The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-04-11
Enster joys.
RY AMBROSE s. olTEY.

NJ AAnhphh os ollE1s
In looking over our past life 1t only
seems q Few years since we were a boy,
but to tell the truth we have reached tn Q
summit OF manhood. and now have begu
to 20 down the other side and soon the
Journey will be ended, and the ending can
be sweet Just as IN uch SO as the beginning
In regard to boys, who are not always
Understood especially between tho ages of
i've and sixteen. what are they generally
composed Off Well, 1t is compound
mixture Of mischievousness and spunk
ana vast amount oil trouble which the
parents or guardians fail oftentimes to
see or analyze. Every body knows that
the girls are different. They are delinable.
They always laugh when they are pleased
cry when they feel like it, snap and snarl
when they are cross and want something
to eat.
The boys are not built that way. II they
are hungry they would rather go fishing
or nutting, and by so doing forget that
they are hungry. They often laugh when
they ieel badly, and IL an Inferior has
practiced any imposition on boy he
waits till the perpetrator Is met alone In
the middle OF dusty road, and soon
tumbiinR match takes place, and one
boys eyes, mouth and nose are full of dirt
and the other boys imaginations. Boys
often under calm exterior have as niue h
as twenty emotions at once. endeuvorlng q
to reach ascendancy. | have great re.
spect for boy who has more fun away
tOhi iOhV IMAM uf Chu CUHlTOl.
Well do l remember the old country
school house where we all had to be lust
so, yes! even darsn't move. WEsn cor.
tain boy would watch his chance. and
take the maeter alongside OF the face,
with a good size spit ball which would
set the whole school In q giggIe. The
master would endeavor to fetrst out tie
guilty parity hut no ono knew who 1t was
as IL wac u solemn VOW with all the rest
Of the boys, not to tell on ons anoths",
though whipped for It.
1t is kone Of the fearful thlngs Of life
not TO lot boy or girl laugh. because
IN lhe!r merftments they swell up till
jackets get tight, and the body Is a large
lump OF fun; and out of the corners of
their compresssd lips II q5 nick ershould be
given. the whole pit would go off in ex-
plosion.
Such bus been the case with many boy
and girl, and wouldn't give three cents
for boy or girl who WAS not pretty
good sized bundle OF mlschievousness. In
writing this article 1t was not my intent
to wholly writo about boys and girls. and
1t seems we have got away from the
text" ana we will have to do like tue old
eolored preacher, pull for the shore"
Easter will soon be with us again. which
With Christmas comprises two OF the
worlds great festivals of our Christianity,
Inc llrst communicates tho birth OF tie
Chlid VINO was sent to redeem the uu
shYed. The second celebrates his glorious
triu niDh and victory. The Joys that come
to man from these ought to inspire tie
hearts OF all mankind. Tho first meaus.
good will; the second, Joy
Christmas, us everybody knows IA a
time Tor gladnese; and Easter should be a
time OF JOY. During the year. however
to some; sorrow has come. Tbs homo has
not been unbroken; there ia q vacant chair
stiiled voice. buried form. Poverty,
not plenty. has been the story of the ysnr
WORK has been scarce, debts have In.
orehsed clouds have darkened your life,
1t is not always easy to Understand here
what is meant, but GOD. The Father, knows
and will lead to prosperity and light.
Sometimes the trials are botter for us than
the ease poverty may be better than pros.
Ierity, shadow may be needed more than
sunshine. II In these trials you have
learned how to look up into the Eather's
face and say, Thy will be. done. III in the
Storm you have not been driven from
your foundation In Christ. then you have
the greatest reason 10 thank God for
trial.
Then let US with thanks render unto
God Joys that shall be lasting. With this
week the Lenten season Is ended, and
Sunday next will be u day OF rejoicing,
This week Ia known as holy week. and il
particularly observed III the Catholic and
Churches. Thursday Is called holy Thurs.
day, sometimes styled Maundy or Mandy
1hursday. In the Csthollc Church 1t Ia
onetot the most impressive days of the
religious calendar Friday, called Good
Friday. is great day and marks tho sor.
rowlul events OF suffering Saviour. His
sentence by Plate to be eruetied, His
death and burial In the tomb. Easter day .
this ear falls on April l4th. It can never
occur earlier than MAJ ch 2ond nor later
than Aprll 20, but tmay come on these days
and on any day between them.