Washington County News | 1918-12-26 | Page 7 | Another Leaf

MOTHER LEAF by HELEN M richardson within life s book another leaf is turned today we face a new and untried year its secrets and its purpose all no hand may lift the veil that hides from us success or failure and no feet save ours may tread our pathway do our several tasks we step into the new year s outstretched arms and wonder if with all her luring charms truer she 11 ll prove than one we leave behind what we have gained from wrestling with defeat mayhap will give us strength new foes to meet with greater courage come then storm and stress defeat and failure or oy magic spell to each or all the new year holds in store we reach our hands in welcome for we know our truest blessings from our failures grow and that our share of happiness will be what we acquire through self mastery farm journal