The Magnolia gazette., 1890-11-01
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VIZ rOlho al HOME
Old people have but little pow
er ior adapting themselves to
strange places, strange peoplo and
strange ways. They have come
to that time N life when rest
full qmetude Of both mind and
body Is the one thing needfn! to
then happiness. Such Il condi-
tion can best be secured when
there is a congeniAlty in the
surroundings, and the senses are !
dmlv soothed BY the sight of loved
and familiar objects.
The ties that bind an old per.
son to The home that has sheltered
/ HIM for a quarter Or half Il eeutu-
ry are almost as stiong as life
itself. Around him arc the fruits
Of bis own handiwork. lie sits
in the shade Of trees planted by
himself long, long ago. How
1 lnterestedly be has watched their
growth through all the long years.
How he pruncd aud tended them
DUNG the first period Of
their cxlsteacc! And. as their
roots struck deep soil and they
grew iato beautiful monuments of
his industry, thcv formed one
moro cndearIng Ink 60 bind him
to the old home. The fruit gar
den, yielding each yearits luscious
offering to the household comfort,
is another silent object of attach
mcnt; and the flower beds with
the old fashioned perrcumals have
been a source Of such delight for
so many long years lhat to the old
people the bright hucs and sweat
odors Of their favotitc blossoms
are like a delicious tonic. inside
the house each room has sacred
memories The old-fashioned
parlor is consecratcl for both fun
erals and weddings have taken
place within It's four PLAIN walls.
Each piece Of anuquattd furniture
has some little history Of its own.
Hero and there over the house are
relics Of tie first days OF house
keeping, loved links that bind the
present with the period Of long
ago.
70 the old people these things
are not mere inanlmatc objects tC
be carelessly cast aside so deeply
are they essociated with then
lives that they have become ar
important element IN their exist
eucc. 10 be separated from al
Z these familiar scenes, 10 enter
! upon an entirely new experience
just at the time when the me Ia
and physical forces are yielding
5 to the STRAIN Of years, means a los
. of happiness and weakening ol
? vitality.
d A dear old lady Of my acquaint
t ance had lived fur fifty years IN
: der one roof. Dear, indeed, to het
were the old homo and all its ap
pointments. Her plaia, old fash
ioned ways were ia perfect har-
mony with the PLAIN old home
When the lntirmities Of age begaI
: = to appear, her children, who wcr,
settled IN homes OF their own
{ strongly advised her to make he
! home with lhem-staying witt
one and another as her fanc,
might dictate. The old homo wa
/" rented and the aged mother com
> menced her new life. For a yea
she endured the martyrdom, fo
: such II proved 10 be to her, whe
she again took possession of th
old home. A portion Of the hous
70 was let TO a worthy couple, Will
"a the old Indy took a homeless
orphan olri to live with her an
70 assist In her domestic labors. ]
20 telling me Of her experience tha
% year my old friend said: 81 FL
10 like au old weather-beaten Graf
% tossed about in unknown waters
n l always had a feeling Of strange
% ness aboul me; never knew an
% of the sweet, quiet happiness tina
10 | feel when in my dear old hon3
% surrounded by so much that
90 loved and familiar. When | +,
90 turned bome | felt that l ha
% truly enteved a haven Of resi
"a and never expect to have an
90 Other until | enter the one M
~ ~ made with hands. - America
j AgrlcultuHst.
rs At louisville, New York, OF