The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-05-04
Some Evening Reveries.

| o"A AihitOu CApCIlcuCt. LlIc run
along easily enough for them unit
their children grow up and begin t,
look forward to something broade
for themselves. Then the battle fol
supremacy begins in earnest. Tht
child seems ungrateful to the parent
and the parent seems tyrannous to th'
child.
1t is very hard for mother who haI
laid down precise ideas of how her life
and belongings shall be arranged, and
finds that life fails to arrange itself
according to her plans, to find that her
own daughter is one of the chief oppo.
nents Of her ideas. And yet this is ex.
actly what happens to the woman who
fails to learn. Progression is law
of the universe, and one who attempts
to retard its wheels is sure to be crush
ed beneath them. There is something
pitiless in the power that so often car
ries the child so far beyond the parent.
1t is the law Of heaven that love
should go downward to the child--not
backward to the parent. A true
mothers love is sacrifcial of self and
asks no return. No child's love, how
eyer tender, can equal mothers love,
and it is not natural that it should.
A great deal has been said of the duty
Of children to their parents when every
man and woman must recog-
nize that the chief obligations are due
from the parents to the children. One
obligation is to keep abreast of the
lines with the child, SO that the parent
nay be mentor in times of need-a
'afe, unfailing guide and companion;
lot an incubus. To do all this is to
'-aaaa';-~atha highest sense the trust
leaven has laid upon parents:
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In the struggle and battle of life
here is none strong enough to bear
he contest alone. ALI need sympathy |
nd help, and they must have it or
ure disaster or defeat will overtake |
hem. He who thinks himself safe,
Vhen his life bark rides gaily before
he breeze with sails filled with winds
f prosperity, is often the weakest of
be weak when the storm and tempest |
ONE. Thus in the hour of sorest
rial many a weak woman has often
cen strong and brave to endure,
here stalwart manhood has sue
umbed and drifted helpless and dis
outraged before the gale of adversity.
life is sweetened and made beautiful
y sympathy-its asperities are toned
own and its rough places made
nooth by the touch of a gentle hand
r a tone of a loving voice-even the
everest trials may be endured and the
eaviest burdens borne when aided by
very little thoughtful and precious
clip of this kind.
Xxx
No young man starting out for him.
If being dependent upon his own
'ertions can afford unnecessary ex-
'nses. He must deny himself extras
always remain poor. Even a FIVE |
mt cigar each day will amount to {
1926 in one year: and one who saves t
at sum will be much ahead of the
e who spends it. And the habit of p
wing will be worth everything. IF +,
saves s1S.25 each year, only putting a
at six per cent simple interest, it
uld in twenty years amount to $50.
much for one trife of indulgence. y
} who would in a few years be in :,
PENDENT, and not envy the capital u
> must start right.
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If the mother would have her chill u
n susceptible of training, let her :
ke her own life what it should be. II
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