My Troubles Are Over, And I Am

Why Don't They Cut Their Own Children's Ears Into Points To Make Them Look Sharp? Why Don't They Cut Off Their Noses To Make Them Look Plucky? One Would Be Just As Sensible As The Other. What Right Have They To Torment And Disfigure God's Creatures?

Now I Say That With Cruelty And Oppression It Is Everybody's Business To Interfere When They See It.

It Is Good People Who Make Good Places

There Is No Religion Without Love, And People May Talk As Much As They Like About Their Religion, But If It Does Not Teach Them To Be Good And Kind To Man And Beast, It Is All A Sham.

The First Place That I Can Well Remember Was A Large Pleasant Meadow With A Pond Clear Water In It. Some Shady Trees Leaned Over It, And Rushes And Water-lilies Grew At The Deep End.