Irene, campenula and blue carpet.
Jackson and Perkins has four
'new roses for this year. The new
ones are Pink Duchess, Tanya,
Sterling Silver and Kordes Perfec
ts.
Plant marconi fringed daisy and
artemisia silver mound for grey
or white for the border.
When The Frost Is On The Funkin'
The husky, rusty, russel of the ,
tassels of the corn.
And the raspin of the tangled
leaves, as golden as the morn;
The stubble in the furries—the
kind of lonesome-like; but
still
A ‘preachin’ sermon to us of the
barns they growed to fill;
The strav/-stack in the medder, and
the reaper in'the shed;
The bosses in their stalls below,
the clover overhead—
Oh, it sets my hart a clickin’ like
the tikin’ of a clock.
When the frost is on the punkin’
and fodder’s in the shock.
Then your apples all is gathered,
but the ones a fellow keeps ,
Is poured around the cellar-floor
in red and yellow heaps;
And your cider-makin’s over, and
your wimmen-folks is through
With their minse and apple
butter, and theyr souse and
sausage, too!
I don’t know how to tell it—but if
such a thing could be
As- the angels wantin’ boardin’,
and they’d call around on me,
I’d want to ’commodate ’em—all
the whole—inducin’ flock.
When the frost is on the punkin’
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—James Whitcomb Riley
MIRROR
MEDITATION
It was her 20th birthday. I went
upstairs to her bedroom. A lovely
little world that was her own. To
spend an hour there, one could al
most write the story of her life.
Or know her loves, her whims, her
every characteristic.
As I looked about, I too relived
so many beautiful and treasured
memories of my life. The thrill and
pride of a first born. When at first
I held, a bunting in itiy arrtis. Her
first awareness, her first smile.
Her first words, her first steps.
Her dolls, her pets. Her first Sun
day school class—first _ day at
school. The adventures of child
hood — a young lady — and now
Hanging upon the walls, her own
mementos, her accomplishments—
her ambitions—pictures of friends
and happiness. Hundreds of keep
sakes displayed about. They tell a
story—her life.
Now she is away. Another year,
college will be over, and she will
be testing wings of her own. There
were many times as a parent I felt
so inadequate, so insecure. That I
did not measure up.. Sometimes I
wondered if those close to me were
aware of my fears and frustrations.
There were so many plans and
things I wanted to do—^but the
years had quickly passed them by.
Her time for us grows shorter
with each visit. Her interests point
toward a new life. Her dreams be
yond the comforts of home. Has
she turned away, or forgotten? We
have tried to hold her close, be
cause she is still our child. She
seems so innocent, and pure to
turn loose in such an uneasy world.
With heavy heart I turned to
walk away, and tucked beneath a
mirror bracket I found my answer.
Pinned by her own sweet hand on
a small slip of paper were these
words. I read them through the
tears.
“I took the Golden days with
eager trembling fingers, and stay
ed my heart. They shall not pass, I
said, and held them close.
Nay child, a voice made gentle
answer. All days must pass, as dew
before the rising sun.
Uncurl thy fingers, let them go.
In slow uncounted moments. Days
are but a prelude, a prelude to
forever.” _
The pangs of pride surged
through my chest—and I knew.
We need not fear. With daily pray
er we wish her luck and hope to
remain worthy of her love and
trust—always.
—Emmitt L. Brinson.
(Editor’s Note: We consider this
one of the most beautiful pieces of
writing ever carried by The Mirror
or any other newspaper.)
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We can learn a lot from our
children, and the kids next door or
around the corner. Writers through
the ages have discovered as much,
and with their creative genius were
able to express it in words.
NW Bern parents could do worse
than hearken to their gems of wis
dom. It might increase your pa
tience, and enhance your apprecia
tion of the child that God gave you
to bless your home.
Joubert wisely said that children
have more need of models than of
critics. His observation, made quite
a long time ago, still applies today.
Horace Mann added this word of
caution—“In trying to teach chil
dren a great deal in a short time,
they are treated not as though the
race they were to run was for life,
but simply a three-mile beat.”
Fenelon put It this way: “Chil
dren are very nice observers, and
they will often perceive your
slightest defects. In general, those
who govern children forgive noth
ing in them, but everything in
themselves.”
Don’t, as some parents do, be
come overly concerned because
your child spends much of his wak
ing hours in a world of make be
lieve. Oliver Wendell Holmes rec
ognized this aspect of juvenile be
havior when he said, “One of the
greatest pleasures of childhood is
found in the mysteries which it
hides from the skepticism of the
elders, and works up into small
mythologies of its own.”
All of us have marveled at the
look in a child’s eyes, and it has
ever been thus. Norton, describing
it, -wrote “A child’s eyes, those
clear wells of undefiled thought—
what on earth can be more beauti
ful? Full of hope, love and curiosi
ty, they meet your own. In prayer,
how earnest; in joy, how sparUing;
in sympathy, how tenderl The man
who never tried the companion
ship of a little child has carelessly
passed by one of the great pleas
ures of life, as one passes a rare
flower without plucking it or know
ing its value.”
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