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Editors, in commoii with all
humanity, appreciate lmv'iig a j
rose occasionally dropped in their j
pathway to blunt the sharp'
points of the many thorns over 1
which the life of the average '
editor leads him. If you appNci- 1
this Home Circle , depart nient do
not lie backward iii stating the!
factious. Tell your neighoors|
and friends nlwmt it anil urge
them to become subscribers to
the only iiajver in the county that
goes to the necessary labor to
prepare such a column.
We like to tlunk and reflect
upon our youthful life. How
swiftly as the summvr's sun or
winter's blast, like n beautiful
panorama or dream, tlio days de
parted to be kuown no more to us 1
how swiftly they seem now, I
as we think of the dear departed
days ot childhood and w ith what
anxiety we looked forward to the
time when wo could boeome use
ful and not simply ornamental
for where is the child that does
not sometimes grow tired of being
petted and fondled as a mere plny-
in the utmost recesses
of its heart long to become “grown
isp” so they may be privileged to
exercise greater will power?
The other morning_ in our
rarnbVa* we met a little- ragged
urchin, whom we thought to lie
I*4- “Where is your home”?
we inquired of the little black
eyed boy. Pointing to an old
•icggar woman at* roar the street he
«Bi<n _ “Thut is my mother, nnil
where mother is, that is my home.’
llow true was the answer. Where
mother is, is inv home. Home hr
the magic circle within which the
weary spirit finds refuge. It is
the sacred asylum to which the
careworn heart retreats to find
rest from the toils and cares of
life. Home and mother are words
that touch every liber of our
souls. As dear as home can be
is the mother who pre'siiles ;ver it.
Long years may have llown since
we saw that home, and since the
dearest of all earthly friends has
slept the long andsilcnt sleep of
death ; hut that home and mother
will never cease to awaken the
sweetest recollections of our lives.
By the fireside still the light is
shining, The children’s arms
around the parents’ twining;
From love so sweet, O who would
roam? Be it ever so humble,
home is home.
Xo home is complete without
cheerfulness, order, good humor
and laughter. For every good
hearty laugh we indulge in there
is a day taken off our age.
Why take life so seriously.
Can wc not labor as well or better
accomplish as much, and enjoy
life more as we go along, if we
keep on the watch for every pos
sible opportunity for a good blood
stirring, pulse-tingling laugh?
Let wives anil mothers put away
all the wrinkle-producing, skin
withering feelings of envy, spite
uml hatred; lei’s make up our
minds to enjoy life us long as we
can. A good laugh is the sun
shine of tin- heart, and cheerful
ness and mirth bring forth the
blossoms, n*ul their fragrance
sweetens our lives and the lives
of those around us. As “laughter >
is the best medicines,” let's par-'
take of it freely and look on the j
bright side of everything. If our j
seat is too hard for ns to sit upon, |
let’s stand lip; if rock rises be-i
fore us let’s climil over tkem.|
Be the Martha that is needed in
every home.
A good sidu-splitt itig laugh w ill
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VIDALIA, GA. I
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Is the Place to Get Fine Liquors.
I soon penetrate through the eohl
| ness of society and bring men ami
; women nearer together, and heavy
hearts forget their burdens and be
glad. It might be possible for
us to direct our ways by plain
reasons and support our life by
tastiest food, but God has given
us wit and flavor and laughter to
enliven our days, and to “charm
our painful steps over the burn
ing marl.” A well regulated sen
sible Mart ha is certainly a great
comfort in » home. She is “care
ful and troubled,” perhaps, lut
she doesn’t make a fuss about it.
1 She does not worry. If she scolds,
you never hear her; she is mis
press of herself, and nothing dis
| tracts her: she believes there are
few women who cannot be trained
!to govern a home if they will be
!in earnest, be cbeerfel and set
their minds to it. How many
mothers plan tlieir work so as to
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VIDALIA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1904.
give some time to the amusement
of their children? How many
believe that a good, wholesome
article of fun is essential to the
comfort and health of boys and
girls? There is nothing wrong in
wholesome fun, and it is really
necessary in the training oLchild
ren.
We want to talk plainly to the
careless daughter of the home,
and few are the homes without
such a daughter. We want to
speak to you ot your mother.
It may be that you have noticed
a careworn look upon her face
lately. Os course it lias not been
brought there by any action of
of yours, still it is your duty to
chuse it away. We want you to
get up to morrow morning and get
breakfast and when your mother
comes and begins to express her
surprise go right up to her and
kiss her. You can’t imagine lion'
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it will brighten her dear face.
Besides you owe her a kiss or two.
Away back when you were a little
girl she kissed you when no one
else was tempted by your fever
tainted breath and swollen face
You were not as attractive then
as you are now. And through
those years of childish sunshine
and shadow she was always ready
to cure by magic of a mother’s
kiss your little dirty chubby hands
whenever they were injured in
those first skirmishes with the 1
rough world. And then the mid
night kiss with which she routed |
so many bad dreams as she leaned
over your restless pillow have
been on interest these long, long
years. Os course she is not so
pretty and kissable as you arc,
but if you had done your part of
tlie work during the past ten
years the contrast would not have
been so marked. Iler face lias
more wrinkles than yours, far
more, and yet if you were sirk
that face would appear more
beautiful than an angel's as it
hovered over you watching every
opportunity to minister to your
comfort and everyone of those
wrinkles would seem to he bright
wavelets of sunshine chasing each
other over her dear face. She
will leave yon some of these days.
These burdens if not lifted from
her shoulders will •break her down.
1 Those rough hard hands that have
done so many necessary tilings for
I you will be crossed over her life
less breast.. Those neglected lips
I that gave you your first baby kiss
I will lie forever closed and t kose
snd tired eyes will have opened in
eternity and then you will appreci
ate your mother; but it will be
too late.
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