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Show LESSON THAT ALL MAY LEARN To Be Drawn From the Patriotism and Tenderness That tho Mem-' Mem-' ories of the Day Evoke. ' Under the sod and the dew .... - Waiting the judgment day: Love and tears for the blue, .C' u'm Tears and love for the gray. Finch. While. 'we lay the -wreaths of affectionate affec-tionate remembrance over the mounded mound-ed graves in' "God's acre" let us .resolve .re-solve anew to be more patient with the.-.living,. ' more : kindly affectionate one'.'with another,- not waiting to bresi our alabaster boxes of fragrant ointment and strew our flowers over the silent .clay .when the heart they would , have, cheered has stopped its beating forever. Tf you love your sister or .'your .neighbor, tell her so. If . the children do little thoughtful things for your comfort tell them how much you appreciate it. If you think they are doing well in school let them know you are proud of them; and if the little son or daughter looks well, tell' them so 'unless they are insufferable; insuffer-able; little prigs : and: need holding down. Few people are injured by honest words of commendation. As a rule it calls them to do their best in order to live up to the standard you have set. , Another thing, don't wait to have your good times together until un-til "by and by." Have them now. In the days to . come the family circle may be broken and though you may have more time and money then, there will be aching hearts when you think how father or sister or brother "would have enjoyed . this." Make more of the holidays. . |