The Red Cloud chief., 1884-09-26
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anon The might csi influences o.
Our homes are IGci. M more~ They
bring happiness or bitterness accord NJ
a. they are sw,ci and teHdcr. uE painful
and evil
There i. no need II aryuuacn;t To prove
the influence If home memories Ia the
formation eff character. When one
childhood home has teen true. H.
never can h- etiacsd. Its
teachings may long remain unh.cdcd.
ami lie may become a std waste. Slu
MAY sweep over the soul like "A dcvour-
ing flame. lcav ~ only blaekeped ruins,
but the "a oi the old home live.
ON. like a solitary star burn ng in the
gloom q! night. E.y.n ia rcveis and
~carOusal. is picture floats in the mind
Ike n vanished dream. aud o ten IL
wooe> the wandcrcr back. IL MAS the
memory If home that touched tho pruii
gal son.
Their" ought - be n powerful motive
in this tru b TO lead liz tn watch the
character OF the memories we take in
uur homes. One person has left this
testimony: "Manv n night. - re-
member lying quietly la The little up
per chamber. before sleep came on.
there would DO n gentle TOO. step on th.
stair. the door would noi-eless!v open
anu in n moment the weIl-known form.
softly gliding through The darkness.
would appear IT nv bedside. First
there would lie n fcw pleasant inquiries
ot affection, which gradually dc.pcnei
into words OF counsel. Then. knc.lipy.
her head close 10 mine. her most earn
est hopes and desires would flow forth
In prayer. Hcr tears bespoke the earn
- hess %! he desire. 1 sem to fee,
iaem yet where Sometimes thcy Tell on
ms lace. The prayers often passed out
o. thought in slum5~r. and came I.o, 10
mind again for years. hut they were NO.
lost. ! willingly believe they were An
invisible bond with Heaven mi secretly
preserved me while I moved carclessly
aftd nnmbericss temptations and
walked The brink Of crime J. IL no,
worth while for every mother Ia nv a.
weave such memories into the c.rl,
ycagr oi her children. lives.
There Is another particular class q.
lone memorpes which have a potent
influence Washington Irving wrote
An. 60 TO the grave f buried love aud
mediate. There settle the account
win thy conscience II every pat IN
ielrmcnt snIega-,ie. OF that d.! ar;rd
beng. wbS n yer. never can IL. soothei
by cOn.riiion. II thea ART a Child. and
hast ever added sorrow 10 Tie .oul ar a
iuTrow to the silycrei brow # an ale
toha'c parent; 4 thOu art a husbabi.
and hast ever cau@d The fond BISON
'iat 'enisred IL whole happines. In tbs
arms. ~ doubt \ moment %. Inv kind
hess or thy truth; il thou ART a friend.
% has ever IN ured by thought. word
or deed, the spirit that gcner0.ly ON.
dei ia thee; If thou al \ lover, aud
aas' e'er glTen one u3mersicd pam %
re- true hear: thst now lies cod be-
heatn iby feci-theL be sure thai every
unkind look. every ungcnero1s wori.
every ungent!e action. VII eume
.hron- NJ back upon this and
doiennlly ut thy soul: b. sure
that thou Wi; lie down sorfox.ny and
repcniinZ on the grave and utter ;he
uhhsard gran. aud posr the u1sysiI-
ing tcar-biit". because unlYeapd anil
nnasa;ling."
IL We cosid oaiy keep n mind ali tie
while how th. memory G. ups; ndEess
10 home loved ones vii pain 0uT
bearis wkeno one = taken and III otssT
'eit- u would b. 4 s,rU3z SnviiTc 20 en-
sani gcntle3ess and aAeci!oaateBe-s
We nev r tel when We az hzsiDG
our last meal or last tax .o-eiher. and
parting - the door vita t.so-e ws lore
ne oes', neTsr To meet them z<aA
SUPPOSE we part iE = qsArssl. VIII
sia ?. singing words. or ever IN cod
ness. ami that we nsser meet La
losei one again. viii rot lie me.nos.
DC = ihe-iooz PAM OF regret!
1. : dot, I'D ,Ey gr<a3 Ss-o-eL
Sa,iSr oSc AKA t@S0xa tAss ~Ez-s
Pres tooa hts h1as 20 tasne
Hos esnsf tSoaI tel hos .2s f-oza -ses
Fate 90 csc-sce srEs kazi zzs steps e. f2Ss
~to-Esorros soss~s:
Fad thou aswsTsIze - SAY 500 ea-S
Be;-e-a the ss.s ,asx. led ~sts ;A~e. ssse~
cSsxh- and dsy. r<rr~. ssouss uz1k
Taere Is ssili anoshe. elxs O. rssroo
rscs. vbiea. soorer o. Later. beco1Ss
par. Of the history Of every home aSd
infiusrce ia life There Is no house
into which sorow does rvs IL
oUe form, AZ some time Nearly ever
household has i:s saercd m~ensenro-s O.
noe who Is gone Then there arc grsss
werso .Lss tkoss Sksa death eauscs