The Monmouth inquirer., 1905-11-09

daughter Mary, Il cannot stand Jen-
MES disorder any longer! She was
playing with her dolls yesterday, and
she left her doll trunk out in the mid
die of the floor have stumbled over
it again and again. Now | have fallen
and hurt my knee Then, mother, just
look at that bed. 1t is a perfect sight.
1t is her time to make it up today. |
made it yesterday" Then you say,
Daughter, why did you not put the
trunk away and make up the bed your
self?' With that Mary angrily losses
her head as she answers: Il simply
will not do Jennie's work. / am ready
to do my own work, but am not will
ing to do hers" Why are the girls
quarreling? They are both standing
upon their rights. They are not for
bearing to each other. They are not
willing to carry each others burdens.
They are not willing to go the twain
mile. They are willing to do what they
have to do, but they are not willing to
do what they do not have to do for
each other.
Domestic Difficulties.
What is true about the difficulties be-
tween the children of home is also
true in reference to most of the difficult
ties between husbands and wives. In
stead of some men and women looking
upon the marriage altar as an opportu-
nifty for promoting the happiness of
their marital partners, they look upon
it as a stepping stone to throne,
where they can make their husbands
or wives work for them. Their mar
riage altar is not symbolized by the
beautiful nuptial ceremony which the
Cherokee Indians used to have. There
the young bride and groom used to
stand upon the opposite banks OF a
brook and clasp hands over the run
ming waters to show that hereafter
their interests and work were to flow
together as the waters of running
stream. But instead of some husbands
being willing to go the twain mile for
the wife, or some wives being willing
to go to the twain mile for the hus-
band, each says, Il will do for you
what am compelled to do, and / will
not do anything else"
A young man wooes, wins and mar
ries young girl. She has been brought
up in a well to do fathers home. She
was an only daughter, and to great eX-
tent she has been spoiled. Time passes
On. The young husband tries to keep up a
home to the standard in which his wife
has been accustomed to live, but the
income is too small to meet the outgo.
Day after day he keeps saying: mel
lie, you must economic. You must
essen our expenses. Cannot you make
your old hat do this winter? Cannot
you send the children to the public
NO." she answers, Il shall
not. You married me, and it is your
place to take care of me. l never
heard this nagging question of money,
money, in my fathers home,
and l ought not to hear it now The
young man staggers on in his struggle.
He takes to drink. Kind words are
now exchanged for angry ones. The
difficulties eliminate in the
divorce court. Why? The wife was
to go the twain mile for her
husbands love. On the other hand, the
husband is just as much to blame as
the wife. From sickness or overwork
the wife may become nervous wreck.
In her weakness is he always gentle?
Is he always kind? Is he always
thoughtful? Does he try to shield her
as he ought? Do the two angels Bear
and Forbear hover over his fireside?
Are we all, for our dear ones sakes,
ready to travel the twain mile of sacri-
fee?
Are we ready to do for our dear ones
what / saw a noble friend of mine do
for his helpless, tongued tied and men
tally beclouded wife, who few months
ago went to her heavenly rest. This
gentleman at the time knew him had
passed his threescore years and ten.
over her that was rendering her more
helpless every day. Instead of the old
gentleman leaving her at home to be
cared for by servants he waited on her
as calamity and devotedly as though
she were a young girl. He cut for her
the food at table. When he had guests
she was always by his side to eat with
them When she split her cup of cof
fee, as she sometimes did, he would not
apologize to u.s. but sweetly say to her:
Never mind, Jennie; never mind. 1t
is all right" When we went out to
hear one of the greatest singers in the
world he took her along because even
in her physical and mental weakness
she always loved music. Then he
would say to me: "Ah, if you only had
known her when she was well! l can
never be too good to her for what she
has been to me-" Yes, in the home we
should never forget what our dear
ones have done for us. They have
Travelled the twain mile often enough
for us. Shall we not travel the twain
mile for them?
In Business Life.
Christs command applies also to
mercantile and professional life. Ev-
cry man to a greater or less extent Is
or ought to be a servant AS a clerk
he should be servant to his employer;
as a physician he should be a servant
to his patients; as lawyer he should
be a servant to his clients: as q mer-