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Title: Every life a delight
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Potts, James Henry, 1848-1942
Subjects: Conduct of life
Publisher: New York, Cincinnati, The Abingdon Press
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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ment, and lo! the roses hadwithered and were dead, the babys smile had vanished, but,strong as ever, the mothers love remained; and he cast theothers aside and took this and laid it at the Masters feet as themost lovely and lasting thing on earth. FATHER AND DAUGHTER How delightful is the relation existing betwixt a right-minded father and his affectionate daughter! To such a father, the daughter is almost a princess, and herpure and guileless soul is his shrine of tenderness and tears— A tear so limpid and so meek,It would not stain an angels cheek;Tis that which pious fathers shedUpon a dutious daughters head. A daughters love is her fathers heart-food, notably as hewaxes old and begins to realize that the treasures of earth areslipping from his grasp. An aged father may lean on his son, but he wants his daughterto lean on him. Sons frequently lack the sympathy of daughters; they havespirits of. higher pitch, perhaps, but they are less inclined tosweet and endearing affection. 198
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WATCHING FOR FATHER The Tender Affections Sons are often careless of the feelings of their sires, forgetfulof the fact that their own sons may some day repay them in kind. Whoever makes his fathers heart to bleedShall have a child that will revenge the deed. Sons grow wise, or they think they do, and they imaginethat their fathers grow otherwise. We think our fathers fools, so wise we grow:Our wiser sons, no doubt, will think us so. But daughters are usually considerate and loyal to theirfathers. Many a daughter has given up a career, or a lover, ora fond pursuit solely to devote her life to the care of a lonelyfather. Young daughters have been known fairly to spring intoadult tact in a day to take charge of households bereft of themother, and to be to all concerned a strength and stay. Daughters concern themselves for a fathers welfare, andin time of storm and stress watch for his coming with all thesolicitude of a mother for her child. Daughters may sometimes err, they may fail and

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