Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-11

ought to be the everyday fash;o,
coin Of their Hives. III there srn.,and
much sadder than to observe noo lung !
it not rqdeness, in the manner
2 husband to the wife who has been h o.
life's partner for half that life. ~ us
hear that acerbity of the tones, and %
GOODNESS in the looks of q wife m see
should know her good man too Vol mno
put his love and temper to so trv;naVo
test.
Our babies get their full share
kisses and petting, bless their dear Gtt ~
faces and helpless hands and feet. as
infants utter helplessness gives i
claim on every heart. But manv a q
growing lad and lass, quite beyond tba
prettily interesting season of infano"
arrived at the awkward age of betwiyt
and between, when impulse is eaoan
and experience is slight, and yout5fni
confidence is OVERLOAD, and temptat;ona
throng, would be better for more -
loves expression in the home. We can
not err in being too affectionate.
If love be made a daily ministrant 70
any one in this world, it should be ~
to the aged pilgrim, whose way has
grown lonely, whose life has taken on
the neutral tints of sober eve, and to
whom, by reason of infirmity, tho
grasshopper is a burden. Even if old
age be querulous and exactine, AZ
sometimes it is, youth and strength
should be patient and gentle.
The happiness of home is conserved
by perfect opcnness as to the style of
living which may be maintained there
in. A home which is managed in a
style which, though not extravagant.
is a drain upon the family income,
which keeps somebody wakefu al
night, which it is a terrible strain TO
maintain honestly, is managed in a mis-.
taken way. Better narrow quarters
and plain furnishing; than ample space
and everlasting wrong. Better the
simplest viands on the table than the
menace of a bill at the butchers and
the fact of an increasing account with
the grocer. and no money to pay it
with. Better the dress of calico than
the silken gown, if silk crowd out
mental comfort and weave itself into
wrinkles on the brow.
Home happiness is often imperiled by
incessant fault-inding. A chronic
fault-tinder in the house is, as pitiless as
q hail-storm, and he or she blights the
plants of affection as surely as. a frost
destroys the blossoms. Unfortunate
are the interiors where the young peo-
pie live in dread of Aunt Mary or Uncle
John, of papa or mamma, who are not
only never satisfied, but who, SEEM to,
mink that duty demands that they shall
wave and snap a whip over the heads
Of all with whom they come in contact.
If any of us perceive in ourselves the
faint beginnings of a fault-tinding dis
position, we should fight against and
repress it with ali our strength.
Home happiness is enlarged when the
home is not too self-centered.. Nothing
is more directly educational to children
than frequent presence of honored and
beloved guests, who bring with them a
pleasant breeze from the outer world
and break the usual routine by intro
ducing new topics and inviting excur-
sions into e fields of thought The
amenities of life, which should not be-.
overlooked or sighted when the family
is by itself, are seldom forgotten. when
there is company under the roof, and
politeness-even ceremonious, polite
ness-is a social lubricator.
The best, most enduring home.happi-.
ness is founded upon Christian love and
principle, and that is the sw~eetestearth-
~ habitation in which Jesus is owned.
and peace rules. -MargayetE E. Sangster,.
10 Interior.