The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-05-04

down. he was too lavish. Let him suffer
Tor his recklessness.' Lucius said. II would
be very glad 10 help rimon. but | have
made large purchases aud my means are
al absorbed" And Que lord sent one eN-
cuse. and another lord sent another ex-
cuse. But. 20 the astonishment ot every
body, alter awhile Iimoa proclaimed an-
other feast. Those lords said 20 them
selves, why, either Timon has had a good
turn o. fuviane or he has been tece,vlng
us, testing our .oye." And 50 they all
hockei 20 the banquet apoiogeiic for seem-
ing lukegarmnoss. the guests were all
seated az the table. and Timon ordered the
covers iilted. TIE covers lifted. there VAS
nothing under them but moklng hot water.
Then rimon said 10 his guests, Dogs, lap.
lap, dogs" Aud under the terrible irony
they det the room, whlle Timon pursued
them with hts auathema, calling them
fools OF fortune, destroyers OF happiness
under a mask. hGrling at the same time
the pitchers ant the chalice- after them.
Oh, my friends, | would not want 10 make
you oversuspiclous ia the day OF your sue
cess, but l want you TO understand right
well there IL vast difference between tue
popularity OF Timon the prosperous aud
Timon the unfortunate. want you 20 know
there Il a vast difference In the number OF
people who admire a msn when heis going
up and the nunber o. people who admire
him when he II going down.
But must have word with those who
In this Mayday time move out Of larger res
idences into smaller. Sometimes the pa
thettc reason II that the family has
dwindlei Ia size, and so mucn room Is not
required, SO they move out into small
apartments. | know .here are such cases.
Marriage has taken some OF the members
OF the family, death has taken other mem-
bers OF the family, and after awhile father
and mother wake up 10 hnd their family
lust the size It was when they started, aud
they would be lonesome and los, In large
house; hence they move out OF Il. Moving
day Il great sadness 90 such II they have
the law OF association dominant There
are the rooms named after the differ
ent members OF the family. | suppose
IL Il so In all your households, Ii IL so
In mine. We name the rooms after the
persons who occupy them. Aud then
there Is the dining hall where the iestivi.
ties took place. the holiday festivities; there
Is the sitting room whore the family met
night after night. aud there is the room sa-
cred because there life started or lfe
stopped-the Alpha and tue Omega o;
some earthly existence. Scene OF meeting
aud parting, oi congratulation aud heart
break, every doOrknob every fresco, every
mantel, every threshold, meaning more TO
YOU than II can ever mean 20 any one else.
When moving out OF "A house, have always
been in the habit, after everything was
gone, OF going into ZACH room aud bidding
liz a mute farewell. There will be tears
running down macy cheeks in the May-
time moving that the carmen will not be
able 70 understand. Ii il "a solemn and a
touching and an overwhelming thing
to leave places forever--plnces where wa
have struggled aud toiled and wept aud
sung aud prayed and auxlously watched
and agonlzed. On, life II such strange
mixture % honey and OF gall. weddings
and bGriais, midnoon and midnight
clashing' Every home lighthouse
against which the billows OF many seas
tumble. Thank God that such changes
are not always going 10 continue; other
wise the nerves would give out and the
brain wouli founder on a demeutIa llkc
that OF King Lear wden his daughter
Corie!ia came 10 medicine his domestic
calamity.
But there are others who will move out
OF large residences into smaller through
the reversal of fortune. The property
must be sold or the bailin will sell it. or the
income is less aud you cannot pay the
house rent. First OF all, such persons
should understand that our happiness Ia
not dependent on the size OF the house we
live IN. I have known people enjoy
small heaven In two rooms and others sut-
fer pandemOnium Ia twenty. There IL
AZ much happiness in u small house as In "a
large house. There IL as much satisfaction
under the light ot n tallow eau lie as under
the glare Of a chand elier, all the burners at
full blaze. Who was the happier ohm
Bunyau IN Bedford jail or Bclshazzer In
! the saturnaliaY Contentment h something
you can neither rent nor purchase. IL Is not
extrlnsic; it Is Intrinsic. Are there fewer
| rooms ia the house 10 which you mover
! You Will have less 20 take care OF. Il it
TO be stove instead OF furnacep All the
doctors say the modern modes OF warming
| buildings ars unhealthy. II IL less mir
rorsi Less temptation 10 your vanity. Is
10 old fashioned toilet Instead OF water
pipes all through the house2 Less TO freeze
aud burst when you cannot get plumber.
! Is IL less carriage2 More room for robust
exercise. Is II less social position Fewer
people who want TO drag you down by
their jealousles. II IL less fortune To leave
Ia your last will ana testament2 Less 20
spoil your children. Is II less moray Tor
tue marketing2 Less temptation TO ruin
! the health OF your family with pinsapples
aud indigestible salads. IL II a little deaf1
Not hearing 30 many dlsagreeables.
meet you this springtlme at the door of
| your new home, and while help you liz
the clothssbasket over the banisters aud
the carman IL getting red Ia the face try
| ing 20 transport that article OF furniture
TO some new destination | congratulate
| you. You are going TO have o better time
| this gear some OF you, than you ever had.
! You take God and tue Christian religion Ia
| your home and you will be grandly happy.
| God In the parlor-that will sanctify your
| sociablities; God Ia the nursefy-tbat will
| protect your children: God ia the dining
| hall-that will make the plainsst meal au
imperial banquet; Goi Ia the morning
| that will launch the Day brightly from the
! drydocks; God In the oveuing-tlat will
sail the day sweetly Into the harbor.
And get Joy, one and all OF you, whether
| you move or do not move; get JOY out ot
| the thought that We are soon all going 20
Z hay M ia "A
picture OF the Dsw house Into which you
| will mover Here IL H., wrought with ths
| hand OF master: 1--WE know that. IN our
! earthly house OF thi, tabernacle were dis
| solved, we have a building oi God,
| house not made with hands. eternal Ia
the heavens" How much rent will ws
| have TO paw for ~ We are going TO
| owu H.. How much must Ts pay Tor
! ~ How much, cash down, aud how
much left on mOrtgaRs2 Our father II
| going 10 give II as "A free giit. When are
1 we gcing 20 move into ~ We are moving
now. On moving lay heads OF families
are very apt 10 stay 10 the old house until
/ they have seen everything on. They ssud
/ ahead the children. and they send ahead
I the treasures and the ysluabies. Tbeu
after awhile they will come themselves.
! I remember very well In the cOuBtry that
| Ia boyhood moving day was n Iubilation.
| On almost the 1r-t load We, the children.
I were sent on ahead 90 the new house, and
! vs arrived wi,h shout aud laughter, and
/ ia al hour we had ranged through every
room ia the house. tls barn and the gran.
AIRY. Toward night. aud perhaps ia the
/ iaI wagon, father aui mother would come.
/ looking very tired. and We would come
/ down TO the foot % the lane 10 inset
/ them and tell them ~ all the wonders
I We discovered IN the new place, aud
/ then, the last wagon nnlOaisd, can
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