Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28
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What Ought tn Re the Aim Of Every
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What Ousht tn Re the Aim Of Every
Husband and Wife.
The idea is prevalent among many
young people that the home is of sec
ondary Importance in laying the foun-
dations of their married lives. 1t is
not so. The cornerstone of ali true
success is the home. Upon this depends
to great degree the permanenee OF
the Nations veal. The country home
is the support of the Nation;' SO is any
home in city or country. What are the
people of nation, a city or communi-
ty without homes9 DriftedNby the ways
of circumstance and inclination they
are anchored nowhere, and because
not anchored their habits and ideas OF
life change, necessarily. They must
accommodate themselves to the ways
and circumstances of those around
them. and having no fixed abiding
place it generally follows that pleasure
and entertainment are sought i'll public
places, by this means often diStracting
the thoughts and engendering q NOR
bid craving for things utterly at va
rance with the quiet home joys which
might afford the highest and sweet
pleasure.
Far be it from me to advocate con-
tinual staving at home. with no inter-
change of thought and feeling with the
great world. There are two extremes,
and both are TO be avoided. But let
the pleasures found outside the homo
circle supplement. not supplant. those
within it. l simply desire TO lay stress
npon the value and advantage of the
home to the yoUng husband and wife.
1t is something for which to toll and
sacrifice, and is loved and valued ac-
cording to the effort it costs. Sacred
to its owners, there Their authority is
absolute and undisputed. No matter
what the tolls of the day may be night
fall gathers the tired ones to the home,
be it ever so small or humble, and it is
more precious because their very own.
1t may be necessary for husband or
wife or both to labor at some avOcat.on
which takes them away during the day.
though it seems hard for the wife to do
double duty in laboring abroad and at
home. too. but even this is better than
having no home at all. Life's necessi-
ties are more easily satisfied than many
think, and little planning would save
much unnecessary. Labor, We believe
it is a wrong and false training which,
brings young people TO the altar. be-
lieving that happiness is TO be attained
in marriage without Il home. 1t seems
to old-fashioned people like the writer
rs absurd rs for robins to mate in the
spring time and never build a nest.
1t ought to be the aim of every husband
and wife to build for themselves some
kind of a home, though ii be ever SO hum
bic, and then TO beautify and make it
attractive by every device of taste and
love. 1t is possible for very poor peo-
pie to become real estate owners; the
obstacles in the way are not insur-
mountable: only let each home be
builded according to its owners means,
not those of their neighbors. How
precious is the vine planted by the
children. the shrii5s and flowers tend
ed by q mothers loving care! A more
intimate knowledge OF these pleasures
is purifying, ennob!ing and strength
ening to all natures. The man who
loves flowers. trees and all beautiful
things can not be a bad man; the chill
dren who are taught to love these
things from infancy. who love and cara
for and help make beautiful their homes
are more helpful ana unseliish. less
frivolous and more likely to make good
and noble men ana women. We be-
lieye if there were more home-buildinC
there would he Il smaller number OF
unhappy maria -eS. less recourse to
courts of law and fewer divorces
Our Country tome.