The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-17
A HOME JOURNAL.
A Diary That All Families Ought 10 Keep,

A Diary That All Families Ought 10 Keep
I5etibnet's Maeaainel
In a certain farm house twenty year,
ago q great blank book was kept ali,
labeled Home Journal" livery nigh
somebody made All entry In 1t. Father
set down the sale Of the calves, or moth
Ell the cutting Of the hahye eye-teoth
or, perhaps, Jenny wrote full account
| Of the sleighing party last night. o,
Bob the proceedings Of the Phi beta
Club. or Tom scrawled Tried my new
gun. Bully; Shot into the fence and
Johnson's old cat
On toward the middle Of the book
there was al entry Of Jenuy's marriage.
and one Of the younger girls had added
q description Of the bridesmaids
| written, 1.-THE day father died. in
| Rob's trembling hand. There was a
blank OF many months after that.
But nothing could have served bet
ter 10 bind that family of headetyonp
boys and girls together than the keep.
ing Of this book. They come back to
the old homestead now. men and wo-
men with griszled hair. 10 see their
mother. who is still living. and turn
over ita pages teverently with many
hearty laughoof the tears coming into
their eyes Ii is their childhood come
back again in visible shape
There are many other practical ways
In which home ties can be strengthened
and made more enduring for children,
and surely this la az necessary and i'm
pottant a matter In the management Of
Of household aH the furnishing Of the
library or chambers in good taste, or
the accumulation OF a brio. a hrar. One
most direct way is the keeping Of ami
veraaries: not Christmas, Easter, nsr
the Fourth Of Julyo alone, but those
which belong to that home alone, The
ohildren's birthdays, their mother.a
wedding day when they all came into
the new home. There are hundred
cheerful, happy little events which
some cheerful and happy little eere-
mony. will make life long pleasure.
The Germans keep alive their strong
domestic attachments by Just such |
means az theae, 1T seems natural and
should be turned topby turvy with iS,y |
at Water or Mutter's Gebuttstag. while |
TO the American boy or girl IL il a mat.
ter of Indifference. when his father or |
mother were born. We know house
IA which IL Ia the habit to give to each |
servant tritling gift on The annivHr-
saty OF their coming into the family.
md. a. might be expected. these ami.
return for many yeara.
Much Of the same aoftening. human
zing effect may be produced by reme,n.
,ering and humoring the innocent
yhims and pecuiarities Of children
Among hard-working people II In the
'uatom too often TO bring up n whole
adily In platoons and to marshal them
Trough childhood by the same general,
nheSihle rules. They must eat the
anne dishes. wear tho same clothes.
work., play, talk, according to the pre-
cribed notions OF father or mother.
When right or wrong soooncgned, let
he rule be inexorable; but when taste,
character or stomach only Ia involved,
lumor the boy. Be to Tom a retbcrayet
, little blind: make viii the pudding
hat he likes, while the others choose
leo They will be surer of your affec-e
IGN than II you sentimentaliyed
bout mothers loveo for an hour.
do not grow old yourselfd
90 soon. Buy chess boards, dominoes,
learn to play games with
'oys and girls: encourage them to ask
heir friends to dinner and tea. and take
are that your dress and the table be
nay be ashamed of neither.
why should / stay at home itP the
veningp" said a lad the other day.
Mother sits and darns stockings or
eadso jays Devotions. father dozes.
nd Maggy writes TO her lover. I'll 20
here | can have fun" Meanwhile
ather and mother were broken hearted
ecause Joe. was ''going to ruin," which
as undoubtedly the fact.
The little Prince Victor Emanuel was
. fond Of his grandfather that they
'ere afraid to tell him the news Of the
ing's death. Mr.. Round says. In the
that the King used to re-
ste anecdotes of his little grandson
18th great gusto. The King was a great
moker, and once this little fellow, de-
iring to follow in his grandpapa's footo o.
tops, asked for cigar. BAH said
be King Its a bad habit" rs 1t /?
Veil, then. when | grow upo I'll teach
on better than to do 1t, was the quick ,
eply OF the little Crown Prince. One
ay the little prince was talking with
is grandfather, and. as the story goes,
sked him what he should be when he
rev to be a man. "Oh, perhaps you'll
e king some day; and I hope you'll :
v to be good one" was his grand
atherfs reply. THAT will be very
leasant," said the prince. But can I /
e circus rider, too !! Because it would
9 more fun"
NY.S I,st !