Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-15
THE SELFISH COUPLE.
and Wives Who Refuse to
Mingle In Society,"

Mipgle In Society.
SelfishnessS is the bane of all life.
1t cannot enter into life individual,
family or social Without cursing it.
Therefore if any married pair find
themselves inclined to confine them-
selves to one anotlef's society. indis-
posed to go abroad and mingle With
the life around them. disturbed and ir-
ritated by the eollection of frisMsls in
their own dwelling or in any way NOV
ed to regard their social duties as dis
agreeable, let them be alarmed at once
1t is a bad symptom essentially
morbid symptom. They should insti-
tute means at once for removing this
feeling, and they can only remove it by
persistently going into society persist
emily gathering it into their own dwell
ing and persistently endeavoring to
learn to love and feel an interest in all
with whom they meet. The process Of
regeneration viii not be Il tedious one
for the rewards of social life are i'm
mediate
The heart enlarges quickly with the
practice of hospitality. The syinpatiies
run and take root from point to point
each root throwing up leaves and bear
ing flowers and fruit like strawberry
vines If they are only allowed to do
so.
1t is only sympathies and strawber-
do otherwise. The human face is a
thing which should be able to bring
the heart into blossom with moments
shining, and will be such with you If
you will meet il properly.
The penalties of family isolation will
not, unhappily, fall entirely upon your
selves. They will be visited with
double force upon your children Chit
dren reared in the home with few OF.
no asSFociations will grow up either,
boorish or sensitiyely timid.
1t is a cruel wrong to children to rear,
them without bringing them into con-
tinued contact with polite social life
The ordeal through which children
thus reared are Obliged TO pass il cain
ing the ease and assurance viii j will
make them at home elseWilere:tl "a lIl9-
der the paternal roof is one oi' tIle
severest, while those who are constant.
" accustomed to social life from
their youth are educated in all its
forms and graceS without knowing II. g
Great multitudes of men and women
all over the country are now living SO
cluded from social contact simpls from
their sensitive consciousness Ill gl13s
rance of the. forms of graceful / Il tei,
course
They feel that they cannBt ijaet
through their reserve. There lis, aotl3ts
less, much that is morbid in Ills fees
ing. and vet it is mainly natural. From
all this modification and this tlepriv;l.
tion every soul might have been saved
by education in home where social
life was properly lived. 1t is cruel TO
deny to children the opportunity noe
only to become accustomed from their
first consciousness 10 the forms Of So
ciety, but to enjoy its influence upon
their developing life.
Society is food to children Contact
with other minds is the means BY
which they are educated, and the diff
ference in families of children Will
show at once to the accustomed eye tlle
different social character of their par
ents. But / have no space to follow
this subject further, and leave it
with you, With the earnest wish tiiaf
you will consider it and profit by the
suggestions have given you. Tim.
otliy Titcomb's Letters" in Boston
Globe.