Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-11-25
DAILY CARES.
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A dear friend once said to me,
s'Wheu God sends trouble into your
heart, it can be borne. He does not
give the trouble without grace to sus-
tain it;9 and the premature lines upon
her face told that she had not been
free from sorrow; yet hers is beau
tifuI life, patiently bearing the cross
a loving father has placed upon her;
and every dsy testifylng that she
knows the truth of the words, .spos-
sessing the soul in patience"
God knows just how much we can
endure. aud never puts one single
sorrow more upon us than we can
bear. aud they are the fires he sends
to consume the dross. that the gold
may be refiued. How often do we
make our trials harder by pulling in
the opposite direction from which God
intends. How prone we are to look
on the dark side, and dwell upon the
brighter aspects OF our neighbor's
fortune. whilst he regards US as we
do him. Yet could it be possible
would We be willing to mako all ex-
change? No:
''Better bear the ills We have,
Than ny to others that we know not Of -
Tired mother Is there ono who
could be persuaded to fold her hands
tonight, because the day has brought
additional cares, aud you feel that
there has been nothing well done
Sit down aud calmly think the mat
ter over and see just where the troub
is. Have you been disposed to fret
aud scold ? aud have you grown I'M
patient when little helping hands
have only Murdered The world will
soon claim them, then our homes and
handle will be empty.
The rocking horse, toys and sticks
that now seem as useless rubbish Will
be out of sight then; there will be
no little stockings to darn, or shoes to
tastsn; no little head to nestle Oh our
bosom, or lips to lisp "Now lay me
down to sleep" Let us not crush
tbe.e tender buds; too many of US
forget that we were once children,
An even it we admit it. this is always
added, IL know the children of to-
day are not like the old time child.
ren." II not, why :? There has been no
change in grandmother Eve. NV
trouble 10 to find the children, they
are dressed very much as the mo ther
10 dressed, and of course must be
"primp," or one of the puffs or rib
bons may get out Of place. Then give
me back the old time children with
dress sensibly plain. l once received
q sensible and telliug reproof from a
friend whilst displaying a beautiful
infant robe, as she held it out ut arms
length. and it required all the length
to unfold it. she gnzed at ii for a short
time, aud of course l did expect her
to loudly praise the pretty thing, but
she quickly handed it to me, and AZ
ter u moments silence said "K ate |
thought you had too good heart and
head to spend your time in such wick
edness." The timely reproof went
home to my heart; and yet we see
mothers wearing their lives out at
this "vanity fair" 1t is not strange
that so many appear carewo orn, and
did it ever add to the temporal hap
piness and comfort of the little ones
there might be shadow of excuse for
it. Then cannot our hands aud hearts
fnd enough 10 do without this extra
weight Of care?
do not feel that could bear
!n daily weight of woman care,
II It were not for this;
That Jesus seemeth always near
Unseen, but whisperin. IN nv ear
Some tender sound OF love and cheer
10 I'LL my soul with bliss!
There are 30 many trivial cares
That no one knows, no one shares
Too small tor me 10 tell
Things even my husbund cannot sts
NOR hls dear love upift for me,
Esch hours unnamed p~rplexities
That mothers know SO well,
Higginsville. Nov. 9. 1882. KATE.
Representative O'Hara. who has
just 6een reelected 10 congress from
North Carolina, is a native of Canada.
ana IT 10 said that he never has been