The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1893-03-11

By means of it we become less depend
ent for satisfaction upon the sensitive
appetitrs the gross pleasures of sense
are mole easily despised. aud we are
made TO feel the superiority of the
spiritual to the material part of our
mature.
ins|rad of belpg continually solicit
ed by he influence and irrItatiou of
sensbl objects, the mind can retire
within herself, and expatiate in the
cool and quiet walks Of contemplation.
The. poor man who can read, and who
possesses taste for reading, can find
entertainment at home, without being
tempted to repair to the public house
for that purpose His mind can find
employment, when his body is at rest;
he does not lie PROSTATE and atioat,
OH the current OF incl dents. liable to
bt. carried, whithers0ever the i'm
pulse OF appetite may direct, There
is in the mind of such il man, an in
tellectual spring, urging him to the
pursuit of mental good and if the
minds of his family, also are a little
! cultivated, conversation becomes the
more interesting, and the sphere of
aOhlesi4c ENJOY HlthG enlarged.
March l0M
| Life bears lis on like the stream of
mighty river. Our boat at first glides
down the narrow channel, through the
| playful murmufings Of the little brook,
Bnd the windlngs of its grassy border.
| The trees shed their blossoms over our
young heads flowers, Oh the
brink, seem to offer themselves to our
young hands-we are happy in hope,
aud we grasp eagerly at the beauties
| around us but the stream hurrles on,
aud still our hands are empty. Our
course, IN youth and manhood, is along
a " iier and deeper flood and amid
| objects mole striking and magnificent.
| We ART animated by the moving
/ picrutr ofr'enjoy yment, and industry,
| which pashts before us We are excited
by some fhort lived success, or de-
pressed aud made miserable by some
equally shuFt-lived disappointment.
| But our erergy and our dependence are
| bugIr in VAN The stream bears US Oh,
ana our joys, aud our griefs, are alike,
I left behind us; We may be ship
wltrkrd, but We cannot anchor; our
vuyag,- may be FASTENED, but it canBut
/ be d,-rayrd whether rough or smooth,
! the ii, Il ha>tens towards its home, till
| the loating of !h" ocean, is in our ears
and ttt tossing ct The waves is be-
Meath uur keel; aud he lands lessen
| from uut +yts .t..,i the floods are lifted
/ up tr"nnd It's, aud he earth loses sight
ei 49,, Alii We take our last leave Of
! earth, and of lis inhabitants. Aud nf
| out iutiher t"yag-, thrIe is no witness
| but the lntinite and the eternal. Our
hopes kindled by the promises of the
| Bible, and the interest We have obtain
ed IN the mercies of Jesus illumine the
dark valley of the shadow of death
and give triumph to our souls.
March IIth
II we glance at these domestic
relations, which woman sustains, sIle
appears in an attitude highly interest
ing Is she Il daughter2 She has IL
stronghold ON the parental bosom. By
her kind, discreet, obedisat, autiffui
coHdurt, sit'. contributes greatly to the
hapPines. OF those, who tenderIy love
het, aud who are natural guardians
and guides. Or, by the opposite con
duct she disappoints their hopes, and
pierces their hrarts with SORROW. just
in proportion to the superior strength
aud tenderness of parental affection, il
the happiness OF misery resulting from
the kind, or, uukind department of Il
daughter.
Is she sister If intelligent and vir-
tuaus she sheds The most kindly intfu-
ance on the little circle of kindred
spirits, ia which she daily moves.
l. she a rJee The relation il
most cndearng. and it's duties most i'm
portant Taken originally from man
heatt, she is ever to be his most kind
affectionate and faithful partner. TIL
contribute to his happiness-is always
to be her first earthly care.
Il is hers, not merely to amuse hi.
leisure hours, but to be his intelligent
companion, friend, aud counsellor, hit
second self his constant and substan
tial helper, both as to the concerns o
this life, aud ~ to his eternal inter
ests. She is to do him good, all the day.
of her life, aud by so doing to dwell il
his heatt,
!, Is SHC UtUtttl III 10 hVAS III liz
small degree, to form the character o
the next generation. Constantly Will
J her children, having the care OF them
in their infancy and early childhood
the most susceptible, the forming peri
cd of life, to her, IN an important
sense, are committed the character ant
the destiny of individuals and nations
Many OF the most distinguished aud o
, the most excellent men, this, or any
other country has produced, were 10
debted nnder God, chiefly to the OK
ertions of their mothers during thei
: childhood. Thus viewed in her do
mestic relations, woman appears IN
highly interesting light. So she does
when seen III other stations. See he
, taking an active part IN various beney
oleat associations There, she exert
ap lafiuence in the cause OF humanity
aud af religion, the most powerful, ah'
beneficial
Like an angel of mercy on the wing
; sue perfofms her part with piompti
tnde and compassion.