Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-03-30
TEMPERS.

TEMPERS.
- Tempers are queer things anyway
Trrrp ana -Jes1te .AafuSt; '------'
N Sr-7e snap, ana growf, ana scold, anc
| fume, and fret for no cause under the
sun that we know of and wher trouble
! really comes we smile and take il as
uncOncernedly as though is was the
/ most commonplace affair. We will
! sulk for week over slight that was
all i'll our imagination and grow all
| the madden because we know that the
. whole matter is an invention Of our
own. The fact is, when we feel good,
| a cyclone can t spoil our equanimitv,
but if we chance to be out of sorts
| aLI have the blues, we are going to
get mad and stay mad and if we don t
| find any provOcatiOn we will make one.
! The man woh gets the blueS-and who
j. there who doesn't get thcm-is "A
most unfortunate person. Ten minutes
after the attack begins he has conclu1
ed that he is the most abused man ii
the face of the earth. very person in
the town is working gaainst lim--hc
knows it and it IS no use to deny the
fact. If the unfortunate man is mar
ried, he wreaks disgust upon his wife
and boy and COW.
"The sancitv of the marriage rela-
tiOn must not be broken BIZ divorce, -
SAYS seedy sentiment, no matter though
the ever-present specter of bruises.
wounds, perhaps Of a fearful death,
may hang over the head of the victimc,
she should walk unswcrvinglv by tie
side Of the despisabIc brute whose
brawnv ha&ad, nervd b. rum or reas-
onleSs passion, NAV at anv time strike
down her frail form The man who
Laws his hand upon woman, save in
wav of Kindness, deserves 10 compan-
j2n but etornal Punishment from her
vCrr presence
No matter how small a sin is, OK
anime is tracks and Won will find
that they point straight toward the pit
The Foundation Of society rests on
It's lomc The success Of the home
rests on the wives Therefore, first
of all teach our girls how to be sac
Ssful wives Begin early TO train
their character Teach them that
icalouslv is an immortality and gJssl. q
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promise sarra1lv and 70 sJeak - pee. /
pie only as thav would speak to them /
Teach them 10 leok for the best quail !
lies in cvcrvc"e they meet, and to /
notice other peoples faults only til
avoid them. Train them 10 do small |
things well aud to delight in helping |
others, that sacrifice made for other S |
pleasures is r~oHs Of soul develop |
ment. Once given 0 firm foundation |
Of character ike this, which the poor
est as well as the richest parents can
give to their girls, and no matter what
necessity arises they Will be able to rise
above it.
Make a home; bcautify and adorn
Il: cultivate all heavenly Charms with
in il; sing sweeter songs Of love In it:
bear your portion Of toll, and pain, and.
SORROW in it; con daily lessons Of
strength and patience there shine like
a star on the face of the darkest night
over it. High on the pinnacle above
all earthly grandeur, all gaudv, glitter,
all faneicd ambitions, set the home in
terests. Feed the mind in it: feed the
soul in it; strengthen the love and
,heritv, and truth, and all holy and
good things within it.
Every mans life is failure who
locs not try to do something to leave
he world richer than he found it.
There is no work 50 humble that
in il will not be NOTICED
md rewarded.
Good appearances may be pleasant
,ut solid realities are safer and moro
comfortable,