The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1905-11-05

III h&ve FocUIved not once. hut times
wttHpxt<pumbers letters from mother,
who felt that they must hide their di.
mfnished heads In the presence Of ths
cultivated sons and daughtera. who
had brought homo from college and
the mothers could never hope 4
| touch.
.About all / am good for,..l wrote .
mother one day. ~ to dust Amy,
books and make her scl0thes. and keey
her. friends outside hcr' door while shs
| Is writing. poetry Poor little mother,
The sentimental gtrl who would si'
| writing verses, which she fondly fan
cied poetical, while her mother contin-
ued to drudge for her. was not worth
her salt, No honest father or mother
should entertain q feeling OF awe be-
cause their sons and daughters have
bright weapons whlIA their own shave
grown rusty. In the last reeults . gpod
worlfng kuowledGes Of arithmetic - all
that remains for most OF nsafter long
cou4Sete of advanced .mafheHat ties and
a. for Greek and Latin. II we remem-
bel. "a few phraaes1 me are doing very
WELL :
by and by. They who would keep
pace with them -should take pains to
study siittle while every day. if only
for ten minutes. do not mean by thtA
mere desultory reading. As we grow
older: memory refuses~to serve useoe-
cause We turn 1t ont to pasture and'let
1t Idle there, IKE p horse without its
Shoes when we sh0uld treat 1t sas the
traveler I'm the Andes treats his pack
mule. Memory VIII carry weignt ana
to do every day.
Take up some line OF work in which
you once excelled; whatever It was, be-
gin again, review q little, investigate
a little. Do not suffer yourself TO be
defrauded of what belongs tos-you.
After a short time you will discover to
your surprise that old ideas, associa-
lions and traditions long dormant are
springing up and will give You Sec
ond harvest.
Take the very common illustration
that is to be seen In almost any house
where there 10 q piano. In the days OF
her girlhood. the mother used to play
Her music was creditable, II not extra.
ordinary. end 1t gave good deal OF
pleasure to her family and friends.
But she lost her proficiency. She con-
tinued to practice during the monthsI
that followed the honeymoon. but the
dimpled finger OF the first. baby laid an
arrest upon her hands. For years she
never touched the keys. although in the
intervals OF patching trousers. darn
ing socks and kneading bread she Of
ten paused To- correct the time. or assist
the reading on one OF her little dauEh-
tiers who was taking lessons, The
girls, and very likely the boys. play
very we'll. and the home does not lack
the enjoyment of good music well rem
dered. But the mothers talent, long
since folded In q napkin. is buried so
deep that she cannot md II. IL she
ventures now and then to stray into
an old fashioned arrangement, or play
haItingIy, one of the waltzes that used
to be popular, she Is ashamed and self
conscious, and afraid that the young
people will Taught at her. Yet women
may triumph over this paraiyzing ter
TOR OF ridicule, and with intention and
earnestness may set about the difficult
task OF recovering what they have lost.
BY dint of daily exertions, by begin
ming over again. practicing - faithful-
Iy as AZ they were children, and atteno-
ing classes in music. they may succeed
In recovering lost ground. 10 their
very great satisfaoktsM. -
One of the most futile things that any
of us can do Is to give up supinely to
the encroachments of the years. We
may still do whatever we wish, IL we
have courage, belief In ourselves and
enough ambition for faithful endeavor.
Nobody who early Subsidies into an
armchair and sits with ssiippered feet
on hassocir viii ever keep pace with
the juniors. There must be scorn OF
ianguor. determination 20 forge ahead,
and initiative that does not lack indi-
viduality. II we are to remain young In
the face OF time.