The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-01-31
THOUGHTS.

How still it is! The busy workadav
world has ceased its labors, the rush and
the turmoil of daily strife is over, and
night stretches its somber shadows over
| all. No sound but the drip ofthe blessed
rain breaks the silence, and it falls in a
soft, slow dripping manner as though
loath to break the slumber. Sitting
alone in the stiffness of our room look
ing out INTO the darkness and listening
TO the patter of the rain drops, thoughts
to many and many of them too painful,
come thronging up IN our brain
thoughts that keep Deaths twin sister
Sleep" far, far awav. There are MANY
things, as we think of them. that should
not have been neglected. many unkind
words spoken that can never he recalled,
whose wounds no after words nor deeds
can entirely heal.
The flesh may heal over wounds but
the scar ever remains; this is true of
flesh wound, and more so where the feel
ings. and the heart has been hurt.
Strange. too, that it is not the alien, the
some times guest, or the acquaintance,
upon whom we inflict these wounds, but
those who are the nearest and dearest
those upon whose existence our very life,
as it were depends-those who love us
and are entitled to all of the love and
endearing words, all of the little acts of
Kindness that go towards making up
happy life.
Think when we frown upon one Of the
household band, who would give their
life, if it need be, for our pleasure, and
turn with a sweet smile and pleasant
word for the stranger, the friend of an
hour, who would care not into what
depths of misery we might be plunged.
We avoid these aches and bad men,
ories of the past by striving to make the
most of our friends while we have them
with US. If we have a friend in whom
we have all confidence and trust why
don't we let them know these things by
telling them how much we love and ap-
preclate them, and showing by our acts
that our words ara not vain? Trust your
friends. and have confidence IN them. for
friendship abhorreth doubt Never doubt
your friends word. In time OF trouble
never fail to lend a helping hand. Scat
ter roses along the pathways and remove
every visible thorn, so that when our
friends are with us no more we will have
no sad thoughts of unSpoken words and
duties which we have left undone So
live that we will be proud of the fact
that even when hearing unpleasant re-
ports of our friends we believe them not,
and that we stood by them through evil
as well as good report; that we followed
them to the end of their journey and
then leave them with the hope of the
continuation of a more blessed and per
feet life hereafter for friendship is not
friendship at best until circumstances put
it to test
Always have charity for your children.
Teach them to come to you unhesitat-
ingly for sympathy and counsel rather
than to hide from you many a painful Sc
Cret.
An unthinking man may consider it a
matter of little importance the cares of
the household and the economies OF do
mestic life-but we tell you that the earth
is strewn with the martyrs of the kitchen
and the nursery The health shattered
womanhood of our country cries out for
a God who can help ordinary women i'll
the ordinary duties of house keeping.
The wearing, grinding, unappreciated
work goes on, but the same Christ who
stood on the banks Of Gallee in the early
morning and kinded the fire and had
the fish already cleaned and broiling
when the sportsmen stepped ashore,
chilled and hungry, will help every
woman to prepare breakfast, whether by
her own hand or the hand of her hired
help The God who made an indie
structibe eulogy of Hannah, VINO made
a cast for Samuel hel son, and then car
ried it to the temple every year, and will
help every woman in preparing the family
wardrobe.
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