The true northerner., 1880-03-19
HONE INTERESTS.
Home Influence.

Home influence.
I've travelled this country all over,
and the more travel upon this mundane sphere
the more certain am that it takes all sorts of
people TO make q world. We wanderers can
appreciate the words that are sung in every
land and on every sea, the good old song that
we are all 70 familiar with:
There is no place like home
Thompson says Home is the resort of love,
of joy, of peace and plenty, where, supporting
and supported, polished friends and dear rels-
tons, mingle into bliss"
Glare says:
Like thing OF the desert
Alone in its gee,
make a small home seem
An empire 10 me;
Like bird in the forest
Whose world is its ne-t,
Ny home Is my all, and
The center of rest.
have no donbt you will say, "Rover is
home-sick-" YOU are not very far from right
As Mark Twain would say, Ihave been rough
ing II. There is no fun in getting up in the
wee sma' hours to make n train, jump at the
risk of breaking your neck to gain footing,
before the iron horse rushes madly on: then
scarcely realize yourself seated, when the con-
ductor announces the station you want and
you find your-elf dumped in the mud, blinded
by a seeming London fog.
Did You ever stop at way eide inny There
is no romance in IL, at least have found none.
First there is sort of an office-I suppose il is
meant for such-and in il are two or three chairs
as hard as wood can make them, and an old
fashioned cannon stove, that needs the stove
polish man to come round; Icould scarcely tell
whether the heat came from dying embers or
lighted candle, ut all events was glad TO keep
my ulster on and pull my seal-skin cap close
about my ears
hear the reader say, "No wonder he is home
aIQ al hol hon mt told nd Il
do not stop long in these little uncivilized towns,
but hurry on, and when / come to a bright,
CHEEKY place thoroughly enjoy it.
was greatly surprised few days since to
find upon table, IN pleasant farmhouse
where stopped for q nights lodging, copy Of
your paper. You see, on the wing as 1 am,
do not always get my own. Dear me, how
these country folks, who have 80 few literary
advantages, enjoy the papers; they read every
word, advertisements and all, and then for u
change reread them.
l hea one of the farmers daughters say
she wished they would occasionally give
recipe for something good to eat. One of the
boys said he wished he was smart enough to
make up puzzle, and then they all Set TO
work TO find out which side of the pitcher the
handle was on, and the old man turned il round
and said II was Oh the right side and the old
woman gave it another turn and was sure it
was on the left side, but Peggy, the lass, said
she guessed IL was Oh the outside, and they all
laughed heartily, and said of course, and set to
work trying 10 get up riddle or something for
the Home" department. 80, l suppose, we
may look for something from Peggy sometime.
Home is ever just what We make it
1t can be the dearest spot on earth, or the
drearest L always have The greatest sympathy
for d lad or young man who IL thrust upon
the cold world, a stranger TO almost every one
he meets, who tolls ali the day long in the
s1op or behind the counter, and, when evening
draws Dign, To know that he has NO home TO
go TO; no fond parent TO place the lights in the
window; 10 sisters to greet him at the door;
NJ home influence to make life enjoyable.
What can we expect young men 10 be tnat have
no tender recohections OF home? OH moth
ers and sisters, where would your sons and
brothers be if it were lot for home influence?
Our homes should be made 80 cheerful,
bright and attractive that we would rot cne
for forbidden pleasures-that III the end bring
only sorrow and regret.
Young men, let me give you word OF ad-
vice: Save the money spent in evening dissipa-
ton, in cigars and unwholesome averages, Tor
something that will ennoble your souls.
Money spent in cigars, winch 80 soon end in
smoke, would form the nucleus OF goou
library, that would be feast for liie-t time
Cultivate n taste for mu-ic, for reading, writ
ing and study; there is so much valuable time
wasted.
Take care of the minutes, and the hours will
take care OF themselves.
This rule will apply to dollars and cents:
BY taking care of the pennies, you will find the
dollars will take care of themselves.
II is almost train time. Where my next will
hail from / know not This is a sort OF rowing
ROVER.
No-TowN Kan