Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-27
How to Have n Happy Home.

who have nothing to do; secondly, those
who have something to do, but who arc
too lazy or too proud to do 1t.
How to Have n Happy Home.
have one moro word of advice to give
% those who would have u happy home,
nd that is, let love preside in it. When
;our behavior in tho domestic circle be-
ONES Il nero matter of calculation, when
he carcss you give is merely the result OF
deliberate study Of the position you &C.
3upy, happiness lies stark dead on the
,carthstonc. When the husbands posi-.
ion as head of tho household is maintain.
d by luudness of voice, by strength Of
,rm by fire of temper, the republic Of do
nestle bliss has become II despotism that
neither God nor man will abide. Oh, yc
Sho promised to love each other at the
altar, how dare you commit perjury? Let
no shadow of suspicion como on your af
cction 1t is easier TO kill that flower
han 1t is to make 1t live again. The blast
rom hell that puts out that light leaves
'ou in the blackness of darkness forever
Here are man and wife. They agree
i nothing else, but they ngree they will
ave u home. They will havo n splendid
ousc, and they think that If they have Il
.ouse they will have home Architects
lako the plan, and the mechanics execute
2, the house to cost 100000 1t is done
he carpets are spread. lights arc hoistcd
.lrtains arc hung, cards Of invitation sent
ut. The horses in gold plated harness
rance Mt the gate, guests come in and
AXE their places, the flute sounds, the
lanccrs 90 up and down, and with one
rand whirl the wealth and tho fashion and
he mirth of the great town wheel amid
he pictured walls Ia, this is happiness
Float it OH the smoking viands, sound 1t
in the music, whirl it in tho dance, cast it
in the snow Of sculpture, sound 1t up the
brilliant stairway, fash 1t in chandeliers
Happiness indeed
Something Lacking.
Let us build on the center of tho parlor
floor throne to happiness; let all the
guests, when come in, bring their flowers
and pearls and diamonds, and throw them
on this pyramid, and let it DO throne,
and then let happiness, tho queen, mount
the throne and wc will stand around,
and, all chalices lifted, we will say,
Drink, o queen; live forever" But tho
guests depart, the flutes are brcathlcss tho
last clash Of tho impatient hoofs is heard
in the distance and the twain of the house
hold come back to see tho queen of happi-
ness on the throne amid the parlor floor.
But alas, as they come bnck, the flowers
have faded, the sweet odors have become
tho smell Of u charncl house, and instead
Of the queen Of happiness there sits thoro
the gaunt form Of anguish, with bitten
lip and sunken eye and ashes in her hair.
Tho romp of the dancers who have left
seems rumbiing yet. like jarring thundcrs
that quake the floor and rattle the glasses
of the feast rim to rim. The spilled wine
on the floor turns into blood. The wrcaths
of plush have become wrggling reptiles.
Tcrrors catch tangled in tho canopy that
ovorhanRs the couch a strong gust of
wind comes through tho hall and the
drawing room and the bcdchamber, in
which all the lights go out. And from tho
lips of the wine beakers como tho words,
Happiness is not in us!'' And tho arches
respond, 1T is not in usl'' And the 81
fenced Instruments of music, thrummed
on by invisible fingers, answer, "IIappi-
ness is not in u.s." And the frozen lips Of
anguish break open, and, seated on tho
throne Of wiltcd flowers she strikes her
bony hands together and groans, 1T is
not in me-
That very night u clerk with salary of
81, 200 "a yCar-only 81 ,O1O-goCs to his
home, set up three months ago, just after
tho marriage day. Love meets him at the
door, love sits with him mt the table, love
talks over the work Of tho day love takes
down the Bible and reads Of him who
came our souls to save, and they kncol,
and while they are kncclng, right in that
plain room on the plain carpet, the angels
of God builu IA throne not out of flowers
that perish and fade away, but out Of gar
lands of heaven, wreath on top of wreath,
amarapth on amaranth, until the throne
Is done. Then the harps of God sounded
and suddenly there appeared ono who
mounted the throne with oyo SO bright
and brow so fair that tho twain knew it
was Christian love, And they knclt al
the foot of the throne, and, putting one
hand on each head, she blessed thcm and
said Happiness is with mel" And that
throne of celestial bloom withcrcd not
with the passing years, and the queen left
not the throne till one day the married
pair felt stricken in ycars-fclt themselves
called away and knew not which way tt
CO. and tho queen bounded from the
throne and said, Follow me, and | will
show you the way up to the realm of ever
lasting love" And SO they went mp to
sing songs Of love and walk on pavement,
of love, and to 1.-Two together in mansion
Of love, and to rejoice forever in the truth
that God il Iowa