The Home Advocate. (Jefferson, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, May 28, 1869 Page: 3 of 4
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Children, obey your Parents in all things in the Lord, for this is right, Love one another.
For the Home Advocate.
THE MISSION OB1 THE HOME
ADVOCATE.
Er>. Home Advocate—You have re-
peatedly requested communications
from the friends of your paper. Your
reasons for wishing these communi-
cations do not clearly appear, for
your own prolific pen and the ju-
dicious scissors, seem fully adequate
to the demands of your columns.
'But perhaps you think that variety
is the spice of news papers as well
as of life. This is true. A news pa-
per visits so many people of such
widely different characters, that if it
wanted variety it would fail to ac
complish its designs to give "a word
in season" to every reader. This is
an arduous task, but if well per-
formed one of incalculable benifit
to society. You must sometimes
feel faithfully your responsibility as
you send forth your weekly issue.
As you fold and address the packa"
ges, I imagine that you soliloquize
after this manner: "This paper will
reach the business man, and suggest
to him some new idea, or stir up
some latent faculty, and start him
in the way of improvement, and will
thus conduce to the wealth, and pros-
perity of our land. The sparkling
eyes of happy childhood will glance
down these columns, and gather
truth, and take impressions that
will be more valuable to them "than
gold, yea than much fine gold."
The trembling hands of feeble age
may unfold these pages while dim
eyes seek consolation, and support
for the last stage of life's weary
journey. This, perchance, will meet
the rash youth, just about to com-
mit some great crime, and stay his
heedless hands, and save him from
the depths of shame, and misery.
Here is something for the dreaming
maiden in the rosy teens, something
that will awaken her to the realities
of life, and plant in her heart a holy
fixed purpose, shaping her whole
destiny, and making her the joy of
home, and a guide to Heaven. This
package will enter festal halls, and
add to the cheer of the bridal throng,
and become the mutual friend of the
happy twain, establishing candor,
forbearance, and intelligence as
permanent guests in the new family.
And this goes to the silent heart,
where the angel of death has spread
his somber wings. May it rift the
palling clouds of bereavement and
kindle the streaming eye to see "the
loved and lost" "flourishing in immor-
tal youth" beside the river of life.
To all these characters, and many
more, you speak every week, your
influence will extend to the latest
wave of time, and break along the
"sounding shores of eternity." Well
then may you magnify your office
and feel painfully your responsibil-
ity. Wealth, and generosity have
never established a grander scheme
for the welfare of this part of Texas
than the Home Advocate. So thinks
QUIVIS.
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Swef.t Answer.-—A little boy and
girl, each probably five years old,
wore by the roadside. As we came
up, the boy became angry at some-
thing, and struck his playmate a
sharp blow on the cheek, whereupon
she eat down aud began to cry pit-
eously. The boy stood looking on
sullenly for a minute, and then said;
"I didn't mean to hurt you; lvatie:
I am sorry." The little rosy (ace
brightened instantly. The sobs were
hushed, and she said: "Well, if
you are sorry, it don't hurt me."
Waxaiiachie, May 11th, '69.
Editor Home Advocate: Your lit-
tle Chrouologer is decidedly wroug,
in his calculations; and will be like-
ly to loso his prize, as it has only
occurred twice since the year 1800;
which was in 1824 and 1S52. And
will only occur once more during the
19th century, which wil 1 be in 1888
instead of'96. It will also occur
three times, in the year 2000; which
will be in '28, '56, and '84. It also
occuredfour times in the year 1700,
which was in 1112, '40 and '68, and
'84. And it will ahvays occur —
whenever any leap year begins with
Thursday.
T. H. Y.
The abvove is in regard to the
question in No. 5 of the Advocate,
when February will have five Sun-
days. "What are the conditions
and how is the calculation made?"
The question is not fully answered.
—Editor.
For the Home Advocate.
OUR THREE CHILDREN".
We have a son, a precious, noble boy.
Five sunyners only have come and
gone
Since he started first, in incipient joy,
Life's brief and uneven race to run.
There is a grace in his sweet childish
ways,
So peculiar—far, far beyond his years,
Tine crvaotk offonrlo l io V*tc -*♦*. r l*u
A .. « gi wvw wvuuttuu Ul>J ui/v>uvu« 1UO piUUiVO
and plays,
Awaking hopes for some—for others,
fears.
He kneels at his mother's knee, there to
pray
For blessings on Papa, Mamma, and
bud;
And the sweet "good night" he is soon
to say
Gives lis joy, tor which we bless our
God.
We hope our boy may live, and wiser
grow
Than his papa before him has been.
M ay he serve his God while here below
With heart and life both pure and clean.
We have a son, another one, so fair
We cannot tell how bright his features
are.
He gestures not, ia his efforts to talk,
Like his brother—nor in his usual walk
Has he that grace of which we have
spoken,
And his speech is as yet quite broken.
But in his eyes we see revealing
A heart of rich and tender feeling,
Oh may this one—-this our precious boy-
Be blessed in life with heavenly joy.
May he bless the circle where he may
move,
And live the life of perfect love,
And when our boys are called to go,
To leave this world of death and woe,
May they a home m Heaven gain,
Forever with tlieir Lord to reign,
We have a little daughter,
A child of beauty rare.
Iler body sleeps, but her soul is gone
To dwell with Jesus on his throne
Above this world of care.
'Twas a sweet, cherubic bud,
Too fair for earth, and lit for heaven.
It opens amid the smiles of God
And blooms perennial beyond the sod
To which the vase is given.
Bloom on and ever, precious one;
Bask in smiles,of life and love.
Soon we'll greet thee on the shore
And meet the many, who've gone before,
In our Father's home above.
w. c, c.
Homer, Texasi April 21th? 'G9.
— ■ —.« . —
A little school girl gave us the
definition of the word happy: "To
feel as if you wanted to give all your
play things to your little siBter."
,m <m<
Never, says some wiseacre, confide
in a young man—new puils leak.
Never tell your secrets to the aged—
old doors seldom shut closely.
Starksvillc, May 12th, 1869.
"Unci.k Patiixo: I take the Home
Advocate, and liko it so much that
I atu very sorry indeed when I miss
a number. I like your puzzles al-
though I can not solve all of them
without Ma's assistance. I send a
solution to one of Dollie's, which I
solved last night. C*
\H 5
donie b. "Hamilton.
"MAKING Ul\"
For several mornings, Mrs, Morton'
had noticed that something went
wrong with her little May. She
seemed happy as usual at the break-
fust table, but when school-time
drew near, sho became restless. She
got her hat aud cape long before the
hour and stationed herself at the
window, looking up the street as if
waiting for the time; yet, when it
came, she went reluctantly, as if she
had no heart to go.
"Why don't you start, May, if you
are already?" said her mother, one
morning, when this performance had
been repeated so many times as to
awaken her curiosity.
"I don't want to go yet," was the
reply. "Perhaps Alice Barnes will
call for me."
But when there were only ten min-
utes left, May hastened away alone
with a troubled face. She came
home at noon sadder than she went.
"What does grieve the little girl?"
asked her mother, as she came into
her room looking the picture of de-
spair.
"Oh mother!" said May, crying
outright at a kind word. "You don't
know!"
"Yes; but I want, to," said Mrs.
Morton. "Perhaps I can help you.'f
"No ma'am," said May; "nobody
can help me. Alice Barnes and I—
we've always been such friends! and
now she's mad with me."
"What makes you think so? asked
her mother.
"Oh, I know so! She always used
to call for me mornings, aud we
were always together at recess and
everywhere. 1 wouldn't believe it
for the longest while; but it is a
whole week since she called for me,
and she keeps away from me all the
time."
"Now I know what Alice has done,
dear, can you think of anything you
did?"
"Why, mother! No indeed! I don't
need to think. I haven't done a
thing. I thought too much of Alice."
May cried again at the bare idea.
"There, dear, don't cry. Perhaps
you haven't but you must not be
discouraged till you have asked her
why she keeps away. Very likely
there is some little thing that you
never thought of."
"I don't want to ask her, mother.
It is her fault, and sho ought to come
to me."
"Ah! then," replied Mrs. Morton,
"I fear that your pride is stronger
than your love for Alice." She was
brushing May's hair as she spoke;
and then stooped to kiss her forehead
with a loving, motherly kiss; and
went to see about dinner. They
were not alcnc again till sehool-time
came. But it seems that May knew
her mother was right; for she went
straight up to Alice when sho saw
her on the sidewalk after school, and
said:
"Alice Barnes, what-makes 3*011
mad with me?"
"I shouldn't think you'd ask me,
May Morton," said Alice, "when
you've said such unkind things about
me."
"No such a thing," said May in-
dignantly.
"May Morton, said Alice, looking
as solemn as her round, rosy face
would let her, "didn't 1 hear you
with my own cars, telling Bessy
Potter that I was the most mischiev-
ous little thing you ever saw?"
"When," demanded May, feeling
strange and helpless as if she were
in a nightmare.
"Last week, a Thursday, in your
seat," said Alice; "just beforo the
bell rang for school to begin."
May looked blank for a minute,
and then she burst iuto a laugh.
Alico turned angrily away; but May
caught her by the arm and choking
down her laughter as fast as possi-
ble, she said, "Alice, don't you know
I named my new canary bird Alice,
after you? I was telling Bessy Pot-
ter about her, and how she tore her
paper to pieces, and scattered her
seed all over the floor."
Alico stared, and drew a long
breath, May's eyes twinkled again;
and both little girls forgot their
grievances in a peal of hearty laugh-
ter, ending in an affectionate shake
and hug.
"There, Alice," said May afterward,
"if ever wo got put out again, let's
speak about it the very first thing.
Perhaps it will be something as fun-
ny as this."
I have told this story for the sake
of children, largo and small. Many
a pleasant day is spoiled, and many
unkind, painful feelings are caused
by little mistakes which a few words
would set right. True love is not
too proud to speak first. It is pride
that prevents; and, if we could see
pride in all its selfish ugliness, we
would make haste to tread it under
foot.
honor, honesty, morality and justice,
are necessary to combat the danger
by which the young are surrounded
Some habits should bo checked; oth-
ers stimulated; some need pruning,*
and others weeding out-, root and
branch. If taken in time, it will be
a pleasant duty to keep the garden
of the mind in order, but if the weeds
get the upper hand, the task will be
0110 of increasing difficulty. Prince
Tallyrand took part in thirteen rev-
olutions, and was the acknowledged
leader. His plan was to watch the
tendencies of public opinion, and al-
ways take his stand a little way be-
fore the foremost, so that they would
seem coining up to him. lie once
said that the secret of his success
in life was to set his watch ten min-
utes ahead of tlio rest of mankind.
Idleness is a common weed, but is
easily kept under, if industrious hab-
its are formed in time, and ho whose
day begins ten minutes sooner than
that of tlioso around him, will find
the benefit of Tallyrand's maxim.
So, if a young man in his business
keeps a little in advance of what his
employer could reasonably expect of
him his reputation will bo assured.
WANTED,
TEN
PERILS OF THE YOUNG.
Young people, says tho Philadel-
phia Ledger, cannot be too careful to
avoid bad habits. If a young man
be idle, ho will make others idle.
If ho bo dishonorable in business, or
extravagant, or does not pay iiis
debts, he loses that credit, confidence
aud honor, which is the life of busi-
ness prosperity. Where theso or
other vicious principles prevail
among tho youth of the nation, it may
sink into degradation, and eventually
be destroyed. On tho other hand,
where an industrious, orderly, just,
and honorable character pertains to
the youth of a people, it insures tho
welfare and progress of tho nation
at large. In youth comes the crisis
of life. Those who choose well, rise
liko the morning sun higher, and
higher, but those who do fail at this
crisis, sink among the perils that
surround them, often to rise 110 more.
At 110 times are passions and energy
so strong, and experience so weak,
as at tHie point where parents and
guardians relinquish authority, and
the young man assumes the respon-
sibility of directing for himself. It
is then that the mind and tho body
are strong, courage, hope and enter-
prise ardent, and the appetites and
inclinations powerful. Passions, when
latent 011 the breast, need but a spark
of temptation to inliamo them. If
they were all pure, and properly har-
monized, the young man would per-
haps find in them that which would
give strength to his virtue, and an
instinct, which, supplying the place
of experience, would guide him
aright. But it is not so. He may
have inherited the moral delinquen-
cies of the parents as much as his
physical disorders: The currents
and the fashions of prevailing wick-
edness make it difficult for a young
man to keep clear of them. What
availed the skill of the mariner in
the midst of the whirlpool? Ho may
steer by his compass, and set his
sails, and soem to be moving aright,
while he is really drifting into the
fatal current. Tho young man led
by his companions into the haunts
of dissipation and vice, is being in
sensibly drawn into the fatal current.
He may be amiable and even inno-
cent at first, but after a time his face
is flushed, and his brow contracted
with anxiety for he feels that ho ij
rushing into the whirlpool of guilt
that may end in his destruction.
(Jood habits firmly fixed are the
best thing to guide the young through
the journey of life in a wise and hon-
orable manner. Money cannot do it;
nor talent and education, nor power-
ful connections and fashionable man-
Hers. Neither can philosophy, or j
even innoccneo and amiability do it.
All these may fade before temptation,
like snow beforo the sun. Earnest
and active devotion to duty, to vir-
tuous principles, and the practice of
A BOY WITH
POINTS.
1. Honest. 2. Pure. 3, Intelli-
gent. 4. Active. 5, Industrious. 6,
Obedient. 7. Steady. 8. Obliging.
9. Polite. 10. Neat. One thousand
firstrate places aro open for one
thousand boys who come up to the
standard. Each boy can suit his
taste as to tho kind of business ho
would prefer. The places are ready
in every kind of occupation. Many
of them aro already filled by boys
who lack soma of the most important
points, but they will soon bo vacant.
O110 ofthemisin an office not far
from where we write. Tho lad who
has the situation is losing his first
point. Ho likes to attend tho circus
and tho theatre. This costs more
than he can afford, but somehow he
manages to be there frequently.
His employers are quietly watching
to learn how ho gets so much extra
spending money; they will soon dis-
cover the leak in tho money drawer,
detect the dishonest boy, and his
placo will bo ready for some 0110 who
is now getting ready for it by ob-
serving point No. 1, and being trust-
ful in all his ways. Some situations
will soon be vacant because tho boys
have been poisoned by reading bad
books, such as they would not daro
to show their fathers, and be ashamed
to have their mothers see. The im-
pure thoughts suggested by these
books will lead to vicious acts; tho
boys will bo ruined, and their places
must bo filled. Who will bo ready
for one of these vacancies? Distin-
guished lawyers, useful ministers,
skillful physicians, successful mer-
chants, must all soon leave their
places for some one else to fill. One
by one they aro reduced by death.
Mind your points, boys; they will
prepare you to step iuto vacancies in
the front rank. Every man who is
worthy to employ a boy is looking
for you 'if you have the points. Do
not fear you will bo overlooked. A
young person having these qualities
will shine as plainly as a star at
midnight. We have named ten
points that will go toward making
up the character of a successful boy,
that can easily bo remembered. You
can imagine 0110 on each linger, and
so keep them in mind; they will be
worth more than diamond ringR, and
you will never be ashamed to "show
jour hand."
.. The head of a family being absent
at the noonday meal, the inquiry was
made who should invoke a blessing.
"I will," says lfltlo three year old,
and closing his eyes and folding his
hands, with becoming dignity, he ex-
claimed: "Now I lay mo down to
sleep!" His performance met with
approval all aroun.l the table.
Long or short, direct or circuit*
ous every path is right that leads to
the cross.
if
The most beautiful is not always
the most useful.
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Patillo, F. J. The Home Advocate. (Jefferson, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, May 28, 1869, newspaper, May 28, 1869; Jefferson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth235544/m1/3/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.