The Home Circle | AdventAI

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jun 25, 1885

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 11, No. 25.

The Home Circle.

SUPPOSE.

SUPPOSE, my little lady, Your doll should break its head, Could you make it whole by crying Till your eyes and nose were red? And wouldn't it be pleasanter To treat it as a joke; And say you're glad 'twas dolly's And not your head that broke?

Suppose you're dressed for walking, And the rain comes pouring down, Will it clear off any sooner Because you scold and frown? And wouldn't it be nicer For you to smile than pout, And to make sunshine in the house Where there is none without?

Suppose your task, my little man, Is very hard to get, Will it make it any easier For you to sit and fret? And wouldn't it be wiser Than waiting like a dunce, To go to work in earnest And learn the thing at once?

Suppose that some boys have a horse, And some a coach and pair, Will it tire you less while walking To say, "It isn't fair"? And would it not be nobler To keep your temper sweet, And in your heart be thankful You can walk upon your feet?

Suppose the world don't please you, Nor the way some people do, Do you think the whole arrangement Will be altered just for you? And is it not, my boy or girl, The wisest, bravest plan, Whatever comes, or doesn't come, To do the best you can? —Selected