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Show HAPPY CIIILDKICN'. A house plant cannot flourish without with-out sunshine, so. children cannot thrive and bo bappy without love. How radiant are tbeir bright faces as they respond to tones and words of aflection from the lips of their parents! Little they know of the deep solicitude, solici-tude, of the constant care exercised toward tlftm; but they do fully understand un-derstand and appreciate protestations of love and tenderness. Why should we be chary of these, when they cost only speaking? ''I know, now," said a lady, not long ngo, " that my mother loved me tendorly, but durinc all my childhood I doubted it. It I were really dear to her, I queried, why did Bhe never tcii me so .' ny did she nevor caress me, and assure me of her love She thought her actions spoke loudly enough,' without words. I could not read jher actions then as I can now, and how I longed to hear her call me loving namee, and to have her wrap me in the sweet embrace oilier strong mother love," Many little heart aches just '"as this lady's d:d, and can be made happier by the spontaneous utterances of ;nia-ternal ;nia-ternal atiectiaD, than by beads or dolls, tine clothes or costly toys. Children who grow up in this constant con-stant atmosphere of love, are rarely mischievous, never vicious. The mightiest of all agencies to lead tho young in paths of virtue is in the hands of parents, and to commend this agency, they need but give expression ex-pression to the natural overflow o! their hearts. Children to be happy need encouragement encour-agement and praiso. It is not enough that they escape censure. .Negatives are always cold and blank. Our little lit-tle - ones want warm, positive approval ap-proval when they have done right ; thus they will bo made to feel that the paths of wisdom are paths of pleasantness pleasant-ness and peace. |