Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-10
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PARAGRAPHs.


Marx Twain was called upon ut Z
dinner ia London, to respond to the
toast Woman" n"-and in doing SC
among other things, said:
! Ont of the great plains of history
{ tower whole mountain ranges of sub
lime women-the Queen Of Sheba,
/ Josephine, Semiramis, Sairey Camp;
I the list Is endless laughter but ]
will not call the mighty roll; the
names rise up IN your own memories
1 at the mere suggestion, luminous with
/ the glory Of deeds that cannot die.
| hallowed by the loving worship of
the good and the true Of all epochs
and of all climes. Cheers. J Suffice
il for our pride and our honor that
We in our day have added to it such
names as those of Grace Darling and
J Florence Nightingale LCheers. WO-
man Is all that she should be-gentle,
patient, long-suffering, trustful, un-
selfish, full of generous impulses. 1t
is her blessed mission to comfort the
suffering, plead for the erring, en-
courage the faint of purpose, succor
the distressed, uplift the fallen, be-
fuend the friendless-in a word, af-
ford the healing of her sympathies
and a home in her heart for an the
bruised and prosecuted children of
misfortune that knock at its hospita-
bic door. Cheers. And when say.
God bless her, there is nQac- an05sg
us who has known the ennobling az
fection of n wife or the steadfast de-
vOtion Of a mother but in his heart
will say, Amen Loud and pro-
lOnged cheering.
READ AND HEED THIS Many peo-
pie seem TO forget that character
grows; that il is not something to put
on ready made with womanhOod or
manhood; but, day by dav, here a
little and there a little, grows with
the growth and strengthens with the
strength, until, good or bad, IL be-
comes almost n coat of mail. Look
at man OF bUslness-prompt. relia-
bic, conscientious, yet clear-headed
and energetic When do yOu suppose
he developed all these admirable
qualities? When he was a boy ? Let
us see the way in which q boy of ten
years gets up In the morning, works.
plays, studies. and we will tell Won
lust what kind of man nc viii make. |
The boy that is late at breakfast and |
late Mt school stands n poor chance TO /
be prompt man. The boy who neg
lects his duties, be they ever so small, /
and then excuses himself by saving. /
Il forgot, / didn't think - will never |
be reliable man. And the boy who I
inds pleasure In the suffering of /
weaker things viii never be a noble, /
generous, kindly man-a gentleman. 1
''BALLs. An old German custom
changed dances into balls. This cus-
.Om consisted IN the assembling in 4
.he villages during the Easter holi-
lays, OF all the mRrFisgeable maidens.
n order 10 present to each new-made /
bride at whose wedding they had
lanced, beautifully ornamented ball.
When this ball, after being borne on
1 gayly decorated pole IN solemn pro-
,essiOn through the village, had been
presented TO the young bride, she was
thereby laid under obligation TO fur
lish free music for the evening to all
who might wish to dance. From this
festive custom is derived the express
sion ''to give ball"
A MARX OF HoMAGE-In America.
when a gentleman kisses the hand of
/ lady, the act Is construed BY her
nto one of marked devotion. Aneri-
IAN ladies' who go abroad are some
what startled, therefore, to find that
Kissing the hand is national custom
N Austria. A gentleman, in meeting
/ lady with whom he is acquainted,
if she be young and hand
some, kisses her hand. On parting
with her he again kisses her hand. 1t
IS very common to see a gentleman
Kiss a lady's hand on the street on
meeting or parting with her. If You
give beggar woman on the street a
ew coppers, she either kisses your
land or says, Il kiss your hand. -
Jhambermaids, beggars, and even
little children, all observe this Gus
.Om. The words kiss Your hand"
appear 60 be the same in German as
n English, or at least sounds the
'arna. The gentleman kisses the
hands of married women as well rs
he single, and il is taken as an ordi-
lary salutation and a token of respect.