The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-04-30
Tyic Grandchildren are Coming

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Tsic Grandchildren are Coming.
After all-what is the use? We set up
our house, and one by one children fly in
to it, like birds out of some foreign wood
into 4 cage-one, two, three. four and
more. With each one comes also cry;
and that Is the Keynote to which hun
dred sorrows add their voices and gradual
IL swell in that strange chorus which men
cal human life For each child there is 10
be fringe OF care on The edge of every
day. Each child brings burdens AMI anx,-
c,ieS Tears IN their eyes are but har5in-
gers OF many more IN ihe eyes al who love
them, To shape them from infancy to
goodness. to teach their hands, to drill
their heads, to repair their mistakes, and
secure their firm footing in an honorable
manioOI, who can measure the thought,
the feeling. the endeavorsy Aud. then,
W hen the long task is done. is there no
compensation Or do they not, one by
one, d, tacll themselves. and, ike comely
frnit, faii from Tie bcush On which they
grew, leaving it bare and empty?
The daughter Us: as she began TO be 8
full compa nion--;o reray all the labor of
ler tiainin. is saatched away by s0lnu
one who has known hes fewer weeks than
! The parents have years. She goes. The
house is en'liv of her. Her rooms. her
drawers. her books and school tasks. iondly
preserved. carry sadness 20 the mothers
heart every time they are looked upon. The
! boys, alGpst before you dream they have
ceased TO be boys. come ask:Lg the fatler S
blessing on a new conner BY the lime
TIA; father cnl mother are conscious cf
:ge anu infrmity, the whole brood is scat
tered and gore. The old house is solitary.
II used to he siraig!ltenca for room when
a. the children were at home; but now
there Is room roa much. 1t used "a be un-
quiet a;d noisy. but now one might dose
'ii the day for I'll the noise hat is made.
Oniy the iigc Swapping ont suddenly. or
the drow>y old clock ticking behind the
door, or IA kitten mewias 70 get IN or our,
or Il sqncaking mouse or rat make any su-
dibIe npi>c Whea chllien are all home.
Il man is like Norway sprace. whose well
grown branches, beginning from The l,vtl
of The er aund. ri>e up in re il c; pyra-
mid. shaping The tree to exquisite propor-
tons. But each child married is boaeh
! loTpeo. oft. leaving wide space, until the
parent trunk is finally trimmed IN ike a
shaft. and all the veidure left cliugs t. Tie
tcn,
In European communities, the children
oficn marry and settle down around their
chilihroi home. Bat this is rare IN Amer
iea The endless circulation that is going
on sweeps away the children; and TO be
married is a!m's st Synonymous with going
away from home.
All this. Mr. Bonner. describes state
of mind last wtct. Il is vory different
now Word has come ;hat the grandchil-
dren ere coming home. Coming home?
What, both the children, an their moth
er, for good long visit? Bless their lit
tie hearts let them come. There's nothing
in this house too good for them. Now,
then, we shall / ave a household once
more. Children are the flowers which
God sends down from he-ven 10 enliven
and cheer this life. " hat WAS saving
little While back. about the care AMI anxi-
cry aud pain, and II uh!e If Grinliag
them mp, Siuf-merc stuff. Mr Bonner,
| assure YOU. Don'i believe Il ri of il.
/ [ was surely in a dream. l. was half
night-mare. | am awake n,w and 90 A.
sure ynu that he who Is fl 10 have aud 10
rear children. will see ten. yes hundred
Joys Ia every sorrow: ana the sunshine
lot their smiles viii turn into rainbows ev-
cry tear which they she'd or cause TO be
shed.
If there IS anything in this worli that
pays as it gees along. il Is taking care Of
children Raising wild flowers Is all very
we'll. Bat f. vers have in them n, mis-
chief. tkcy behave to well. they lack hu-
man nature. they need the irridescent
qualities OF disposition ,hat flash from ev-
cry surface %. 4 ei.ld's life. Children a
trouble? 20 they pout? fret disobey
and 20 wrong? nou'i you wish your AS.
ters aud h"leysnchles would show as much
iifey What wuuid you give TO have a
singing v,ae or flower iha, could learn TO
say is prayers:
/ Why trouble in the nursery is a rar.
cnt'- pasiin.c. Ii one don't be ieve IL let
him oe left Tor awhile without children.
He Will soon he glad 10 hear that tho
grandchildren arc coming homel
Vel. We must get ready for them.
&c; the drawers be filed with candy.
Get ont the CRIB, and rut up the dear li,-
tie barrow bel again.
Now shall we be walked up in tn morn.
ing by chubby rogue climbing up on he
bed, aud playing tricks with my eyes and
nose Then Will eoine The troopihg down
% breakfast anc ali the table ANTICS
then we will 90 mp to family lrayer-and
what iime = nse children will make of il
Children are not naturally worshippers.
But how patient vii We be, N,thin~
shall fret u. Already We are more r,l.us,
and shall let out the buckle of our rirdle
Que or two holes. In short. the ,rand.
children are coming; and. in bringing
themselves hack TO Us, they b,iuy i,acl
The childhood Of their parents too. and
hr'n MS back to oul eves.- Een.y va, 4
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