The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-02-07
HOME CIRCLE COLUMN.
COLUMN DEDICATED TO TIRED
MOTHERS AS THEY JOIN
TIE HOME CIRCLE AT
EVENING TIDE.
Il is Home.


Many young men, standing among
the most tremendous realities, have
their eyes half shut or entirely clos
ed. A mighty defence for young
man is good home Some of our
readers look back with tender salts
faction to their early home. 1t may
have been rude and rustic. hidden
among the hills, and architect or up
holsterer never planned or adorned
1t. But all the fresco on princely
walls never looked so enticing to
you as those rough-hewn rafters.
You can think of no park or arbor
of trees planted on a fashionable
country seat so attractive as the
plain brook that ran in front of the
old farmhouse and sang under the
weeping willows. No barred gate
way, adorned with statue of bronze,
and swung open by obsequious por-
ter in full dress, has half the glory
of the old swing gate. Many OF you
have second dwelling place, your
adopted home, that also Is sacred
forever, There you built the first
family altar. There your children
were born.All those trees you plant
ed. That room Is sacred, because
once in 1t, over the hot pillow, Flap
ped the wing of death. Under that
roof you expect, when your work Is
done, to lie down and die. You try
with many words to tell the excel
lency of the place, but you fail.
There Is only one word in the Eng
lish language that can describe your
feeling. 1t is home
A Reply.
Mr.. Editor:-In starting out into
life there is proffered to me two
maxims that are said to lead to sue
cess; do your whole duty in what
ever state of life you may be plac-
ed" and There is the White
House; get into 1t If you can"
Which shall l choose?
Ny young friend, to me these two
naxims indicate contentment and
ambition, and would reply: there is
no need Of both In this day and age
to attain success. Aim to advance
in worldly position II possible; the
best road to success Is devotion to
your present duty. Aim to do your
work with whole souled and content
ed thoroughness; this may lead you
to higher spheres of life. The i'm
portant question is not where you
stand in the world, but what you
really are; and this Is determined
not by the outside of circumstances
OF wealth or rank, but by the char
acter within. Get riches and hon
or IL you can, but do not seek
them simply for their own sake,
there are more precious things The
best prize in life can be won by the
most humble citizen. A useful ca
reer and the love and esteem OF
those around you, are more than
titles and millions; a noble charac-
ter is brighter crown than one of
gold and Jewels
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The Value OF Kind Words.
Let the young people who weekly
read this column never lose an OPP
portunity to say a kind word to
their parents. Your parents have
planned for your best interests all
these years. They may sometimes
tshShi hOib Oub oJotCm Oil dpCd w
by the cares, and losses, the disap- |
the worries of life) be
more irritable than they ought to be |
and they probably have faults which |
have become oppressive as the years |
go by. But those eyes, long before
they look on spectacles. were watch
ing for your welfare, and their |
hands, not as smooth and more |
deeply lined than once, have done
for you many a good days work.
Life has been to them more OF
struggle than you shall ever know
about, and much OF the struggle has
been for you, and how much they
are wrapped UP In your welfare you
Will never appreciate.
Have you by word or gift or be-
havior, expressed your thanks? Or
u you cannot quite get up to saying
It face to face you have written 1t
In some holiday salutation? The
time will soon pass and they will be
gone out of your sight and their
ears will not hear. and their eyes
Will not see. II you owe them any
kindness of deed or any word OF APP
why do you not say so?
How much we might all OF us save
ourselves In the matter OF regrets
4 we did not delay until too late In
expression of obligation that would
have made the last years OF earth L
y life more attractive. The grave Il
. deaf, and epitaphs on cold mar L
Die cannot make reparation. u