, 1879-02-22
TtlOUGitTLEsiNES5.

tn The Editor NJ 32f 3Ftthne.
CU1cAoo, ILL.,, Fcb.g1.-1Iuw many long hours
Of rrErct We arc l,capfnE lip far ourselves us We
tr11dro tIDnGhtlcssly Oh our Journey Ut life,
loDk!ns toward old azo as something tlut will
not disturb US for mn almost endless series OF
ycars. That tcrtIbfh monster that t11reutcns to
rob lis OF olr buoyan. step md Elccul llcart,
dnll!lg our eeutcs null rendering us feeble nrti
helpless sufferers, ttwells somewhere in tlle
shads,wy dsstantc, whcrc he will never be abte
tU confront us with his fo,nbre mtcn. tn be
surc. fatlleF and mutllcr wcrc onco young, n,tl
we call see tho deep furrows Of tiIne in their
withcrcd chroks. but We shall never h. lite
TINT. At my rate, It is Il long way ahea,l.
nt,.t wc have to desire to pull luck
tsm curtain that ldcs thr long, .lrcary
vista Of Inc Tim future from view md!
children wo must spend The long, happy t.nys 1T
play. What little chores We nrc alJ1c 10 do we
must cast aside, for IL not our MAY OF 1Dre ron
scqtcnco thnn ail thu wnslsl oi worI!f lIcstt!cs,
n3tllrr Will do It, crun though sliu lIas reuat-
edy urTed o,ir Ubct!,eHcc, nla perhaps received
n fiat refusal from liz.
Our inexperienced minis cnnnot conrrel,cnl
tbs wurry 1i''t tnl Vi EXISTENCE, and wc consider
ltfc. The procuring q! fund i.ui clotL[l,s il an
unexpnred mysterv, whyfi VIC d. not tarr to
sulrc. Hut ns r!ltltaho"a-lhat happy, thn,,si.t-
less, careless sclsoi.-BltuA gluwIf nWuy, wg be-
u liz. fsksL 1{tFEHua u vet
WI nre not s!csfruus OF attempting: tn weave tbs
wont ilmt shall kusiafl, nur physical being.
sntllcr let mother tall sor uB, while VIZ visit aid
dream tlM hours lwas.
II natters nut though TIC furrows deepen antl
the silver threads uc:altuate, nutt,er will still
accom- psll W!Ia. W. neglect.
And thus We fotcr n0ny tho way, pushing
bacIs the dread responsibilities TIN. c,,ic cruol-
lug sru's!!1 ctr lives, unwilling to lake up tlc
ilircad Of despair That mny hu l,rkin: Ho,nc-
wtlera II, the ttn ttlt:re rcaty tn tyerwlelu III
III we Ntlynngc. 1luu.itlcss, lecillcss, burden.
lrss. We tread, tll. wniks Of liGc, casrr Ior n
plarc In the wnrfl. lt unwilling III nut forward
Inc !uast exerlion fur Its plsll1ne.t. Glris
when you are atterlnIs iu te lurlur with YOU:
n!s,ost ccaseicss runnt Ut callers DO you east Il
thought ot Dltv OH thu weary iorm IN tho
kitclic elll!rr preparing the ccac!us yn,l c;.1,-
nut forcEu, Int Which you 6cIt1otn carn To ut
ttIsnt, or overseeing t}l.ir preparation that
nothing t.,ay be wuntf',g In tlle way Vi rrfr:s-
Incnts when your visitors shall surround the
boardf Does # ever ncr'lr to .ou Tint you
might l,gh'un the cares vi the llol,srhnld uY
tnking n share of t1Iu labur TN your ovn struug,
nble stoult,crst There are tIl:ln; noble, oyn..
dispositions among y0tt, mid, afns Tint 1t Ia 81,
sone 5 l|stlssS, , rsbslliors 4!!i tankless;
Iron, mud lesltale at no.hsai. abort ii the
pal al,tt scrubbllIE brush willis prcuartt.
fur Il Church fair Or ah "ntcrtatntHrnt tl.ut
promised tilttn amusement, whose snothcra
wrrc t,bllgcl to master the work VI the whole
1iDlfchOld attu endure the ptcylsl, snarts Of tlc
daughters II The lcast cSesLuH was reauirc.i uf
ttHn.. l roul.l mention cast OF tint knd In
cur mIdst, whGrc tito beautiful hands of thu
daughter wcrn tl,e stunhluS-Lloeis IN tic way
uf wurk wl,tel, would stain their wnxcn white
ness II inhulgcd i'll. Aud 50 the l,ti}tr worI;etl
nl1 tollet! wniIc the dauahtcr studied l.at.u,
tErunulel tlle p!ano. 4iMl spun tier beautiful
tlngcra III tic ar ns s't tlpttly vote the shuttle
IN und out ntnl'l thu lneslcs of the gossntner int
thug. 'CIlu Rcene IN changed. Tile wani,iIIr.
inen1nv, faklnG, ctc., for. husband anl follrr
children llaya taken tho place Of tio music u,ltl
laee-wor|s, uni lfcr beautiful tala have beeuuo
Injured to all sorts Ut toll. She Ia now thc
mother, wtlu. In her turn. may alaru fur her
chIlurcI, while they ramlu, nlnl visit. aud wltlc
avn, the l.u,.rs, thoagtlcss If tho toluy iortn
,%e y ,%n ok scgg, ,vu 'c Sy SSay IT, ta19eo M ah oa
tllronE ii Urls, nn,!, brug Tic yo.,.,gcst Of
oight, Eayc Int 1lttle llred to the hl,r4cs ul tl
lo1hcln,ttl, though ean ses nnw whcrctl.
might have hevu tlu n!rats III sAyi!I.t nv
.null!cr many weary sigh. tiirls, be thnllgnt-
iul 0f Motllcr's wGllarc. uHLHHA.