The Home Circle by Sel.

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Mar 5, 1885

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 11, No. 10.

The Home Circle.

By Sel.

CONTENTMENT.

No need for envy in this life, No cause for quarreling and strife; The young and old, the rich and poor, Have each their trials to endure, And every lot its share of joy— Some gold as well as some alloy.

Though some may have large share of wealth, And others only ruddy health, Perchance if we the heart might read, We'd find the poor man rich indeed, And his rich brother very poor In every source of pleasure pure.

We cannot see the hidden life, Or know what troubles may be rife, Or grief within the soul find place, Masked to the world by smiling face; And we need no one's burdens bear, Except our own allotted share. —Sel.