The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-22


with which they are most familiar, n
art OF living OguLlcr. But it may be
SAID In Justification OF the speaker that
while Lnc ladies are takers by nature
he Is one by Profession, and IL norance
on a. subject sometimes contributes To
llucncy.
The youag ladies Of the graduating
class uay be supposed to have been en-
gaped recently with subjects more theo-
retlcal than practical, but YOU are now
called back to the first school YOU ever
entered, yet it is the last in which YOU
"lil receive II diploma. In your past
llVes ILLS s hool may ave been pain
July prosalc At times, but looking for
ward the subject involved is tinted with
roseate hui s aud aroun IL gather tho
golden Dire hi Of youth.
III Is not possible to overstate the
Importance OF the art of living togeth.
er. AT the beginning Of the ace it be
came evident THAT solitude was a fail
ure. Segregation is as impracticahl,
man TO be alone though it is often very
hard on the one who must live with
him Woman was made ofca rib taken
from his side and he is never contented
unless she Is near the place of her orr
gin. And as for woman, like tho hunt.
CD hare whom hounds and horns pur-
SUI, she pants to the place from which
at fist she tlew.' So We affirm that the
demand for society is ancient, inveter-
ate and natural. More sublime than
astronomy, more Intricate than mathe.
maJlc5, more practical than languages,
more beautiful than painting, and
sweeter than music, yet there is no art
SO neglected as hat for which am
| nInaIlnU II A, tItninnnv IA, th;,l,,..
ment OF life's work tact il called for.
Tact Is nothing less than genius at work
in every day affairs.
Son OF you young ladies may feel
called upon to live in the same house
with u man some day. If you do en-
bark on that sea you must take com
mon sense as your polar star and tact
as our rudder. In dealing with our
noble art OF living together it NAV be
we'll TO glance at some Of the difficulties
to be encountered. Gao OF the best
views TO take OF the subject is from the
domestic point OF view. II ere are three
classes OF homes, the abnormal, the ar
tihclal, and tho natural. ] once lived in
al abnormal home which we called a
Mess Hall. This remote suggestion of
a home was not cheered by woman
smiles or its ~asperities smoothed dowp
by her magic hand. The artificial home
is that managed by una but the
members OF the household do not form
al organic whole, and are a mere ag.
gr2gation. The natural home is tina,
made by the mother, the only bird that
knows how to make q nest. There are
some foes to the home which must have
some attention. There is celibacv. q,
the enemy which prevents the forina,
tlon OF the home. The advocate of ce,
| lihlnu hn hn oni-f 49, -
bachelor, or querulous old maid, is the
subject of my a~nathemas. Another foe
Is easy divorce laws, or the enemy tina
breaks up the home. Marriage nigh,
be a brilliant success in some parts O.
our country if the contracting partie.
would live together long enough tt
really get acc uainted. Club lie ma,
be counted u formidable enemy which
our noble art must deal with. But the
greatest OF all the foes to the home il cri
ticism, or the foe that stirs up the home
There are some people who criticise tue
air they breathe, the water they drinl
the lire that warns them in winter, tn,
zephyr that fans them in tn,
clouus that refresh toe earth, and tn,
stars that gladden. the night. The,
crltlclse the grocer, the doctor, and th,
only man who escapes is the preache,
after he has performed the buria
service. But there is a world where n,
storms intrude, a,baven Of safety agains
the tempests OF life. 1t is no fairy land
but the well ordered home.
My last word is one Of ENCOURAGE
ment. III you know how to take life ant
what to do with it, | think il is trul,
a noble thing to live. We must brine
the life Of angels into this DR., sen
world. The knowledge Of how to liy,
this life Alright is toilsomely ACQUIRED
at the accustomed places, namely, tn,
oratory at the foot Of the Cross and tn,
cave under the hill OF duty. There ar,
some principles which may be lait
down for our guidance in the art O
living together. There is the law O
caution which says that every huma,
being demands a careful study, If yo,
would live with him, giving no ofr
and taking none. Put along with tn,
above the la" Of Kindness. The law OF
kindness is on her tongue or cours,
1T must be first in her heart. The mex
is the princely law of duty. Crown al
other laws with the law of love. A
last when we go from our homes OF
earth to our graves may we go in peace
and from that 'drcamless sleep, tina
calm and undisturbed repose' NAV W,
all arise amid the living symphonies O
angelic chOirs, and sing with q new
meaning, Home, Sweet Home.'"