Text extracted from opening pages of book: BY FIRESIDE BY C H A R L E S W A G N E li Author of J% e Simple Lvfe and The Better Way Translated from the French by Mary Louise Hcndee McClure, Willys h lj McCLURK, PHILLIPS & CO, Published, April, 1904-, N PREFACE PREFACE FOREMOST among the things that never perish, though continually changing, is the family. Among different peoples and in different ages its appearance differs, but in one form or another it always exists. Not only has the family undergone profound changes, it ...
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Text extracted from opening pages of book: BY FIRESIDE BY C H A R L E S W A G N E li Author of J% e Simple Lvfe and The Better Way Translated from the French by Mary Louise Hcndee McClure, Willys h lj McCLURK, PHILLIPS & CO, Published, April, 1904-, N PREFACE PREFACE FOREMOST among the things that never perish, though continually changing, is the family. Among different peoples and in different ages its appearance differs, but in one form or another it always exists. Not only has the family undergone profound changes, it has suffered grave deterioration, encoun tered innumerable enemies, contracted vices and taken on stains. It appears to us as a human in stitution, regulated by customs and laws, exposed to the errors and passions of men; and by virtue of its exterior conditions it belongs to the ephemeral: but by its root it plunges into the eternal. Love and the ties of blood the centuries pass, these things endure. As ancient as the world, they are as young as each new morning, and we are men only in pro portion to the hold they have taken upon us. I am going to speak here of these sacred and im mortal commonplaces, among which we need to re fresh ourselves as in a fountain of youth. The vii CONTENTS PAGE I. THE ROOF-TREE .... 3 II. THE SPIRIT OF FAMILY . . 16 III. TWO MAKE ONE . ... SI IV. FATHERHOOD MOTHER HOOD 51 V. A NURSERY OF MEN PAR ENTS AND CHILDREN ., 62 VI. BROTHERS AND SISTERS . . 84 VIL GOLDEN HAIR AND GRAY . . 101 VIII. WHAT THOSE DO WHO NO LONGER DO ANYTHING . 119 IX. OUR SERVANTS . . . .137 X. OUR ANIMAL FRIENDS . . 148 XL ORDER IN THE HOUSE . .161 x CONTENTS PAGE XII. WOMAN'S WORK . . . .169 XIII. THE EVIL DAYS . . . .181 XIV. FAIR WEATHER . . . .102 XV. HOSPITALITY200 XVI. GOOD HUMOUR AT HOME . . 2O8 XVII. OUR ACQUAINTANCES AND FRIENDS OUR FRIENDS THE POOR ..... 216 XVIII. WHEN THE BIRDS LEAVE THE NEST 228 XIX. WHEN THE BIRDS RETURN TO THE NEST .... 250 XX. HEARTHS BEREFT .... 2(> f> XXL HEIRLOOMS AND FAMILY TRADITIONS 270 XXII. THE RELIGION OF THE HOME 288 BY THE FIRESIDE
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This is a wonderful book, very well written with a whole life of sage wisdom packed into a few pages. I bookmarked areas I wanted to pass on to others that had profound meaning. As it turned out there were many many bookmarks to go back to. The author is very credible and backs up his statements about life with logical real life experiences. This is like reading Ecclesiastes or Proverbs, but far more detailed. This is a practical guide to leading a more purposeful life.
