The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-07
CUKB stone CHAT
SOME CRUDE THOUGHTS FROM
AN OLD EDITORS BRAIN.

Who Gives His Ideas for the Benefit
OF the Many Readers Of Tho Times
and Democrat.
The habit of treating those who
are nearest and dearest to US with
discourtesy and disregard, is one that
clouds the sunshine of too many
homes.
Nothing so helps woman through
the long weary days Of worA as the
knowledge that what she does is ap-
preciated by those she loves and for
whom she tolls. Think Of this, hus-
bands and fathers, and Temember
that a kind word is always In season.
In too many families the mother
assumes the care o. everything and
her daughters are tut genteel loung-
ers in the household. The work
which could be so easily and quickly
done if each bore share, is left
for the hands already weakened by
heavy burdens.
Children should Le trained to be-
have at home as you would have
them behave abroad. 1t is the home
life which they acI out when away.
In the actions of children, strangers
can read a history of home life.
Some thing is wrong in those homes
where the little courtesies Of speech
are ignored in the everyday home
life.
He who loves beauty and is look
ing for it will find II everywhere. And
the mother who keeps her enthusi-
asm alive b. working with her chill
dren, developing their perception Of
beauty and love fcr the beautiful
truths divine, will give them q
blessed inheritance which will light
en- their burden as they grow beyond
her sheltering care, and bring more
of cheerfulness, and hopefulness, and
youthfulness into their lives.
Probably nineleen-twentie.hs o;
the happiness you will ever have you
Will get at home. The independence
that comes to m; when his work
is over, and he feels that he has rur
out OF the storm INFO the quiet har'
Dor Of home. where he can rest ir
peace with his family, is something
real. 1t does not make much differ
ence whether you own your house
or have one little room in that house
YOU can make that little room a home
to you.
Parents. do you wish for your chill
dren to love and resrect you? If yor
co, when your child comes to yol
| for advice be sure to give good ad
vice: don't say, "Oh, go away, DON
bother NE, so ask your mother" o.
some such answer Or if they come
to their mother perhaps she says
Go to your father, am busy" Tht
child will soon get afraid to ask ad
vice for fear Of being rebuked, anc
it will be apt to seek advice some
where else. If you take an iateres
in your children thsn they will takt
an interest in you.
You look at the housewife who
has a place for her things, and these
things in their places, and you hnc
4 woman who is systematic in he,
work: and when she needs anything
she can put her hands on it in a mo
ment. She plans and calculate:
whenever there is 10 be extra work
extra cooking. extra washing, etc.
and she knows before hand just wha
there is to do, and what she wants tt
do it with. And this same woman. 81
exact in her doings, gets more tims
70 rest and read and instruct hel
children in the paths Of right and the
social duties they owe to all. La
dies, we hope you are Of this class
receiving the blessings of your hus
bands, and the praise OF all who
know you.
"The old woman A nice phrase
to be using about the dear soul whc
kept her vigil over you in your in
fancy, kissed away your tears il
childhood and remaining yonr trust
ed friend in maturity. Is this all the
love you have for the silyer-hairec
mother who bathed your seorchins
brow all through the long sleepless
nights Of affliction. when your brair
was wild with burning fever? I:
there no other term you can find fol
her whose love has followed you
through every trial, tribulation anC
misfortune OF your life? Has mother
through ell these years OF labor
watching and waiting. been wasting
her love on a worthless bunch Of clay
who, in the rosy dawn OF manhood
has no other terra more fitting than
the old woman" by which to ad.
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