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Show vitnLnmliin a wa satisfying, in following that child's spiritual growth Htill with: her thoughts, in feeling., that nhe ' is- not without a child, nor is- the- chiJdi mother less. That there are women who look withtiUainclmntion. upon, the idea of bringing this grant hnppiness into their lives Beems incredible. It;meana.to thera. tha dropping of a year - out of their active pleas- tires, out of dining, driving, dano iug,,htrseback. ridingj, it puts a liar to the parading of possibly, gorgeous toilettes, a limit for the time -being,, and serhaps-fot. a. time afterward, to theatres and' operas i and all the sociah gayeties. They aro not afraid '.of sickness and pain very few women fear pain excessivelybut ex-cessivelybut they , wanti the pleasure of the passing moment, and they do not want care and responsibility. They entirely for-jget for-jget thatvmuohv ot the sanctity of marriage depends upon the presence pres-ence of clnidrent in, the family; jtjiat health is preserved by obedience obed-ience to natural laws;; ' and that,. if (the purpose of the universe is tha gradual perfection of the race, then, they are contravening the divine-intention, when, barrin:; the extension oh the race so far as thein power goes. A- woman whose husband is a drunkard or insane may. feel that, she haano right to continue that: awful inheritance; a woman in poverty, may v hesitate about a, larger family- than, she can olothe and educate very; often .the hes4t&tioniisnot on -hen side euch women anyway are groatly ' to be commiserated.. But the mifortu- hately )iiTdl&;,romen.y m bettor eircuniptnnces liaye Lno ideaj of what they- deprive tlieniselve a happihess4oi.which nRleasure of bal 1 .oil -toilette. is-' :companihle. They, make for themselves a desert, des-ert, a middle life without compan-ship, compan-ship, and an old age witlwuMcve. And. they rob themselves in the heyday of their health and strength of the embrace of little arms,, of the kisses on. velvet clieeEs, tlie watching-" oven dewy sleepS, the adoring : worship of tender, new-born souls, the ineff-i able delight? ofi 7 loving, something! infinitely .better than. 4 tliey. love1 themselves- Harper's Bazar. THE CHILuLESS. WIFE. ' ( r In itpe Ipuse. wiiere .there are no children,; what are tho' holidays, with, all. the jpyona preparation that, belongs, to- them in other houses; -"what- are birthdays, Sun. days, . atoryrtelling. twilights, bed-i .times;; what the glad morning hour?.' Barely, it ia a dreary, place without the shouts and cries, with out the outside interests, innocent, f iresh.amusingv thatohildren force ivpon.it;, , and that, i& a forlorn tvoman who has none of the strangely, wise questions . to answer an-swer that children ask, none of the dear, confidences- to'receivey.none ot the happy excitement of training train-ing a young, spirit, as she would train .a;llowor,,of. shapingadife, of seeiugr herself ; . repi"6dueed, ; wi tii the chance- of correcting and ob-riating ob-riating her. error?.. The mother with her. baby oni her. knee, .show-1 ing him c his first j flower, . hia first picture, watching his-- first hearing of a tuno,fc his first rapture over bright colors, over another, child, the first expression of hi-tender-nesiv. will. tell yon that there has liee u no interest, and.no joy in her life comparable- to this,, and .will wonder at yon if ; pm smile, .and will pity you if. destiny has left you rwithput' that experience. Even the "mother who has loot her child tew .an v interest, that- is deep and |