Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-13
FARM AND HOME.
Home Comforts.

uOine tOHiOTtss
A comfortable home is one of the grand
est Blooms which an allwise Providence has
ever vouchsafed to man. A man who Is the
head of contented and happy family is
one of natures noblemen. His intercourse
with his fellow-man is pleasant, and all
who come in contact with him are benefit
ed by his society. His aspirations are noble
and elevated, his dealings honest and just,
while his family are likewise blessed, and
made to partake of the noble qualities of
its head, each member of which is a, light
to our benighted world and blessing to
1 mankind.
That every family should be contented
and happy is not an impossibility. That
all will be, is hardly probable. But 1t
SHOULD be one of the great aims of our ex-
istence to render those with whom we come
in contact all the service we can, to further
the contamination of this great end. This
we can do in different ways. Good example,
for instance, has a potent influence, and an
influence which Is sure to be felt.
The greatest incentive to happiness in a
family is Christian virtue, and a desire for
the furtherance of the christian religion.
The family which is always regular at
Church and Sabbath-school, and those peo-
pie who on all occasions speak word for
Christ whenever an opportunity offers it
self, are invariably of happy disposition,
and are useful members of society, whether
they be rich'or poor.
The wife and mother has more to do with
the happiness or the unhappiness of the
family than any one else. But her efforts,
unless seconded by the efforts of the hus-
band and father, will not secure to the fam
jly the great blessings so much to be de-
sired. Every member must contribute to
the happiness of the family, or there will
be n broken link in the chain of causes
which are to.render them happy in the full
meaning of the word, which cannot be sup
piled.
There can be no happiness where there
are discussions and chickering's, and this
should be borne in mind at all times, and
studiously avoided by all who desire to
render home happy, life useful, and their
intercourse.with their fellow-man pleasant
and agreeable. Let evil passions be BAN
ished from your heart. Let love alone have
81 dwelling therein, and the greatest diff
culties with which you have to contend are
overcome. Happiness will follow as a
natural consequence, and you will have
proved yourself true to your own interests
and useful to your kind.
You should do all in your power to make
home pleasant to the little folks. They
should be made to feel that there's no
place like home" Their childish natures
must be studied.if you would render them
happy. What suits grown-up people will
fail to please the little prattler around your
knees, and his or her happiness is as much
to be desired as that of the oldest member
of the family. The sensitive little mind
should not be shocked by harsh or ill-treat-
ment, but should receive the same kind
consideration and attention which any
other member of the family receives. Thus
the oft-repeated enquiry of "Why did you
leave home?n would grow less frequent,
and the vacant seat at the family altar
would be unknown. Such early training
as this will fit your children for fields OF
usefulness in the future when they grow up
to be men and women, and secure for them
that great and inestimable blessing-A
HAPPY HOME.