Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-09-01
Comfort for Weary Mothers.

who has very little means at her com
mand, and who, besides, is the mother
of several small children, none Of whom
are able to help, or wait on themselves,
but on the contrary, require constant at
tention, often has moments of utter dis
couragement. Her thoughts run some
what in this way: 81 am completely
tired out, yet my work is not half done.
| meant to have accomplished so much
to-day but / had bad kindling, and the
fire has been poor in consequence; the
baby has been cross and the other child
ren noisy and boisterous, and having
them indoors all the time this cold
weather is so tiresome to them and to me.
Then there are little stockings to be
knitted, and shirts for husband to be
made-dear me, | don't see where | am
going to find the time to do them My
darling children are so neglected l can't
possibly spare the time to train them
Alright; and when | see other peoples
children so quiet and orderly, and so
| neat and we'll dressed, it makes me feel
bad. / am afraid my children will turn
out m;serably. 1t is seldom | can stop
to correct them as l should and it is on
ly ON Sunday afternoon that l ever can
gather them around me to talk to them,
tell them story, or appear like real,
true mother to them" Dear mother, be
not discouraged. That little Sunday af-
ternoon talk, the distress which you dis
play in your countenance whenever your
child utters an evil word, or acts unkind-
ly, and the prayerful desire on your part
to do them good, will have its reward.
Those little, quiet, peaceful talks will be
as grains of mustard seed sown in good
| ground, which, although the seed is so
small that it seems invisible to the hui
man sight, shall spring up vigorous,
strong and irresistible. If you do the
best you can, depend upon it you shall
be rewarded.
Again | say, be not discouraged.
Those children who are brought in re-
finement and luxury, who have servants
to wait upon them, and have every want
and whim gratifed, are not always the
children who make the strongest and no
blest men and women. Those little ones
who are partially neglected through an
actual want of time on the part of their
parents, and who have to rough it lit
tie, are apt, in time, to fight manfully
the battle of life. Not that | would ad
vocate bringing up child to trough it,
where circumstances make different
course possible. But / do say there il
comfort and hope for the weary, distress
ed and discouraged mother who does al
she can, and more than her strength re
ally warrants her in doing, for her chill
dren.-Hearth and Home.
How Nor TO BE BEAUTIFUL. A vacan
mind takes all the meaning out Of tn
fairest face. A sensual disposition dc
forms the handsomest features. A cold
selfish heart shrivels and distorts the bes
looks. A mean, groveling spirit take
all the character out of the countenance
A cherished hatred transforms the mos
beautiful lineaments into an image of ug
illness.
Its impossible to preserve good look
with brood of bad passions feeding o.
the blood, set of low loves trampin
through the heart, and selfish, disdain
full spirit enthroned in the will, as to pre-
serve the beauty of an elegant mansion
with litter of swine at the basement,
tribe of gypsies in the parlor, and owl
and vultures in the upper part. Badnes
and beauty will no more keep compan
a great while, than poison will consor
with health, or an elegant carving SUI
vive the furnace fire. The experimen
of putting them together has been trie
successfully for thousands of years bu
with one unvarying result.
Stand on one of the crowded street.
and note the passers by, and any one ca
see how vacant mind has made a va
canteye, how thoughtless, aimless min
has robbed the features of expression
how vanity has made everything abou
its victim petty how frivolity has fade
the luster of the countenance how bab
thoughts have made baby faces no,
pride has cut disdain into the feature
and made the face chronic sneer hoy
selfshness has shriveled, and wrinkle,
and withered up the personality; no
hatred has deformed and demonize
those who yielded to its power; how e,
cry bad passion has turned tell-tale an
published its disgraceful story in tn
lines of the face and the look of the eve
how the old man who has given himsel
up to every sort of wickedness, is brand
ed all over with deformity and repulsivt
ness,-and he will have new idea {