The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-06
The Atmosphere at Home.

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phere of homes" remarked friend to me a
few days since.
eyes, indeed" said I; and memory
brought to view a grand and stately city
home, fair in its architectural proportions
'as poets Dream and superbly adorned
with all that taste could suggest and wealth
supply. Truly, this is place where happi.
ness must love to linger, II sPlendor has any
power to attract it. But we shall see.
As you ascend the broad eteps q chill
creeps slowly over the hesr,, that you can
but hope an inner view will dispel. Yet as
you traverse lofty, richly decorated rooms,
the feeling increases in spite of you. The
subdued light seems gloomy. Can it be,
that amidst this rare collection of the beau
tiful, comfort has been forgotten But still
you wander on, hoping to find the cosy spo,
where the Lares and Penates OF the house
hold cluster. A quiet place adorned with
Pictures, aud busts, and books, and flowers, p.
And light hearth where may sit for hours,
| And fecl the minutes in their rapid fight,
| Yet never think to count them as they 60,
| The mind In converse sweet beguiled SO.
Alas J. tits vain search; tits as cold as
the marble slabs that adorn it. There's q
conservatory graced with the rarest Of
! plants, snd birds carol there amid its fro.
grant blossoms, and waters splash in the
tiny fountain; but it's all show, and affords
no pleasure to possessors; indeed, they
know but little enjoyment. The husband,
wholly absorbed through the day in business,
returns home weary and harrassed with care,
and vents his i'll humor upon those whom he
is bound to love and cherish; while the wife
and daughters are rendered too irritable and
restless, by a round of gayety and dissipa'
ton, TO ever settle down to quiet home
pleasures. So there is constant pickering
and contention, and hearts ache sadly be
meath velvets and jewels; but smiles have
marked grief laden hearts this many year;
SO what does it matter il people only fancy
them happy! There's no family altar there,
no sweet incense arising from grateful
hearts to the Giver of every good gift; liv.
ing for the world is the aim OF their exist.
ence.
But now step from the shadow OF this
gorgeous home. know you have feeling
of relief to be once more in the open and
sunny street thanking a kind Providence
that your lot has not been cast there. Then
come with me once more--this time away
| from the noisy bustling streets of the crowd.
ed city, to an humble home, nestled in among
green hills and gay pastures, dotted over
with nodding daisies and buttercups. There
! is something in the very air Of the place
that attracts you; it wears that cheerful face
that does the heart good; sunshine seems to
Inger lovingly in every fold of the curtains,
and dances and frolics upon the wall in very
gadness; there is odor without stiffness,
the beautiful and useful are combined in q
way that is easier seen and felt than des
cribed.
The furnishing, evidently, was not the
work of an upholster. There are pictures
upon the wall, easy chairs, and lounges, all
home. made, while true feminine taste and
ingenuity are displayed everywhere. These
are the little odornments that serve to make
any place seem homelike. But there's no.
thing there too good to use. Happy chill
dren trip over the neat carpets and climb
the cushioned chairs unchecked; and when
the welcome sound Of "Pap is coming"
rings through the house, there's the swift
patter Of little feet, and merry sound oI
laughter as they rush to meet him and make
ready the slippers and the easy.chair. Here
the husband is strengthened for another
DAVIS toll, and the mother nerved for her
duly round Of duties, by the blessed con-
sciousness of making others happy. Ant
when the dark days come, as they come &c
all, there's something to meet the strain be
sides the fmsy vanites Of life. There's q
strong arm upon which to lean, and trus
in a Heavenly Fathers guidance, knowing
that he leadeth US in a way that we know
not.
Thus one sunshiny heart will diffuse it:
brightness through whole home, making
the loneliest spot pleasant, and the homeli
est dear. Then envy not the rich, you tha
have humble homes, and are sometimes
weary, and long for recreation and some o.
the luxuries that others enjoy; remember
that "elegaut leisure" is often but another
name for "splendid misery" "Content
ment, with godliness, Is great gain"
GTA few days since, 10 Western n
court, the following incident took place
The lawyers inside the bar were very
noisy, holding loud conversation, SO that th'
evidence Of witnesses could scarcely be
heard. The deputy sheriff raped on thu
desk with a knife of ponderous handle
Still the noise was undated. After a pause
he again raped for order, but the loaferf
chartered on. The deputy sheriff az ail