The Washington herald., 1914-05-05
Nv EMORY J. HAYNES.

loyal family of children recently celebrated theil
parents sixtieth anniversary. One of the sons is
well-known musician Among the festivities this gen
teman invited his acquaintance selected in the little
city where the old home Is, to private musical en-
tertainment in a public hall
Did you ever hear of anything prettier than that
Indeed, did you hear of such an event before:
II was the talk of the polite people of the town.
That evidently has been solid institution, won
der of health convincing example OF the possibilities
of union in mind and heart, and, all in ALL monumental
in honor of the primal human institution-marriage
The children of that household must be, in many re-
spects, we'll bred in the best meanings of that much
used word. They have been taught affection as no
precept or form of words could teach it. How feeble
thing is the statute law in comparison with the sight
of their father and motherl Nor is it any wonder
that the entire group of dozen children are loyal
to each other. They compose a tremendous force as
they cling together, helping one another, defending
one another Why do they not incorporate the family
have in my possession two of these family corpora
tons The workout, l told, is excellent, and in
one instance has actually led on to fortune
1t may be doubtful if genealogy, as pursuit is of
much account. The family tree" is possibly curious
and supplies occasion for lot of letter writing. The
ancient event one. You touch wide circle
your name. You get book with maps of ''the main
line and colaterals" You are generally collateral
But what good it all does is not so plain. 1t is in the
old postage stamp class of enthusiasm.
We took that bouquet of music to our homes The
recollection of delightful evening of song will al
ways summon that venerable and wife before our
eyes. Music is abundantly given away. Its masters
are prohigate with il The songsress sings for you
The pianist plays for you. And yet it should always
be considered a priceless favor. What the musician
does without hire is generally his best.
Sixty years marked on human face is long span
of time. Docs the aged bridegroom take up the
youthful picture of this faithful and try TO real
ize her years of fidelity? She has given him the fresh
ness of the girl the strength of the mature woman
and all those hours are craven her wrinkled
face No one can realize sixty years. But by Some
such tally-sheet they can be somewhat estimated
Mental qualities do not however suffer change
These are the deathless part of Does the wife
often depict her good in all his YOUTH Or have
sixty years supplied their habtude that two people
do realize the change? What is the sensation of
growing old together: We must all grow old, per
haps. But to grow decrepit in the sight of that
once admired you and so chose You for your good
looks and manly estate, is another thing. The
must be willing cheerfuly to confess, 81 need my
beauty of womans face 1t is mutual humiliation,
vet probably it is not regarded as humiliation No
doubt the thought is We are wearing together.
Hand in hand we limp along. Do you ask where our
strength isl Look TO our children They have il all"
Look around you in this of happy greetings.
Children and childrens children These the sixty
years And in these younger lives is the potentality
IF three centuries yet Time is vanquished.
The future is already here present The one
kinks it the more impressive OF these ami
iersaries appears 1t is the things the miracle
IF the planted field. A handful OF brings har
vest of acre But in the home there is the added
clement of immortal mind
When one reaches eighty years fatigue is the COM
honest experience they tell One quickly tires.
The depostary OF strength is the children. The old
nan delights in the vgor of his sons. He often
studies them with feeling of comfort in the thought
hat they least do quickly tire that they
rom fatigue by one nights sleep And all this en-
rgy somehow to be the property of the older
growing man. My son will attend to that in my
pacc is often his reply Ever lingering in is
lis thought that in the crisis my boys my re-
lance"
4 childless middle life may be endurable. Chill
ren do take so much time that the lazy selfish may
ven congratulate themselves that they have chill
rcn But as sure as fate there is another day COM
n.y. day when the loneliness of the childlcss home
viii stalk abroad like stonyeyed spccter 1t is this
nming day of age that invests the daughter, woman
rown and vet aectinnatc little child to her par
nts with all the glory of an angel. She has brought
lso. to the family league her husband like added
oyal son.