The southern sentinel., 1886-06-18

that viii do for a substitute m
riage hour has just pa ,sed. and A. @sz-
piexities OF the household arc mora -
atoned by the JOY of being tocstb.. -
by the fact that when it is late thev !. -
have to discuss the question as 10 -.
1t Is time to CO. The mishaps of thu -.
hold, instead of being matter of -.
and apprehension, are a matter Of y
ment-the loaf Of bread turned into .''s'
| logical specimen; the slushy cust.ra..
jaundiced or measly biscuits. IL
bright sunlight that falls on the -,
and the mantel ornaments Of new ~.
| But after awhile the romance is Al, -
and then there is something to be pr.ns.-s
for the table that the book called acoaI.es
Taught in Twelve Lessons" will not s..-l
The receipt for making it is not b.,as.s
| OF this, cup. of that, and a spoonfnI J.
something else. 1t is not som.s,,'~*
sweetened with ordinary condim.-ss
or favored with ordinary a.,--
or baked in ordinary o,s.,
1t is the loaf of domestic happiness. -
all the ingredients come down from -
en-, and the fruits are plucked fror 81.
tree OF life, and it is sweetened vitA -.
new wine of the kingdom, and il in 49,
In the oven of home trial. Solomon vrrS
out OF his own experience. He had
wretched home. A man can not be mr.
with two wives, much less six hund,.s.
and ne says, writing out of his own err
rience: "Better is a dinner Of herbs wh..
love is, than stalled OK and hatred ta~..
with"
How great are the Responsibilities. =
housekeepers. Sometimes an indio..e;.s-
article of food, by its effect upon . -.
mandsr or king, has defeated an armv
overthrown an empire. Houskeeper, -
the food they provide, by the couches a..
spread. by the books they introduc. \.
the Influences they bring around a..
home, are deciding the physical. intellece.
ual, moral. eternal destiny of ths ~.
You say your life is one OF sacrifice
know it. But. my sisters. that is the oryv
life worth living. That was Flor.
Nightingaie's life; that was Pavso.s.
life; that was C',rist's life. We admir-. Z
in others, but how very hard it is for NJ 8.
cultivate ourselves When in this CITY
young Doctor Hutchinson. having sns.t.
whole night in a diphthsriiic room for a.
relief OF patient. became saturated vitk
the poison and died. we all felt a. IL -
would like 20 put esr3ands OIL his er.v..
every body appreciates thnt. When in -
burning hotel at st. Louis. young -. :
ON the fifth story broke open the door q
the room where his mother was sleeniu,.
ana plunged in amid smoke and fire. crv.
ing: "Mother! where are you:n and ner.r
came out, our hearts applauded that yosae
man. But how few of rs have the Christ- !
like spirit-a willingness to suffer e.
others. A rough teacher in a school c,llu1
upon poor, half starved lad, who had a.
Tended against the laws of the school. a
Baid:
take on your coat directly. SIR"
The boy refused to take it Oh. Wha~
upon the teacher said again:
Take on your coat, sir,u as he svve
he whip through the air. The boy -
used. It was not because he was afrsi1
u the lash-he was used to that at hou,e- s
'us It was from shame; be had no mdas
Iarment, and - at the third command -
'ullsd alowiy o6 his coat, thers vsat -
ob through tie school. They saw - u
vhy he did not Dant to remove his GO. L
md they saw the shoulder blades - j
'imost cut through the skin, and stoun
eaithy boy rose mp and went g = s
eacher Of the school and, said:
"Oh, SIR, please don't hurt this poor r. s
ow; whip me; see, he's nothing but poor
hap; don't you hurt him, he's poor; ~
Her. = S
"Wen said the teacher, ssit's eoine = S
. . severe whipping; 1 am willing 70 III
on - . substitute"
well" said the boy, al don't care: yurls
hip me, II you will let this poor fsllsv
The stout, hsalty boy took the scourrina g.
'ithout An outcry.
ravoF says every msn-"Brsyop
ow many Of N are willing to take -
'owgtng. and the suffering, and the ~
40 the anxiety for other people! Beau1is 8
toing to admire, but how little we han
shas spirit God gave US that self-dsay.
g spirit, 90 that whether we are in huns S.
Q spheres or in conspicuous spheres, y
~ perform our whole duty-for - S
ruggls wfll soon be over.
One of the most affecting reminisceneoD 1
my mother Il my remembrance Of -
Christian housekeeper. She woghe1 =
~ hard, and when W vou11
me u from summer play and - !;
'wn ae the table at noon, -
emDer how she would come In Wi1G
ads OF psrspiration along the lius q
~ hair, and how some times she wou11
down At the table and put her heo1
.sinse her wrinkled hand and ny:
Ven, the fact is. I'm too tired to sekg
'ng aftsr she might Rave delegated ~
- 20 others. she would not be sstisae1
less she attended to the matter hsrsole
tact, We al preferred to have her do - Z
somehow things tasted better when -
sparsd them. Some time ego. in an =.
- 6ain, 1 shot past that old home.
'ad- Hooked ont Of the window ~
q 70 peer through the darhnsse
nne l was doing 90 one of nv ~
loolmatess whom had not seen fW
ny years, tapped me ON the shouldu
d said: . s<
'OeWftt, zee you are looking out ct -
nee Of your boyhood."
U, yes," replied, al was looking out 9
old place where my mother lived m
q ~ IS - s
hat night, In the cars, the whole se~sa