Telegram-herald., 1889-05-20
FAMILY PLEASURES.
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clrcle. Ne Bse 10 m1ca in pso-lc, uuth-
fg-y rsIazrzs tns ss1ltress - the Ls@1ass'
h9Us JoaraaL oar men, absorbed ~
money zetf.ng or pclltics, regard taelr co
meslc LIE As . seeo1e arr mater o1r
soz-sl, II not d0LaSs 10 cr1eSes, el1 tlese
zFe c,u psFallysly rzEef arc devoted 70 TIE
verge oI dissipation - 0eneyoleA aAd 70
hgloUs WORK. or 20 TIE claims of ooelety-
Egen children are led - regard every p1ass
of Aietaore important, sEd fuller u ENJOY
meat, tlan Cny thiHg connected With t.e
privacy oI home
American character - thus 20 great ex-
tent developed 10 an atmosphere Cf excite
meat. and noQrished with the artinclAlty
pertainlEg u al exlsLeGos carried on before
tie eyes Of the world IL Is 10 tais many
faults IN American manners, and perhaps
a.so ln American morals, are 40 doubt due.
We need the peculiar refining intueaceto
Dc obtained only from a simple, yet elevated
aud attractive, home LIE.
Enjoyment pure ana simple or relaxation
from serious occupations IS an Inherent de-
maad OF human nature. And Il Is needed
By men and women, as well As by children.
Al work and no play makes John duh
T. al as inevitably as !. makes Jack duh
boy Most people realize this fact, only 10
look away and Oeyond them for pleasures
which are either imPossibls for them TO OBJ
tain, or having been obtained, prove unsat-
isfactory. AZ the same time the best OF all
delights may lie uunoticed at their feet
Again circumstances compel some famL
lies 20 i've lives isolated from what's called
society" In their idle hours" they must
do without the JOYS of companonship. or
ind them in their own home circles. Blessed
IS the family that is able 20 discover the pure
happiness which even apparently narrow
lives afford.
Home pleasures aS rule SHOULD be those
in which every member OF the family can
partake. They should be emphatically sim
pie pleasures, such rs require loving care
and thought for others, rather than the ex-
penditure OF wearisome labor or much
money. They should be pleasures which
keep the mind active, bringing healthy sat
isfsction without danger Of dissipation or
OF enervating safety. Finally they should
be sufficien tly varied 10 suit human natures
love OF change.
A pleasure easily obtained, and almost
universally agreeable, is to be found In
reading aloud from an entertaining book OF
travels, an interesting story, or book In
which humOr is largely intermingled. Nor
| Is IL strictly necessary that a book should
be well read III order 10 give pleasure. Yet
on the other hand a good reader can make
comparatively uninteresting book attract
| i've. And there are probably few families
containing no member sufficiently talented
to become good reader through practice.
/ II parents would only encourage their chill
/ dren from earliest childhood 10 read aloud
from books and papers they understand
/ Gad find interesting, good readers would no
1 longer be rare, and all unfailing source OF
! pleasure would DO provided for many
/ homes. This pleasure is dwelt upon because
/ il is SO commonly overlooked and unappre-
/ c.ated. To read well viii some day no doubt
be considered as valuable an accomplish
ment as 10 sing, or TO play upon some mu-
sical instrument well. And rs much pans
viii be g a IN develop d talent for read
I ing-nCt e. ation as are now given 10 tue
{ cultivation OF musical talent
Music is somewhat universally recog-
nlzed as an amusement, or more properly an
enjoyment, suitable for the home circle. Yet
IS rule, the piano or organ is opened, and
z
I for the entertainment Of guests than for
the exclusive pleasure Of family. Story
I books often make it one of their heroine ,
special virtues, that she plays or sings some
/ simple music occasionally TO please an old
/ father.
Every homo ought TO be furnished with a
backgammon board, a set of checkers or
chessmen, box of dominoes, a game OF
authors or something similar. And thess
games should not be laid away on a shelf
until company comes, but should be used
/ principally as an innocent means OF relaxa.
ton for the different members of the house
! hold. 1t should perhaps be said, for tho
sake Of those conscientiously opposed to al
/ games Of chance, tnat they never do harm
until united with sordid spirit, which
| values only money or material rewards.
The cultivation of flowers, gardening for
! pleasure" is usually an unending source OF
! delight 10 the girls, and not unfrequently u
the boys, of the household
Out-of-door sports In which all OF the fam
/ fly can engage should be encouraged Gro
/ Quet, tennis, archery, etc, whore they are
! feasible, and the family circle large enough
! can generally be entered into with as much
/ zest by fathers, mothers, brothers and sis
ters, as by large mixed company, anC
without the addition of the many socia
features too often supposed TO be indispen
sable.
/ Family picnics, walks In the woods, fish
ing excursions, rides and drives, are pleas
ures especially enjoyed by the younger
members Of the family.
Besides bringing parents and children
nearer together, home pleasures increase
the affection Of brothers aud sisters 10
ward each other. They have thus no
only commonality OF interests in child
I hood and youth, but ia after life tie o.
pleasant memories connects them closelj
in each others thoughts To be comrade,
and friends. "a wei "a brothers and
sisters, form a three-fold cord not easilj
broken.
Finally the tendency OF sthese simple, easil-
1 obtained pleasures as part OF daily life
heartily enjoyed, ia 20 encourage nobl,
simpli icitv of character. They give digni
~ TO httle things, and add fullness I.
Efe They develop mans ability 20 obtair
good wherever Il may be found. Thel
prevent. 30 a great extent. a craving fo1
unhealthy excitements and less innocen
pasumcs. And By keeping the mind fresh
and the senses alert and active, they pre-
pare the way for The higher enjoyment
possible for people Of education and culture
Simple pleasures. perhaps. come the near
eat of any thin 3 10 being tie thornless rose
ia the pathway OF our earthly pii grin age
aud thcIr fragrance sweetsus the stmo
sphere IN which we move. keeping our nat
ures wholesome. our dispos lions cheerful
and our perceptions Of the beauty and ys.8'
Of life keen.
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