National Republican., 1877-11-20
Parting

The Eepabiiodn office, care EGtor cf TIE Corner
Parting.
II tbnu dnst bid thy frionh farewell
hut for one night th"ugh that farewell may be,
Press ihnn his baud In thine;
How canst thu tell how far frnm thee
fdtc or caprice may lead his STEPS err that y. nor
row rumrsf
Men have been known to lightly turn the corner
of street,
And days have grown to months.
Ana months to tagging years, ere they have looked
In loving eyes ngnin.
Parting nt best l. undcrlaId with tears and pain.
Theref"rs. lest sudden d. ath should come be-
tween
Or tmC, or distance, clasp with pressure firm The
or him who goeth FORTH
lns,rn. Fate HucIl uo.
Yea: "r d th'n hast alwny time to sny some earn.
Between The id'c talk les, with thee Lcncelort,
Night aud day regret should walk,
Putting the Children to Bed.
Whatever may have been the days ofrenses,
make 1t mp we beg Of you, before bc,,-tima
aud don't reserve that hour for proof or cor
rcction. After the Now lay me" bv lispinc
tongues, and Our Father who art in Heaven
by thOsr Of larger growth, seal the sh cpy lips
by rood.nght kiss, ard let the little ones
carry out into the slIadowy realm Of drains
the blessed cnn"cionsncss OF mOther-love. The
time must comc-all too soon, nlns when
thcSc same faces, matnred by care and sorrow,
may toss ulnu slcrplcss pillows seeking rst
and finding none. Lat them ut least have q
sweet memory Of happy childhood 10 cherish
in future years. which no bitterness Of after
life can rob them of.
Whatever you do. don't punish any sin OF
omission commission | y refusing the ''go0l,
night stss" Take any other method Of curcc.
tiOn than that. II you have once seen n little
creature sighing and sObbing in its sleep for
lack of the accustomed carcss you stcrnly
tiiSed-which IN the tender little heart was n
grief your world -calloused nature could scarcely
cnmprchcnd-you will never do II again. We
know mourning mother, whose once sunny
hair is at thrty.fve us white as thrcc-scoro
years and ten should make 1t, whose life is per.
Ictual sorrow, and who repeats with rcmOrse-
Gul tears the story of her little boys last night
| on earth; how in punishment for u series Of
mischievous prinks and small dsobcdicnccs,
| (which she now knows were born of the fret
| fulncss aud nervousness Of inripicnt discasc,)
she refused the goodnight kiss and sent
| the little culprit iupp,rlcss 10 bed, All
hour before his time; how he begged and en-
| treated for but one little kiss and ut last
| sobbed himself disconsOlatc to slccp-she steel
| ing her heart against lin, rs she fancied for
| his good how, as the fever spot REDEEMED and
glOwcd upon his checks, he tossed upon his
pillow. calling continually in his dreams kiss
| me, mamma" kiss me, mammal Just one
| little kiss, mammal Just ouc!' How, later
in the night, whcr tho physician pronounced
| the sudden disease diptheria, in its most ma
| lignant form, she pressed thousand frantic
| kisses upon unconscious lips that still ravcd
ceasclcssly for zone little kissW And how, ho-,
| fore the next bedtime came. the crib was ten.
antless, and Il small corpse in the parIUr below,
| like
| AN AvESGrNG NEMESIS,
had hanishcd la pncss forever from that
mothers heart. There RIc some brutes in
human puise-but thank Heaven they are
| fcw-wlo having prumi- d child n whipping,
will reserve it till the hour OF retiring that
| the victim, being undrcasyd, may be duubly
delensclrss; us II its puny weakness in the
power Of manly strength were not enough.
| These magnanimous fathers have sometimes
bIen known to fud the culprit already in bed
when it suited their convenience to administer
| the thm shing, when by cruel blows they
have recalled the startled sleeper from the in
nOcent dreams of childhood to the wrctched
| realities of such barbarOus rrginIe! We do
not approve of capital punishment on general
principles; but IL there ever is II case wherein
il may he righteous judgment, let 1t be visited
upon such parents Us these.
| Did you ever meet a grown man or woman
whose eyes have suddenly grown moist on see
ing u little child creep trustngly to its
mothers breast, and the quick, involuntary
| clasp Of responsive maternal luvc2 Depend
upon it, that mans or womau's childhood was
passed in cherries atmosphere where Sc
verify held sway Instead of lave, aud dignity
usurped the place Of pity. Do you know tho
| reason why
| GRANDPARENTS
arc so prone to spoil" children as we call ~
| 1t Is simply because, from their superior
years and wisdom, they realize, as we cannot,
how soon the happy days Of childhood are over,
and Of how little consequence tho childish
pranks really are which we deeul deserve such
severe correction. Having seen their own
L..
| become sell-rcliant men and women, they look
back with regret on all undue ha rshncss they
may have INDUCED in, and on unimprovcd
opportunities for making the children happier,
and with corresponding satisfaction on all sac
rifces and efforts they may have made Tor the
childrcn's enjoyment.
| Whatever you can or cannot give your chill
dren, bequea,h them that hest OF sll portions,
a happy childhood and rosy youth. 1t costs
nothing, and will be to them better inher-
itance than lands or gold To do this need
, not involve 'spoling" them by over-indul-
gencc. Any judicious parent understands tho
difference between pernicious license and
proper liberty.
Thousands of children have been ruined by
too much severity, Us well as by foolish indui-
gencc, but never one by too much love.
Home Decorations.
Have YOU hidden away anywhere In the at
TIC OF ccilhI, Whnhg tnc runoish Wnlth VIII cui-
lcct IN the best regulated households, an un-
used ginger jar, II stout looking blue one prob
ABLY, which once contained East India pre-
served ginger, but is now given np to odds and
ends, bits of corks aud strings, dust and cob
webs2 Well, get 1t out; brush of the dust,
strip of its reed network and paste upon
its surface carefully and artistcally-grOup
of Trotesquo Chinese figures, bugs, butterflies
birds, &c. Then put over the entire surface q
thin coat of varnish. Try It, md at q trinina
expense you will have produced u handsome
oriental nantcl ornament.
Uses of Adversely.
| Ifnone were sick md none were sad.
| What service could we render?
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