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Show What a Woodpile Indicates. What a satisfaction it is to see a generous, gen-erous, whole souled woodpile I It gives one a better opinion of the world and brings up a rich flood of memories and associations. One has no need to be told that the owner is the father of half a dozen boys and girls, and that the neighbors like to gather under his roof during the long winter evenings, when the snow and wind outside but emphasize empha-size the warmth and cheer within. One ha3 no need to call on the imagination imag-ination to see the great pile of extra logs in the corner, waiting their turn at the fiery carnival, dancing and glowing glow-ing in the fireplace, or the half circle of merry story tellers gathered about the hearth, eating apples and cracking nuts and exchanging experiences of farming and hunting with each other. What an open, large hearted hospital ity such profusion of wood suggests! It never occurs to one that the owner may be niggardly or churlish. Such a pile of wood can only belong to a man whose heart is large enough to take in the whole neighborhood. But what a contrast is the woodpile across the way! a few sticks that even the house dog refuses to sleep behind. No wonder the boys are thin and sickly sick-ly and the girls weak and discontented. One can scarcely imagine a smile, or a bit of laughter, or a jest passing through a door that overlooks such a pile. Don-ahoe's Don-ahoe's Magazine. |
