BRIGHTEN UP.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11254, 7 December 1914, Page 4

BRIGHTEN UP.

The - way to start the clean-up is to push it right along; Get yon shoulder underneath it with a little bit of song; Wherever there is ground space, string a little glory vine, Rub a littlo bit of laughter on each day and make it shine; Call a waggon for the rubbish; cart away the stuff that's mean; Drop the old days back behind you, start the new days sweet and clean; Decorate the world with loving, as you journey down the way; Have a smile for the to-morrow, fling a laugh to yesterday.

Have a little flower garden, and a roso tree by your door; Let the sun come in and scatter yellow gold across the floor; Keep your lawn trimmed, and have posts shining with the morning dew, By the walk or in the garden plant a camphor tree or two; Take a stroll about your garden every morning in the spring, Watching _ how your shrubs are growing, listening to the mocker sing, Seeing jewelled dew-drops lying in each blossom's lif ted cup; Keep your eyes alert to always eee where you can brighten up. If you haven't any garden, you cam dig, and plant, and hoe,If you haven't any place at all to start a tree to grow, Then you can give attention to just pushing things along, With a little bit of laughter, and a little bit of song. With a little bit of loving, as you journey through the town, With a little bit of helping for the brother that is down. With a glad squeeze for the babies and a kind word to the pup; There are none so poor and lowly that they can't help brighten up. —Judd Mortimer Lewis.