The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1897-01-22

few words TO remind you that our ma
ton is like. huge body, with indie
pendent parts. Let me emphasize
your possible Importance from your
own bodies. A drop Of blood moving
hithcr aud thither in your veins is a
small thing. Yet your health as a
whole is closely related u its duty
doing. 1t carries oxygen from the
lungs, or nourishment from the st0m-
ach and the intcstincs; then gives
that up Observation-Disclosures the
eyes, perhaps, or strengthens the
brain. Once more it loads itself; this
time with the posons that come from
wasted muscles and nerves, and, for
your maintenance in health, it dis
charges these poisons in the breath
you eXhalc, or the sccrctOns that
leave the bOdy-thcn dear man. dear
woman, disappointed often, perhaps
neither eye nor brain OF this great
country; may you not possibly be a
gl0bule OF its most essential blood, or
u minute lung cell, working TO save it
from wasting consumption, weakness
OF character, loss Of liberty. Further
more. II within you is working the
high motive OF goodwill to your race
because Of some fragmcntary under
standing 0f the goodwill Of the Al
Father to YOU, then. in truth, need
not your heart be troubled because OF
the little" things you do. When
sturdy legs come hurrying in the door,
and little pudgy fist grasps tight a
daisy that has been carried a long
way as pOsey for you, you never judge
the value OF the love 10y the size OF the
gift. This way OF regarding the deed
is, | reckon, nothing but faint re.
nection OF Gods way Of looking at
you and the good works, but small
that you do
Have | grown altogether too Scri-
Gus? 1t is well to be serious some
times Full Of laughter, though ] am,
| can plainly see that the man who is
never in earnest Is never Of Influence.
Then II not TOO serious. | will finish
this little chat by addressing the
younger ones in the family; for they
often meet with real burdens, and un-
less there is an ideal Of life within,
these burdens make the heart sick.
You girls read a book full Of dclusivc
thought regarding love and marriage,
and you rise from its rosy and de-
lightful pages to be met with the ne
ccSsity OF washing one more OF the
never ending series OF dishes that fall
to your lot. Then you pout and Su.k,
and | am sorry for you; since dish
washing does seem terribly mOnoton-
Gus. But suppose you think OF dish
washing as a means OF making your
mothers burden lighter, and as a
training for yourself in patience and
perfection. Then its burdens will be
almost entirely lifted. The ideal N"-
fore us has changed it. Again, you
bonny boys, eager with the spirit OF
adventure, entering heart and soul
into Indian adventures Gin books or
the hair-brcadth escapes OF some roll
licking sailor lad, | sympathizc with
you when you feel angry at being call
ed back to duties, that look dull.gray
to you all the time. But, laddic, il
you think Of your work in the fields,
as means OF making you strong for
the battle OF life, or il your shop work
is thought Of as means Of making
you dexterous in all you do, then the
way will not seem SO hard.
need not say all now. Much more
remains to be said, but whole year
in which to continue these little talks
for broader views OF life stretches out
before us.