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

and the hourly vexa.iens bring harsh
words the children will make perpetu-
al cutlery when disturbed, and be j
source or wearlsome annoyance when
ever their Wills are crossed or theft
bodies are hurt.
The trivial round. the daily task"
say little as they unfold their endless
length OF unlooked-fo for or sadly certain
happenings about discipline which
moulcs character as surely as the per-
s1stent chisel OF sculptor unveils the
beauty In formless block of stone. The
CHEEKY smile which conceals an aching
head, the bright word which wells q
forbodtng heart. seem but valueless
grains OF sand Of llfe's wide aud meas
ureless shore. We do not discern In
them the lesson-books In which we
learn to bear those awful hours OF be-
reaving agony. through which we must
either pass. as they Of tho old sacred
story walked scntheless through the
fire, or perish.
In the Illness OF children, those
mysterious visitations to the tender,
lovely existence Of Infancy, the power
to bear. nay, even recover. very often
lies In their yet rudlmentary training.
1t Is. to be sure. but the alphabet OF the
great study OF endurance which we can
teach them, but 1t avails TO make them
take Bitter medicine; to keep an in
jured limb STILL 10 bear bandage with
cut tearing It. to control the little I'm
gers which irritate sore. The calm
mother on whose breast the unthlnklng
little head has leaned while trying to
check Its sobs gives not only n resting
place but affords strength to he. effort
made.
A little, merry girl Of twelve years OF
age. SO trained and blessed. has within
the last fortnight lost one of her round
and but lately supple limbs by a:nputa-
ton Habits OF self-restraint and ODE
diencc first acted rs life savers by al
lowing the surgeon and nurses to con-
ceal the awful loss until she had gained
strength after the shock Of the ether
and knife. Ingenious bandases OF tight
~ rolled substances were made to slmu-
late the leg: she was told neither 10
move In bed nor to touch that limb; she
WIS able to obey implicitly. In n few
days she was told what had happened;
n sudden gush OF tears convulssd lii"
child for Surprisingly short time. and
then she said heroicaily: Crying won't
bring do It any good: tt can't come
back. Doctor. when can have crutches
to- walk with" by mind. at frat ab-
sTbed In tender sympathy and alSi-
cN for her suffering mother, and the
lifelong aflilctlon to the little girl,
quickly and eagerly questioned Itself
rs to when the seed OF such beaut!fu!
n-d helpful endurance had been aowa.
Instead o, a household OF E1Iscl1bly
unhappy people trying to comfort and
divert frctful and frightened child.
here arises. like flower Opening IN the
night. this fine acceptance OF what can
not be helped or cured. and gives forth
q tonic Influence OF hope that brings
peace to all concerned. She Is already
eagerly looking forward to the posgibil-
ity of using an artificial limb. and is
absolutely comforting her parents by
her own strong little heart.
Unless the heads OF q house have sat
under the teaching OF this stern yet
wholly 6snefcent instructor. who bids
trembling hands be steady and startled
eyes not to close their lids. the greatest
factor in domestic peace Is lost to the
family. Equablc. real control is Inpos-
sible without the help Of the lessons
which are 10 be learned In this mighty
school.
Here we gain that power which can
see In darkness and guide In a storm:
and Il Is not impaired like some magic
thing to be stored away for coming
emergency. but Is glren us In small
sltts. which we must use daily IN small
ways until they aggregate and become
NOBLE whole In our slowly prepared
and gently tu.ored hearts. and we are
at last heroic and capable OF giving
happiness In the days Of our calamity.
Sod be merciful to the man who has
to br!ES home the t.dirSs Of firancla!
ruin to wife who has spent her HE In
frettlnn 0Nnr friilns q I'd lfma nd lrr thu