Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-08-24
From the Green Mountain Freeman.
THE FAMILY CIRCLE.

What beautiful sight is we'll ordered
family. II there is a paradise on earth, SUI
rely, it seems to me it must be in the bosom
is gu. Heavenly Father in constituting the
family relation ust as it is. No social enjoy
ment, in my opinion, can be found in any
other place, that can bear any comparison
10 what may be realised in that family where
all its members are ac,uated by the law of
kindness. Here is an epiome Of heaven
Each one is doing his utmost TO make the
rest happy; and love and peace reign in
every breast. The parents love their chill
tren, and do all they can for their comfort,
improvement and highest good every way
and the children in return love, respect and
obey their parents in all things and do their
utmost TO realise the lulfllment of their
hopes in every respect.
At home, around the family circle, there
is no restraint, no concealment of the real
disposition, no assuming, for the time being,
pleasant countenance and agreeable man
ner where the heart is not enlisted, as is
often the case in strange company, but
every action springs from the spontaneous
promptings of the heart, and is the index if
its real character. To know the character
of an individual, you want to see him at
home, where he acts without disguise. If
here he is kind. gentle, adectionae, polite
and obliging. in all his actions, you need no,
fear to trust him in any situation in life.
abroad
love to visit family where love reigns.
1tdoes me good in every respect. well
remember, and never shall forget, the hap
piness tina. ! enjoyed, and the real benefit
that ! received, in visiting certain family,
while ] was pursuing my College studies
took delight in visiting several families,
bu. one house was my favori,e place of re-
sort, especially if my studies had perplexed
me, or anything had ,ranspired to discom-
pose my mind, or in any way irrita,e my
feelings; this was the house Of a widow
lady who had five most lovely children. |
think ] never witnessed in any other family
such perfect government. The slightest in
dica,ion of the wish of the mother, was law
with the children. This power she had
gained not by accident, but by the most ju-
dicious training of each of her children from
infancy. She possessed much decision of
character and never swerved from her pur-
pose to yield to the selfish desire Of one Of
her offspring, and they understood her char
acier. But kindness and love lowered above
everything else; and all felt it and imbbed
the same disposition. Having los, her adj
wiser, she made her childfen her confiden-
tails, and frequently asked advice of them,
even the youngest. Of six years of age. This
increased their confidence in her; and like
wise induced in them habits of reflection,
investigation and foresight, so that they
manifested an independence Of mind and de-
cision Of character and jud cement far above
most children of their ages.
To spend an evening with them and wit
ness their pollteness toward one another,
their obedience, their love and tenderness,
their order and decorum in every respect,
would so soolhe, calm down and mellow
my feelings, that would return 10 my study
refreshed, strengthened in my purpose to
act Away on the law of love, happy in soul,
and prepared to enter again with vigor, up
on my College duties.
Why may not every family circle be as
lovely as this one? They would be so if
each member would be acluaed, in all
things, only by love. The Earring and con-
tention so often witnessed in families, would
all cease, should the law of kindness be-
come the rule which each one would obey !;
and every family then would be little hea-
ven.