Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-11-24

DnbicS. But, alas, alas, now many men
there are who look upon an evening
spent ut home IN the family circle as
wasted night. How many there are
who when you talk about their days Of
"Yes, yes: know. But those days are
gone for good suppose we all have
to be silly once In awhile. but | have
outgrown my lover age long time
ago"
OutgrOwn the Lovers Age.
My brother. have you right to out
grow your lovers age? Have you a
wight to steal from the home those sa.
:red hours which you ought TO conse.
crate to the companIonship Of your
wife and children: Shall we do as
many men are doing who never have
their children think of their fathers ex.
eept as money making machines
Shall we let our wives work and slave
for us and yet have that aching heart
void which only true husbands love
and companionship can fiji? II Is said
that when Seargent s. Prentiss was
about to die during the long weeks OF
suffering which preceded his death he
would never let his wife ont OF his
room. With his great yearning eyes he
watched her every step. | wonder
what We're his thoughts. Happy the
man In such situation who. looking at
the partner OF his life. feels no twinge
of an accusing conscience, has no recol-
lection of hours wasted away from
her aud from his home | wonder II
when we come TO die some of us will
spend most of our time rcgretting the
evenings which we have spent away
from our children and from our dear
wives who have done 50 much for us Z
Indeed. my brother. do you not regret
even now the evenings you have spent
away from homer
Where We're you last night" ask
"Oh." you say. Just as was finish
ing up my work at the store an old
college friend called me up and said
Jones. what are you going to do 10.
night? Come and take dinner with Inc
at the hotel Then we will go out 10
the theater As had not seen him
for long time. went" well. what
did you do the night before?" "Oh."
you answer. Il always spend that
night each week ut the lodge" We'll.
well" you say, IL had IL business en-
Ragemcnt that night. wanted one of
my customers to buy some goods. So
| thought the best way TO sell them
was to ask him down to the club. |
introduced him to some OF my friends
there and gave him fine dinner.
got him feeling good. then | clinched
the bargain that night and netted a
good sum by the deal. Not bad
nights work for me. was it, Thus
this night away from home and that
night and the other night. But" |
ask. did you not spend any night at
home last week: Did you not give
your wife and children at least one
EVENING"" Yes" you answer; II was
home last Monday evening came
home sick | had caught bad cold
AT the store. came home feeling
wretched. intended TO go out that
night. but fearful ranstorm came
up, and my wife emphatically put her
foot down and forbade my going But
| did not see the children much that
night | was too sick and felt too
miserable. Immediately after supper
my wife put me to bed and gave me
a lot OF hot drinks. and | got up Il
good sweat. aud SO ! was able TO be
back nj the store next morning"
What. out Of all last week have you
only spent one night ut home, and that
was because you were too sick TO 20
out? You ought TO be ashamed OF
yourself. With such wife and such
children can II be that you never re
serve any evenings which you can
spend in their company;
Tell Them az Come Home.
Your children when they grow up
should be able 10 look upon you as
something different from mere board
err. When Major u. W. Whlpple. the
evangelist some years ago was sud
denly called upon 10 preach to a great
audience which had assembled in Pitts
burg. he turned To his wife just before
he left the hotel and said MY dear,
what shall preach upon?" Major
Whipple's little daughter spoke up and
said. Papa. tell them TO come home"
BY that she meant. Tell them to come
10 Il heavenly Father. who has never
ceased to love his children. who will
never leave them unprovided for and
who will never let them wander beyond
his care" That was what the one sen
tence symbolized Tonight In the eyes
of your children stand as the represent
alive OF loving heavenly Father
Have you by your actions taught your
children TO feel that there Is no place
In all the wide world where you would
sooner be than by their slider Have
you taught them that they can come C
you In every trouble and that you will
be 10 them loving. tender. protecting
gentle. forgiving friend? AZ father
and as breadwinner you must work
from early morning until the sunset
hour But what have you been doing
with vour avantnpas Hova Won ,,Ivo,