The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-03
Che 8utland daily Glubc.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER I, 1878.
More About Making Home Attrac-


In the ideal home, love prcsidcs. | have
said it once before, and | declare it again
with emphasis. Not love, with the frozen
lips, and the chilling mein, but love the joy
Gus, the smiling, who creates an atmosphere
about her, more sparkling than a June
morning, so that fountains of happiness
bubble about her, as naturally, and mcrri-
~, as the brooks in May.
Clouds may, and will fit across the SKY
and sometimes little domestic thuuder
shower, may pass over the household, but
if love is at hand, they only serve. with their
electrical discharges, to purify the air.
Where there are sharp, decided natures,
tho friction ofdaily existence, will now and
then, strike Off the sparks, but if love is near
70 squench them at once,no danger ofcouha-
grafton.
| must confess to considerable sympa thy
wtl'the old minister of whom the story is
told that in one of his pastoral calls, a par
ishoner was rccountng the placidty of his
married life, with considerable sclf-compla-
cencc; "Why," said the man, thinliing.t To
astonish his reverend auditor, and at the
same time convince him of his own great
amiabiity, "my wife and 1 have lived to-
gether thirty years and have never had n
cross word between us" Imagine his con-
sternation, when the good parson, rapping
the floor most emphatically with his cane,
exclaimed with no little JUNCTION, '"Terribly
monotonous man; Terribly monotonous! T.
Now don't understand me as advocating
domestic broils. If you possess sufficient
amiability to be forever on your good ma
ture, and can maintain the same spirit in
the household. Oh, my good friends, by all
means do so. But most of us mortals have
too many sharp corners for that and we oc-
casionally get to interfering and treading or
each others corns, but then if we call il
love, the peacemaker, do verify believe
that we think more of each other. for the
little word tits which may have given Us
some pretty sharp priclIs at the time but
since this occasion of love is purchased al
the cost OF pain it is a question whether or
the whole, it pays, that is, if you can keel
out of the conflict. OF course it is necess
airy to keep the two bears in the house, o
which the man spoke when asked to tell thu
secret of himself and spouse getting on Sc
well together, when it was well known tina
once it was not so. "Two bears y said til,
questioner, "what do you mean!' ''Bear
and .torbear" was the quiet response.
Though occasional skirmishes in thu
household may result in no harm, and in
deed can often hardly be expected not It
occur, there is nothing so perfectly isheart
cning, AMI repelling, as a morose, sullei
disposition. Yes, doubtless, you do hav
enough to try the patience of Job, or t
make saint look cross or even scoll q
don't take much to set some, who prid
themselves on their santship, scolding, o
even worse) but does it do any good to g
around the house with your forehead knotte
into a habtual frown, or to come to tabl
with the double extract of vinegar in you
face ready to neutralizc all the sweetness
gushing up spontaneously from the brigll
happy hearts around your board?
Our natures are as sensitive to external,
us the photographers plate, ready to catcl
and fix every passing shade. Pre-cmincnt
ly so is it with children. Let father an
mother cast glowering looks at each othc
across the table and you'll find them rcheC
ted almost instantly in the faces of the littl
ones, and ten to one, you'll have Il scor,
more or loss, of juvenile wrangles to rectif
before two hours are up, and the result wi
be, addition to your own heartaches and in
Vulnerable other little heartaches anon
the lesser fry. Keep cheerful face. Yo
may have to school yours 2lfto it. but if yo
would have your home attractive, cheerful
ness must be strong element therein.
The blues, and the sulks, and all of ,hc
class, are the evil spirits which creep il
and haunt the faireSt seeming homes, often
times, and drive ont good nature, and chi
the smile on the lips of love and make tn
whole atmosphere of home unbearabl,
bandsi will go away to the club, or the hi
, liard-room or the barroonl, in search of Ill
lights and checrtulncss they never find
home?
Isn't it often the reason too, that the boy
and girls are longing to get out, and rs sou
as old enough will never spend an cvenin
at home, if the thing can he helped?
'risn't always on the feminine side of III
household however, this evil possession
1t is just rs apt to be the head OF the famil
whose moroseness and selfish intolcranc
drive the young folks away But whcr,
ever it is good friends, will you not civ
the subject thought and ask the question ,
the sorrowng disciples, Lord is it |?
If you stand self-convicted, then for you
own sake, !ond for the sake of all hold dca
let the demons of Miniature be exercise
from your home.
/ have seen mothers and fathers VIII
grieved because the confidnce oftheir chill,
: rem as they grew older was withheld frol
them, have likewise seen mothers an
fathers who never sought the confidence
their children.
1t is an instinct of human nature, rs mut
life ITSELF to dcsrc sympathy. From the tin
the fodder of less than two years, runs fl
the magic balm of mothers kiss, to char
the pain from the bumped head, up to ma
hood and wcmanhoOd, we see it.