The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-14

sell q course there arg ,ro,, ex
who can d o and ought to DO much 1 Z
more than this. who can cad /. a ;1i I
ought to- lead great careers o1 lsiue
usefulness In nddit! lon to-not as 4. SUD l3
stitutes for heir home work bu . =; !
speaking of he primary dutles y t a.t.
Y spcaking OF the aYera s Q citizen ne ne
average men and Wome an VINO 4 11 lsEl hes
up tho ma ton. 4, 8 i y :, Z,
I assenibiage lof mothers shall have
nothing whatever TO- say n praise q, q
an easy life. Yours is the work when nc y
lis never ended. No mot her has a :. an ~
time ana most n, =, metRsps true
mo ther.l would barter her experience
\ 81 10y and sorrow In xchango i 70
4 NJ Tic Of cold selfishness. which IN,
slsts upon 9 :, en !; ~
oftenAtfinds Its fit d wellIng place lin B
soma fiat designed to furnish wit q I,
tho least possible n xpendit ure q, q =
a fort the maximum Of comfort Z, US, e, Gas
luxury, but2inFwhich there IS aitern NY
good mother, Is enti tiled TO our ress|ppee s.
sas ii no one else: but is he Is emitted q
Ito Y 1t II only because, and SO ions as.
she; Is wort ny Of ~. Efiort ana se sita
FOR b the ma 4 a as for 81 Tvoma = ~
though neither the 2ef fort nor the
sei f-sacrifice may DO the same for the
one as for the o. her. 90 not lnl.iia9es
!east Sel,sye the r. Rat'ea5 l's Who
submits to gross and long contlnued5
Iii treatment, any more than Il believe
In man who taHeiy supmli y - I. :,
wrongf = 1w Y gnIolhR
4 ma man ia wards tho MI and Y the chill
& feeling in his nature. Sci flsliness to-
wards them, ack OF j tendern ess4 " o
wards them Of form
towards then, should arouse the tllearti-s
est scorn nd ind gnation N 1, every
,lpright soul & II #.
Admiration for Them
& rs believe In the woman's keeping
her self-raspect5 just as I i believe In
the mans doing SO. / believe in her
rights lust, as much as ! believe In
i the man s and, Indeed q little more, Z
5s In each, partner is I'm honor
4 Bound to think OF therlghtsofs the other
+ is we'll as OF his or her owl But u
think that the duties are even more
Important than tleIl ights: and .lng,th,e{
amber an, 3 I and greater for duty well
S done.as than for the inslstcnce upon
Individual rights, necessary though
this, too. must o. ten /, Pc; . Your Gully
hard Feso Grd' do DO
not pity - 4 in the least. On The
contrary. II feel respect and adm NIL a
4 ton for you. z 4s ii5; iii
III nto the womnn's keeping y CON- e!nn-
to 8come after u.s. In brin ging up
4 voi,r 5Schlldren you mot hers 4 must re-.
member that while It isE essential to-
n lie loving and tender It Is mo less e es-
sential to lie Wise and firm E,ool ll =
ness and affection must not pc
treated as interchangeable terms; ana
4 besides training your sons and daush-S
y tiers In the soft ter and 5Inilder virtues
& you must seek to give them those
stern and hardy qualities which n 2
best training; and some will go right
even when heirssurroundlngs reSlnostj
unfortuna te; nevertheless an Immense en- {,
!, sraIning, It You mothers 8 through
Selfish its and to think only Of theni-
selves, vol, ii will & be responsible for
arc arc to be- thoir wives in the. future
5tIf you let your daughters grow up
idle perhaps under the mistake N inl-.
preston that MS you yourselv have
i#llId tOtWOrk 81 nara }6tneyts Snalls w KNOW
{. only crijoMmcnt,ff you are prepa ring
4 them Il he useless " to others and
4. burdens 20 themselves. Teach boys
! and girls like that they are not to look
forward to lives spent IN avoiding ali
3sficultits hut to lives spent In ovcrconl-t
ming difficulties. Teach them that
work. for themselvs and & also for
3$athers,$js not q curse but a blessng;s
H seek to make them happy, to mako
y them enjoy life, hut seek also to make
Il them face life with the steadfast reso-
luton Ia wrest SUCCESS from labor
" and adytrsity, and to do their whole
Il sl,n 3Wl,c can thus train her sons and
daughters Is thrice fortunate among
women. u Nh! 81 :. Ri .s; "a Il As
Race Suicide.
There are many good people who are
denied the supreme blessing Of chill
Sdren. and for these We have the re-
Sspect and sympathy always due 10
those who. crom no fault OF their own,
are denied any of the other great
II blessings OF life, But the man or wo-,
man who eliberntely forgoes these
1 blessings whet her from gVlc!ousness,
tcoldness.s shall W-heart edness, self,ln-s
+ dulgence, or4mere failure to appreciate
Alright the difference betweent he {all-
Important and the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.