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Angels.

[ have taken lately to calling those
whom love, "angels." Just thlnk
what difference it would make IN
families if husbands should call their
wives, and wives their husbands,
angels. Of course, there might be
few exceptions where they could not
do it. but they could then think they
were fallen angels that could be ressor-
ed. lifted up, and, perhaps, if we
should see the possible angel in them,
and showed that we saw it, it might
helm to lift them. But really we have
angels all around us, and we DO NOT
see they are angels till they leave US,
and then you hear a man speak OF the
wife that is gone as my "angel wife. "
Oh, how glad she would have been to
have been called that when here.
Now I have nothing to say against the
angels in Heaven, they always seem 10
me like grand relations am yet 10 De-
come acquainted with, but concerning
the angels that are in our homes ana
among our friends here | have some
thing to say. We must, first OF all,
come to see that they are angels. re,
member in the long ago had friend
who lived nearly opposite our little
parsonage. One day l went over anu
and the husband of my friend came to
the door, and he seemed so glad to see
me. II would rather see YOU" he eX-
claimed, than see an angel, for an
angel might not know how to make
gruel.n His wife had been taken i'll,
aud, ss they say in New England,
there was no "help" in the house, Oh,
the angels in our home! Our angel
children And we have dear friends
who are angels, but we must let them
know that we feel they are angels IN
our lives. We have somehow given
the name of minister" to our pastor,
and he is our minister, or messenger,
or angel (they are called angels in the
New Testament), but any one that
ministers to US is minister. We are
not apt to think if we have good SER
wants that we have angels in the kitch-
en-, and maybe it would help them (for
people in the kitchen need little help
for their hearts once in while-they
have hearts,; at any rate would ike
to see this tried on in families;
think it would give new life to some
people to be called angels. Think OF
tired mother land, alas, there are
many finding the arm OF son or
daughter slipping about her neck and
the voice so dear to her whispering,
"My angel mother" Oh, when you
see that mother some day lying so still
and so cold, and the memories rush IN
on YOU, of all she was and did for you,
YOU will ssy as you look at her calm
face, my angel mother q" All ! my
dear boy, my dear girl, you are TOO
late, she will not smile IS she would
have smiled if you had called her that
in days gone by-your chance is gone.
Many a mother land father, too) is
hungry once in a while for a loving
kiss. Let me ask some of you how
long is it since you kissed your moth
er? Of course, when you went away
on journey and when you returned,
but mean from day to day. Maybe
that is one reason why baby is such
a Godsend in family-there is some
one to kiss but you must not forget
that no man is so big and no woman
80 old that the baby is entirely gone
out of them-at least hope not. l
think the reason why many look for
ward to see the home beyond the tide
is that they feel it will be land OF
love, and so they sing:
"Oh, Land OF Love, for thee sigh.
When will the moment come
When I shall lay my burden down,
And rest with thee at homer"
- Mrs Bottome, in Ladies' Home
Journal.