Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-04-14
Home Surroundings Out OF Doors.

We wish To impress upon our readers
the idea that ont door Surroundings
have much to do with the education Of
our children. and hence, with the good
or bad TRAITS of character, which again
add to OF takes from the sum total of
what man i capable of enjoying. The
love Of the beautiful is planted in every
soul. Ii the things which minister TO
ii, happiness are withheld, there is n
lack OF enjoyment, Il hollow untitled;
IN thousand points OF nerve life I'M
touched b. the mcsmcrlc currents oi
hopes fulfilled, Of joys conSummated.
Tum 1le-down fences. limbs torn from
fruit and ornamental trees by the sport
i've horns of cattle out of their places,
a SOW and seven pigs mining for pOta-
toes in the garden; Il DRY. trceleSS,
CRASHES door-vard. ls on the esthetic
capabilities Of Il soul which years for OBJ
jects of beauty, of sympathy. that So
ciabilitv which reclprOcatcS the out
pourinm5 from the full fountain of cog
nate souls. The natural clothing of the
earth in the merry month OF June the
green grass and plants and trees the
eve delights to look upon. and the
organs. and silent PRAYER is waited on
the waves of divine magnetism To their
divine author. 90 to those door-yardS
and other surroundings where the yard
is carpeted with lively green. where
lonw-armed shade trees shut out the
rays of the sun. where the gentle breeze
soughs through the needle-shaped
leaves of the evergrecns. where the
fountain yet sprinklcS and cooIs. and
the marble statue smiles from Il sylvan
nook, the representative of Il nation once
glorious in the annals of the world.
There. amid the sylvan glories of this
artificial arrangement of trees, flowers.
fruits and fountains, sweet SongSterS
battle in the clear water and sing in
joyousness among the cool. leafy
branches overhead, as if rendering
salanks to the provident hand of man
and the creative power that Spake into
existence such glorious sources oi en-
idtment. And will not children thus
fed the unequaled pabulum of nature in
childhoods rosy days imbibc the Cod
given principles taught through the
smiling avenues of nature, and im-
pingcd upon the soul exactly adapted
I o appreciate the unreasonable bless
ings everywhere profIsely scattered
for the Use and enjoyment of finite
man? II is here that the youthful soul
drinks from the golden goblet OF nature
the ambrosia of the gods and learns to
love and lean upon the loving Father of
the universe. 1t is here the heart is
melted in love to God. and sympathy
Cor his fellow man embraces all tongues,
nations and celors.
Thus do surroundings affect the soul
and teach it lessons that otherwise it
never would lcarn-teach it the source
of enjoyment, the true relations of life
and the duties incumbent ON all. 1t Is
the grecn-ciad yard with attractive
flowers; trees laden with fruit. and z
garden of small fruits and thriving
vegetables that make the sons and
daughters cling to home aud parents
and eschew the painted temptations SO
artfullv set before them bv those dis
contentcd spirits whose naked yards,
garden OF weeds. dilapidated fences
and buildings are going to decay for
The lack OF timely repairs. And there
stands at the kitchen door the old mare
stamping and switching flies. while y
dozen ducks are playing Ill very dirty
pond of water noar the well. Look ut
the corn but poorly tended and nearly
swamped in weeds; and besides these
discouraging looks and prospects the
father and motherare sour and grabbed.
all of which makes the children discon-
tented and anxious to leave the parent
al roof. Is it any wonder under these
dark and repcllent circumstances that
inexperienced youth break flom such
homes to brave the realities OF future
/ strcwn with flowers. or set with dan
gerous thorns? Oftener than other
wise. when they leave home they
plunge into the whirling vortex of city
life. where thousand imps OF Sdtsn
tempt them from the line OF duty, and
the violation of law racks the body
with pain; or, conscience, true to her
duties. lashes the soul to the full ex-
tent of the legal departure from duty
u eSter1 Harai.