TheWest AUSTRALIANRECORD
SATURDAY,JUNE3,1911
InandAroundtheHome
'MidPleasuresandPalacesthoughwemayroam, Beiteversohumble,there'snoplacelikehome
ThoughtsandCounsels fortheHome
THELILYOFISRAEL.
"ThisisindeedtheblessedMary's land, VirginandMotherofourdearRedeemer 11heartsaretouchedandsoftened athername.
Alikethebanditwiththebloody hand, ThePriest,thePrince,thescholar, andthepeasant, Themanofdeeds,thevisionarydreamer, Payhomagetoherasoneeverpresent Andevenaschildren,whohavemuch offended Atooindulgentfather,ingreat shame.
Penitent,andsetnotdaringsnattended
TogointohisPresence,atthegate
Speakwiththeirsister,andconfidingwait
Tillshegoesinbeforeandintercedes Somen,repentingoftheirevildeeds Andyetnotventuringrashlyto drawnear
banefulifhislotbecastamonghereticsandunbelievers,whorevileand ridiculewhatheholdsmostsacred.
ToayoungCatholicthusplaced, thereisnothingsostrengtheningto heartandsoulasfrequencyinthe receptionoftheSacraments.
Girls,HelpFather
"MyhandsaresostiffIcanhardlyholdaPen,"saidFarmerWilber ashesatdowntobalance some accounts.
"CanIhelpou,father,saidhis daughterLucy,layingdownhercrochetwork."Ishallbegladtodo so,ifsouwillexplainwhat you (sant."
"Well,Ishouldn'twonderifyou can,Lucy,"hesaidreflectively.
"Prettygoodatfigures,areyou?"
"IwouldbeashamedifIdidnot knowsomethingaboutthemafter beingtwicethroughthearithmetic,' saidLucylaughing.
oflighteningacareorlabour. If askedtoperformsomelittleservice, itisdoneatbestwithareluctant step,oranunwillingair,thatrobs itofallsunshineorclaimofgratitude.
Girls,helpfather.Givehima cheerfulhomewheneveningconies, anddonotworryhimbyfretting'becausehecannotaffordyouallthe luxuriesyoudesire.
ChildrenexertasgreataninfluenceontheirParentsasparentsdo ontheirchildren.
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TheJoyofLife
twentiethcenturybeforetheChristianera.Printers,therefore,will havetolookforthecradleoftheir racenottoGutenbergbuttoCrete, wheretheirartwaspractisedina Primitivew,ay4,000yearsago.
TheGardenofEden
WiththeirrequestsanangryFather'sear, Offertohertheir confession, Andshefortheminheavenmakes intercession, AndifourFaithhadgivenusnothingmore
"Well,IcanshowsouinfiveminsteswhatIhavetodo,andit'llbe awonderfulhelpifyoucandoIt forme.Ineverwasamasterhand ataccountsinmybestdays,andit doesrotgroweasiersinceI have toputonspectacles."
Prayersandtheir
Thanthisexampleofallwomanhood, Somild,somerciful,sostrong,so good, Sopatient,peaceful,toal,loving, pure,
Thiswereenoughtoproveithigher andtruer, Thanallthecreedstheworldhad everknownbefore." -LONGFELLOW.
MOTI1ERsANDCHILDREN.
InanarticlebyProfessorClaye Shaw,B.A.,M.D.,on"ThePsychologsoftheInebriateMother,"which lissaPPearsintheAmerican"Journal ofInebriety,"itisstatedthat"It haslongbeennoticedthat the goodqualitiesoftheoffspringcan betracedchieflytothemother,and, ifthisisso,aswehaveeveryreasontosuPPoseitis,fromthelong andintimatenutritiveconnection subsistingbetweenthetwo,itis quitejustifiabletobelievethatthe weakenednervestateofthemother, willhaveacorrespondingeffectupon thechildthis,too,quiteapart fromthebadsocialexampleandthe moraldegeneration,andtheactual wrongwhichtheintemperatemother displaystowardsmembersof her family."
TheHourofDanger
Itisaverybadsignwhen a youngmanbeginstoshirkthe(tuts JrmonthlyConfessionandCommonson,whichasaboyhefulfilledas -4.0amatterofcourse.Thisonlytoo frequentlyhappenswhen,havingleft school,hesecuresapositioninsome store,shop,orfactors,andbegins torubelbowswiththevariouskinds andconditionsofmenandwomen, whogotomakeupthework-a-day world.Thoughnotsuspectingtt, heisinfluencedbytheatmosphere ofcarelessnessinmattersofreligion thatisoftencharacteristicofthe surroundingsintowhichheisthrown whenhisschooldayshavecometo anend.Suchinfluenceis more
Veryratientl,sdidsheplod throughthelonglinesoffigures,leavingthehandsome,grey-worstedcrochetworktolieidlealltheevening thoughshewasinsuchhasteto!inishherscarf.Itwasrewardenoughtoseehertiredfather,whohad beentoilingallday,sittingcosily inhischair,enjoyinghisweeklypaper.
Theclockstruckninebeforener taskwasover,butthehearty "Thanksoudaughter,"tookaway allsenseofwearinessshemighthav44 felt.
"It'sratherlookingupwhen a mancanhaveaclerk,"said!qr. Wilber."It'snoteveryfarmerthat canaffordit."
"Noteveryfarmer'sdaughteris capableofmakingone,"saidthe mother,withpardonablematernal Pride.
"Noteveryonewouldbewilling ifable,''saidMr.Wilber.
Thisisasadtruth.Manydaughtersmightbeofusetotheirfathersinmanyways,whoneverthink
I.ifeisnotenjoyableifthere be noduty,nowork,nooccupation,no seriousemployment.Life'ssweetest enjoymentsaremissedbytheidle whoareoftendraggeddownintothe lowestcurrents.Infoodandplay, slumberandholiday,theindustrious andlaboriousexperiencethekeenest zestanddeepestjoywhiletothe idlethesearespiritlessandtasteless.Itwerenotthebestaimin lifeassurredlytodowithoutwork -notthenoblesttoposeforadmirationortowastethepreciousmomentsinpursuitofdreamsforpleasure.Themostmiserablearethey whohavenothingtodo.Theyare miserablethemselves,andrenderall aroundthemmiserable.
AntiquityofPrinting
Notlongagoitwasassertedon whatseemedtobefairlygoodevidencethattheancientEgyptianshad someknowledgeofelectricity.Now another"modern"inventionhasbeen robbedofitsyouthbyarecentdiscoverymadein('rete.Excravators haveunearthedatPhacotosadisk ofclaysixandaquarterinchesin diameterwhichbearsonitstwo sides72ofiguresofmen,animals, treesandotherthingswhichconstitutetheearliesthieroglyphicsused inCrete.Theserepresentationsare notengraved,butclearlystamped withapunch.Itisatruesample oftypographyanddatesfromthe
Weareallinthegarden,Justas wasAdam,andbeforeus,asbeforehim,hangsthefruitofgood andevil. ItisaPitstocharge uponEvethefolliesofourlives. Weareinthesamegardenwhere shestood,andhaveexactlythepowershePossessedofmakingthewiserchoice.Weareequippedwith fullpowertochoosethegoodorthe evil.Itishightimeforusto concludethatifAdamdidbadlyin theGardenofEden,weareatfall libertytodobetterinthesame place.Weallseethesituationbetterthanitwasseenbythefirst man.Hefeltthat,perhaps,theforbiddentreeboresweet,goodfruit weallknowthatitsfruitisthe gallofbitterness.Itisofnomomentthatourgardenoftrialisnot bytheEuphrates.Thelittlespot ofgroundthroughwhichfourbranchesofariverranspreadsoutand coversallthecontinents,andAdam andEvestandforthehumanrace. Weareallintheenclosure,some sinninganddying,othersobeying theAlmightyandadvancingtoeternallife.
ITTAKESCOURAGE.
NottobendthekneetoPopular Prejudice. Tosay"No,"squarelywhenthose aroundyousay"Yes."
Tofaceslanderandlies,andto carryyourselfwithcheerfulness, graceanddignityforyearsbefore theliecanbecorrected.
Todoyourdutyinsilence,obscurity,andPovertywhileothers, aboutyouprosper,throughneglectingorviolatingsacredobligations.
HISFIRSTVISIT.
Itwashisfirstvisittothecity. Ashestoodonthekerbstoneshakinghissideswithlaughterhewas asked "What'sthefun,Sir?" "Fun.Can'tyouseeit? Just lookhowthatthing"-pointingtoa wateringcart-"leaks.Why,the idiotwonthaveadropleftwhenhe getshome."
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