Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-12
HELPS ANo HlNpRANces.
dow the childish Tlpr.r. Stay lie Trained
20 give fisasat. IT, Mother.


scorn not the help Of little hands that
are tingliug with new blood and reaching
ont impatien,ly for the materials NJ which
morn experienced workers fashion the
thlng- called usnful or beautiful. Tor n. as
dear Jean lngelUw has said. cit Is delight
ful help merely not 70 BE- hlndrrrd,n Is Il
not delightful sometimes 10 be- hiudercd by
these same littlc haudR
What woman that ever takes glance
backward 10 the long long ,lays-tho days
that could not have enough of activities,
the days thnt from sunrise tosunset seemed
lniermlnnhlc, cguuut recall the childish
longing Tor bits n bright embroidery, silk
D. worstel, pieces Of soft flannel, or even
clean Hight calico squares, trlanglcs aud
stars TINT were Va deity handled hy older
girls and sklllful womcn1 The carpet rag,
n bright aud soft, especially when Of IAN.
nUl or slik, had power to charm. The little
shiny scissors that made such smart click
~ they trimmed the "pieccs whnt objects
Of envy they were. No jewel has ever
seemed half 10 precious or dazzllngly
bright
What Jumps woul! come into tho little
throat when tho de Ire 10 take Into ones
own hands the bright scissors, soft velvet
and silk became 80 strong Rs 20 seem ire.
sistiblo, Aud finally, when the lump had
grown 10 big that the llttle throat must
burt, aud the heart with Il, unless the do.
sire Il made known, with what an effort,
what darling, the request, "Cnn / have
some Of your sewing i made How mar.
rowly tho face " the good woman who
holds the work h watched Tor the answer.
And II that answer Is, mo, dear, run
away aud play" what u wreck Of childish
hopes for the time. Life seems too miser.
able 10 be- endured. Tho LUMP that seemed
10 powerful to choke has gone but child
ish despair has come aud 10 40 away aud
sob ont the disappointment alone Is all
that il left 10 lo.
Hut suppose tho woman who works with
the coyotod material has memory; sup
pose shn retains a lot OF June In her heart
and takes the ambitious little sewing
woman near and saysi "Why, dear heart,
you shall have fpmu Of my sewing Bring
your chair, IN ilS u piece Of work for
YOU" with what happiness the little
heart beats aud how the feet ~ after the
chair, which is put close to the woman
who knows how 10 glufden a little girl
| This woman may he ever 80 plain, or, as
some would say, "homoly," but abe has
one admirrr 10 whom her face seems more
! than fsir-angollc,
This little sewing woman sits patiently
near while her work l. being basted, aud
| II any think IL Is being done slightingly
| then they arc mistaken, for the cloth IL
cut with precision, tue piece Of velvet has
an artistic shape and is OF deliotte color.
| Aud do you imague that woman 10 be
selecting pieos Of dull brown, black
or gray embroidery Alkf Wrong again
for she looks her silks all over To
Ind color bright enough. one thnt
viii tempt the small lugcrs to work
patiently ps you believe that the little
one Is blind 10 the efforts Of her teach,
eri Well not II you know children. She
watches every motion her eyes brighten
when the needle Ia threaded with rose pin <
sllk (not tied in), and her whole face shows
her gratitude A great man has said
Teach the chldrcnl Il Is psiutingin tres.
90, aud this woman knows that the great
man Is right
Who has not heard mother say. ~
never had time 10 teach my children 10
sow; II % 10 much easier and quicker 10 do
| Il myself Bat what about the children
l. not the time coming when they must
tcci their deficiencies and rcgIvt the uog'
lect Of their mothorp Those who have
learned 10 look 10 their mother for their
beat gifts mud dearest pleasure IN The