And they replied, "While the rivers run and the sun shines, we will live in peace with the children of William Penn."
It has been said that this is the only treaty never sworn to and never broken.
William Penn lived to see his enterprise achieve a grand success. Philadelphia had grown to be a city of no small dimensions and no little importance. The colony had grown to be a strong, self-supporting State, capable of self-government.
"I will found a free colony for all mankind," said William Penn. Were these the words of a great man?
Unswerving integrity, undaunted courage, adherence to duty, and devotion to the service of God—are these the characteristics of a great man? Then William Penn may well be placed in our Alphabet of Great Men.
Faye Huntington.
MY GIFT.
ARBUTUS SENDS GREETING TO PANSY.
A GIFT she held from the Father;
It was pansies fresh with dew;
Sweet messengers of Heaven,
They bear a blessing true.
But her hand too lightly clasped,
And could not hold them all,
So to the ground unheeded,
She let the fairest fall.
The uplifted lips of the flower
Did not mutely plead in vain;
From the dust the blossom I raised,
And gave to the owner again.
Sweet Pansy's robe is purple,
Her crown of the purest gold;
All hearts who know, enthrone her,
All love her who behold.
But I'll away to the forest,
And seek my treasures there;
'Tis there Arbutus hideth,
Her blossoms I may wear.
This is my gift from the Father,
Arbutus buds are mine;
I'll sing their modest beauty,
In them read Heaven's design.
And I will bear to the Giver
The fragrance and the song
That fills my life with blessing—
To Him my blooms belong.
Rockville, Mass. With love of Arbutus.