Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-05-14
Home,

What hallowed memories and tender
recollections are associated with this one
word "IIome." Its mention calls up the
dearest spots in onr earthly pilgrimage.
Nothing but the "Home Oh the other
side" can be compared to the joys and
holy delight OF happy home.
Here gathered around the family altar,
each morning, the beloved father, whose
every thought is for the future welfare
and good OF his little household, invokes
the blessing of the Heavenly Father in
words Of tenderest supplication, as he
kneels, with humble trust in Divine pro-
lection, and the soft and feeling amen, of
the dear mother, tells her atltctionate
love and tender solictude for those of
Gods giving-her loving children, and
the father goes out to his daily toll with
the kiss of the fond wife and little ones
fresh upon his lips, with strength to labor
and joyous heart which love alone can
give. And at evening, when all are at
home, with the little ones upon his knee,
he tells them stories that delight their
childish fancy, tells them OF Jesus, in the
manger, at Bethlehem, Of his love and
obedience to his parents, how he loved
little children, took them in his arms and
blessed them, lived holy lite, and died
upon the Cross that his children upon
earth might be redeemed, aud after death
dwell with him in the "Home beyond the
skies"
And the sons and daughters who have
grown to manhood and womanhood, go
out into the world, one by one, to buffet
its waves with the blessing of the par
ents upon their heads, aud fight the bat
tie of life with Christian courage and
strength, and as years roll by, at each
return of the annual Thanksgiving they
gather around the family hearth'stoue
and recount the joys and sorrows, the
successes and disappointments, the trials
and victories they have endured, bring
ing with them remembrances OF tillal
love and affection, spoak loving words OF
comfort and cheer, which smooth and
brighten the pathway of their declining
years. May God guide and sustain us
all through hfe's journey, and at last re
ceive us i'll the Home beyond the River.
CURE FOR Low SPIRIT-Exercise for
the body, occupation Tor the mind; these
are the grand constituents OF health and
happiness, the cardinal points upon
which everything turns. Motion seems
to be IA great preserving principle OF ma
ture, to which inanimate things are sub
iect; for the winds, waves, the earth
itself, are restless, and the waving OF th'
trees, shrubs and flowers, is known To bt
an essential part Of their economy. A
fixed rule of taking several hours exer
cises every day, if possible, in the oper
air, if not, under cover, will be almost
certain to secure one exemption iron
disease, as we'll as from attacks OF 10"
spirits, enaui-that monster who is evel
waylayiug the rich and indolent.
"Throw but stone, the giant dies"
Low spirits cannot exist in the atmos
phere of bodily and mental activity
The beauty of religious life is one o
its greatest Recommendations. Wha'
does it profess :? Peace to all mankind
| teaches us those arts which will con
tribute to our future happiness. Its greaa
ornament is charity-it inculcates noth
ing but love and sympathy of affection
it breathes nothing put the purest spirit
of delight; in short, it is system per
fectly calculated to benefit the heart, i'm
prove the mind, and enlighten the under
standing.
On a tombstone in a churchyard IL
Ulster, is the following epitaph: "Erecte'