Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-02-08
HOME CIRCLE.
KEEP NOTHING FaoM MOTHER.

IA EEB Npl HlNU MN MIL hEit-
They sat at the spinning together
And they spun the fine white thread
One face was old aud the other young
golden and s silver head.
At time. the young voice broke in song
That was wonderfully sweet,
And the mo TIERS heart heat deep and calm,
For her JOY vat most complete,
There was many a holy lessons,
Interviewer with silen, prayer,
Taught TO her gentle, Listening child
As they two sat spinning shore.
"And ofail that speak my darling.
From my older head and heart,
God yIreih me one last ihingto say,
And with It thou shalt not part.
..1hou wilt listen TO many voices,
And ali! woe that this must be-
The voice Of praise and the voise OF love
And the voice OF lattery
.'But listen 10 me, my little one.
There's ono thing thou shalt fear
Letnever word To my love be sDid
Which her mother may not hear,
mo matter how true. my darling one.
The words may seem 10 thee.
They are not III for my child 10 hear
1t they cannot be told 10 me.
.'If thou'lt ever keep HE young heHrt pure
Aud thy mothers heart fromteAr.
Bring all ibat IS said TO thee by day
And night 10 thy mother car.
DEAR OR APHIc.-l am glad to see
one more name added 10 The list oil
contributors TO the Home Circle and
hope ere long to see many others. b
T. makes complaint about common
cause Of worry to womenkind. Have
we not all been lectured and scolded
about the consumption OF iue., and
been made to see the sin OF wasteful.
ness and extravag lnce, in It's most
henious light. But fancy we woulc
be blamed just as much If the three
meals day were not prepared, for
hungry man Is never very amlable
and he generally likes clean clothes
and a nicely ironed shirt, and what
with washing, ironing, baking anc
cooking l often think even the ole
stove itself, lift could speak, would beg
to be allowed to cool, to say nothin.
of the poor weary house keeper. Blu
/ this is one Of the vexationS We have t;
make the best of. 1t teaches us pa
uence and forbearance and gives US
proper view Of our own unworthness
! I sometimes thM& these little lecture
go to prove the faIsity Of the doctrln'
j of evolution and that man was the
vertable animal God made and place.
in the garden Of Eden, and that til,
woman did it" has been the counter
sign ever since, and no doubt ever vii
be. While | admit that constant wor
ries often sour the sweetest temper
and make home unpleasant, there arr
questions OF graver importance tina
force themselves upon our notice a
this time and cause serious alarm !
is the increasing prevalence of dram
drinking, and as this pernicious habl
is more keenly felt, in the Home Cir
Gle, I consider its columns legitimate
place for It's discussion.
What can we do 10 avert the dread
full evil and win our husbands, brother.
apd sons from the downward road t.
degradation and death How otter
we see handsome, intelligent cultivated
young men, fit to grace the best society
debasing themselves to the level of the
brute and rendering themselves unfi
for the society Of the good and pure
and bringing sorrow and distress &c
those that love them. Good earnest
Christian men and women in our land
are devoting their energies to arrest
this evil and cannot the sisters of the
Home Circle ofthe best paper in North
Missouri, do somethicg to help in the
good work. VIII not some Of YOU
suggest plan TO save our dear ones
from ruined life and a drunkard' S
grave, Hoping to hear from some ct
you on this subject ! will take pity on
the editor and close this lengthy arti-
Gle. AGNES.