The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-06
How,ts Treat Grandnother.

Honor the dexr old grandmother, and
make your love plain to her. In the
]uiet corner of the 'f3mily room" she
tits day after day, or busies herself,
With almost her old alacrity, in domestic
asks. She seems to be permanent
factor in the cherished home-life; and
vet before, long her chair will be vacant
oy death. Doubtless she is the object of
much tender love and holy reverence;
but have you manifested your affection
IS plainly as you should? You can
hardly remember aday when her smiles
have not made you happy; but her sun
nv face has often hid aheart which bore
tar more than its share of anxieties and
regrets. You feel q worthy pride in her
long and useful career; but to her own
retrospect life's history is largely rec.
ord of failure, of efforts defeated and
anticipations unfulfilled. She needs en-
couragement Let her hear the praise
that you feel she deserves. 1t will not
make her vain, but may give her needed
comfort. Let her have all the help OF
all sorts that love can bring her. Give
to her such tender ministrations-to
body and mind and soul-as in other
days she gave to you. A lady who spent
some time among the peasants OF the
Tyrol writes q letter to one of her
friends, in which occurs the following
passage:
1.-The morning after our arrival we
were awakened by the sound OF violin
and flutes under the window, and hurry.
inc down found the little house adorned
as for q feast-garlands over the door,
and wreathing high chair which was
set in state. The table was already
covered with gifts, brought by the
young people whose music we had heard.
The whole neighborhood were kinsfolk.
and these gifts came from uncles and
cousins in every far-off degree. They
were simple. for the donors are poor
knitted gloves, a shawl. basket OF
flowers, jars of fruit, loaves of bread;
but upon all some little message OF love
was pinned. Is there bride in the
house?' asked of my landlord. 'Ach
neinp he said. We do not make such
bother about our young people. 1t il,
the grandmother's birthday The
grandmother, in her spectacles, white
apron, and high velvet cap. was her
oine all day, sitting in state to receive
visits, and dealing out slices from q
sweet loaf to every one who came"
One can hardly read that without re-
Numbering certain grandmothers at
home, just as much loved as she,
perhaps, whose dull, sad lives arc
never frightened by any such gust
of pleasure as this. Americans can
learn much from these poor mountain
GERS. Then honor the dear old grand
mother. Time has gathered the snow
fakes on her brow and plowed dee
burrows on her cheek. but is she u
still sweet and beautiful? The lips
thin and shrunken, but they are the Ii,
that have kissed many hot tear from
the childish cheek, and they are the
sweetest lips in all the world. The eye
is dim, yet it CLOVIS with all the Soft
radiance of holy love which can never
fade. The sands of life are nearly run
out, but feeble as she is, she will 60
further and reach down lower for you
than any other upon earth. You can
not walk into midnight haunt where
she can not seek you. You can no,
enter prison whose bars will keep hel
out; you can not mount a scafold toe
high for her to reach that she NAV kis:
you and bless you in evidence of hel
deathless love. If the world should de
spise and forsake you. if it left you b,
the waysi e to die unnoticed, this dea
old mother would gather you in he
feeble arms, and carry you home ant
tell you OF all your virtues, until yo'
almost forgot that your soul was dis
figured with any vices. Then love he
tenderly, and cheer her declining years
N w. Christian Advocate.