The True Glory of a Nation.

The True Glory of a Nation -

The true glory of a nation is in the living temple of a

loyal, industrious and upright people. The busy click of

machinery, the merry ring of the anvil, the lowing of

peaceful herds and the song of the harvest-home are

sweeter music than the peans of departed glory or songs

of triumph in war. The vine-clad cottage of the hill-

side, the cabin of the woodsman and the rural home of

the farmer are the true citadels of any country. There

is a dignity in honest toil which belongs not to the dis-

play of wealth or the luxury of fashion: The man who

drives the plow or swings his ax in the forest or with

cunning fingers plies the tools of his craft is as truly the -

servant of his country as the statesman in the Senate or

the soldier in battle. —H. B. WuippLe.