The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-10-12
ARP IS THANKFUL
Thai We Have 6sed Ihises 10 ts.
Joy 10 This Nsrid.
MUCH HAPPINESS N OR HOMES.


"Ho~ small the part % MA, ~s AL
endure
Is that which Kings or las. can oause
or cure
We make much do over the money
question. the tAr.n. the trusts "a.
combination of capital against labor
snd the greed ard cor.upfion a poii.
ueians. but after all our felicity Ge-
penGs upon ourselves and what sc
choose In make Of our donestle ia.
Compared With happiness q, hs'ne al
other JOYS are trines. transitofy iiras-
ures that come and go and leav. ~ al
last u take refuge IA the domeu,e ,Ir-
Gle. \ hundred years AGO the pssr,
wr,to:
III solid happiness We prize
Within our bresst thi, level li,...
From Cur own selves cur joys must
come
And that endcsrInx place our
home"
How sadly sweet & In. dream of
home 10 the boys uio have cxiie,i
themselves II "A foreign iari-to y,
daughters who have fsilowei tn,'r hts.
bands far away-to the soldiers All
lie In the trenches in tAe dis;aat 81
ands OF the sea. and II the wre.caed
conficfs who tol IN the mines To- lfo
or Tor term Of miserable years.
was ruuinating about how snucn
Ne complaining mo-tals have L. lie
thankful fer in this gCodly land IN 10
Wen Ter us all TO sometimes take n
invoice OF what We have go; that nettl
er kings nCr laws can take away from
us. The masses Of Our people kay,
homes. comfortable homes. where. n
William Pitt said The poorest man
may bid defiance 10 the crown. II MAJ
Le frail. Its rcof may shake. the wIn1
may blow through IL and the rain leah
In. but the king OF England can not
enter, nor his forces dare TO cross A.,
threshold" The masses ~ our peopI,
have good health. which 8. the chIefcs.
or all the pcoT mans BILE sings. IA.
ms goodiy Southern land we ha,,
pure air. good water. a temperate eli
mate and sci that responds els.i,
and surely to the laborer's tcu Adsrn
smith said il his great WORK On thc
wealth CT nations that a kind pro.l-
derce had Sd ordained that the sye--
age labor OF ocs man would supno.t
eight persons and give them all Of the
necessar.es, many Of the comfort. a.G
some OF the luxur.es u life. Hou
nicely this fits the average family.
man and hs~ --tf- and .Ia-.i.iii.-,.
there are more children the cider ,ncs
are able 20 help. and az the nan grow,
Old and feeble the younger chill,c:
have grown up TO take If. place. O..
course there are exceptions. for .af
Vile may he an invalid or the chill
dren all girls or tie farm hose ce,
sick and die. or the hcgs take cholers
or the house burn up. but mcst all aur
Ills are the result cf Incidence. impru.
dence or cr.mirs, conduct. II We yIo
late law Of nature we are sure = suf-
fer for IL. II we spend mere than we
{ make and get In debt We cnain orr
selves TO hard master. for. al Solo
mon said, the borrower IN a servant
| to the lender" Frugal habits and co..
| tentmert at home are cardinal vi-tucs
| that ensure happ,ness. Thea there
| are the pleasures that affect the aear,
and the emotions, the joys Of loving
and being loved, the innocent sport
OF children or grandchildren. as they
play around us; the sweet charm pi
music, even though IL be a mother.
song es she scoths her child II sleep
| From my window ! see beautiful flow
ers looking up II heaven or bending
gracefully to the Gcd who made them
Flowers th-t weep without wee.
And blush without a crime
Ard the vires on the trell.s are fad.
ing into beauty and forest treez are
taking On their yariegated co,ors
What lovel.er than the autumn robes
Of the chestnut and maple and sweet
gum and the intermirgled green Of tnC
pines? Why not cultivate Z taste fol
all these outside ornaments OF nlture
Tor taey are MT CnIy beautiful. but ths
contemplation of them Is refining. A
beautiful flower Is a miracle; no hi
man hand could fashion II. and Sol
mon in all his glory was not clothes
like one of these The blessings O
nAture>ar gratuit.es. They cost nota
ing-the trees. the flowers. the grass
the sunshine and the rain. the song.
Of birds and the reyerentisl sound o.
distant thunder that comes. as the 20
ct says, from heavens own Crgan.
The catechism asks what Is the chic
aim of man? And the answer IL. IT,
glOrify God and enjoy MIN forever.
That Is good the.ry. but The fact !
that a mans chief busiless ia ID rail-
children and enjoy them. Tee wori'
Is working fer children and our great
est pleasure and our greatest grie
comes from them. What does polite
or fame CT morey weigh compare:
with the death CT dishoncr Of a child
How does the great world shrink whei
II a~f a
| The welfare cf cur children 4. tie eli
absorbing business Of cur life. Th
| desire to see them we'll and happy il
childbccd and later cn 10 be well ma
ei and married and prosperins in b-s
ness aad ornams nts ID the churc
and the community is the ideal hop
Of parents. To glorify God and En-
Joy him fc.eyer" is in a me ssu-e pos;
poned fer another world. We trlls
6ne Lord and fray to Him. bit O.:
most constant ceyoticn n End anxiety
:or our children.
But Eny this EloraEx.ng. TIE posi
have long since gang the swees son
Of fiial ami pate-ral love. Evel Dav.
sarg OF the rich reward to the rightt
Gus man when his children ereg n
, | like olive plants around his table.
Our little orphan girl came Eoz,
. yesterday as proud ss h<r Uncle To:
, viii be-whe1 &c receives bis tao1' AID
dollar sword. for she Is On the ss.col
| honor a. schocl and hcr picture vi
,et into the papers some Il tee day
Another grard chill gst the seoo-
hcncr In another grade ard the Pa
erts and We gra.Gparents a-e az p-o,
a3 the children We had TO marks
!. acrcrs when sIe went % school. e
cept to get head in TIE Friday eve3sI
spelling class. xhea tie Eto
, school tt,od up N semi-circ!e q:
. corterced for tie higEest place.