Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-05-13

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Froa, tho Peoples Journal Of Health eoi ne fT
-.t: slnp dHA HAPPY HOME. ,.>aa'
Of y''5a"oaby Rolfn,r boyp, D, D. II. ID, l'''.'
There arc two words IN our language that
have power 70, thrill the soul--MorngE, and
Ho&Ht The man who has no happy home
TO which 70 retire from the glare and excite
tnent az public li!S, IS an object fpity, what
ever iaNY be his other adyantagcs. He may
liayc gane through all the rounds Of the arts
and stiehcss, and may have acquired unpre.
cearntca proficiency at every step of his pro.
gress; he may be able to sway lnulti,udcs
by the power Of his eloqucnce, and convince
them by a chain Of reasoning perfeQtin every
shining Ink; he may be endowed with wealth
and with honor, and be followed 10 the door
of his house with nations applause but if
lie has an unhappy home, he Is a miserable
man laW hIla on the contrary, itahome. be a
place Of love, aad smiles, and, tender sympa,
thy, it matters not how humble it mag be, il
VII form 4 sweet ftruge from the worlds
cages q brishtoasis In the desert oflifs' 20
9aSuch a man lnhy be called TO roam in other
lands ri lands famed in classic story. aud
where, nature puts, on her, most subjme, as
ptctsS he may look with rapture on scenes
IN which tic beautiful approaches the snb!
lime, orthe! sublime the beautiful !; tiia2 SKY
piereing mountain the lefty over hanging
clih,--the deep schaSln rpl9wed By, the. ava
lanche, or the old castle or cathedral gray
with the lapse Of centuries, lui5yn a,lztxcitc,
and please, and profit; but stiIl the heart will
turn, in its deep ycarnipgs, to the sweet. dis
tDt hEr, ha hast IL ~
tains. Other homes may open to him their
hospitablc doors, and bright eyes may look
kindly upon him, and pleasant voices bid
lini welcome tbnt to him there is no place
| so attractive Az his own dear home, and no
music so sweet as'the prattcof his little ones
at his own Gresidc. sA3 a53HaTh h. s.3lI
| We have lately seen tho brave soldier re.
turn to visit his home, after years spent amid
the carnage of. battle, AS the cars swept
round a curve, and brought him in s,ght D.
the dear Old Homestead, manly tears rolled
| down his weather-beaten face. And when
| in aicW moments the arms of mother and
sister were around his neck, and their warm
kisses upon his cheek, he was completely
GvtrpoHercd 1he man who had stood amid
the shower Of shot and shell unmovcd Who
had marched up to the cannon's mouth, or
taken part in tho deadly charge with the
Guinness OF q sublime courage, wceps aud
sobs like c.lila, uhatr the 6ulbu.st Of home
affection and heNe,, Influence. o#a7 '.''
A home can be made happy without the
appliances Of wealth and elegance, but not
without love and forbearancc There are
two kinds Of lovcin nature The union which
frns, makes whca it freezes things together
and the union Which FIRE makes when il fuses
! t',iuuS thu- In ~. 4
| lorent teppers and dispositions and wills,
thai, can only be united by tho holy tire OF
| love. This will mako every toll labor of
! love, and make them watch for eaci others
welfare with an affection 1thesinost tender
and sustaining. Itwib also teach the lesson
o. tolbearance; FOR, as :he poet has said
- "TRs Tbs kIn4ss: hn% ST. 9Ga harplsst pair ad m
| 81 And sonletidpg eyvyi day theyii e. . -lr
, - ply s4d p'.hGFS iPtgiye.'
! The influence Of cheerful piety is necdful
10 make n truly happy home Il twill sweet
en- LIES joys, and give strength TO bear its
sorrows. When prosperity smiles, IL win
preserve from pride and cxtrayag agance; and
when the dark clouds Of adversely lower
around the dwelling, It viii wipe the eye Of
sorrow, cheer the heart of sadness, and
brighten the btacknesi of dsspair. The in.
| iluence OF the family altar upon the children
will be felt alI the years Of their future life
. Wander as they may the world over, they
win thhiksof the halIo%ed scehcs Of family
worship; whoa the old!IInily Bbleltl,at lay
on the stand Was brought out, aud when, >,
tsKnceing doWnt To heaven Eternal Kine.I ...-
Tie Sa ut, the Father, aHi the Husband prays.r
Family government is ncedfil to make
happy home. 81 Family government lies at tic
foundation Of all earthly government, and
none can be iit TO govern othersw have not
first learned 70 obey Anything without u
head must be a monster; and the family
that has no controlling governmental head
soon comes to destruction. Spoiled and fool.
shly iadulged children soon heeome disobe.
dent and ungrateiul and break the fond
hearts that loved In the strong language OF
Paul. they become . murderers of fathers
and mothers ] am afraid there is some
reason for tho Sarcasm Of the Old minister,
who, when askeaif he thought therewas MS
much family government now as in his
younger .days,replied, that he thought there
was, with this difference that in his young
day the old people governed, BUT no the
yeung people did most of the governing 81
taught him tDe lesson OF obedience, : said the
noLlcr OF Washington, when asked how she
trained her, noble son. -" | know him that
.he'wili con,haa2 his household" said God,
in approval ofAbrahan. There must be the
upion Of tirmness aud losc.z .lgr1 sEa1ag 81
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TIE following we end in the Muscatinc
.fournaI,y which wo submit to ours anxious
reaaers af;r The Other Half fnl7wlhout CON-
inents qiai s5Haa ,Insssygus sIG . o' e -
Mn. LocAL:--As you attribute your mis-.
cradle failure to make an interg sting paper
to your worthless scissors, I take the liberty
Of sending you Que blade Of an excellent
pair once possessed, trusting to your well
known sbrewdness to supply il with fellow.
And this reminds me that you are like the
enclosed, a lonely blade. ploddins through
life's duh patiPvay alone. Why don't you
get married (? You can no more expect to