National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12
TO Sis,
a Delightful HomD,ily with n broad APP
pIIcatton.

pIication.
Come here, Sis, and sit down beside me
and let me give you a little talking to- That is
right Sit clear at the other end OF the sofa. It
makes more room for my govt and oorns, besides
being good habit for young lady to become adj
dcted to. Always pander 10 this habit and you
will in time find yourself walking through green
meadows and beside the still waters Of sefrespect
You may be walking alone, to be sure, but will
have fewer lawn dresses TO do up on Monday
morning. wish TO speak to you Of your mother.
1t may be you have noticed careworn look upon
her face lately. Of curse It has not been brought
there by any act of yours. still It is your duty TO
chase 1t away. don't mean for you TO run at and
shake your skirts aud tell II to "shoo," as you
would a hen, nor do l expect you TO get on the
other side Of the fence and throw old oyster cans
and pieces Of barrel slaves at It. you did at the
COW yesterday.
BUT WANT YOU TO GET UP
tomorrow morning and gift breakfast and when
your mother comes down and begins 10 express
her surprise go right up TO her and kiss her on the
mouth You don't imagine how II will brighten
up her dear face. Besides, you owe her kiss or
two. Away back when you were little girl she
had kissed you when no one else was tempted by
your fever.taine breath and swollen face. You
were not as attractive then as you are now. And
along through those years ofchildish sunshine and
shadows she was ready TO cure, by the magic of ii
mothers kiss, the little, dirty, chubby hands
whenever they wero injured in those first Skin
inshes with the rough old world.
AND THEN THE MIDNIGHT KISSES
with which she has routed so many bad Dreams "a
she leaned above your restless pillow, have all
been on interest these long. long years. ofcourse
she is not pretty and kissable you are, but II
you bad done your share of the worn during these
last ten years the contrast would not he so marked
WF n IN
and yet fyou were sick that face would appear to
you to be more beautiful than an Angels as Il
lowered over you, watching every opportunity to
minister to your comfort and every one OF those
wrinkles would seem TO be bright wavelets of sun
shine, chasing each other over the dear old face.
She will leave you one Of these days. Those bur
dens, ifnot
LIFTED FROM HER SHOULDERS,
will break her down Those rough, hard, hands
that have done so many unnecessary things for
you will be crossed upon her lifeless breast Those
neglected lips that gave you your first baby kiss
will be forever closed, and those sad, tired eyes
will have opened in eternity, and then you will
appreciate your mother; but 1t will be too late.
There. there, don't cry; she has not len you yet.
She IA down In the kitchen stringing beans for
dinner, and II you feel 20 badly you might go
down and finish them, and let her change her
dress and rest an hour before dinner. And after
little nap. Then you might take down her hair
and do IL up for her. You need not wind II over
your finger and fuss to
MAKE LITTLE SPIT cuRIS
MS you used 10 do with yours, but give II good
brushing and wind II up gently and tenderly, as II
you enjoyed doing IL for her. The young man
down in the parlor can wait until you have per-
formed these duties. II he Expresses any impa-
tience, you may explain to him that you feel I'M
der more obligations to your mother than you do
to him. lfthis does not seem to satisfy him ask
him how many times he has got up in the middle
of the night 10 warm PEPPERMINT for you when you
were dying with the collie, or how many hours he
has carried you up and down the room just be-
cause you would not be quieted in any other way.
Ask him to repeat Mother Hubbard backwards,
and fine is unable to do It It will be proof positive
that he is not the
ONE WHO HAS REPEATED IT
and explained to you seventeen hundred times
Catechise him to find out II he is the one who gave
you the black silk dress, and sat up at night 10
make II while you were of having good time
Corner him up and make him admit that he went
without new bonnet last winter that you might
enjoy n sl2 one that you admired so much
Wiring from him confession that he has stitch
in his side, brought there by doing up your 1nery
week after week Then show him out tho front
door, put ON n calico apron, and go out and help
your mother pick currants for jelly, and gueran-
tee you will think more OF yourself, the world will
think more OF you, and You will be happier ant
better for having done so.-PecSs Sun.