Richland beacon., 1881-12-03

which ex, it'd his ilnpativu," aisl .-avc
me an opportunity t. steal tiy' g.. 'iS
kisses. | cried "Thrye."
The stocking flew To- the iur''' .n]
Of the room. Then it was vyrit..'i'
pleasure. He threw himself baci, III my
arms. and his bare legs cleft the an. .
From his wide-open mouth. III which /
could see two rows OF brilliant l.tti- ,
pearls, escaped Il cascade of hearty '';i+ ,
! sonorous laughter.
His mother. who laughed also, Uou'! |
say to him, after an instant or two;
"Come, baby; come, my angel; yea !
will catch cold! Hold him! VIII y""
be quiet. little wrrtch!"
Then she would wish to scold hi"'.
but could not suppress the unml 'fak ode
smile upon her lips. And who could
have looked serious i'll the presence "i
that faxen head of hair, of those roS!
checks, flushed and happy, and Of those
baby lips that opened hut to vrnt hi,
little heart in pc0ls OF merry laughter
as he Lounied upon my knee?
Nv wife turned toward me, saying:
"He is intolerable! Good heavens!
what a child!" But l understood very
we'll that she meant "Look how
pretty. how healthy and how happy lac
is. our lit e man, our darling babv.
And in truth he was adorable ; at least,
l thought SO
Iwas wise enough NAV say it now
that my hair is whitc-not to let pass a
: single one of those joyful moinenta
without enjoying it amply; and. trnly,
: did well. Let us pity those fathers
who know not how to lie papas as often
rs possible, who never roll upon the
I CARPET, never play at hicc-and seek,
: never initiate the barking OF dogs or the
roaring of lions, never bite with all their
J might without doing harm, or hide be-
J hind the armchair, taking care the While
TO Let themselves be seen!
o Let us sincerely pity those poor m
Y fortunate ones These are not only
3 childish and agreeable pastimes that
l. thew neglect, they are real joys, dehc
!" ions pleasures they are tritles that
oi taken together, compose that happiness
II which so many persons slander and ac
* cuse Of existing only in the Imagination
OF because they expect it to fall iron
'o heaven in the form Of an inGot when
81 ia beneath our very feet, III pieces whic
N need only to be gathered up. Let u
H. then gather these little fragments, an
H. =, learn to drop our continual cry OF CON
II, plaint every day brings its bread an
- portion Of happiness
Let us walk slowly, with our eyes
ct now and then, fixed upon the ground
70, let us look around and per INTO III
X little corners it is there that 1foN
lence hides the trea 'ufes.
u' have always lau ;hel at those p'
10 sons who go through life W." +"
'h- r,ins slackcned, the nos ms ''Ii:-' "a .-'
ith the ewes fastened on tn n'f@'n.
ION seems that the present huro- tatit '''
w, ,nJ if ,o, say 10 ;hom: "$fup a. !
but : ant. let your feet .'cti Nm :
the .a:tll. ard take a glass o. Ills = '2- '
rne vine; let rs chat awhile, >'..i'e $
onJ aud embrace orr cti!oT'n. IN
les rcply: "Im, o-.''hle; We ar a"'!,
ese ,lnwn .hrre. Down tht II w sal. c'
t to .lown there We sheil he happy y
nd when they have arrived down n.
1 to breathlcss and broken, wiicn thc<
as m, claiming the reward Ct Ia
1t o iatigucs, the present ian IL U.''''
t to ,pectacies, saying "'i-''''''''''
With safe is locked up II"
den The future promises and tn" y. 81
90. ,avs and we must cultivate til acIu"
4 an tance of the cashier who holds .he h
If the safe.
Wby imagine that we are the dupr
fec W."
r., Providence
'o'' Do Won suppose that this good Fr
'uo lence has sufficient leisure to serve e
''on one of us with perfect happiness,
on'' liciously cooked, already cut AID
10y. E ..ared upon a plate of gold, AMI m
over, to tickle our ears with ~
weak strains Of music during the repas'
-'n' great many persons do expect It,
sver. Ill -,
boot We must he reasonable, roll up
foot sleeves. cook our own food ana D. u
cher pect Heaven to make our pot boi.
I thought of all this, in the even
ittlna when my boy lay in my arms and
nails regular, moist breath came as"lnN
'eard, hand. thought OF all the happy
e wa ments which already owed to the
man, and was thankful to him
e'e" them.
re- "How simple it is" said to m!
w de "to be happy-and what a strange
it is to seek that happiness in CHI
Anc NV wife entertained the same op
sn, H. and We remained hours at time d
ere by the bright fire, speaking OF that OF
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