The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-04
PARENTS AND CHILDREN.


There is tendency upon the part of
some mothers to do so much for their
children that virtually a premium is
placed upon selfishnesS. The child
whose every wish is anticipated, and
for whom nothiug is too good, is apt to
grow up an exceedingly unpleasant per-
son, unless, indeed, there be an extra
ordinary amount of natural good in him
to counterbalance the undue indulgence.
Shielding children from every chilling
breath of life's air begets a love of ease
and selfish enjoyment which becomes
fixed when the years of childhood are
past. A mother, for example, has de-
MED herself every comfort She has
risen early and had taken rest late in
order that her daughters might have a
perfectly happy .rgiFlheod. No duty
was exacted Of them If they were
minded to help they might do so, if not,
there was no one to ease the weary
mother of her burden. Small wonder it
is that after these girls grew up their sole
thought was for themselves The
mother was ignored by them; dsre-
spectfully spoken of as "old fashioned"
and without taste" Indeed, she was
only regarded as one who could only
bake and brew, and was even ordered"
no other word can be used-to wait
upon them while they lolled in their
easy chairs. Never having been taught
to spend and be spent in doing good,
these young women were not helpers of
those in need and never carried any sun
shine into any darkened homes Even
their best friends tired of them, and their
lives were unlovey and discontented.
There can be no unhappiness in life unless
the straight line of duty, which leads to
'beauty's curve" be conscientiously
followed. Let every mother inculcate
in her childrens' minds that 1t is more
blessed to give than to receive.
A home whose walls never echo TO
the voice Of childhood cannot we'll be
otherwise than cold and cheerless. There
may be wealth;ithere may be gay trappings
and gilded halls; there may be music
and mirth; there may be hospitality and
hilarity; there may be eating and drink
ing and merry making; there may be
song and sentiment, and there may be
prayer and praise, but the voice of baby
hood and the expressed love Of childhood
more than outweighs them all within the
sacred halls of heart memories and soul
remembrance.
The home where dear children gather
together,
And pass the flial maternal and
paternal kiss
Where love rules the hour in all sorts of
weather,
Is thrice blest, and a home OF beauty
and bliss.
1t is the duty of every woman to
always look well at home. If she does
her own work, little care and proper
clothing will make her clean and neat
even in the kitchen. Particularly in the
afternoon and evening, she should make
herself look as sweet and pretty as posi-
BILE. No matter how much your husband
loves you, he will love you all the more,
if when he comes home to supper,
you meet him with smile, neatly
dressed and with your hair combed
in the most becoming style-the way
that he likes to see you wear it. Do
you not wish him never to regret the
choice that he made and always to think
you the most charming of women? This
is one secret of the way to accomplish
such an object.
A HUSBANDS DUTY TO HIS WIFE.
The man who declared that sunshny
husband makes merry, beautiful home,
worth having, worth working for, had a
fine conception of one of the chief char
acteristics of happy household. If the
man is breezy, cherry, considerate and
sympathetic; his wife sings in her heart
over her puddings and mending basket,
and counts the hours until h> returns at
night, and renews her youth in the secur-
ity OF his appreciation and admiration.
You may think it weak or childish if you
please, but it is the admired wife who
hears the words Of praise and receives
smiles of commentator, who is capable,
discreet and executive. We have seen
timid, weak, self-distrusting little body
fairly bloom into strong, self-reliant
woman, under the tonic and the cordial
companionship with a husband who
really went out of his way to find occas-
ion for showing her how fully he trusted
her Judgment. and how tenderly he de-