The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09
HOMESPUN
BY a TENNESSEE LADY

Is always our duty to stand by our
loved ones. and when occasion de-
mands it, we do, but there are differ
emit ways of standing by" Sometimes
1t is sacrifice and we impress this
fact upon them in the way we carry
the burden. The better way Is to let
love blot out all thoughts of sacrifice.
Then the way that is best for another
becomes our way, chosen gladly be-
cause this other one needs us There
is vast difference between service
prompted by love.
Why do so much extra work when
guests are present? Do you not enjoy
visiting where you are treated as
home folks, where you weel that you
have put your hostess to no extra
trouble? If your visitors are real
friends, they come because they want
you serve them There are times when
you are not prepared for company, but.
as rule. what is good enough for
your loved ones, is good enough for
guests warm welcome and good
wholesome food are all that hospitality
demands of you. Unbidden guests who
come at inopportune times must or
should take pot luck.
We often hear people say, II could
have amounted to something if / had
had a chance" The person who has it
in him to amount to something does
not wait for a chance, he Just goes
ahead and makes it. The man or
woman who makes up his or her mind
to succeed. can do so. In order to
succeed we must have faith in our
own abilities. If we start out de-
pending on chance" alone. and think
ing maybe we will succeed and may
be we won't" we might as well give
up at once. for will power is the
foundation of success.
So many of us are grasping at the
stars. leaving life's plain, common
work for other to do, forgetting that
lifes sweetest blessings come from do
ing the humble tasks in a noble man
ner.
If you had time to cultivate every
field of helpfulness, you would find
none of them so broad as the one at
your own door, for right where God
has placed you he has given you a
work to do that no one else can do
so well as you. Whatsoever thy hand
findeth to do. do it with thy might"
should be your lesson for today and
when it is well learned the Master
will give you another.
No man ever strays so far into for
hidden paths, nor sinks so low In sin,
that he Is not touched by q kindness
shown him. He may utter no word of
thanks, may even turn gruffly away;
nevertheless in his heart he appreci-
ates the kind act. Harshness may
have driven him to wrong doing; per-
haps kindness could win him back. At
any rate it would not make him worse
and we should do what we can for
the erring one. A word of encourage
ment might do far more good than
we dream of.
When you have a hired man who is
willing to work overtime when neces-
sary. and can be trusted on all occa-
sions, why not tell him that you APP
preciate him It would not lower your
dignity in the least and it would make
his life brighter, for a word or two
of praise hurts no one and eases the
wheels of life more than you realize
The person who would receive more
than average wages must study to be
above the average. If he is content to
drifht with the current, doing only
what he is told to do, and doing that
in half hearted manner. he will be
paid for what he is worth and no more
The man who tries to do his best on
all occasions, regardless of the wages
he receives, usually succeeds The
world is apt to pay according to ones