A "LITTLE PHILOSOPHER
I saw a little lass of four One chilly winter day. •-.; She stood before ; Bright as the snn In May. : : "Oh! see my f'owers!" was her or, S As down the. path she sped. "How did you find them. dear!"ol_Il "I looked for them," she Bili A few small violets she held, Tied with a common string, But in her dancing eyes there weHe. The budding joys of spring. What she was looking for she font As older people do— -"Sot murky skies and sodden grow-, But violets' soft bine. , A true philosopher was she, TVho clearly understood We find the things we strivfe to set, Whther tbe bad or good. So let us, as through life we go, Take the wee lass' view, And seek the paths where flowers {!H The beautiful and true.
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Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 170, 19 July 1924, Page 22
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