Juniata Sentinel And Republican

Companions for Life.

When does a daughter appear so attractive as when showing her love to father or mother—as when employed in lightening their cares or relieving their burdens? It would not be far from wrong to say to a young man who is looking with some degree of interest for a life companion:—Would you know what kind of a wife she will make upon whom now you have your eye? Ask what kind of a daughter she is now. If she is indolently selfish, leaving care and work to her mother—especially if she is unloving or undutiful—beware of her—she is not likely to make you happy. If she is an affectionate and self-denying daughter, if she is intimate and confidential with her parents, you have in that the best promise of happiness in the future. The eye of mother or father beaming with delight as it rests upon a daughter's form, moving lightly in their presence, is an unspoken recommendation of untold value.