Arizona republican., 1892-07-06
Between the dark and the daylight,

end Geliciously as the fresh fruit,
 
 Between the dark and the daylight,
 When the night is beginning to lower,
 Comes pause in tho days occupation Which Is known as the children's hour.
 How beautiful it was to see that mother gather her little flock about her and tell them a good story, or read to them, or recite some pretty poems, and talk with them about their lessons. and after dinner play few merry games with them. Then when bedtime came she excused herself for half an hour and staid with her children as they pre- pared for bed, singing sweet little hymns to them, and with unstudied effort guid- ing their thoughts alright and bidding them happy good nights. That, she said, was one of Ter precious half hours which was seldom iuterfered with
 could not but contrast with all these sweet memories my visit at Mrs. Bar stow's. While she was as attractive and intelligent and more witty than Mrs. Van Dyke, she had no repose of manner, no faculty in keeping things i'll order, no quiet control over her children and much less enjoyment with them. There was continual friction in her household, and while there was no lack of love and confidence there was a lack of unity, and consequently continual conflict.
 Two or three children were frequent ly late to breakfast, morning prayers were often omitted because all the family were late, at school time books could not be found, and shoe buttons and mittans were missing, and there was a general scurry and commotion until the children, with hurried and often rcproving words, were started for school Then Mrs Barstow had many little things to do which the children should have done, for the entire house was in confusion. This hiudered the mother from attending to her own duties at the proper time, and through out the household this lack of prompt ness and order was felt. and much which otherwise would have been easy to ac- complish was made difficult.
 To Mrs. Barstow, therefore, 1t seemed a great undertaking to give a dinner party. Then, too, she attempted an elaborate affair with seven or eight courses, with decorated menus and much expense, dinner that required most of her time and thought for sey- erul days, and tho time of her servants, as well as the expense of hiring extra help All these preparations so ex- hausted the hostess that she could not enjoy her guests with the zest she might otherwise have had. and the effort made was unconsciously felt by the guests, and it hindered perfect ease and un- affected pleasure.
 1 meditated, too, on tAe constant friction which engendered discussions, harsh criticisms, nasty words and fret ted spirits. All this led the children, interesting as they were, 10 grow dis respectful toward their parents, which did not tend to increase the love and interest of friends.
 1t was seldom that the evening hour was happy or restful one, for the moth CT, worn and weary with the many per plexitos and cares of tho day, was too often unable to be merry with or atten- tive to her children. Their voices and their noise disturbed her and the moth CTS fretted spirit was contagious. The little ones were hurried off to bed with an uninterested nurse, and Mrs. BarstOw's sigh of relief was significant When left one home with reluctance, where the order, the repose, the easy hospitali- ty had chcered and delighted me, 1 was ready to leave the other, where even my own spirit became fretted before the day set for my departure.
 In the quiet of my own home, and by that cheery blaze in the twilight hour, said aloud: And all this difference which made one home so delightful to visit and the other so much less agree able, can be accounted for by the order and promptness and harmony in the one, and the disorder and dilatoriness and friction in the other. The good cheer and respect shown to parents in the one and the lack of it in the other; the ease of entertaining in the one, the burden of it in the other; the time which the parents devoted to their children in the one home, the absence of such devotion in the other; the happy, peaceful spirits in the one, the fretted spirits in the other; the close fellowship between par ents and children in the one and lack of such sympathy in the other; all this" said, "is the result of good early train ing, or lack of 1t, in such habits as must have a powerful influence in every home, which will be felt through life"
 Fair faces hcamiug round tho household
 hearth,
 Young joyous tones in melody of mirth,
 The sire doubly living in his boy,
 And she the crown of all that wealth or joy: These make the homo ike some sweet Tyre
 given
 To sound on earth the harmonies of heaven.
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