The Big Sandy news., 1910-03-11
HOME Circle COLUMN.
COLUMN DEDICATED TO TIRED
MOTHERS AS THEY JOIN
= TRE HOME CIRCLE.


Unattractive Homes.
Winter has especial temptations
IN the fact that many homes are
peculiarly unattractiye at this sea
son. In the summer months the
young man can sit out on the steps,
or he can have bouquet In the
vase on the mantel. or the evenings
being so short, soon after gaslight
he wants TO retire anyhow. But
there are many parents who do not
understand how 10 make the long
winter evenings attractive TO their
children. IL Is amazing to US that
so many old people do not under
stand young people. To hear some
OF these parents talk you would
I think they had never themselves
Abeon young and had been born with
Epectacles on. Oh, Il Is dolorous
Tor young people TO sit in the house
from z 10 IL O'Clock at night and to
hear parents groan about their all
ments and the nothingness of this |
world How dare you talk such
blasphemy? 1t took God six days to
make this world, and he has allowed
5000 years to hang upon his holy
heart, and this world has shone on
you and blessed you and caressed
you for these fifty or seventy years,
and yet you dare talk about the
Cnothingness OF this world! Why II
Ois a magnificent world. We do not
believe IN the whole universe there
Is world equal TO II except II be
heaven. You cannot expect your
children to stay In the house these
long winter evenings TO hear you
denounce this star lighted, sun
Btrewn. angel watched. God inhabit-
ed planet.
Oh. make your home bright
Bring In the violin or the picture.
II does not require a great salary
or big house. or chased silver, or
gorgeous upholstery to make a hap
py home All that Is wanted Is a
father'e heart, a mothers heart, I'M
sympathy with young folks
Verify the mother Is the angel
spirit OF home. Her tender yearn-
ings over thecradle OF her Infant
babe, her guardian care OF the child
and youth. and her companionship
with the man OF her love and choice
make heer the personal center of
the interest, the hopes and the
. happiness OF the family. Her love
never eools, never tires, never sleeps
but ever glows and burns with in
creasllng ardor and with sweet and
holy incense upon the altar OF home
devotion. Even when she Is gone
20 her last rest n sainted mother In
heaven Is always q mightier inild-
ence over her wayward husband or
child. than when she was present
Her departed spirit still hovers over
the home and draws the family by
unseen cords to herself In heaven.
u eees
The great want OF this world is
men; men who are honest. sound
from center 20 circumference, true
10 hearts core: men who will con-
denim wrong In friend or foe, In
themselves as we'll as others; men
whose consciences are as steady as
the needle to the pole; men who
stand for the right II the heavens
totter and the earth falls; men that
never flag nor finch; men that
have courage without shouting; men
IN whom the currents OF everlasting
life run still, deep and strong; men
who do not cry or spoil their
voices to be heard on the streets
but who will not fall or be discour-
aged till judgment be set on the
earth; men who will not lie; men
who are not too lazy to work nor
too proud TO be poor; men who
hold their places and keep them;
men who are willing to eat what
they have paid for.
ssss
Suppose you are given 70 the
habit OF profanity. You center in
70 conversation with man who
never swears, or In other words,
gentleman. BY and by you begin
to see that he is the superior man.
Your own remarks have a tame, flat
feeble sound to your ears. Your
cheeks begin to burn with sense
Of your friends excellence. Your
pert little drama sounds coarse and
drop out OF your sentences, asham-
ed to remain In the company OF
! good, honest. English words. until
you discover that you are carrying
on part OF the conversation without
swearing you feel easier, your in
tellectual stature increases by a
foot