St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-10-01
Mothers, Daughters and Books.
BY HELEN l.. HALL.

u1OJHtIS. OdtlS anu DCOfnS'
BY HELEN l.. HALL.
think one of the >addc>t things in
lt,. i the very slight knowledge which
mothers sometimes have OF their dau"iI-
trI>' characters. feelings. dispositions
and pursuits Such Il mother has prob
ably Il large family. and l. perhaps
huIdcmcd with the cares and struggles
attendant upon It moderate income. and
thus completely nVcrlook> the gill'> real
life in her care tnl her body. However
it may he. the daughter grows to maid
cmhnnd. LETT pretty much tn herself. :"
Ion" ~ in all outward seeming she l.
everything that She should he. mean
LAY this H. L" stud \. church gong. dress
behavior. both AT home and IN society.
Bl-and-hy school days are over.
Then susie begins to 90 ont more. ana
have company at home evenings. Moth
cr satisfies herself AZ To the correct
morals and family ot said company. but
takes no further thought ur care. Fl
nalN. there i Il particular one. SOME
body : bright eyes begin tn look tender
IL into >u>i,'> own. Somebody takes
her To church very Frequently. makes
numerous engagements for croquct and
skating parties. and i very anxious
that Susie should possess all the new
music. and sec AL the popular m"mlhlies.
Still mother SAYS nothing, or if some
times Il thought darts int" her mind of
what may happen. thru>t> il aside with
''l'>lIaw , they are such children. or
susie i too sensible to think OF such
things. " hen Charlie has no business.
nd 'h.,t.
lies do think of such things Throw
tA" Young people together. or keep
quiet ii they throw themselves together
and ii j. mot th..ir fault if something
much >Wcrrrr aud more tender than
'-ikin. grows up between them. Par
cnr> should allow II" Young men to
enter THEN families. whom they are not
perfectly willing Ia accept ~ husbands
t"r their daughters. II j. cruel Ia wait
until love comes. and then strive to
separate thn>, who have hrcomc all IN
all T." each other. No: this work ought
/" have been done Ion. ago.
Well. Susie won't rive up Charlie.
and 81 thcI, j. constant strife. Together
with misunderstanding aud heart
hurun">. hrtWrru mother and daughter.
Vt last the Noun" people. with heads
full oi romantic ideas gathered from
certain mIgdIlnc stories. !c>"iNc Ia take
th, law INTO their own hands. We all
know what follows the runaway mar
Iil"r the dc~platc. hIuh"m hearts ut
nome. and the hIId realities ana snug
"ic> which Az the portion of Susie and
Charlie. We'll tnr them if their love l.
hi. enough to cover up all the ugly
hi..l,
with IL they travel upon the umtlicd
path
iirl. .irI~. things very. very seldom
IIppri - outside OF the covers of N"ml
magazines. Charlie does not have /;
lltlc iIIm ont West. 81 the iurum,
which can all at once provide TWO per
SONS with bread. butter aud clothes
Whereas II had >c;ucclN been sufficient
t"l one IN former Nc;lI>. lie used Il
think it very mcIgrr. even although h,
had Il fathers house To live IN. and II,
board t" pay.
liut sly Charlie possesses all thai
Your fINorItr >t"IIr> consider ncrdtul
Keeping house ON only just 81 much pei
week. and when one does not even
know how To make bread. j. moi poetic
nice. or even funny. Then. when souI
pretty dresses. uirlcIclothc> and shoe,
are worn ont. aIc You ready To- put M
with >hlliu" c;llicn>. umhlcachcd muslin
and prhhl,.-""Ht shoes | am aii.tI,
Charlie will not Ice apt to meet With TIA,
iud-hcartcd man who can not oul at
wise. hu, lend Il helping hand. Ncithc
will l"u happen /" live mean the dear
m"thcIll friend. VIII" takes such III
in and lIZ..S =,
with that poor little Ms. Charlie
Brown" VIII" lives around the corner
y" indeed Susie. lou will realize then
. il never before. the plcri"u>nc>> "t
mother love. care and sympathy. Tin
end of such foolish marriages in rr:i
lite l. that the Young people are Vel,
clad and thankful to return to the par
. cnt>' home. accepting of Just ~ murl
help H. father i willing To give. Fo
here. too. | think THAI the stories rrI
1t i an exceptional ease in real lift
when patents doors and hearts AZ
closed Ia rllim". Maynard children: al
though know that there have hccr
Iiic->tnlic> which tar-cNcrclcd ho"l
, ones in their romance. >oIrow an,
>rIIu""uc>>.
| wish all the Su>ic> and Charlie
W"uld lay aside romance. and talk sen
| >ihlN. l.rr Susie SAY: ''Fathcr. moth
. al. love Charlie. and can never Civ
him up. hut will not many until he
: alb" /" support me comfortably. "r ""
!, aIc willing" BY 81 doing You will hcl
Your own cause, imclimim" papa /" 1t
| all he can towards giving Charlie =
| start. Let Charlie prove him>cl
earnest and active in his efforts toward