Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-05-24
WATT

Wait moment, young man, before you
throw that money down on the bar and de-
mand glass Of brandy and water. Ask
yourself if twenty. five cents can not be bet
ter invested in something else Put it back
Ia your pocket, and give il to the little Grip
pie who sells matches on the corner. Take
our word for 1t you will not be sorry,
Wait, nadam-thiuk twice before you de
eide on that hundred dollar shawl A hum
dred dollars is a great deal of money; one
dollar IS great deal, whenpeople once con
slider the amount Of good it will accomplish,
in careful hands. Your husband S business
is uncertain: there is financial crisis close
at hand. Who knows what that hundred
dollars may be to you yet2
Watt, SIR, before you buy that guedy afne-
thyst breast pin you are surveying SO earn
estly through the jewelers. plate glass win
dows. Keep your money for another piece
OF jewelry-a plain gold wedding ring made
to it rosy finger that you wot Of A shirt
neatly ironed, and stockings darned like lace
work, are better than gilt brooches and fam
ing amethysts. You can't afford to marry?
You mean, you can afford not to marry?
W ait, and think the matter oYerl
Wait mother before you speak harshiy to
the little chu bby rouge who has torn his
apron and soiled his white Marseilles Jacket.
lie is only child, and mother is the
sweetest word in all the world to him.
Needle and thread and soapsuds viii repair
all damages nor, but if you once teach him
to shrink from his mother, and hide away
his childish faults, that damage can not be
repaired!
Wait, husband, before youwonder audibIy
why your wife don get along with family
cares and household responsibilities, as
your mother did She is Goin, her best
and no woman can endure that best to be
slghted. Remember the nights she sat up
with the little babe that died; remember
the love and care she bestowed on you when
you had that long fit Of illnessl DO you
think she is made OF tcast-iron? Wait-wait
in silence and iorbearence, and the light viii
come back to her eyes, the old light of the
old daysl
Wait wife, before you speak reproachfuly
to your husband when he comes home late,
and weary, aud '0ut of sorts lie has
worked for youall day long; he has wrestlod,
hand to hand, with Care, and Selishness
and Greed, and all the demons that follow
in the train Of money making. Let home
be another atmosphere entirely, let him feel
that there is one place in the world where he
can find peace, and quiet and perfect loyel
Wait: bright young girls, before you arch
your pretty eyebrows and whisper ''old
maid as the quiet figure steals BIZ, with sill
yer In Its hair and crow 5 ieetround the eyes
II is hard enough to lose lifes g!adness
elasticity-it is hard enough 10 see youth
drifting away without adding to the bitter
cup one drop Of scorn! You who do not
|. know what she has endured; you never can
know until experience teaches you, SO wait
before you sneer at the Old Maid
Wait, sir, before you add billiard room
to your house and buy the fast horse that
Black and White and all the rest OF the fcl-
| lows coyet Wait, and think whether
your outstanding bids are all paid and your
| liabilities fully met, and all the chances and
changes Of life duly provided for. Wait
and ask yourself how you would Ike, Ten
years from now. to see your fair wife sLrug-
Cling with poverty, your children shabby
and want stricken, and yOUrselfa miserable
hanger on round corner groceries and one
horse gambling saloons You think that is
impossible do you remember what Hazael
said to the seer of old. Is thy servant a
dog that he should do this thiBg?'
Wait, merchant, before you tell the pale
faced boy from the county that you can
do nothing for him. You can do some
thing for him: you can give him word Of
announcement. a word Of advice There
was time once, when gou were young, and
poor, and friendessl Have you forgotten it
already?
Wait, blue eyed iassie; wait while before
you say yes to the dashing young fellow
who says he cant live without you. Wait
until you have ascertained for sure and for
certain as the children say, that the cigar,
and the wine bottle, and the card table are
not to be your rivals in his breast; a little
delay won t hurt him, whatever he may say
just see if it will.
And wait my friend in the brown nous
taehe; don't commit yourself to Laura
Matilda, until you are sure that she will be
kind to your old mother, and gentle with
your little sisters, and true loving wife to
you instead of a mere purpet who lives on
the breath Of fashion and excitement and
regards the sunny side of Broadway as sec
ond only to Elysiuml As a general thing,
people arc in a great hurry in this world;
we say, wait, WAIT. chronological Journal,