SUNSHINE IN THE HEART.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 294, 29 August 1888, Page 7

SUNSHINE IN THE HEART.

HowVrightly the sun's* dazzling splendour falls down, As the clotuls drift apart in 'their flight, Submerging each prospect of country and town In rivers of radiant light. We welcome its golden-tipped arrows, that foil To welcome us the day lias begun, And sighs as, it sinks 'nenth its lainbowhnecl pill!, When day n\ ith its labour is done. But fairer than all in this beautiful realm, With its tieasures of nature or art, Ig the heaven-born light, that no cares can o'erwhelm, The sunahino that dwells in Ihe heart ; That brightens the eye with its magical beams, And curvos the led lip? in a smile, Dispelling life's clouds, as it sparkles M:d gleams, Unconcioua of envy or guile ; The world-hardened cynic, forgetting to sneer, Unbends in the warmth of its rays, And lofty and lowly, the peasant and peer, All yield to the sceptre it sways. It shines o'er the flotsam of life's stoimy deepj tt gladdens the homes of the poor, And laughs at Adversity's efforts to keep The Angel of Hope from the door. Then foster its growth, 'tis a blersing more great, Than riches or fame can impait ; Contentment and peace on your footsteps will wait, If sunshine abides in the heart.

In South Australia the Government revenue fiom forest plantations this year is £11,000, the expenditure £7500, and the profit £3500. The department has planted a million trees, woith ot least 10s each fifteen years hence. As an illustration of -what has been done, the conservator says that if required he could go to one plantation made only eleven years ago, and cut timber, the sale of which would realise £15,000, and all it cost the Government was £300 for labour in planting ; and in five or ten years longer lie estimates that the trees will be worth double that sum. There are 300 men employed by the department in raising trees, planting them, -cutting timber, &c. An old Scotch lady was toH that her minister used notes ; she disbelieved it. Said one '* Go into the gallery and see." "She did so and saw the written sermon. After the luckless preacher had concluded liis leading on the last page, he said : " But I will not enlarge." The old woman Galled oivt from hei lofty position .* "Ye canna, ye car.na, for yonr papers give ootT A very significent warning to local bodies is contained in the experience of the Manataw u Roml Board. That body was cast in heavy damages at the suit of :a gentleman mimed Giant. The funds \vr>re not sufficient to meet the demand, I and a " receivei" lias been appointed under the statute fo T th.it purpose piovided. It is estimated that it will tike four years' 1 Income finm "the on Unary witos to cover .Mr Grant's jndument and costs. This must be " ,n\ fully" cheei fnl for the r.itepa\ers who require to have roads made -and mended.