The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-11-20

Wait moment, young man, be-
fore you throw that money down
on the bar and demand a glass Of
brandy and water. Ask yourself II
twenty-five cents can not be better
invested in something else. Put it
back in your pocket, and give it to
the little cripple who sells match
es on the corner. Take our word
for it, you will not be sorry.
Wait, madam-think twice be-
lore YOU decide on that hundred dol
lar sna;;::!. A hundred dollars is a
great deal OF no::ccy one dollar is a
great deal, when people once con-
slider the amount Of good it will ac-
complish, in careful hands. Your
husbands business is uncertain !;
thers is financial erieis closo at
hand. Who knows what that hun
dred dollars may DO to you yet?
Wait, sir, before you buy that
gaudy amethyst breast t-pin you are
surveying SO earnestly through the
jewelers. plate-glass windows
Keep your money for another piece
Of jewelry-a plain gold wedding
ring made to fit rosy finger that
you wot of. A shirt neatly ironed
and stockings darncd like lace work,
are better than gilt brooches and
flaming amethysts. You can't af-
ford to marry? Wait, and think
the matter over.
Wait, mother, before you speak
harshly to the little chutby rogue
who has torn his apron and soiled
his white Marseilles jacket. He is
only child. and mother is the
sweetest word in all the world to
him. Needle and thread and soap
suds will repair all damages; but if
you once teach HIM to shrink from
his mothor, and hide away his child
,sh faults, that damage cannot be
repaired.
Wait, husband. before you Won
der audibly why your wife don't get
along with family cares and house
hold responsibilities, ':as your
mother did" She is doing her best
and no woman can endure that
lest to be slighted. 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 6t Of illness! DO
you think she is made. Of cast-iron !
Wait with silence and forbearancs,
and tho light will come back to her
eyes, the old light Of the old days.
Wait, wife, before you speak re-
proachfully to your husband when
he comes home late. and weary, and
:out Of sorts.'' Ho has worked
for you all day long /; he has wrest-
led. hand in hand, with Care, and
Selfshness, and Greed; and all the
demons that follow in the train oi
money. making. Let home be an,
other atmosphere entirely; let him
feel that there is one place. in the
world where be can find peace, and
quiet, and perfect love.
Wait, bright young girls. before
you arch your pretty eyes, and whis.
per "'old maid'' as the quiet figure
steAs by, with silver in its hair and
crows feet round the eyes. Il j:
hard enough to loose life's gladnes,
and elastioity-it is hard enough te
see youth drifting away, without
adding to the lbitter cup one drop o.
scorn 4 You do not know what sh.
has endured +; you never can know
until experience teaches you 81
wait. before you sneer at the Ole
Maid.
i Wait, sir, before you add bill
lizard room 20 your house, and bu,
the fast horse that Black and Whit,
and all the rest Of "the fellows
coyet. Wait. and think whcthe
Iyou can afford it-whcther your ont
standing bills arc all paid and you
! liabilities fully met, ana al tn