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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Apr 9, 1885

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 11, No. 15.

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The Home Circle.

A PLAIN MAN'S PHILOSOPHY.

"A GLOOMY WORLD," says neighbor Black, "Where clouds of dreary dun, In masses rolled, the sky enfold, And blot the noonday sun!" "Ay, so it is," says neighbor White, "But haply you and I Might shed a ray to cheer the way— Come, neighbor, let us try."
"A vale of tears," says neighbor Black, A vale of weary breath, Of soul-wrung sighs and hopeless eyes, From birth to early death!" "Ay, so it is," says neighbor White, "But haply you and I, Just there and here, might dry a tear— Come, neighbor, let us try."
"A wilderness," says neighbor Black, "A desert, waste and wide, Where rank weeds choke, and ravens croak, And noisome reptiles hide!" "Ay, so it is," says neighbor White, "But haply you and I Might clear the ground our homes around, Come, neighbor, let us try." —Sel.