The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-04-04

and. lack ofreveFenee. IT Is even q
common remark or Older parents that
"thsre are no. children nowadayS;n no
children who havesttfe spirit and place
of children.~B But children are usually
what they. ase.rtrained to be- Nsthe
children, 0fsa, sfoEmer4 day gwcfe.f better
hammered than 4those Of to-day, the
reason .mHstahe Looked for in'tbeEfact
that 4they.ahad oSbsttsr+ .parents ethan
those whosafe complaining about the
children of to-day.s There are some
advantages, ,aoraad duantagss for some
in the long. ago. =
We are full Of this, view Of, Gsd.
Not q day goes BY without our detect
ing something fatherIy Ia Him which
we never observed before. =, Duties
grow into privileges, penap pces bright.
en- up into, pleasures pains soften the
heart with delicious hunt ility !, and
sorrows are heavenly, preaences, .H-is
as II earth were making. itself into
heaven and at the omliohest sights
and sounds something .unglas in our
hearts, as II God were lust on, the psint
OF speaking or appearing.
A government agent, atraEsling in
Alaska says that the American citizens
in. some portions OF. that country still
pray for the Emperor of Russia. In
one town only one. man, ,wass ~ found
who knew the name of an American
city, and. that WAS San Francisco. The
tt,po Spo,s sS u,o .e ,,ss go. tuyh; ~
sn sien ,,' ouo an an WE GSaau aua psain.
S Se IoW M ne4u VI S;gtaso.4;;' 'oh' EM1h'
view ioEk, E4naoelphia; Aito Z, y'ssssh-
lngton were unKnoWh regions"
A convenient and sensible imple.
ment for taking up fence posts consists
of stout pole of the size and shape Of
q wagon tongue. Thefhtekefe part Of
this pole, for about fifteen inches from
tbe.end. is shaped into . wedge. This
Is sheathed With, 9, ,franaes made OF tron
half an inch thick and two and aAhah
inches wide, and seelrely~ fasteHed
with screws or bolts. The end sheuld
be pointed andslightly. bent. upwards.
uI tb;nku said the minister ,rhc sras
Waiting n rarishionar. ..,fl,at it IA .asi.
or to ceax children than 10 driyethem.
Gentle words are mors eject ne Than
no rob mac y 1T think On loo ~ aoid
the lady tenderly. Then she raised
Tho window and s,,ddenlv -sl,antad to
her bow: Johnnie, if you don't como
in out of that mud-puddIe I'll, break
your back! !"
zone of Satan,s devices to keep Door
souls in q sad, dou biting, and aonesiion-
ing condition is, causing them. 10 be al
ways posing and musing Upon. sin; TO
mind their sins more than their Saw
our; yea, SO to mind their sins as to
forget their Saviour. Their eyes are
so fixed upon their disease that they
cannot see their.sen,edy, though At be
near.
How often in meditation upon what
the Christian has been reading, has, he
found his affections raised, and his
soul in, some measure brought+near to
God. BY meditation the word takes
deeper root In US, makes more; powerful
impressions on our nllnds, andiarhisu-
eth matter for prayer.
- tf,e 80 ea fna.s 80 ss ~, nVs aR Poa
SCI SCI, .uo s'. y, "a hos SUu hu ~ " ~
10y; Jpehh hn, nnI momS sa,, "a @ , -Is s
- thn s,ddon I 800 - a. 5'Saath .,Ss ,n;nn
eJ nrsver can hrino on i,1efa nt SavioSr
near 'e |'s'
A r,+,o eu.rooro,d o;,, d.., tho
n;ot,,re % of q Iog onG cot on her slate
p and nsil;nS @ bss moiber;s mot attention fo
i f. said % * @ cat ourhtn,t to have bnt
four legs, but I drew it with six, legs 80
she could get away from the dog"
A how eiobt vears old. in ona Of the