The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-04

w oVtAs oQ6As6o6 .soV5 W. cSo cSo
awaited his imperial guest. Alas! ,.he
saw the end Of the empire come, but
the Emperor, never. "a u Il, Il Ii
The folly or this poor mar, is not 50
rare as we ma y think. They arc inen-
tally, i,nsoltid who, like him, sacrifice
their interior life to wor1dliness. .
Tile danger OF a. like sacrifice Is moro
threatening inStl,cse more agltated times.
Ourf oontemp orarles are constantly ex-
POSED to IT.. and q great number size
comb TO to- III How MANY family treas
loss. to tisfy new styles or worldly
a,rlbtions,t and the happiness whose ar
rival they pretended to be Preparing for
by these .i11pio,is, sacrifices Is making
them walt stu. 1t Is to make a silly
bargain to deliver the freside OF the
family, To let these good traditions fall
into deBuet,tde, to abandon the simple
domestic customs, The place OF the
home life Is such III society that 1t SUI 4
fees onlyi5to ef1feeble It for trouble to
be felt III the entire socnl organism. TO
Enjoy normal development this! organism
needs thatt.it. DO furnished with we'll
tempered individuals, having their own
value and their personal mark. Other
wise, society becomes q flock OF sheep.
and sometimes a flock without a shep-
herd But where will the individual
find his originality. this unique thing
which, united with the distinctive quail
ties OF others, constitutes the riches and and
solidlty Of a home? II can mover find
them but In the family Destroy that
constellation OF practices and souvenirs,
which make eacl, homo like a miniature
climate. and you would dry up the
springs oficharacter you would cut even
the roots OF public, spirit. q
1t is 4 important to tho country that
each t1resde DO a world, profound, re-.
spected. communicating to It's members
ali ineffaccablc moral imprint But be-
fore pursuing let us set aside mis-
understanding. The family spirit, as all
beautiful things, las its caricature, which
Is called domestic sefshncss. Some
families are like closed cltadels where
they are ali organized to exploit all out
siders Il 4 All 4 that (which does not con-
,ccrn themselves directly IS Indifferent to
them. They are in the position OF col
onists, I might say tntruders. IN the So
dety where they live. Their exclusive.
ness is carried ito such an extent that.
they considerable whole human race as
enemies. Theyfresemble those power
full societies, formed from time to time
In history, who quietly take possession OF
the empire Of the world, and for whom
nothing counts but themselves. 1t Is
that spirit that has made us consider
the family as the lair OF egotism. which,
should be destroyed for the good OF So
cicty. But as there Is an abyss pc
tween the spirit OF a command and the
spirit OF party, so there is an abyss b, pc
tween the spirit OF family and the spirit
OF the family circle. !.
.45 Now it&is OF the spirit OF the family
that We speak, Nothing inathe world
equals 1t in value. For 1t holds In germ
ali those grand and simple virtues which
assure the durability and power of So
cial institutions. At the. very base OF
family spirit 49, found the8respect for
the past, for that which q family has
best are the souvenirs held in common,
indlvlsib1e, nalienatle, capital,
these souvenirs /, constitute a sacred do
posit Each member OF the family ought
to consider them as his most precious
possession. They! exist intA double form,
in idea and In fact: NJ One finds them
in language the ruts Of thought, the
sentiments. instincts even. And under 1!ltl
a material form We see them repre-
aented by portraits, furniture. construc-
.tons, costumes and songs. TO profane
who know how to appreciate these things
OF the family life. they are relics which
should not be abandoned at any price.
n But what Is passing In general in TINS
world where we live? IVorldlness makes
va 4 with the family spirit. the
struggles are poignant; know soft mons :.
more passionate than that one. = Y
grand means, Z as BY small ones p Al,
sorts ofaneWi h aloit ions and pr e a
tensions, the worldly spirit makes irrup-l
tion into the domestic sane tuary. hat
are TIL. rights Of THAT stranger? His
titles :S%5 on what can he base his per-
emI,tory claims hat Is " hat We ger! 4
orally neglect tos ask ours lyes, e are
wrong. We act With regard to the IN:
vadcrs as the poor simple people do IN
regard to a very splendid visitor. i:ss5 For
this eMcumbering guest OF al day they
will pllage their own gardens stu r. their
guests domestics ana their Children, 4 and mo
neglect their own work. Y MUS 4, and
courage to remain what we are, BEFORE
nos matter who. fl a q
d SS'rhe worldly spirit has all the inpu-,
.dences. Hore Is a. simple home wh .tlt
.stll forms cllarac ters Of ma TX, 34fs ne
the furni tlirc, all remain as they
were. BY ma rriage, by business trela-
lions or pleasure, tho worldly spirit en- I
tiers Into 1t. It finds all old, aWkWaalr ar 70,
FOOLISH it lacks nodernity.k At first I, 4 t
COnllfleS lLSGll itlss CI4lIS9oA' a
3lory, a But thai isassthe most dangerous
moment, Watch%out for yourself; there
IS the epemyt you allow yourself :, TO to
morrow YOU win sacrifice q piece Of furr--
nitre, the day after good old trad ittlihon.
and iittleaby little. the dear leg relics aof
jheart-interest. tho familiar. objects, and ll1
with them lillian piety, Will Sbe$ sent g
the dealer in bric-a 3 bra :, !, !,
InI:tleso new habits and the enan = %
lsurrouhdlng your old parents, your OLD
fricn as, viii feel cxiled from their doun-
Try. You viii take q step further and 4,
dress them up In their turn; W Woria! Y,
ness s,lppresses tho old. Thus, provided
Win m altogethe r changed franc, you
win 10 4astonlshed to see yourself. IN =,
That VIII not remind you of u an ,ynr1a'S
but It. will be correct, ana sthe !. Wolidsy
spirit at least VIII declare Itself So US
I. fed, Ri Alas. that Is what deeeeiyes you,
After having thrown away real treasures 9
like old iron, Will nnd Syou, norroW s,
under your new livery. and WIZ llasLs!l
q ia make YOU feel the rldIcule OF Fucn .A