The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-07-25
MOTHERS AND CHILDREN.
Two Keys.
Hearts, like doors, can open with ease
To very, very little keys -se s-H =
And don't forget that two are these
+-# thank YOU, sir, and If vCll .rIease --

And don't forget that two are these
/ -.r-. thank you, sir, and, If you please.
! LAUGHING CHLDREN. me the
/ boy or girl who smiles as soon as the
first rays of the morning sun gIance in
through the window, gay, happy, and
kind. Such a boy viii be fit to " make
up " into man, at least when contras-
ted with sullen, morose, grabbed fel-
low, who snaps and snarls like surly
cur, o.. growls and grunts like an un-
tanned hyena, from the moment he
opens his. angry eyes, till he is 81 con
fronted - by his breakfast. Such
girl, other things being favorable, will
be good material to aid in g1addening
some comfortable home, or to refine,
civilize, tame and humanize a rude
brother, making him gentle, affection
ate and Iovable. It is feast to even
look at such Joy inspiring girl, such
woman girl. and see the smiles flowing,
so to speak, from the parted lips, dis
playing a set of clean, welI-brushed
teeth, looking almost the personifca
! ton of beauty and goodness; singing,
and as merry as the birds, the wide
| awake birds, that commenced their
morning concert long before the lazy
boys dreamed that the sun was ap-
preaching, and about to pour whole
/ food of light and warmth upon the
earth. Such girl is like gentle
shower to the parched earth, bestowing
kind words, sweet smiles, and acts of
mercy to all around her, the joy and
! light of the household. ~ -aE
| POWER OF LoyE.-Here is little
story which illustrates the great power
of love. A kind christian lady, in one
of her visits of charity, found a poor,
destitute little orphan girl, and brought
! her TO her own house. The little stran-
ger, at first, would take no comfort,
but sat down, weeping, in the hall.
The children of the house endeavored
to make friends with her, and draw her
into the parlor, but they could not;
and SO they said to their mother, "She
will not come and play with US she
will not leave the hall ''There is a
secret, said the lady, "by which you
can bring her where you like. It is a
secret in four letters. Try if you can
find it out" The eldest, taking the
lead, searched eagerly among her pret-
tiest playthings. I" know what it is,
cried she it is doll" So she brought
her best doll, and offered to give it to
the child if she would come into the
! parlor. No; it was a failure. The
next in age said to herself, sc Muff is
spelled with four letters - and brought
her a fine muff, a christmas present ];
but she would not touch the muff, nor
even look at it. Grace, the youngest,
could think of nothing worth offering
after this, but stood looking on in sor-
row, until, at length, following an in
stinct of her own, she sat down beside
the stranger and cried, too. Then, pre-
sently, she took her by the hand, and
encircling her neck with her own tiny
arm, she drew the weeping head softly
nearer and nearer, and imprinted q gen
tie kiss upon her cheek. This decided
the battle. There was nothing said,
but Grace soon led the way into the
Iparlor, holding her captive by the hand.
well, girls, said the mother, " Grace
has found out the secret, and the four
letters are love. Love is the strong
est rope in the world Even God will
follow when you draw with that. f" All!
yes, love is a great power. Itdraws all
things to itself. It drew the Son of
God down to earth to die for us and
is able to draw him down again, apy
day and every day, to dwell with US in
our hearts. It will draw down bless
ings on our labors. It will draw an
swers to all our prayers.-R5Td Words.
MAKE A PLAY-RooM FOR THE Chill
DREN-We want to beg of the mothers
to make some provision for their chill
dren's amusement, not in the way of
costly toys, but by giving them a place
to play. It saves time and trouble, it
saves your own and your children's
temper. In many families a pIay-room
could be given to the children with very
little inconvenience. We know of a
family where little six by ten sewing
room, opening from the dining room, is
vacated every winter when the cold
drives the boys from their basement
workshop. The carpet is taken up,
two barrels with a board across them
makes a workbench, a dry goods box
is storing-place for lumber, and an
old bureau is tool-chest and deposito-
~ for finished and unfinished jobs. A
board slid across the bottom of the
doorway keeps the shavings from being
dragged upon the dining-room carpet,
and here on their own premises, the
, boys work and play in perfect content.
They whittle, they cut paper, they
paste, they paint There are but two
, rules for the shop: No tools must be
left out Of their drawer at night, and
every Saturday the shop must be pat in
, Eperfect order. and all rubbish deposited
lin the kindIing box under the bench.
We have no doubt the mother misses
her sewing room, but the gain cOmpen-
! safes for the loss a hundred-fold. If
: you cannot do this, and many mothers
: cannot, still let them work and play.
, A deep box In the corner viii held a
, young mechanic and his work, and pa
,, per clippings are easily brushed upfrom
l asquareof oil-cloth, which may be quick
ly spread down or gathered up. A big
I apron of old calico is quickly run to
gether, and viii keep the incest little
suit tidy, while the delighted artist
paints to his hearts content. Let
{ there by q corner somewhere TO store