THE GREATEST THING ON EARTH.
All must acknowledge that the greatest thing on earth is a little child. The fond parent is more than a millionaire, for the offer of a million would. be refused with scorn by every parent worthy of the name.
With what wondrous love the true parent sees in the baby features the tiny prophecy of future possibilities-possibilities that are at once terrible and inspiring in their consequences!
The helpless little child awakens the earnest sympathy of the coldest heart. Yes, the hardest heart is melted, and the most selfish soul is warmed into new life by the contemplation of a little child. Gaze on the innocent face, as yet not touched by the careproducing hand of time! Contemplate the helpless body, which must develop powers that will enable it to fight life's battle!
The icy-hearted, unsympathetic cynic may smile, but the solicitous parent dare scarcely think of the weary way that the little feet must tread. Then wonder not that all, save the unnatural parent, shudder when they think of the dangers which must be avoided at every turn; of the chasms and pitfalls