Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-01-19


garra,. with IL launches o. peppermint and
penuvcoyd AMI ,aiuip AM mustard anu
camomtie flowers, which were expected
10 do everything. Just think 81 D. Fiity
wears o! preparing breakfast, dinner
and supper. The chief music they
heard was that 81 spinning wheel ami
rocking chair. Tagged out. headachy and
with ankles swollen. Those old fashioned
mothers If any persons ever httel appro9ri-
atoly into good, easy. comfortable heaven.
they wers the folks. and they got there. AMI
tney are rested. 1aey wear no spnctHrles,
for they have their third sight As they lived
long enough on earth TO get their second
sight and they do not have to pant Tor
breath after going up the the emerald stairs
OF the Eternal palace, at whosa window they
now 81 waiting for news from the battle.
But II anyone keeps On asking the qups-
tions Where's mother I answer, SHES
ia your present character The probability
Is TINT your physical features suggest her.
II there bu seven children Ia II household at
least s!N Of them LOOK ike their mother, AMI
the older YOU get the moro YOU will look ike
her. But speak now especially OF your
character AMI not of your looks. This is
easily explained. During the first ten years
OF your life you were almost all the time
with her, AMI your father YOU saw only
mornings and nights. There ar no years
III any life 50 important for impression rs the
ilrst ten. Then aud there is the impression
made for virtue or vice, for truth or false
hood, for bravery or cowarlice, for religion
or skepticism. Suddenly start ont from be-
hind Il door and brighten the child, and YOU
nay SKATER his nervous system for u life
time. During the first ten years YOU antelt
him enough sPoOk stories TO make him "A
coward tilt he dies. Act before him as
though Friday were an unlunSy day and il
were bac'ul to have thirteen AT the table, or
see the moon over tho let shoulder, ami
he will never recover from the idiotic SUI
parstittous You may give that girl before
sac is ten wears Old II fOndness for dress
that will make her mera dummy frame"
or fashion plate, Tor forty years. Ezekiel
XVI. a., AS is the mother 50 IL her daugh-
ter. ~ Before ono decade has passed you can
decide whether that hoy will be a Shylock or
4 George Peabody. Boys aud girls are gen
crafty c'uoss OF fathers aud mothers. WHAT
an inroAcreGt thing for mother out OF
temper 10 punish a child for getting
mad. or for a !d!hcr who smOSrS to shut
his boy up IN darn closet because he
has founi him with an old stump OF u
cigar in his mouth. or for that mother to
reJuke her daC shtcr for staring Mt
herself to- much IN the lo1iing glass when
the mother has her own mirrors so ar
ranged as 10 rcpna; her orm from all sides
The great English Pc IS loose moral char-
a'.er va, decided beto t he left the nurS Try.
and his s'hoolmaS;rr in the 'hOoroom
overheard this CouYerSltlon Byron. Your
mother Is u fool. ant he answered., Il
know il. You can hear all n tho
heroic liio OF Senator sam Houston the
woris ot MS mother when she in the war
OF l-l4 put musNet in his hand and said :
There. my son, tlSo this and never
disgrace II, Tor r~m"'unrr | hli rather all
g1nn.I hn. L.,
grave than that on, OF them should turn his
bac. on an n'my. 60 AMI r'memGer, too,
that while the door III my ottaIc Is open to
all brave men i IS always shut against cow
arus. AGrppinH. the mother OF Nero, muir
dcress. You ar. not surprised that her son
Was Il murderer. Give that child an over
dose % cateth'sm. an make him re"tte
verses Of the Bible a. punishment, an
( make Sualay 4 hor". AMI he Will become IA
stout antagonist 81 Christianity. Impress
7 hllh WIN lh' Alh1htS7 am th' H'hlam'l an
/ III" IoNe''uysS % 't''S'"n' "h Il" wiz We ~
+ "NNo'S'e am eN"AIP'a' 'ot an ''h'f aui ''e1-
MY
/ 4 few days ago right beiorS our EXPRESS
! train on tho Louisville an 1 Nashville raj
I road tho prere ling train hal go1' down
! through urOAen bridge, twelve cars falling
! 100 feet and then consumed. | saw that only
/ one span OF tn bridge was down an all the
! other spans wcrI Staining. Plan cool
( bridge OF morals for your sons an
/ daughters. but have the first span OF ten
| years deic ,ttve. and through that they will
/ crash down. though all tn, rest keen
standing. q man. woman. If you have
preserved your integrity and arc really
Christian, you have first OF all to thank
God. AMI thinS nest you have TO thcnk
your mother. rne most Impressive thinS 1T
the Inauguration Of james A. Garfield rs
| President OF the United States Was that AT
ter he had taken the oath OF oftlre he turne
round and IN the presence OF the Supremc
Court and the Senate OF the United State
kissed his Old mother. II | had time t.
take statistics out Of this audience, AMI
could asa what proportion OF YOU who
are Christians owe Your salvation Lnle:
| God to maternal nd"!uy, | think about
three-touuhs OF yon Womb spring to your
feet. "Ha hl' said the soldiers o! tho
regiment to Charlie, one OF their comrades.