The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-25
For the f. 5 VI. -Wouse hold.

For the F. S M-uouse hold.
Thanks, dear Violet for your kind re-
cogutior ot the humble Canadian in
your select circle. | love flowers, and
/ the sweet fragrance of the modest violet
always affords me a grateful pleasure.
i | trust the Household will often inhale
! tile delicate odor OF this sweet Violet
as lovingly as | do 4 few OF my loved
cores spondents sent me few early
viOlets within the folds of theis- friendly
+ letters. | have them still, and will
| keep the little souvenir in memory OF
the loved friends who sent me these first
smiles of Flora, al Il time when This
Canada OF ours" was rObed i'll snow.
| 1t Is not the costliness of the GIFT. but
the grace with which it is given, that
enllaiced Its value to the gratetu! heart
ot the recipient. Another young friend
from the Lone Star State sent me- a box
OF cut flowers, but ere they reached me
the sweet scented beauties were wilted
and dry. They came too far and wer,
too long delayed tor such sweet fragile
gems to live and keep the freshness Of
their pristine beauty. Still The roses
breathed a sweet perfume, and still they
retain the fragrance 0, their youth. But
the memory of the love that prompted
the gilt. has to me, a swecter fragrance
still. We often hear of the depravity
OF the human heart. Some OF us know
the humbllng statement only too well.
Still after all there is more love, truth,
falthtulness, and sympathy ia the hui
man heart than is recorded in the news
papers OF the day, or III the gossip OF
every day lie. The patriot, the philan-
throplst, the devoted pastor, the kind
conslderate master. and the loving pa
rent. Have each. have all object in
view: a grand attraction to draw affec-
tions away from the vices OF the world
to follow that which is pure and enobling.
But even among these classes there
may be defects. The patient may be
selfish and bigoted, he may love his own
country and yet hate other countries.
The philanthropist may have his own
particular hobby, as Howard and VIII
bertorce had; the pastor may be more
Jealous to enforce Il dogma than the
gospel. The employees 100. may have
his defects and SO may the fond parents
their love NAV be too contracted; their
kindly deeds may be for their own chill
Clren, and their own employees, regard
less of what other outsiders maf suffer.
canno; call all hearts naturally bad,
and yet very few people may be called
naturally good. The young heart is
susceptible, aud will be influenced by
The good or evil which is brought 10 beal
upon it, Hence the necessity Of pre-
cept and example in the training OF the
young. | love. oh, | love i'll my heart.
the good, kind. gentle. loving. cod
fearing ether, who trains her liltle ones
by precept and example to be pra, ertul.
truthful. honest. obedient. court Gus
and kind. To be industrious and tenn
perate. To avoid the company OF the
vicious and proianc. to keep from tht
vile and pernicioI> habits OF the de en-
Grated urchins and cOnccited tops. VII
use that nasty wccd-tobacco. Go d
mothers produce good sons. and youu
daughters too. Then good SONS make
good husbands, and good daughters
make good wives. And III this way love
aud virtue are reproduced, and perpetu-
atcd And after ali many a parent has
aad sad heart caused by the folly Of
.vayward son or daughter So II l. evi-
lent that God alone can Keep Us iron.
falling. God ; sons arc led by the Holy
spirit.
All yes, | have soon founG that the
yeetest grace that charms the life is
pure religion, felt in the heart and mani
tested in our walk and conversation.
these beautiful fruits OF the Spirit have
one to me in the letters Of my fair cor
re, pondens I trace them in the Houses
nold letters to the f. & VI. am thank
fu for the purity that pervades this de-
partment Of that excellent journal.
think we owe much to the Editor for the
part he has taken in the matter, in de
voting a few columns for the use of the
Household, and the wise discrimination
be has shown in the selection of his cor
respondents. am glad to find that he
is favorite with the iar sex; | believe
all good men are. But | must stand
aside for little to make room for Ii
MacGregor Embroiderie, Dixie, L. b.,
aud the other beautiful contributors TO
the fascinating page in the +. K NJ. |
admire the poetical contributions of r.
c. With best wishes to all the House
hold friends, am, ETC..
NERITAs.
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