Chapters from life a tale of "our Baylor." Page: 60
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CHAPTER VI.
FLORA.
'He who hath led, will lead
All through the wilderness;
He who hath fed, will feed:
He who hath bessed, will bless: -
He who hath heard thy cry,
Will never close his ear;
He who hath marked thy faintest sigh,
Will not forget thy tear.
He loveth always, faileth never;
So rest on him, to-day, forever."
THE lonely cabin of a missionary on the
plains of Western Texas. A mother and
father with anxious, troubled brows bending
over a child that in a fit of anger has sobbed
itself to sleep on the floor.
"Flora, a flower," said the mother with a sigh.
"A wild flower of the West, indeed," said the
father echoing the sigh, " as prickly as the cacti
among which she has been raised."
"She is a strange child," continued the
mother. "Sometimes I fear we shall never
understand her. Her terrible temper and her
stubborn, sullen, silent disposition are features
to be dreaded. It is a fearful responsibility to
raise such a child for her influence will be felt
forever either for good or evil."
"We can but do our best," replied the father;
"and leave the rest with God."
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Cheaney, Winifred A. Chapters from life a tale of "our Baylor.", book, 1901; Belton, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth29407/m1/60/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Star of the Republic Museum.