Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-30

morning and the tdfI0w' candTe IS lighted
and the fires are kindled, sometimes the
shavings hardly enough to start the wood.
The mother is preparing the breakfast, the
blue edged dishes are on the table, and the
lid of the kettle on the hearth begins to
rattle with the steam, and the shadow of
the Industrious woman by the fiickeriBg
flame ON the hearth is moved up and down
the wall. The father is at the barn fedl-
1 RSE.s ts' s i5's assetatts S IT,
corn. The Children, eAiier than they
would like and after being called twide,
are gathered at the table. j.
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is read and prayer made, which include s
all the interests for this world and the
next. The children paXnqt so mud at
tention to the prayer, bf W. Ak%u& the
same thing day after day, but it puts mpdh'
them an impression that ten thousand,
years will only make more vivid cpd ire,
'ssI: prayer 4 !: 5tS$s;EIfs Oh hES
children's children Day / IN and day Az OUT
month in and month out, year in and yehr.
out, decade in apd decade out the sons.ahd
h in + saEs 81 EiSs hsSs
they feA IT, and they SSdn ri 5 10 away
from it.
Two funerals. after awhile-not .mdrsi
; e; &c: "a !; Eli =
two funerals put out of sight the old folks!
But where are the. children2 The daugh-
teEspyei4 thSmes hers- they seyi6 ana.
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The sons, perhaps one a farmer, another a.
merchant, another mechanic, another al
physician, another minister of the Gospel
useful, consistent, admired, honored. What
a power for good those seven sons and
daughtersl Where did they get the powera
: From the -seheals, and the sen4i44tsies,-and
the collegesS Oh, no, though these may
have helped, u From THAR superior mental
endowmentP No, do not think they hid,
tn,fsual mental caliber Froti accidental,
circumstances No, they, had nethi9g of
what is called astounding good luck.
. 1A&EtGEEUEt OF EAftl6 Assoeihfl6Ns. y.
,iI1 think, we will tAkea, train, apq ride to
she depot nearest to the hoimestdaid from
which chose then antlwunan stmteili 5IT'he
The 'Yfffdge Bta9eytttd hid See the itBnb-
stsass iqti6hel pRgeatkti Yfslthsl ona WAS
seve1ty-foqr years of age and the other
'seveiityltwb, 14hG th6 eritGb4l 'Gsays1fhat,
s1afteT q Useful lifeIthey died ~ Christian
'Passase out on this mother lSam bstohe,, y
I'She, hath, done what she coula,n,o AMI
how beautiful the pdSsage Oh the }l,taor's
8Blessed are theideasilwli6 die
in the Lord, for they rest from their lab0rs
and t4feit' Works ID follow thtm. 'h'lhjt
nom qyeH,tbe country road we, iriderr tine
road a little rough, for the snrinp Went beT
tis' itbt qdite stttIed,I and oH6d down IND rtt
it is hare, to get the wheels out again with
out breaking the shafts Bit K At last wei
COME to bhe lalie in fpOntdf the fminhdllse.
Let me get out of the wagon and open the
quito Write you drive thfdHgh. Here ID tlfe
arbor under which those boys, and girls
many years ago used to play. But it IS
quite out Of ORDER nov, for the PROPERTY M
in. other hands. Wonder is the ,archa1af.
where thoyused TO p1risli lthe trees for.
iafpieS, sthhHtimes bcfbrt they Werk 'quite
ripe, There is the NOV " li6fd theyihiihted
for eggs before Easter9J irhcreiBl tile door
sill upon which thoyustd toIsitR There is
the room in which they had family prayersi
and wherethey all knqltHtthsofath there, \
the mother there, and the boys and girls
there. 'u 'Hi b'AH 'i" 7IhIHT9IDit
o We have got to the fountain of piSps, and
gracious influences At last; That is thu
place that decided those seven earthly and
Immortal iestini&s dDehofdl Beioldt That
lis the seeret plaoeof thunder Boys are
seldom more than their, fathers, will let
them be- Girls are seldom more than their
mothers win let them be. but there dome
times when itseems that parents eRpnot
control their children, ,TheEe come times
in a. boys life When he Thinks he Knows
more than his father does, and Ff9iifember
now that / knew more at fifteen years of
age than have 6t6T Known since. MI
There come times in girls life when
she thinks hen mother is, notophl aud does
Observation-Disclosures tisl prSper and best,
and the sweet cAild, says, 91Qh, rpshawe'
and she longs fppythe timp,Yhen ,sheswill
not have to be, dictated to, and she goes
out of the door or Eoesto bed with pouting
lips,i and these mothers remember foEt
themselves that they i5pew More at fourl
teen yehrs Of age than, they have ever
known since But father md hiother do
not think you have lost Your influence over
your child. You have a resource of prayer
IsaatIputs sthsssg Observation-Disclosures
God into your parental undertaking. Do
not waste your time in reading fimsy
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