Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-12-06

and then he suddenly consci0aa that
the 0u.tering whirr had ceased
and. opening the bars and peer4ne W.
find that the beautiful wings were
stilled forever and that the butterfly
WAS dead.
There are men and women who thus
kill love carelessly: they may have Q
great love secure. right In their hands.
but there is a pressure OF doubt. ~
ranny. distrust or compulsion aad n
life Of that lore may die. Love grows
strong with freedom. confidence ahd
trust. Love that needs constant watch
ing il not worth watching. and no
guarding through fear of Its honor will
ever keep II from straying. Its
strength must be In itself and In the
inspiration that comes from realiza.
ton. recognition and response.
There are homes that are 0ver-gov'
erned. They have rs many laws, rules
and regulations as an institution. They
remind you Of these closely printed
charts for conduct tackled on the inner
side Of doors In hotel rooms. In these
homes you % about gingerly for
fear Of stepping inadvertently on q
"don't." No individual Is big enough.
nor wise enough, nor great enough to
dare TO live the life Of another. not
with him. but for him. If he were ail
these his reverence for the individual
rights Of others would make 1t impOs.
sible for him to usurp Their sacred
privilege of freedom In living their own
lives. fully. freely, frankly. at their
best.
This domestic tyranny rnIes In thou
sands Of homes. It means the wrong
of two-the one who lnflicts 1t and the
one who bears 1t. We hear much OF
the grace of patience and the beauty
of long suffering. They are virtues
when it means self-sacriice for the
, right, vices when for the wrong. Tol'
Grating injustice meekly without pro-
, test and n mighty effort to overthrow
1t when no good cause is served, no
| noble purpose promoted Is not moral
! bravery, it Is sheer cowardice. 1t Is
the fear of an unpleasant half-hour
! that may a v years of suffering. The
one'who bears meekly Is doing injus'
tice to herself or to himself nnd-to
the other. 1t means weakening and
3 wronging self and feeding the evil In
k another's nature by inaction.
t The wife may say she would flare uI
S in an awful temper If ! said a word.
8 Let him flare, but let him understand
o that you will not be a party to it
It These home bosses are always bu'lies
S and DULLES are always towards. The!
o do not stand out long against a hole
Il defiance that shows no fear. At tn
first manifestation of this variety o
performance, let husband or wife stat
positively that no encores will be per
v mitted. At a quiet, dignifed session
is with no shade of anger but just
n calm, cool ultimatum that while tn
" innocent one Is willing to do the squar
r. thing in every relation, and. to NEE
Sc bravely whatever the tides of fate ma,
,e bring and to suffer for the other, bu
I'd never from the other.
Of Like most evils it Is easy to meet
re the beginning und it Is then 1t shoul
@ he met in the right spirit for the goo
of both. A single bold stand for til
in right Is worth years Of cowardly p'
y, tience for the wrong.
To- The greatest trials and sorrows M
Ie- those that do not come from outsid
ls- the home, but are absolutely create
within, that are manufactured for or
ed by the temper or wrong Of the othe
IN. They are absolutely preventable an
,r. there should be a kindly helpful spir
le- on the part Of both to remove M
,st wrong that separates them rather tina
er, to intensity the reign of the wrong
he weak and meekly bearing. 1t Is n
ice seIHshness, but the reckless a~ssertif
zee of individuality, but the consecratt
ly, wisdom that seeks to cure what 1t ca
as not endure and to endure what it ca
not cure.
m. Love and sweet conference smootl
on out so many Of these problems. l.
ay, there be but n boss and that N
lay the two. Let them unite In loving col
ut. radeship and fine cooperation. each d
of Ing the best without thought of col
he netttion or conquest and then even I
EN- wish Of one become the will Of bot
she in union and unity, with no tyran'
ing but that of love, love of right, love
she peace. love of justice and love of ca
,ue, other.