The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-09-24

to believe ,algood that has been done |
constitute imp portsnt elements /
in the character Of every man Yhi9o is
of;use to the world. We want mo |
wailing and mpering abeut the abb
senee of happiness, but a sturdy de- |
termination to abate misery y nipple. |
KITCHEN COMFORTS.
We accepted q polite invitation ffom
a friend in, the country, not long since
to spend night at his farmhouse 1t
was a stormy day-the wind, was
'keeniy sharp, and 4 light snow, which
ffiiied the air; was whffled upon US in
irregular showers. chilled to the
bone, We We looked d forward eagerly to
the blazing fire on the vide hearth in
the ample farm-hoGses, and indulged
pleasing "reminiscences Of days gone,
when It was often our privilege to
meet merry children at a Farmers
fireside, where hearty sport was en-
Outraged, where We used to look for
big apples and nuts, an capacious
mugs of cider, and huge cakes. +
1t made no difference to us then, if
tha kitchen was the place where the
old folks sat, and where company
received; it was our playhouse, and
we were occupied in joyous sport.
But, as we grew older, we thought it
strange that the independent farmer
bdidnot have more books and pictures
in his house, and did not oceupy with
his family, more Z frequently, some
other room than the kitchen ) for his
house was large and had many apart
| ments.I -a-as44C= hsaaffGsa 2 sad
Thus occupying ourself with recol-
/ blections of the past and hopes for the
future, we spurred our horse forward,
but it was night-falb before man or
beast was Hospitality cared for, and
then, did we sit down before that roar
ling fire, whichhad been blazing before
us all day?' Notat all,-Iwei had for
gotten modern improvements, and the
price of,wood. oAmammoth cooking
stove stood on the hearth, and though
it warmed the kitchen thoroughly it
failed to throWl over it that cheerful
glow which lwas impaired from, and
that social sentiment which gathered
around, the old fashioned freside.
Surely, thought We, man who owns
one hundred acres oflland worth one
hundred dollars AN acre, who has a
splendid house well Furnished, y who
has q barn we'll filled, and money in
| the, bank, doesnot make his kitchen,
/ with its cherries aspect and itsicom-
mon place associations, the family
home. But it was SO. In that farm
lYer's house, but one newspaper was re-
/ cieyed-it had no pictures8-no mpssic- Ill pFllsi
I al Instruments. Except, ON, Sunday
when the minister cams, or when the
farmers daughter had company, the
kitchen was the onlyroom inthe house
where fire was; built, and there the
| family sat silent, not sad, but not Joy
GUS, during. all the long winter eye
nings. /.
we had noreason tocomp1ain. We
were treated most hospitably. Ger
tainly the kitchen was good enough
for us, but it was not good enough for
the farmers family He estimated
the value of corn and wheat and cattle
more carfully than he did the value of
elevating home associations His
! girls said, ,r"Oh, how we should like a
magazine and a piano, y and his boys
said, How much we desire new book 8
that are being -fnblished;;DS = but the
] fafheT counted the interest on the eiaon-
ey he had in the bank, and said We
can't afford to buy-books and music.
l1iRave got to make some provision
for YOU all in the world. ."q92 F"
t. He forgot, thoughtless man. that
knowledge, elevating assoc ociations and
dear home e-ties, ties which none Of the
rude shocks we meet in the world can
tsuhder, are worth more than houses
and lands or gold and silver.'i6 81 ''1
Money in music and books and pic
lures, which give an attractive delight
to the home circle, returns often 4 abet-
ter percent, to : a hopeful father than
money in banks 9er railway stocks.
Extravaganza is always to be repre-
ihended, and there may be extraya
igance in, money7getttiiing as well as iin
imoney-spendinga When we are, able
to have homes, their judicious iadorn-
ment, through efforts to make them
delightful to ourselves, and our Chill
!dren; is a duty higherIithan money
boarding, ,n9iTf |atos 2nilIats sTnt9d
THERE'S remunerative philosophy
in this view of home life, and our far1rn!4 M!
ers should study and practice itmorel;
but there are others than farmersswhe
might proftably give it heed 2who,gin
cities, have no money for music saf1id
books and pictures, who cannot 60 TO
lectures, and concerts, but who, smoke
the best cigars and patronizeethe riehE
| est saloons hGG >HrIg iU0it;iG ii 9mo1
| = ON s,,.-.-LaL-a--.-I 81 ION
| l,THE New York; CoaFief, an inde-
pendent Journal thus pictures the III,
evitable future, should Grant be electT
ed EAtour present rate Of national
living we.lwih soon come ito a Iseto
thing day and have nothing left fol. It It
but to stick the. sheriff s flag out t. Of
the window Of the Capitol and sell
out the national real andnpersonaL esq
tate for the benefit of whom it may
| co,acet1,lD -sa@ UiHea y9E ono TT4f3
| -flErE Lii IL I-...Di.sr hNs s.lLt = .~seS
eiIT is almatter of small moment, say SAYS
the PhiIaG GelnHia H. Jn,ee WI ether enner..i nnn.i