The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-06-05
Home Circle Column.
A OIumn Dedicated to Tired
Mothers as They Join the
Home Circle.

Above the green elms, that a cottage
was near,
And said, II there's peace TO be
found In the world,
A heart that is humble might hope
for 1t here"
1t is Just as possible TO keep calm
house as clean one, a cheerful house
as warm one, II the heads set them
selves to do 30. Where is the difficult
ty OF consulting each others weak
nesses as we'll as each others wants;
each others temper as we'll as each
others health; each others comfort
as well as each others character;
Peace rules the day where reason
rules the mind. OH 1t is by having |
the peace at home TO chance, instead |
Of pursuing II by system that SO ma
my houses are unhappy 1t deserves
notice, also, that almost anyone can
be courteous and forbearing and pa
ttient In neighbors house. II any
thing goes wrong or It out of tune, or
made to excuse tilt is made the oest
OF, not the worst; even efforts are
mad to Reuse 1t, and TO show that 1t
is not felt ;or II felt, 1t is attributed
TO accident, not design, and this is
not only easy, but natural, in the
house of a friend. will not there
fore believe what is so natural in the
house OF anothr, is impossible at
home, but maintain without fear. that
all the courtesies of life may be up
held In domestic society, husband
as willing TO be pleased at home, and
MS anxious TO please as in neigh
boris house, and wife is intent on
making things comfortable every day
in her family, as on set days for her
guests, could not fail to make home
happy. Let us not invade the point
of these remarks by recurring to the
maxim about allowing for temper,
II is worse than folly TO refer to our
temper, unless We could prove that
we evr gained any good by giving
way 20 e. Fits OF illhumor punish
- us quite as much, IL not more, than
. those they are vented upon; and it
actually requires more effort and in
" flicis more pain to give them up than
would be requisite to avoid them"
Then t.a -
2 Since trIfles makes the sum of hui
, man things,
And half our misery from our foibles
= spring;
" Since life's best joys consist in peace
and ease
And though but few can serve all ma,
IN please,
Of Oh. let the ungentle spirit leorn from
In hence,
= A small kindness is great offence
ly LOVE.
In When we observe the actions of me
Ie, and women II sometimes seems al
DIS though we were ignorant of the rea
lip meaning and value of real love. Els
peeially in the tratmnet of thos
who offer themselves most TRULY an
At freely to us are We often most un
lot generous and ungrateful. Is any mott
h err ever repaid for the years of patier
A.. devotion she gives to her children
hrs She, of course, gives in the RICH
ia spirit, looking for no reward, but "
10 should receive in the right spirit b
at giving generously in return of OF
,rk time, our thought, our tenderness.
ITS only mother anything wi
do for herl" II the words are n,
ne. often actually expressed, the though
no. is too often acted upon. And we
yas II we stop to think, common decel
Ia cy tells us that only the best is goo
- enough for mother-that her dew,
,ng- ton, which surpasses all other lov
Inc is deserving of the deepest respe
,,d and affection, and that to forget h
Il is the blacklist and basest crime tn
"a. man can commit Mothers are To-
avs ircarnate, and because love is Il
,ar highst thing man may know, al
the most precious gift aman or won
may receive, he who disregards
,o,, wounds 1t is the lowest and mo
,ba- despicable of created things. k
.har Have we not all seen young gil
los, wounding the very soul of love
disregarding mothers counsel a
by refusing to share the burden
,,lan housekeeping with the tired mothe
,on. Have We not known young men W
natl wrung the mother heart by rudent
\ or by dissipation or by neglect?
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Every mother should take I
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