The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-05-21

woman through the trials of home m. J.
first there may be romance or . -.
that will do for substitute. tn.
riage hour has just pa sed, and IN.
plexities of the household are NOR. y
atoned by the joy of being together -.
by the fact that when it is late they d. -.
have to discuss the question as to vh.,s.
it is time to go. The mishaps of the -
hold, instead Of being a matter of anvil
and apprehension, are a matter Of ~
ment-the loaf of bread turned into . -
logical specimen; the slushy custards. -.
jaundiced or measly biscuits. Itis
bright sunlight that falls on the cus.-y
and the mantel ornaments of a nav
But after awhile the romance is all so,s
and then there is something to be prrn...s
for the table that the book called acoo,~'
Taught in Twelve Lessons" will NOT 49,
The receipt for making it is not a h.nds.,
of this, cup of that, and spoonfpl -
something else. II is not somath;--
sweetened with ordinary condim,rt.
or favored with ordinary a.v,-
or baked in ordinary cv.-.
1t is the loaf of domestic happiness. -
all the ingredients come down from Heey-
en-, and the fruits are plucked from A.
tree Of life, and it is sweetened with ~
pew wine of the kingdom, and it ia bah,s
ibShe oven of home trial. Solomon vrn1.
out o: his own experience. He had
wretched home. A man can not be happv
with two wives, much less six hundrsi.
and he says, writing out of his own exps.
rience: Better is dinner Of herbs vhr.
love is, than stalled OK and hatred th-..
with"
How great are the responsibilities, -
housekeepers. Sometimes an indivest;h,.
article of food, by its effect upon q con-.
mander or king, has defeated an army =
overthrown an empire. Houskeepers, By
the food they provide. by the couches thsv
spread. by the books they INTRODUCES. b.
the influences they bring around thar
home, are deciding the physical. inteIleck,
ual, moral, eternal destiny of the rac..
You say your life is one of sacrifice.
know it. But. my sisters, that is the only
life worth living. That was Florenes
Nightine ale's life; thEt was Paysoss,
life; that was ChTist's life We admire n
In others, but how very hard it is for M b.
cultivate ourselves. When in this CITY
young Doctor HutclrinS,n having spent I
whole night in a diphtherisic room Tor -
relief Of q patient. became saturated Wiz
the poison and died we all felt az If =,
would like to put rariands on his zrsvs.
everybody appreciates that. When in IL
burning hotel at st. Louis. a young ma
on the fifth story broke open the dor 4
the room where his mother was sleeping
and plunged m amid smoke and fire, CIV.
ing: Smother where are YOUR aud nsyur
came out, our hearts applauded that young
man. But how few of us have the Chris.
like spirit-a Willingness to suffer ia
others. A rough teacher in a school caIlsa
upon poor, half starved lad, who had a.
Tended against the laws of the school, aa1
said:
"Take of your coat directly. SIR"
The boy refused to take it Oh. Whegp.
upon the teacher said again:
Take on your coat, sir, as be swunR
the whip through the air. The boy ~
fused. It was not because he was afraA
Of the lash-he was used to that at home
but il was from shame; he had no unda.'
garment, and rs at the third command =
pulled slowly OF his coat, there won't :
sob through the school. They saw -
Why he dad mot want 10 remove his 60
and they saw the shoulder blades -
almost cut through the skin, and . 49,
healthy boy rose up and went 20 ~
teacher Of the school and, said:
''Oh, sir, please don't hurt this poor r.
low; whip me; see, he's nothing but per
chap; don't you hurt him, he's poor; whipI
me.n
"Wen." said the teacher, sits going ~
be severe whipping; am willing to tnks'
you a. . substitute"
"Wsll." said the boy, ~ don't care; ~
whip me, II you will let this poor fellsw
Co."
The stout, healty boy took the scoureine
without an outcry.
"Bravo" says every man-"Brasop
How many Of " are willing to take -
scourging, and the suffering, and the toE.
and the anxiety for other people. Beautfe
ful thing to admire, but how little We havo
Of that spirit. God gave MS that seif-dsnye
Ing spirit, 80 that whether we are in hnme
BILE spheres or in conspicuous spheres, -
may perform our whole duty-for IL
win soon be over.
One Of the most affecting reminiscenceg
Of my mother il my remembrance Of -
- Christian housekeeper. She works.
very hard, and when We vol]1
come In from summer play and -
down ct the table at noon, ~
member how she would come IN Wit
beads Of Precipitation along the line q
gray hair, and how some times she woul2
sit down 1t the table and put her hAa1
against her wrinkled hand and ugs
swell, the fact IL, Pm too tired to eats
Long after she might Rave delegated tn
duty to others, she would not be satis6s1
unless she attended to the matter herssak
In fact, We AL preferred to have her do -
Tor somehow things tasted better when -
prepared them. Some time ago. in an e.
press train, shot past that old homs.
ltead- Il looked ont Of the window sn4
lrtsd to peer through the darknesa.
While vas doing so one Of my ~
whom had not seen fm
many years, tapped me on the shoalda
and said:
Dewitt, ! see you are looking out atths
lcsnes Of your boyhood."
10, yes" replied, az was looking ont -