The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-10-03
II Is a Thousand Times Better 10 Have An
Honest Father And a True Hearted
Mother Than To Inherit Riches
or Social Position.
Don't Bring Your Daughters Up Bellev-
Ing That the Chief End Of Life
lsto Marry a Bank
Account.
A MANLY MAN THO POOR IS BETTER.

| to Bethany; and he lodged there.-Matthew,
xxi, ".
After day OF continuous harassment in
Jerusalem Jesus needed the repose
which only confding friendship could
furnish. BY the light of the stars he
found his way to the little village of
Bethany, two miles distant, and enjoyed
the hospitality OF a household consisting
of Martha, Mary and Lazarus
1t is left to the Imagination to picture
that group of four for history has given
us only DAD outlines and is neglectful
OF details. What comfort came to that
tired heart, what subjects were discuss
ed, what hopes or fears were INDUCED in
during the evenings conversation, we
shall never know. But we may venture
to say that this Son of God found rest
and strength within the walls of that
happy Hebrew home. 1t was like a
strain OF soft music to the traveller who
has sought his couch, and He sank into
dreamless sleep under its soothing influ-
ence.
The home is our asylum, and the love
OF dear ones is our defence. In the plan
of divine Providence the home occupies
position of conspicuous importance. A
happy home is the prophecy OF a useful
life for every child reared under its be-
nignant watchfulness; home in which
discord prevails sends it boys and girls
into the world with handicapped aspira-
! tions.
The child who carries sweet memories
with him carries also a shield for protec-
ton, but he who bears embittered mem
cries falls easier prey to the evils which
will attack. A happy home in the back
ground throws radiance on each sue
ceeding day, even though the day be
stormy and tempestuous.
The good father lives in the life OF the
boy long after that father has crossed the
threshold OF cemetery, and the good
mother still speaks to the daughter when
that daughter has children of her own.
No mortal can have better starting
point than a pious and soul satisfying
home. 1t is thousand times better to
have an honest father and true hearted
mother than to inherit riches or social
position. An empty wallet and fathers
blessing, gingham gown and a mothers
love are safer equipment for the at
tainment of happiness than millions of
money without the blessing and the
love.
We are making some serious mistakes
on this subject and they will cost us
many heartache by and by. We are
too ambitious for our children in the
direction Of social prominence and too
neglectful OF them in the direction OF
character.
Daughters are brought up to believe
that the chief end of life is to marry
bank account and an equipage rather
than man. When the surplus becomes
deficit, however, as it sometimes does,
and the equipage is sold under the ham
mer, the poor girl wakes up to the di :
covery that she has had an establish
ment for few years, but not a home.
The logic of events is relentless, and mu-
tual affection, which is the only thing
worth living for, since it sweetens and
deepens with adversely, is found to be
wanting. A love that depends for its
continuance on good fortune has very
no Inc
taken every day which have their origin
in avarice, and will certainly be broken
unless the avarice continues TO be salts
fled
There is no other foundation for true
home than the union OF two souls by the
bonds OF holy aft, ction. Other expari-
ments have b en- tried, but no substi-
tute for that affection has yet been found
nor is it likely that it will be.
The end to be sought is happiness, and
IL you fail in that you fail in everything.
A wounded heart is not healed by costly
medicanent, and riches never yet SUP
pressed sigh. Grief over withered
hopes cannot be assuaged by diamonds
and splendor, and many woman has
been driven TO desperation and wrong do
ing because, in spite OF her credit at the
bankers, she found it impossible TO live
on indifference and neglect.
We must throw our financial theories
to the winds and be brave enough to
obey natural law. A man is man, and
woman is woman. Whatever else he
needs, the man needs love most OF all,
for this is hard life and love alone
keeps him in trim for the contest. II he
cannot have ii he takes excitement in
stead, and then the end is not far of.
Whatever else the woman Graves, II is
all subordinate, whether she. knows II or
not, to the con6ding affection Of a manly
man, and II that Is denied her her nature