The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-30
1 mornrns REC EirT BOOK.

folks about her, and her receipt book,
like all her old possessions, is free to any
one who needs it. II is no Complete
Housewife" with intallible receipts,
which generally turn out too expensive
for our means, but this is grandma's own
book, written by herself, and each receipt
has been tested and proved.
You can see, as you turn the pages, the
change from the young wife's pretty,
careful writing, to the busy matron's
notes. A page is torn. "Ah, yes" the
old lady says, as glance at it, tiny little
Ida tore that. She was just beginning
to sicken-the darling! twas Friday,
and as had so much baking on hand,
and she fretted for the book, let her
have it, and, before | knew it, she tore
it. Well, Pm often glad to look at that
torn page now, for the darling died the
next week, and that is q memento OF
her" The dear old lady sits and dreams
of little Ida, who is still her baby, kept
IOF DcE by LuC LULU WhlAS WV N"1i0AN
have grown to men and women.
Why, here are several pages full Of
"cures Cor asthma"
eyes, my Tom suffered 50 with that, |
lust tried everything | heard of"
"Did these all relieve him?'
"Sometimes one did, and sometimes
another was better. You have to keep
trying fresh things with asthma"
If only the old lady had kept a moth
er's receipt-book, as we'll as a cooking
book, / thought, as she made that an
swer, what a treasure it would be to her
children Tom had terrible temper,
I've heard, as we'll as the asthma, but his
mother could always control him, and at
last, better rryet, taught him to control
himself. All, If she had just made little
notes. now and then, of her management
of him, how it would help. Toms wife
now, who wants to conquer little Tom,
but has not any method of government
with him. Then, how often children
teach us a real lesson by a word, or even
a look of surprise; it flashes across us
like an inspiration, but unless we are
careful, fades away unheeded; before
we sleep we ought to write such lessons
down. For instance, mother writes
"To.day was driving,with little Robbie,
and having an odd penny, let the child
get a stick of candy, but knowing that
if he spoke of it at home, his brother
would feel hurt that he had none, said:
Don't tell WilIie' The little one looked
up astonished. CAN'T save him apiece"
How wrong I was, teaching my boy to
be selfish. had better risk any little
Disappointment than ever again say,
Dent tell.
Do you see? That incident written
out will make an impression that might
otherwise have been lost. A mother told
me of her little boys laziness and mat
tentlon in his presence, the other day ;
the little fellows face flushed, and too
proud to cry, he hurried out Of sight. l
was intimate enough with the mother to
say a word of sorrow that she
had hurt her boys feelings The
mother acknowledged at once her error,
but said, II thought it would spur
him on by shaming him" All, better
never rouse child than rouse him in
that way! We had an earnest talk
about the matter, and, if the mother
had noted, ever so briefly, her mistake,
and the lesson she had learned, it might
have been of great use to her, but, as it
is, | know the impression faded from her
mind.
How often have | asked one and
another, who have brought up large
family of sons and daughters, GLOW
did you manage your children" and
not once have | learned anything by
the reply; but il a receipt-book such as
| refer to, had been kept, it would be SO
delightful to be answered; "Pll read
you little bits from my experience, when
my children were Young-perhaps it will
help you"
. Another thing. The generality Of wo
men have no idea of the real pleasure
there is in keeping some record of Their
chiIdren's sayings, which would natu