The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-17
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Hopes receipt book to-day. The dear
old lady is grandma to ali the young
folks about her, and her receipt book,
like all her old possessions, is free TO any
one who needs il. It is no Complete
Housewife" with iniallible 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. \ page is torn. All, yes the
odd lady says, as l glance at it, "my little
Ida tore that. She was just beginning
to sicken-the darling i was Friday,
and as l had so much baking on hanG'
and she fretted for the book, l let her
have it, and, before knew it, she tore
it. Well, I'm often glad to look at that
torn page now, for the darling died the
next week, and that Is a memento of
her." The dear old lady sits and dreams
of little Ida, who is still her baby, kept
for her by the Lord, while the Others
have grown to men and women.
Why, here are several pages fall Of
cures FOR asthma"
Yes, my Tom suffered 50 with that, /
just 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 well as cooking
book thought, IS she made that an
swer, what q treasure it would be to her
children Tom had a terrible temper,
I've heard, as well as the asthma, but his
mother could always control him, and at
last, better yet, 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 10 conquer little Tom,
but has not any method Of government
with him Then, how often children
teach u a real lesson by a word or even
a look Of surprise; it flashes across us
ike an inspiration, but unless we are
careful, fades away unhoeded before
we sleep we ought 10 write such lessons
down. For instance. a mother writes
Tod / was driving with little Robbie,
and having an odd penny, let the child
get q stick of candy, but knowing that
. if he spoke Of it Mt home, his brother
would feel hurt that he had none, I said:
. Don't tell Willie The little one looked
upa-tonished. Can't I save him apiece"
How wrong I was, teaching my hoy 10
be selfish. had better risk any little
disappointment, than ever again LAY,
Dent tell %
+ Do YOU see? That incident written
out viii make an impression that might
otherwise have been lost. \ mother told
me of her little BOYS lazines9 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 word Of sorrow that she
had hurt her boys feelings. The
mother acknowledged at cnce her error,
but said, Il thought it would spur
him OF by shaming him All. better
never rouse g child than rouse him in
that way We had an earnest talk
about the matter, and, if the mother
had noted, ever 50 briefly, her mistake,
and the lesson she had learned It might
have been OF great use TO her, but, Is 1t
Is, know the impression faded from her
mind
How often have I asked one and
another, who have brought up a large
family of sons and daughters, Glow
did You manage your children" and
not once have l learned anything by
the reply; but If receipt-book such as
I refer to, had been kept, it would be so
delightful to be answered: "Tu read
YOU little bits from my experience, when
my children were voung-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 savings, which would natu-
rallv find their way into your book of
records of your methods with them.
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