Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-21

there every evening. They always
have such good times at their house."
answered Jack.
81 don't see why you children can't
be more contented at home" remarked
Mrs. Newton. eff we had a palace of
gold, 1 verify believe you'd be signing
to get away from it to spend your even
ings in somebody's garret. But that's
the way with some people-they never
know when they're well off, and she
sighed to think how little her deluded
progeny appreciated their blessings.
Notwithstanding all their supposed
advantages, the discontentiof the New
ton children did not grow less, and their
desire to spend their evenings at the
homes of their schOOl-fellows increased.
Their playmates rarely visited them,
intuitively feeling they were not very
welcome to the female head of the
house. youngsters always make
such muss and a racket" was her
comment.
One bright day in early spring, Mrs.
Lewis, who was something of an inya-
lid, and had hitherto been prevented
from visiting Mrs. Newton since her
removal into her new home, called on
that lady and was duly shown through
the handsome rooms.
"It is perfect! l do not believe it
could be improved upOnT was her en-
thusiastic praise, land you have dis
played such good taste i'm furnishing
IL is all charming, but the prettiest
thing about it in my estimation is this
lovely little veranda opening from the
back parlOr. can imagine how you
will enjoy it summer afternoons and
evenings. Here you can bring your
rocking chair with your book or sew
ing. At this side Mr.. Newton can en-
joy his cigar undisturbed and undis-
turbing, while these clustering vines
will make delightful retreat for the
children who, with very little play of
the imagination, can fancy themselves
i'm the country"
Yes" replied Mrs. Newton, in a
rather embarrassed way, "but we will
not probably make use of it, for tie
only way to get to it is through the
parlOr, and my new carpets would soon
be ruined if i allowed Mr.. Newton and
the children to run through whenever
they chose, and of course. if we used
the rooms so common, ia q short time
they would not be fit for company, you
know"
Mrs. Lewis made no reply. She
looked ut the handsome things about
her on all sides, and while her hostess
ratified away glibly OH the subject of
wall decoration, dadoes and freScoing,
was pittying the owner of all this
splendOr, from the depths of her heart.
"Ohp she thought, "this is not a
homc-this is only house; merely a
place where husband, wife and child
rem can eat, drink and sleep. This
mother has no appreciation of the
blessed uses of real, true home. The
best and cheeriest of all she possesses
is denied her own household and re.
served for strangers"
81 would not exchange places with
Mrs. Newton for the world" she said
while speaking of her afternoon visit
/ that evening to be- huGhanl, as they
sat by their own coy sitting-roOm fire
before the lamps were lighted, while
the shadows danced and chased each
other like merry spirits over wall and
ceiling, giving occasional glimpses OF
chintz-cushiOned easy-chairs, pretty
mantel ornaments made by her own
hands, n bright rug before the hearth
a bracket here and there, a few pictures
on the walls, and scarlet table cover
strewn with books and papers, Just as
childish hands had left them. 81 like
elegant things, too, but do not want
anything too fine for use," she contin
ued. 81 haven't any patience will
people whose vanity leads them to ded
icate all their choice pictures and ele
CANT sofas TO strangers, while they
think creaky furniture and dingy, bare
walls are good enough for the family
a parlor that serves its highest use:
when the children and flies are excluded
would better not be built, and it seem:
to me the most absurd of all follies i:
to build huge house and furnish Il
elegantly only to close it up and live il
one or two rooms in the back part. No
L wouldn't exchange our little homi
and cheerful sitting-rOom, with id
pretty ingram carpet and cretonne cur
tains, for Mrs. Newton's raw silk Sc
and Irish lace window hangingsp'
ut must be a cOmfortleSs place fo
Newton and the children" responde,
Mr.. Lewis, "and Mrs. Newton will fin,
out, If she lives long enough, that sh
has made a great mistake. IL sh
wanted To teach them to hate thei
home, she could not employ a sure
method. l pity those boys of hers
they are bright little fellows, but thei
mothers foolish vanity is already max
ing shadow that will lengthen ia
into their future. Sunlight is as requi
, site to child's happiness as it is to tn
, life of a flower, and / don't wonde
that boy or girl grows feverish, an
cross, and discontented, who is CON
! PEELED to live in a house that is kept a
dark as dungeon. tell you, Kat,
that bright, sunny home is the bes
: safeguard for boys, ever discovered.
. Years verified the truth of Mr.. Levi.
remarks. Sam and Jack Newton learr
, ed to seek abroad, in Questionabl
: places, the cheer the handsome ston
{ house had never offered them, and gre,
up prOhigate and worthless. Mary an
I Lily married early. glad TO get ava
from the prosaic, unlovely place, Will
r Jenny lived alternately with each ST.
. ter, finding the atmosphere OF thei
palmer homes more agreeable than III
! gloomy elegance of the unused dOubl
! parloTs and comfortleSs, dingy breal
: fast room of her childhOOd's home.
: And thus the mother was left in th
| big house. old, gray and lonely. Whs
, solace now was the thought that th
) furniture and carpets still looked ne
and bright as when they were bough
| since deserted hearthstone was I'll
+ price of their preservation?
E "The Day of Small Things"
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