The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-09-18
AMother,a Inauence.


Many a pOor.mOther in a humble
cot, with no money or position, has
struggled hard to feed and clothe her
little ones, to train them to DO an
honor to their country and a bless
ing to the world. Most Of our use
ful prominent men came from such
homes. Our church,yards arc full of
snch pleasing mothers whose hands
are meekly folded on their breasts.
No worldly eye ever saw the record
of their lives, only God and the an
gels. No tall monuments and high
sounding epitaphs mark their rest
ing places. What q responsibility
rests upon the mothers Of this coun-
try. Life is too short to be spent in
accumulating things Of this world
that must perish. The children do
not stray with US long enough to
permit us to waste our hours in tho
pursuit of fashion and gayety.
What we SOW now we shall reap
hereafter. How many who SOW in
tears shall reap in joy. God gives
to all mothers grace, and strength
to fulfill their duties Alright, that
their influence for good may be felt
from generation to generation.
There are many precious public
utterances on which one never thinks
of rendering a verdict Of mere liter.
ary criticism. Does anybody ever
stop to ask whether or not the De-
claration of Independence is in good
English? Does anybody mourn over
the Magma Charta because 1t is in
bad Latin9 When the Atlantic Ca
bic reports to the Tribune what John
Bright has been saying, does it take
that trouble merely because he says
it well9 Did not our whole nation
recognize that Abraham Lincoln's
homespun words at Gettysburg were
greater than Edward Everetts gildcd
oration2 Once when Father Taylor,
in preaching to his audience of sea.
men, found himself entanglcd sud-
denly in a thicket of accumulated
clauses, he extricated himself by ex-
claiming, 81 have lost track Of the
nominative to my verb, but my
brethren, one thing know-I am
bound for the Kingdom Of Heavenl"
That was oratory superior torhetoric.
1t was getting the wine Of eloquenco
by crushing the grapes Of style. -.
Now when speech or sermon or
book happens to be so good that one
cares nothing.for the style in which
it is expressed, the substance is there
by proven to be of peculiar and ex.
traordinary merit.-Theolore 7lton.
A St. Louis boy wrote the follow
ing composition: "Girls are the on
ly folks that has their own way every
time, and don't you forget it. This
is all l know about girls, and father
Gays the less know about them the
better off / am"
II you are not satisfied with the
neccssaries of life, sec if you can
satisfy yourself by repining for lux.
uries.
Dog-selles; "That ere mammals the
real stock, mum, and dog-cheap at
five pounds" Young widow: lisa
sweet, pretty darling, black and
white; but in my present state of
bereavement you procure me one en-
tirely black. This will do very we'll
for half.mourning in about six
months"
WORTH KNowING.-Whenever an
artisan, says the Temperance Chroni-
Gle, resident in one Of the filthy
places, leaves off strong drink, the
usual course Of proceeding is this
lie begins to pay his debts; he pur-
chases decent clothing for himself
and family, he makes his habitatioff'
clean, and provides good furniture;
he buys a few books; takes his fami!s
ly to a place of worship; and if not
content with being clean and decent
amongst surrounding dirt and wretch
edness, he looks for better residence
in some airy and salubrious locality,
leaving his unimproved residence 10
DO occupied by one like his former
self, who prefers drinking, smoking
and gambling to the comfort and de-
Cencles Of domestic life,