The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-04-15
mother, you fight each other across the

II you only knew it your interests are
identical. OF all the families of the earth
that stood together. perhaps the most con-
picuous is the family of the Rothschilds.
As Maye r Anselm Rothschild was about to
die in 1912, he gathered his children about
him-Anselm, Solomon, Nathan, Charles
and James-and made them promise that
they would always be united ON Change.
Obeying that injunction, they have been
the mightiest commercial power on
earth, and at the rising or lower
ing of their scepter nations have risen or
fallen. That illustrates how much, on
large scale and for selfish purposes, a
united family may achieve. But suppose
that instead of magnitude of dollars as
the object, it be doing good and making
salutary impression and raising this
sunken world, how much more enolsling!
Sister, you do your part, and brother viii
do his part. If Miriam will lovingly watch
the boat on the Nile, Nose will help her
when leprous disasters strike.
When father and mother are gone. and
they soon will be If they have not already
made exit, the ssterly and fraternal bond
will be the only ligament that will hold the
family together. How many reasons for
your deep and unfaltering affections for
each other! Rocked in the same cradle;
bent ever by the same motherly tender
ness; toiled for by the same fathers weary
arm and aching brow; with common in
heritence of all the family secrets. and
with names given Won by parents who
started You with the highest hopes for
your happiness and prosperity charge
you, be loving and kind and forgiv-
ing. II the sister see that the brother
never wants sympathizer, the brother
will see that the sister never wants an
escort. Oh. if the sisters of a household
knew through what terrific and da,nning
temptations their brother goes in this city
life. they would hardly sleep nights in the
anxiety for his salvation! And If YOU
would make holy conspiracy of words
and gentle attentions and earnest prayers.
that would save his soul from dealt, and
hide multitude of sins. But let the sis
ter dash off in one direction in disciple
ship of the world and the brsther fee off
in another direction in dissipation, and it
will not be long before they will meet
again at the gate of despair, their blstered
feet in the hot ashes of alconsumed life
time. Alas! that brothers and sisters,
though living together for years. very
often do not know each other and that
they see only the imperfections and none
of the virtues.
General Bauer, of the Russian cavalry,
had in early life wandered off in the army,
and the family supposed he was dead.
Altar he oained forfr1pa no
one day in Husam, his native place, and
made banquet, and among the great
military men who were to dine he in-
vited plain miller and his wife, who
lived near by, and who, affrighted. came,
fearing some harm would be done them.
The miller and his wife were placed one
on each side of the General at the table.
The General asked the miller all about his
family, and the miller said that he bad
two brothers and sister. 'tNo other
. brothers?" "My younger brother went
off with the army many years ago, and,
no doubt was long ago killed." Then the
General said: "Soldiers, am this mans
younger brother, whom he thought was
dead" And how loud was the cheer and
how warm was the embrace.
Brother and sister, you need as much Of
an introduction to each other as they
did. You do not know each other. You
think your brother is grouty and cross
and queer, and he thinks YOU are
selfish and proud and unloveIy. But
wrongi That brother will he
prince in some woman's eyes, and that sis
ter queen in the estimation OF some man.
That brother is a magnificent fellow. and
that sister is morning in June. Come let
me introduce you: "Moses, this is Miriam.
Miriam, this is Moses" Add seventy five
per cent. to your present appreciation OF
each other, and when you kiss good morn
ing do not stick up your cold cheek, wet
from the recent washing, as though
you hated to touch each others lips in af-
fectionate caress. Let it have all the fond
ness and cordiality of loving sisters
kiss.
Make yourself as agreeable and helpful
to each other as possible, remembering that
soon you part. The few years of boyhood
and girlhood will soon slip by, and you will
go out to homes of your own, and into the
battle. with the world and amid ever
changing vicissitudes, and on paths
crossed with graves and up steps hard to
| climb, and through shadowy rayines.
But, oh, my God and Saviourl may
the terminus of the journey be the
same as the start, namely, at fathers
and mothers knee, if they have inherited
the kingdom. Then, in boyhood and girl
| hood days, we rushed in after the days
| absence with much to tell of exciting adj
venture, and father and mother enjoyed
| the recital as much as we who made it, so
we shall on the hillside of heaven rehearse
to them air the scenes of our earthly ex-
petition, and they shall welcome us home,
as we say: "Father, and mother we have
come and brought our children with us.
| The old revival hymn described it with
| glorious repetition:
Brothers and sisters there will meet,
BIZ others and sisters there will meet,
Brothers aud sisters there will meet,
| VIII meet to part no more.
Tread of a child in the country who was
| detained at a neighbours house on a
stormy night by some fascinating stories
that were being told him, and then looked
out and saw it was SO dark he did not
| dare go home. The incident inn