Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08
The HEARTH AND HALL.
Relics.

Some Of the lady members have been
giving their experience of house clean
ing days, yet | trust there are none
whose experience has awakened such
train of thoughts, or brought such
feeling of sadness as those days have
brought to me. Sickness for over
year has united me to take a place amid
the active laborS of life So i'm my
frailty l must be content to do the light
er part. This has taken me through
every nook Of the old house. and has
mearthed many half forgotten relics.
over which have had ample room for
thought. Many of these are neither
grand or beautiful but for oddly and
age seldom found now adays. First is
a pepper box used about century
ago. 1t consists, or is formed of simple
white ware with perforated top. In
the bottom is hole to put in the pepper
and cork inserted to prevent its spill
ling out. Then an oh basket, yellow
with age and quaint in its design. Sew
eral old books, one Baxter Saints Rest
and one printed in 1903. The printing
can scarcely be read at first as the let
ters are different than those used at
the present day. Several old samplers
worked on home made linen, and one
| linen sheet of days of the distaff and
wheel / will not try to speak of them
|all, but here is two old jars, Oh so
| old in looks and form. Here is their
history. In the spring of 1882 bride
| Of Is years of age started from Water
boo, n. Y. TO her log house in the woods
ID Michigan. They were her grand
Nthers and were Il wedding present
/ to her, the bride, one being filled with
Hard and one with butter. II is now
81 years since they were brought to
Michigan. What changes have been
Wrought since these were moulded from
common clay. Here is an old poem;
the paper is discolored with age. and
crackles in my hand yet the writil Q is
well preserved. 1t is an account OF the
death of three young men ana three
Young ladies, on June the Sd, 1925 in a
lake in Maine. While out sailing ley
were overtaken by a storm and droN IL
ed. Next is mothers room. | en-
IS scarcely begin here for only short
time has elapsed since death Las
taken her from us. Yet 7 tend r
ly lay aside her things, knowing
will need them no more: every arti p
sends a pang of sorrow to m hea C..
yet / can not wish her back. S.akn
and infrmities had long weigEcI
down, and life seemed only an ine
ing round of pain and care. Bu,
how we miss her. We never r.. 20
how dear they are to us, or how ID
they form "A part of our eXisteI re- II
they are taken from us. But ton en-
memories will ever be with us, ID
those with whom we have been SO Gle
ly united will be in our presence loreN
1t can not be that earth isman OF
abiding place. 1t can not be that o
life is a bubble, east up 10y the ocean
eternity, to float moment on its WAY
and sink into nothingness. That Go
Of love would never have created in u
those strong clinging affections of his
own free grace; given us years OF life
together, every day making them nearer
and dearer. till heart and soul Is wrap
ped up in their existence, and then send
them from us forever, leaving us with
agoaizing memories of joy forever
pasty Oh no. God is love. Life Is to
brief at best The soul must I've on
to finish its mission which in this riei
existance we are unable to do. Other
wise il would seem TO me many wer,
created in vain.
STERLING GIRL