The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-11
A HAPPY HOME.
What Are the Five Most Essential Require
mentse Asks camilla"

What Are the Five Most Essential Require
ments? Asks Camilla"
DEAR HOWARD FRIENDs-I am with you
again to express my opinion on the first
of the several questions which Hamlet
so kindly submitted for our consideration
What are the five most essential things
10 happy homer" Contentment, health,
wisdom, Christianity and love, which is
the KEY that unloCks them all.
Love brings cOntentment and content
ment creates health and happiness. 1t is
not work, but worry, that destroys mems
lives
Much wisdom is required in order to be
able to Judge what Is needful to keep our
bodies comfortable and in a healthful
condition. also that we may be level
headed enough 10 keep within bounds,
thus avoiding mortgages and like plaques.
Every truly happy home must be light
Cd by Christianity. No matter however
we'll supplied with worldly goods. still we
need help from on high. Dark days come
70 all, sooner or later, when prayer Is the
only healing balm Tor our troubled hearts.
Besides, this life II too short and full of
disappointments TO form d spot sacred
enough on which TO build our eternal
hopes. Love would contain bitter pang
were the grave 10 close forever between
us and our loved ones, without the hope
Of our meeting again on a happier shore.
Love is an ardor that Eghtens our path
way and crowns our lives with peaceful
ness that can never be taken away. All
the wealth of an empire cannot bring
happiness into single home that is desti-
tute CT love. Love Is a silken cord that
hsn1s frcrofha % NOM ha,z Of tho homo
circle Under its influence they are con
tinually growing and expanding in atiec-
tons ties until their love becomes a.
deeply rooted az the mighty cedars Of
Lebenon, and the storms OF life cannot
uproot il. They only strengthen il. Pure
and undefiled love is not like the rose that
blooms today and tomorrow withers and
dies; but it is like the evergreen which
the SHOWS Of winter crown with a fieecy
loneliness, making it more beautiful dur
ing winters's chilling blasts than under
.he warmth of summers sunshine.
Let me bring before you a picture
wherein love il made manifest ia very
simple way. A child comes dancing into
the room, her ewes sparkling with de-
light, her cheeks agiow with sunny smiles,
saying, Here, grandma, are some flowers
| brought from the woods for you" The
kind aged parent reached out one wrinkled
hand to receive the gilt, while she stroked
the curly locks with the other, saying,
Thank you, you are q dear good child"
What fond "reminiscences come back in
all their freshness rs she remem-
bers one beautiful spring morn
ing, long years ago. when she herself
was a little girl standing on moss-grown
rock by the side of a silvery streamlet try
ing in vain to reach cluster of just such
flowers as these and was startled by ia
uiliar voice saying: "Wait, Bessie, I'll
get those flowers for YOU"
He stepped to the opposite side OF the
streamlet, broke them of and tossed them
TO her and without even giving her time
10 thank him he went whistling down the
grassy lane out of sight. She remembers
the many happy years they spent together
sharing their Joys and sOrrows; but tear
fe!i on the time-worn family
bible as she thought of the
sad parting when she babe farewell to
earthly friends, but ray of hope cleaned
through the crystal diamonds as she
thought of the happy meeting which was
soon 10 take place IN the beautiful be-
yond. She did not forget to thank God
that although very dear earthly friend
was taken away, others were still left who
were glad to see her happy.
''Philomela," | extend TO you hearty
welcome. i'll have succeeded in giving a
description from which you can form a
mental picture, please paint the real one
and send il to me.
Little brown-eyed Jennie" remember
your promise and come to the page soon.
"Gano," your last article was very in
teresting 10 me. Thanks for complying
with my request. Hope you will visit the
page often.
With best wishes to all, bid adieu.
CAMILLA"
Bruceton Mills. w. Va, Feb. 8.