The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-28
" about, and when he had .

ly about, and when be had to,..,
bureau drawers his mother, ~,
word, came and regulated \ wlas
concluded one day that ba "
what better able to do all tb;s
mother, and from that Tina aa 'aaI
her no trouble in such wavs leas
course Mr.. Van Dyke has beop aa
help to me in the training Of a'I
dren." oaH
One of the p~leasantest mo,
the visit was then recalled ,hnV Vfs
children's hour, which Lonyt0u.
immortaliZed in that sweet uOs
ginning: wi
Between the dark and the 1av,in,.
When the night is beginpinan
Comes u pause in the days WI 's
Which is known as the childraau@
How beautiful it was to -,
mother gather her little flock ap
and tell them a good story. or
them, or recite some pretty no0,.' d
talk with them about their ,essa
after dinner play a few mor,v
with them. Then when bedtim, y
she excused herself for half an h".
staid with her children as ,Lo~ /
pared for bed, singing sweet ]lttjoilJ
to them, and with u%nstudied eeo,t
ing their thoughts Alright and NJ
them happy good nights. That, sSa !
was n Of her precious halfhopr. ,
was seldom interfered with.
could not but contrast with nj
sweet memories my visit at Mr.. !,
slows. While she was as attractr'1
intelligent and more witty tbsn sI
Van Dyke, she had no repose Of m,,'1
no faculty in keeping things IN n,|
no quiet control over her childror j
much less enjoyment with them nj
was continual friction in her hon,a,,]
and while there was no lack Of lovs, \
confidence there was u lack n N.Y.
and consequently continual couaic,
Two or three children were froor,.
ly late to breakfast, mornipg nr,,,
were often omitted because ali 4
family were late, at school TINA h.
could not be found, and shoe bu,,,,
and mittens were missing, and Az,
was a general scurry and commas,
until tho children, with hurried a.,
often reproving words, were started /,
school. Then Mrs. Barstow had nan
little things to do which the cb1,,
should have done, for the entire bs,,
was in confusion. This hinderd 4,
mother from attending to her ar
duties at the proper time, and thp,s
out the household this lack Of rrorr.
ess and order was felt, and iauch VIII,
otherwise would have been easy b. :,
complish was made difficult.
To Mrs. Barstow, Therefore. it ,,ps
a great undertaking to give a !.,g
party, Then, too, she att.mrJ a
elaborate affair with seven q .u,
courses, with decorated INCL, nj
much expense, II dinner that s-s
most of her time and Thoughts.
eral days, and the time Of her nut
as well as the expense of hirG !,
help. All these preparation ~
hausted the hostess that she cUl 4
enjoy her guests with the zest s4-a
otherwise have had, and the CT nu|
was unconsciously felt by the nj
and it hindeied perfect ease Mi
affected pleasure.
| meditated, too, on the cH(
friction which engendered discusli
harsh criticisms, hasty words and n
ted spirits. All this led the child
interesting as they We're, to crow 4
respectful toward their parents, VI
did not tend to increase the love 4
interest of friends.
1t was seldom that the evening ID
was a happy or restful one, forthert
er, worn and weary with the lnalys
plexities and cares of the day, TaT
often unable to be merry with or ana
tive to her children. Their voices 1
their noise disturbed her and the nd
er's fretted spirit was contagious.
little ones were hurried off TO bed witt
uninterested nurse, and Mrs. banNl
sigh of relief was significant. VIA
left one home with reluctance, vi.
the order. the repose, the easy hosl
ty had cheered and delighted MT, "
ready to leave the other, where q
my own spirit became fretted bofG5.
day set for my departure.
In the quiet of my own home, an
that CHEEKY blaze in the twilight L-
said aloud: "And all this ditr'3
which made one home so delightt-
visit and the other so much less 81
able. can be accounted for by the u
and promptness and harmony intls'
and the disorder and dilatorines.
friction in the other. The good ca
and respect shown to parents in ihs
and the lack of it in the other; the
of entertaining in the one, the tI
of it in the other; the time whlcL
parents devoted to their children il
one home, the absence of such de'o
in the other; the happy, peaceful =.
in the one, the fretted spirits il
other; the close fellowship betwetD
ents and children in the one and
of such sympathy in the other; all u
| said, lis the result of good early ="
ing, or u lack of it, in such hao!.
must have "a powerful influence me-
home, which will be felt through IL
Fair faces beaming round the hoaS
hearth,
Young joyous tones in melody Of mli'L'
The sire dOubly living in his boy,
And she the crown of all that wealth g.