The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-04-15

reyerseS. the cutting down OF .nCOnt
and the many dangerous sequeis e
this dire disease may lriGS the bus
band and wife face to fave with
financial crisis. 1t is tie entrance t,
a time OF stringency. strain and s;icii
fee, with no exit made visible eve.
by the telescope of optimism. !,
means reconstruction of the home
regime on siege lines. There is a re-
classifying Of household expenses. anG
many of the Injuries are quietly ~
moved from consideration. and many
of the old necessities are promoted to
the luxury class.
Financing in times such as these
rises from Il mere science to the digni-
" of an art. and every dollar has f.
work overtime and do the duty OF two
or three. Chatting restrictions take the
place of the old freedom, wants grow
impudent and insistent. and new
atmosphere fills the home. 1t is a sit
uatiOn requiring slow. careful watch
fulnesS as that of sea captain stand
ing Oh The bridge uf an ocean Steamer
ana directing the snail-like progress of
his ship under slow steam through
heavy FOX
There is danger OF fratting. bla ne
recriminaticn. protest and lacl; of $ IN
pathy on the pare Of the wife, met by
a tendency to GOODNESS. bitterness, an
ger. hope!assmoss. sulks. sarcasm or
despair Oh the side of the husband
When conditions are darkest it Is no
time for blame OF either It is the
hour when each should forget self in
seeking to inspire tie other.
When conditions are darkest the
lamp Of love should be kept burning
brightest This is an occasion where
the two should pull together. You
cannot move and Guide a boat properly
I with one oar. 1t requires the two. on
opposite sides. 70 move in harmony.
4 spirit of uuselhShness. of making
the best of things. of not taking trouble
too seriously. Of laughing away little
incCEyeuiences instead OF erecting a
/ monument Of q moan to them. counting
the blessings that remain. thnSing
more Of the salvage than Of the loss
realizing the sweet duty and privilege
of the stronger to be brave for the
sake of the wea ker-all help greatly
in the crisis Such an experience Is
not the most awful III the world In
the later days, if It has drawn the two
into closer harmony and fuller reali2a
ton of mutual dependence. it will be
but happy memory of an episode
the dawning OF real living.
They may even later laugh merrily
over that meager Christmas dinner
they had in their one little room the
year the factory failed. when they
gave French names to the simplest
dishes and helped each other to wine
that their Imagination transformed
from wafer and gave orders in di-ni-
fed society manner to the serving
maid who did not exist and did other
brave foolish little things to hearten
each other. They had determined that
thiS Christmas should not be sad. and
they were almost afraid to look into
each others eyes for fear of breaking
down.
There We're the eytravagantly men
dacious letters they wrote home about
the building Of the new wing to the
/ house their trouble with the servants
the parties they attended, the beautiful
necklace her husband gave her on her
birthday. when in reality MI he could
pUt aroHl the throat he loved was his
arms with a clasp made Of his hands
and the plays and operas of New
York season. just because they were
too proud to let the old folks know
, and they were going to fight and To
win together somehow.
There are real SORROWS that make
mere poverty seem wealth by compari-
son There is the standing together Icy
the sckbed of dear little one in the
hush of a dimly lighted room, watch
ing, waiting fearing and hoping. Then
come long days and longer nights
when. weak. worn and wearied. each
looks for hope in the others eyes. when
all life is reduced 70 moments. when
the light of hope dies ana they face
their great sOrrow-together. Then
must they meet the slow. creeping tide
Of long days Of loneliness and empti
ness of life when the thought of Il
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