The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-28

tains, no achievement he seeks to ac.
compliah, no great and honorable am.
bition he desires to crafty, which is
not directly related to either or both :
mother or wife. From the hearth
stone around which fingers the recol-
lections OF our mother, from the fire.
side where our wife awaits ID, comes
all the purity, all the hope and all
the courage with which we fight the
battle of life. The man who is not
thus inspired, who labors not 80 much
to secure the applause of the world as
the solid and more precious approval
OF his home, accomplishes little of
good for others or of honor for him.
self.
Woman has vet to learn the purify,
ing and blessed influence she may
gain and maintain over the intellect
and affections Of the human mind.
Though she may not teach from the
portico, nor thunder from the forum,
in her secret retirement she may form
and send forth the sages that shall
govern and Ienovate the world.
Though she may not gird herself for
bloody conflict, or sound the trumpet
Of war, she may enwrap herself in the
panolpy Of heaven, and send the
thrill Of benevolence through thous-
and youthful hearts. Though she may
not enter the list in legal collision,
nor sharpen her intellect amid the
passion and conflict of men, she may
teach the law of kindness. and hush
up the discords and conflicts of life.
Tho she may not be clothed as the
ambassador Of heaven, nor minister at
the altar Of God, as secret angel of
mercy she may teach His will, and
cause to ascend the humble but, most
accepted sacrifice.
A wife has written Us, THAT she
has passed into the shadows because
her associates dress charmingly and
she must be clad plainly. sometimes
bordering onto shabby" While it is
hard to be conscious that You are not
dressed as another, yet after all the
world pays little attention to what
you wear. If your dress is only five
cent calico, the soul that it enshrines
may be made fine by high thinking
and plain living, the heart frightened
by heart full of good cheer, and you
will wear the FIVE cent calico like a
queen. AS q rule we love the beauti-
ful. and we long for beauty Of person
and attractive apparel; while these
may be denied you. you can live the
beautiful, white life. Too late? No
indeed! Live in the present. bury
the past; each day new beginning.
You can be better women. you can
make the days brighter for others, you
can so educate the mind and heart
that your good qualities will recon-
mend you to your friends. who will
love you for what you are and not for
what You wear. Many mothers
wardrobe contain but one dress, that
is worn upon all occasions; but usual
~ this represents some special self
denial; Iossibly the rich clothing that
makes her wardrobe conspicuous by
ist absence, pays daughters way to
voice culture, or q SON. g to profession
al life and sometimes the woman
that you envy because Of their
charming appearance, have no son
or daughter, and thus they too have
reason to live in the shadows.
AS we pen this column especially |
in the interest Of wives and mothers
let US draw q picture that noble
woman had the courage to Witness
and can loqk upon with pride while
the brayest Of mep had business
calling them elsewhere, How can
we picture to ourselves q more
touching scene than the one which
drew forth from our Lord these
cords Of tender love? ''There stood
by the Cross Of Jesus, His mother,
Mary, the wife Of Cleophas. and Mary
Magdalene. and with them was ST
John. Truly . sorrowful and LOVING
band-the only ones whN in the hour
of shame dread to show their close
personal eympathy with the Oruoifled.
Only one man amongst them bat there
was three women there. Women Of
tent1mas anrpass men in courage.
and they did on this occasion, ST,
Thomas had once said, ssLet 40 ~
10 that we may die with TT : Rnt
he did not "a. a. -.-u' 1S
.ha. 49, 80 -. Peter had avowed
-4ough he died with the Lord he
would nat deny Him but we do not
find him at the foot Of the cross. But
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