The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-12-10

harmony, not the electric wires carry
ing the same current. The reason the
wife Ia able to live harmoniously with
the husband is that her nature Ia en-
tirely different from his and is its nat
ural complement. The father and the
son were continually irritating each
other. One night there was domestic
explosion. The father ordered the son
from the house. The boy never came
back. He went to live In another city
He plunged into a life OF dissipa tion
Tic father blamed the son. The son
blamed the father. But are there NOT
grievous faults on both sidesf
Take, for Illustration. that difficulty
which exists between the daughter and
her parents. There are faults there Just
the same. Faults are on both sides.
The daughter may have grown up to
be the pride Of the parental heart. She
was the idol Of her father and mother.
They sent her TO school and gave her
every educational advantage that mon.
ey could procure, but while they were
giving money and, seemingly. every
advantage those parents Were not care
ful about the acluaintances their
daughter was forming. They were not
careful about looking up the records of
the young men who were calling during
the evening hour Nrhe result of this
parental negligence was that the daugh-
ter formed an affection for Young
man who was not regarded favorahly
Ivy the parents. They did everything
In their power TO prevent the marriage
but the trOWble was that the parents
awoke 10 the danger too late. The
young girl was obstinate; she married
against their will After the daughter
left home she felt that her husband
and children We're not wanted back in
the place where the wife and mother
was born. therefore she does not visit
where they are not welcomed. The
parents. in an mguardcd moment. may
have said that all their children want
cd of them was their money. The
daughter is poor, hut very proud. At
times she has not had food enough oven
for her babies How much happiness
il would give on all hands If a recon
Ciliation could he effected and il the
parents, remembering that their ncgli-
ccnce contributed to the trouble. and
the daughter, remembering that hard
words spoken in moment Of irrita-
ton, should not weigh against long
years of love and parental kindness,
should come together again and agree
to forget the faults on both sides,
What is true Of the difficulties be-
tween parents and children is also true
of the difficulties between brothers
and brothers, sisters aud sisters. In
cvitably faults are TO be found on both
sides Therefore what is the practical
conclusion Of all this trend Of thought?
You, q man, and you. q woman, have
no right 10 complain about the inius-
ticeS which others have done against
you unless you at the same time have
done all in your power to atone for
the sins which you have, Intentionally
or unintentionally, done against your
brother, If You will go and honestly
ask your brother TO forgive you the
wrong You have done him, in ninety
nine cases out of a hundred that broth
er will ask you 10 forgive the injus-
tees he has done you, Then. as You
are both ready TO atone for the evils
you have done each other. there will
be no further cause for domestic strife.
Family dlSScnSions should cease. and
cease. Why: Because
nearly all family troubles are caused
py one member of a family misjudg,nG
tie motives and position Of other men,
her- OF the family. Because it is al
most Impossible for people in one
sphere of life TO properly appreciate
the difficulties and the trials and the
and the dIsappoIurments and
the heawacAes which are continually
na-gins ana suppiuc the lives Of people
IL other spheres Of life.
On thai this coming Christmas we
would one and all Try 10 focus our eyes
to our brothers spectaces. Then a
great many OF the family troubles
would forever vanish from our dark
sned horizon The man who travels
about this planet with such d Christian
spirit and goes from house 10 house
from the palace OF the rich 10 the hOyel
1f the poor, from the sumptuuus pri-
vate office Of the merchant prince 10
tue counters OF the small salaried clerk
-soOu discovers that this world j. not
altogether mean world, Il selfish
world, b heartiess world, but il is d
tired world. discouraged world, q
world. II every mem
Der Of g family VINO has bitter troubles
and trials could realize that his broth
ERR and sisters along the great high
ways OF life are struggling under bur
1ens quite ar heavy as hin owu-al-
though their burdens may he made up
N different Kinds Of packs and have
silken cords around them instead of
lempeu rope-he would be more pa
dent In his criticism Of others, az he
may hope that Others will judge him
more cAaritably. Most 0f the seeming
insults by relatives 10 relatives are EN-
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