The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1890-04-12
CLOSED DOORS.
(For the Sentinel.)

(For the Sentinel.)
Mrs. White loved an open house.
The dnnrs and windows of her large
oId-fasFioned mansion Were. every
day, thrown wide open to admit INTO
every nook and granny where they
could possibly penetrate, the beams
of the early morning sun, aud the
fresh hreezes from the mountain or
lake. The air and TIE sun We're her
cherished guests. chasing away mala-
ria and infection. and Keeping t}le at
ui"sphcrc in doors rs pure aud Whole
some az that without. 70 be sure her
best earnet might have faded sooner
than her ncigh}or,s. fcem the action Of
so!ar IRyS upon its delicate untS. bHt
then SHE dispensed with carpets wIicn
p~,clir&blr INDIA mating,
or cnytentiHg herself with bare fiooFs
Wlich. after III. are " conducive
10 IeaItA than thick carpets OF other
t!""r coverings, AS for curtains, She
made iispIu III material wiich The SIM
coa.d Not spoil. Her very nature,
>1j4ht. clccgy and loving, revelled III
he sunshine. When ~ diSnlai day
4@Wncd aud the %clnItts hang black III
jhr ~kl. her moral barometer g.
seconded. ara il was with difficulty sire
defended herself against the vapols
around her. But the darker the day
tie greater the need Ct effort to make
frr ~i.crSe;f and others til" sunshine na
tuIe denied.
fin her own home the clouds gath
cred, a. they will in az homes some
ttules, Mis-. y iiitc set 70 WORK TO dis
s;iatc tilcr. and havin" restored her
own Fous-i4niR ia i healthy condition,
she would set ont to carry Sunshine to
other homes and hearts.
4 sick nr;4!l.or, Il friend iii trouble,
Il }auper at her gate, To all needing
help she loved 10 minister, and to cal
r. inso their lives The bl,ssedno>s Of
her own. Hex heart was full Of open
doors to receive and give out good.
And the world loved hes, becalse ill.,,
| world has need of such Ii aud
cannot 90 without thcal.
MIS-. GYey loved 4 1arkcned house.
The ...le of the sun hurt her eyes, it
t.tt;ct her carpets ana curtains. u
| spuiip1 her delicate ~cunii>NIuH. Si4~
| preferred TO light the 2A.. Ut EoGa ii
her drawing room. rather tliaa let iii
| iii. rtys of the Sr0lcI;lng sRN. 10 be
>ugp. ~ ,,ir pri]ed herself upon being
a neat house keeper, icl door, "ns}
windows were open every morning tor
| Il little while as room and halls were
swept and busted, bat t!l"t process.
completed. everything was t5ghiIl
| closed. anhthc pa>eer by eoutu >catce-
Is have told that the e!oomt laoi>iag
house was inhabited. Proud, naughty
and vain, Mrs. Grey thought her
wealth Sufficient to purcl!dsa cyel,y
pleasure she desired beyond h"r own
family circle. Balls, teas, theatres.
fashion, travel and other a~!nusein"nt>
absorbed her mind, aud represented
her idea If living. Sic saul her iltast
a@aiNst intimate social f~IirudSAiTs.
She vent t. church sometimes, when
she felt inclined. She subscribed to
popular charities, hUt She never took
!. personal interest in the ppnr ~ IN
fortunate; she carried sunshine
t. another stricken soul. She iiset.
with closed doors.
The day came when Mrs. Grey felt
that the world had forgotten iIs..
Over the still form Of her dead chils
siie beat in agony. Ne kind neiehhoI
came to assist in the last robing OF the
stitfauing linahs, no friendly hand
clasrrl hers in sympathy. nc mo'hcf5s
tears fc!l with Iic.s, to aay. O"ly hel
husband and servants Wit, her IN tina;
large. fine, dreary house, ana the aw-
FIJI presence of death, Clara, said
her husband sadly, ''you have uoi
tried to make friends in your prosper,
ity. and now i'll YOU time of trial an.
need no one One to yuu viii, htli
and sympathy. II is your fault
1t gas her W :inlt. To Law,
friends one mast he friendly: and tit
heart that is open to the needs ans
Joys and woes OF others, will not wan
for sympathy iii its W day of tria
and calamity. EssIE.
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