The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1883-02-16

woman OF enlarged views, aud ef
practical piety. She f0ana time
for work in the Sunday school
that led into philaalhtopic woFs
among poor children. Her readiag
OF statistics, and the close study 3
her Sunday school lessons, bFoagB
Der all the time flesh food. and
enlarged her interests.
Her persistent reading OF the
daily news kept her abreast With
the times. Her hours reading In
tue evening developed toto mar
velous richness. Magazine llteras
ture she always enjoyed. but now
read no longer rs before, merely
for recreation. How fuil the
world is OF things,n was her tre-
auent exclamation. She touud
time for her piano practice every
day, generally in the cleaning, aud
the lives her dainty touch brighten
ed the later days may reveal.
It Is astonishing as a wonan's
needs grow how her time grows.
About all q mothers time is do.
voted to one child. but ii there be
six, they are somehow equally well
dressed aud fed. Likewise, q
woman may spend all her time
over her house, but let other In
terests come to which her inclina-
tion is drawn, aud she gets time tor
them all. Il only needs the desire
to double the hours. II the
enthusiasm, the heart.drawing be
there (as the mother love ia the
heart) no matter how many claim-
ants, each succeeding Que finds
affection and care without drawing
from the heart-hold OF the others.
| So, Mrs. Hagen's home did not
become untidy because she visited
poorer houses. Her pantry was
stocked, although portion was
sent daily to the unfortunate.
Mending was sand -wiched between
active duties; the visits Of friends
were utilized they were her "sit.
ting down rests A pretty pieCc
of fancy work was caught up dur
, | ing these rcsts. Ii served two pur-
poses; the visit was usually pro
ionged and her love for pretty
Thugs indnlged without taking
from more pressing work.
II Her heart became fuller and
, | tenderer, Ilfe broader, and the d;syl
, 80 rich ond long, that she found az
/ hour 10 give specially 10 God il
l reading, communing, asking guild
, ance, and recording precious thing
! which, after she Is gune may speal
' to others.
/ And no each year new field
. open, avenues widen, earth show
!. grander heights. Her life IL no
o ended yet. What its next g00t
3 will be- do not know, but II il
: more rounded, helpful aud perfvc
! lite than before thoser resolves csltp
so strangely that winter day, wit
!, the suow flakes, and lodged besid
J. the hearth.
J. Every woman eau do some ou
4 thing better than others. Do tt
4 ono thing well, but do not lot al
4 else slip out Of lite as Of Httl
i consequences. Do well what yosi d
: but believe not that oue work unot
r. you tor or excuses you mol
\ another; one mission yours, M
4 all other ways closed. Do not !
= monstrosities, abnormalIy deve
i oped in some faculties, de1cioi
I. ia others. Your life may not |
Il great, but it should be symetrica
q The weight and not the size
fruit determines its value. You
!. sphere may not be large, yet With
q its bounds you should see
4. perfection. Because your mind
g towering, there is no need to
% poorly shod. Delighting in Plss
ar the duty remains OF having who
d hose and 4 dinner orderesl. Pe
q, sons who use the pen should pau
y to see that the iukstaud is duste
Women who desire wider orbil
ar be certain that no beam they cou
III | give out has been withheld.