The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-06-03

THr rowrR II WoRbs.--Thero
Is a pasage ia the Rsbls which teach.
e that Whist comes out 81 ihs mouth
L q great deal more FINN isnt than
uhai goes IN aud az ars ioA IA tho
same book that Il Is hegteT 10 ipa npon
very plain foo3 uilh sloge tba lepe u..
than 70 feed upoa mxets ihr, arr
given with unt ind words Now ! te.
licsc that almost an hrothers and ss-
tcrs almost all parents ard children
howe one another Bm Ia some Cam.
lie' they thiok ii i very silly 20 say
anything about il, and you might pass
a week with them and never hear
single afecti0uate word. They never
say to each other, Il love you" Or
"that Is right, dear" o. eyou are
good boy They do no, ike 10 sav
"thank you il They can help It, aud
| il you were to ask them why they
act thus, they would say, "What il the
use OF always saying soft things i---
My frieads know that love them.
when things are all right | have moth.
ing 70 say when they are wrong il
viii be soon enough ts speak Now
you children do not believe this. lou
arc very fond OF kind words. You
ike 70 be reminded Of all the pleasant
things II You have beautiful eyes
and a homely nose, you win Ike much
better to hear your mother say, 'fherc
comes my bright eyed litlle girl" Than
TO hear her always greeting you with.
"Good morning, Miss snubnose"--
Both expressions have truth iu them,
but one is pleasant truth and tho
other is not.
Now in order to make each other
happy, we must keep the pleasant
truths always in sight If wo feel
kindly towards any one, we should
show il by our conduct, 80 that there
can be no mistake about II. There
are some parents that work very hard
for their children aud buy ihem many
things when they have not money
enough to be comfortable tbem.elves,
and yet would almost choke if they
tried 10 say the words "Thank you, my
son; you are n great comfort TO me-
And there arc some children who can.
not remember that they ever received
a kiss or word Of endcarment from
either Of their parents. Children new
er like this neglect, and yet they often
behave in just the same way them
selves. Some children are always
teazing their brothers and sisters, aud
saying provoking things that will be
sure to vex them. They only mean
to make them a little uncomfortable
not much, only a little. Some chill
dren never thank their parents for
any kindness they never say, "Moth-
er, does your head ache Z" They new
er ask if there is any little favor that
they can do. They have the habit Of
never saying any kind words, and
they would feel ashamed 70 begin.
They ought 10 be ashamed 10 have
waited 50 long.
The world il full Of kindness tliat
never was spoken, and that Is not
much better than no kindness al ALL
The fuel in the stove makes the room
warm, but there are great piles Of fall
len trees lying among rocks and on
the tops Of hills, where nobody can
get them; these do not make anybody
warm. You might freeze TO death
for want of wood in plain sight Of all
these fallen trees, if you had no means
Of getting the wood home and making
fire with it. Just 90 ia family.
love 10 what makes the parents and
children, the brothers and sisters hap.
py; but IL they take care never TO say
word about il, il they keep il pro-
found secret, as il il we're a crime,
they will not be much happier than II
there was not any love among tlsm
the house will seem cold even IN sum
mer, and If you live there you will en-
~ the dog, when any one calls him
"poor fcllow."-.Sprinqfed Rpabd-
can.