The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-07-31
MoFHERs ANp oH1LpREN

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first rays Of the morning sun glance in
through the window, gay, happy, and
kind. Such boy win be fit to /" make
up -. into man, at least when eontras-
ted with sulIen, morose, Grabbed fell
low, who snaps and snarls like a surly
cur, or growls and grunts like an un-.
tanned hyena, from the moment he
opens his angry eyes. till he is Z" con-
fronted by his breakfast. Such a
girl, other things being favorable, viii
be good material to aid in gladdening
some comfortable home, or to refine,
civilize, tame and humanize rude
brother, making him gentle, affections
ate and 1ovable. is feast to even
look at such joy inspiring girl, such a
woman girl. and see the smiles flowing,
so to speak, from the parted lips, dis
playing set of clean, well-brushed
teeth, looking almost the personifea.
tion 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 APP
preaching, and about to pour whole
food of light and warmth upon the
earth. Such girl is like a 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.
POWER OF LovK.-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,
hut 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" 'eThere 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-
test pIaythings. 9" know what it is, :"
cried she; it lisa 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 failure The
next in age said to herself, q Muff is
| spelled with four letters :" and brought
her fine muff, 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 a gen
tie kiss upon her cheek. This decided
the battle. There was nothing said,
but Grace soon led the way into the
parlor, holding her captive by the hand.
'eWe1l, girls, F." 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" All!
yes, love is great power. 1t draws 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, any
day and every day, to dwell with us in
our hearts. 1t viii draw down bless
ings on our labors. It viii draw an
swers to all our prayers. s.-Kayad Words.
MAKE A PnAY-RooM FOR THE Chill
DREN.-We want to beg of the mothers
to make. some provision for their chill
drsn's amusement, not in the way Of
costly toys, but by giving them a place
to play. It saves time and trouble, il
saves your own and your ohildren's
temper. In many families a play-roon
could be given to the children with very
little inconvenience. We know of {
family where a little six by ten sewing
room, opening from the dining-room, il
vacated every winter when thu colo
drives the boys from their basemen
, Workshop. The carpet is taken up
; two barrels with a board across then
makes a workbench, dry goods DO.
! is storing place for lumber, and al
1 old bureau is a tool-chest and deposito
5 ry for finished and unfinished Jobs.
board slid across the bottom of tn
r doorway keeps the shavings from bein
dragged upon the dining-room carpet
and here on their own premises, tn
q boys work and play in perfect content
They whittle, they cut paper, the
paste, they paint. There are but tw
rules for the shop: No tools must b
: left out of their drawer at night, an
) every Saturday the shop must be PIT
n perfect order. and all rubbish deposite
u in the kindling box under the bencl
We have no doubt the mother misse
it her sewing-room, but the gain compel
e safes for the loss a hundred-foId.
n YOU cannot do this, and many mother
} cannot, still let them work. and pla,
n A deep box in the corner will hold
3 young mechanic and his work, and p
L per clippings are easily brushed upfro
asquareof oil-cloth, which may bequic
le iy spread down OK gathered up. A b
e apron Of ole calico is quickly run I
d gether, and will keep the incest lit
e, suit tidy, while the delighted arti
Of paints to his hearts content. L
as there by a corner somewhere TO sto
n the queer, nondescript articles so de
1t to a child's heart, and teach the ca.
Sc dren to gather them up themselves.
81 you can spare neither cupboard, clos
ks nor drawer, box, neatly covered wi
Id carpet or drugget, will not iniure t
he neatest sitting-room. But do not sac
" Zee all the comfort and happiness
be your ohildrenEby q too scrupulous ne
in ness. Why should a home be ne'
n save for the comfort and happiness
in its inmates2-LtstIe Corporal
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