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Show j t Borne gircle, ix MOTHER'S HANDS. So taperless, callous, rough and worn Are mother's hands unacquainted with rest. . Most eloquent symbol of the love' Which is their earnest and sure behest. O beautiful hands! ne'er can we knr How much for dear ones they've moiled and .won, Till folded for aye across her breast, Their toiling ended their life-work done. Fanny L. Fancher. To Make a" Happy Home. Learn to govern yourselves and be gentle and patient. Guard your tempers, especially in seasons " of ill-health, irritation and trouble, and soften them by prayer and a sense of your own shortcomings shortcom-ings and errors. Remember, that, valuable as is the gift of speech, .silence is often more valuable. Beware of the first disagreement. Learn to speak m a gentle tone of voice. vStudy the characters ' of each and sympathize with all in their troubles, however small. Do not neglect little things, if they can affect the comfort of others in the smallest degree. - Avoid moods and pouts and fits of sulkiness. . Courage. ' ' If He calls you to a kind of service which is according to His will, but not according to your taste, you must not - go to it with less, rather with more courage an energy than if your taste coincided with His will. The less of self and self-will there is in anything we do, the better. You must not amuse yourself with going from side to side, when duty calls you straight on; nor make difficulties when the real thing is to get over them." Let your, 'heart., be full of courage, and then ; say: "I shall ' succeed. Not I, but the grace of God which is with me." St. Francis de Sales. A SONG. In fragrant June when the rose leaves ; fell . On the open page that I learned above, I wept sweet tears over love-lone tales For the sake of unknown love. And now when my window casement frames, White, quiet fields where the snow falls fast, . Musing, I smiled o'er the self-same page For the sake of a dream long past. F. D. Martin, in Literary Digest. |