Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-20
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tory struggle ana oinit> iile present OplB8>
tunity Of usefulness in the home circle. VII:
d mistake,
So surely as the years roll around tina,
home in which You now dwell will become
extinct. The parents will be gone, the prop
erty will go into other possession, you your
self will be in other relationships, and that
home which, only a year ago, was full "i
| congratulation. will he exfinguished. When
that period comes YOU will look back to see
what you did, or what YOU neglected to do IN
tho way Of making home happy. 1t will be
too late TO correct mistakes. II You did not
smooth the path of your parents toward the
tomb; il you did not make their last dayS
bright and happy: If you allowed your
younger brother 10 go out into the world
unhallowed by Christian and sisterly infiu'
ences; il you allowed the younger sisters OF
your family to come up without feeling ths.
there had fssen Christian example set them
on your part. there will !s nothing but bit
| ternsss Of lamentation. That bitterness will
| be Increased by all the surroundings Of that
home; by every chair. by every picture. by
tue old time mantel ornaments, by every
thing you can think OF As connected with
that home. All these things will -ouse up
, agonizng memories. Young women, havs
you anything To do in the way
of making your f,ther's home happy' Now
is the time Ia attend To il. or leave It forever
nndone Time is fiying very quickly away.
I suppss. you motto" the wrinkles ar. gather.
ing and accumulaflng on those kindly faces
that have 81 long hooked upon yor; there is
frost in the locks; the foot Is not as firm ii,
its step as i. used to be: and they will soon
he gone The heaviest c!od that ever falls
on parents coffin Id il the memory II an
ungrateful daughter. Oh, make their last
days bright and beautiful. Do not act as
though they ~erc in the way. Ask their
counsel. seek their PRAYERS, and, after long
years have passt-d, and you go out to s',e the
grave where they sleep. You will find grow
ing all over the moGnl something lovelier
than cypress. something swecter than the
rose. something chas,er than the lily-the
bright and beautiful memories Of filisl kind
n.sss performed ere the dying hand dropped
on You a beDssiirticn. and You cIo~ed the
ills over the weary eyes Of the worn out
pilgrim Better that, in the hour Of your
birth. rou had b.en struck with "rphanage.
and thpt you had b&en handed over into the
cold arms of the world, rather than
that You should have been brought up un-
der fathers care and other's tenderness.
at last TO seoff at their example and derids
Their influence, and on the das when yor,
followed them in long procession to the
tomb, 10 find that YOU are followed by still
larger provision o! unfilial deeds done and
wrong words uttered The ono procession
will leave its burden in tia tomb and dis
band; but that longer procession Of CHASTITY
memories will forever march and forever
wall oh, it is q good time for young wo-
man when she is in her fathers house. How
careful they are Of her welfar-! How watch
full thos, parents OF all her interests. Seated
at rhe morning repast, father q: one end the
table, children on either siis and between: /:
but the years will roll on. ami great change,
will be effected. and one will bs missed from
one end the table, and another will be missed
from the other end the table. God pity that
young womans soul who. i'll that dark hour.
has nothing but rcgretful recoliections.
60 further, and advise You not t. depend
for enjoyment upon mere personal attrac-
tons II would be sheer hypocrisy. because
We may no: have II ourselves, TO despise, or
affer. To despise, beauty in others When
God gives il he gives i! a. blessing aud ~
q means Of usefulness. David aud his army
were coming down from thu mountains 10
destroy Nabal and his hocks and vineyards
The beautiful Abigail. the wife Of Nshsl.
ran, on, 10 arrest him when bs c,me down
Sr,r, ,h. nox,,,.;n. aud n. .pccx..,.i
Com;,y "a tine foot of ,be hin sh. trsI,
n.v;a ~i,h his army of sworn u,a, csps
do~r nr.r ,ha 1sihs .,d vhsn n. sar har
tn,,ipy a, tn. font ,f tn. hill, he cr,., "Hsl,-
q, n. me, and ,h., caves s,.bocd IL. ..Hsl,
b,br, Tn, nns ,.a.r,;f,l ro,nan kns..,,,s,
M tho f,o, NJ ,bs ,.lis had ,rps,eJ Iii
,hosa armed ,r,crs A dexdr,n lashe,,
hacs Sispsra The Bible sets before n, the
portraits OF Sarah and Rebesa, and Abishay.
Absslom', sister and Jeb's daurhters. and
s.ys. ..Thry were fair TO lool I,pon- By
,u, door .y.rcis.. and nv skillfui arrange
meut of appar.l. let women make themselves
.t,ra.t,v. Tn. ,l,v.n has only one miS,io,
and ,bs, To .,cite our loa,hing and disgu,,
Bu. alas, for tbo.., who depepd u,,ou p.rsonsl
charms for their bappin.ss Reauty is such
n .ub,ls thing /, does not ,eem 10 der.nd
u,.,n facial pr,,,r,ion.. or up,n III. snarkI,
of th. ave ar mo, IN. f,ush OF tn. cl,.,,k
Ya, sometimes f;pt II among irregular fe It.
ures L, is the ,oul shining through the face
that makes one beautiful But alas, for
tbos. who d..,,end npon m.rs per.oual charms
They will come 10 di.sp,Dintmeut and to n
cr,Sa, fire., There Are SO MANY ditreren,
opinions about what are PERSONAL charms:
an, tho, sickness and ,rn,b,e and a,e a,
msls r,,b rsvayrs Tn. ro.,res. col ,s,, 4,
,v,msp ever wnrship, is her own face Tn.
ssid,s, sight in ALI the world is a woman who
has bull, everything on good looks, when the
chaf f'hs p+s III !" rai''"' va, NO" aaey u!
10 COW" 'hS e. "iihAs "hu n'ue '"o
N aine! WI hen time WIN i''n sn'i iee',
steps on tnee, inc h''i tiafAs reihAih' ano
YOU cahho' nide 'ne'n IL Is s'is 20 "s 20
hiae tbem ,hihH I'D" iho,, fsfuis''e i"''
III an the ~or'a an VI" io'i.
"hS' my 'r,enh>; su'u'a YOU os asha''''u
70 De getting "ia' IL SIGH" u Prima
iacie e|,i"n'e 'hh' YOU hh'e "aa'e, 'oier'
a'iy well or you ""uid 10, na'r h'eu 10 rms
time' In" sr''h"es' 'ni"s' 'n'hh, . e'erhi'S'
and that Is inaae up Oh countless years