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..But / hayen't'' replied Mrs. Worth.

How could l mend for and look after
so many, like you do for twop Could
youp"
IL don't KNOW" thoughtfully answer
ed Mrs. Worth, 'but know this-no
woman has any moral right to any
more children than she can properly
care for"
"Whatp" almost screamed Mrs.
Smith.
'Its as true as gospel" firmly as
serted Mrs. Worth. ''The Lord never
requires of any of us more than we can
do"
"Well. 1 sometimes think he does"
dolefully answered the other woman
1--WE see families of ten and twelve ev-
erywhere."
$50 we do" assented Mrs. Worth.
shut if we think very carefully we are
compelled to believe that the Lord often
bears the blame of humanity's plumbers.
If we deliberately put our hands into the
fire and burn them, we have no right to
say that the Lord burnt our hands,
though He did make the law that fire
consumes almost anything that it touch
es. God governs the universe by law
and we can, to certain extent, put
ourselves within or without the reach of
any particular law. Can we notp"
"I see men as trees walking" I'M
consciously quoted Mrs. Smith.
Mrs. Worth smiled gladly, thinking
to herself that she had momentarily
touched her neighbours little-used intel
lect.
Suppose, though" continued Mrs.
Smith, falling back into her old strain,
Laura should grow up and bring dis
credit upon your training"
"Well," answered Mrs. Worth, q
shade of tenderness mingled with anx-
iety crossing her fine features, II CAN
not think she will; l have faith to be-
lieve she will not. But if she should,
will faithfully strive to do my part; |
believe that if every parent did SO, not
one child in hundred would 60 astray.
l must not think of anything but my
0a0n duty-hers is another matter.
dare not neglect mine simply because
am afraid she will hers. Two wrongs
do not make right So, then, if do
have bad child, l will at least have
clear conscience"
'Is there any use of educating her so
much?" inquired Mrs. Smith, flying off
Oh a tangent. "Do you expect her to
teachP'
II don't know" answered Mrs.
Worth. II hope not; teachers usually
have such hard lives. But want her
educated, simply because believe it the
duty of every parent to educate his or
her child, and the right of every child
to obtain an education"
Suppose parents cannot afford it."
''Then they must be very shiftless
parents; in fact, such parents cannot af-
ford to have children at all. No man
has any right to marry who sees no
prospect of supporting family; do you
think he hasp'
mo, Icannot say that 1 do. Butwhat
is the use of an education, unless one
earns living by itP''
''Mrs. Smith, such question should
not be considered moment-except,
perhaps, in case of technical training.
But it is just as much my duty to cult
vate my child's mind Us her muscles
The Lord gave her an intellect just rs
surely as he did right arm. What
would you think of me if | never per-
mitted her to use that right armp Do
you see the analogy Now, there are
many cases in which control of our
brains is of more use to us than control
of our bodies"
II see; never thought of that be-
fore. But, Mrs. Worth, if you educate
Laura so highly; if you keep her at
school until she is Is, won't she be-
come too fine for every day work.
Won't she despise plain housekeeping
Besides, when will she find time to learn
itp"
"She won't despisc everyday work,
or anything useful, unless my home
training is in fault. In fact, the more
learned she becomes, the more hope
will / have for her; it is only the half
educated who put on such airs. AS to
time in which to Learnt don't worry
about that. An intelligent person can
always learn faster than a dull one.
venture to say that, in less than six
months after she graduates, Laura will
be an accomplished house-keeper.-
Next, venture to see her mistress of
some accomplishment by which she will
always be able to earn living"
''Have you no fear of her healthp So
many young girls have died, within the
last few years, of over-study."
mot a great deal. think many of
the deaths said to be from over-study
were, in reality, from other causes. /
admit that every modern school or col
lege for young ladies requires great
deal of hard work; but. then, instruct
ors reasonably expect that when a girls
actually in pursuit of an education, she |
will make it her chief business. But |
here, you see q studious girl who sup
ports herself by teaching out of school
hours; here, another who has too many
home-cares on her shoulders; another,
who is insufliciently clothed and fed:
still another, who was already delicate
IN health when she entered upon her
course of study. Now, these things
should not be. In such case there is
always somebody to blame-somebody's
ignorance, or carelessness, or selfishness
S at the bottom of the whole NATTER
Study, pure and simple, within reason
lble limits, never killed anybody. Now,
inten1 tn rppl1late T,aura,s clothes