The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-03

pity the woman who has to hear, with
ears hitherto closed whenever discord.
ant sounds approached, that she must
give up home, or child, or husband! !
For the dread possibilities OF every day,
Of everF hour OF our tumul,uous lives 1t
behooves us. especially we women
whose henrt-work Is SO largely travail
and labor, from which life emerges, to
stand with our armor on and see 10 II
that It Is rot improved.
ING smile Win which we Cheer liz
tie lad who comes to us with an ugly
cash upon his check, the depth OF which
we only guess, and the firm hand that
olhus 1t up VIII recur TO him In llfe's
deadlier hurts, or stand us In good
stead when he may fade from our eyes
anu We be called to hold his falling
hand as he goes down to the dark river.
which We may no. cross with him.
What splendid height It is to climb.
to be the strength of our best-beloved:
to so breathe such dcep-lunged vital
breaths of fort!tudc and energy and
abiding cheertulness that we can shake
off the waters OF aflict!on and distress.
rs II strong swimmer comes through n
mighty surf, and give such CHEEKY
call as we Shake of the brine that has
Tor moment stunned and blinded US
that II shall nerve our comrades TO
struggle to the light and mir.
We may be elderly scholars when We
first enter the school OF endurance and
remind ourselves OF those persever,nS,
piucky men who have reached middle
HE before they have found opportunity
for collegiate education, and havc 10
bear the Glbes and Jokes of the young
sters who are freshmen" In every
sense: But brief yielding to the In
flucnces of the great teache-. carries US
beyond anxiety regarding the first years
OF our schooling: the difficulties we NEE
from the previous hardening OF our
minds into habits OF fret, and CON-
plants and Encouragement are only
as stimulan;s to our endeavors 70
learn. When once we see what discom.
fort and t.ial we bring on ourselves we
are moro and more eager to gain
healthier surroundings and to reach
upward towards Places OF peace.
a mother may take her own first les
cons while trying to bear with child
who, In Its turn, she Is helping to be
puNtHt. nave seen q most fre.ful and
impatient young mother transformed
while sitting beside her III 5abr's cradle
and helping Il to De still and res,,ul,
Many are the tutors whom the mighty
mo.Ger employs to open our eyes and
strengthen our hearts. uad affection Is
POSSIBLY the chief OF It's staff. The first
realization we have OF the unspeakable
value o: the attainment OF cheerful,
heartfelt. remedial endurance will send
US I'd our nurseries determined. that the
Feed shall be sown there before bitter
experience hns taught the aael for II.
1t seems "a far cry from The Iesson To
our little Elrl. that X her doll Ia stuffed
with sawdust she must learn &, mend
the rca: and hug Its mu:lla,ed form to
her heart, TO those aftSr Years when
she. In her turn wife and mother. will
strive TO keep n w!ltul. wastetul son
frcn utter wreck By uncnd!rg forgive
ness and unceas!rg encouraaement to
endeavor; Yet It Is truly but the onk
grown from the acorn after all. The
five-ycar-old boy who screws I'd hi,
loSy, mouth and turns his back while
he smothers down his tears Is like 20
be the man who On some battlefield viii
with groaE!ess fort.tude bid the sur-
Eeous pass him by and help another
first. and bring n smile to lips pale with
pain while awaiting the knife,