, 1879-01-11
OUR GIRLS.
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10 {H& 1sHhuE " INC AF11Hn&.
CntcA0o, Jan. 7.-Ethel Allen, all lnili You
1lasu struck tho keynote to tho grand lesson
Wish MI girls might lcnr1. Just ono short tcn-
tencs IN thu quotation from Il Hcrky's " epcerl,
niout ller "Cnlnlng Woman contains wtstlon
enough ior tho Euitlnncc Of onr girls tn The high
cat aud hest Of llle:t " Strength nul beauty
must go together" Not altogether muscular
strength or physical beauty. but the strength Ut
MI earnest, wetl.tm.'ett soul In d healthy, we'll
kept boly,-strcn.th Of viii mud purpose to do
right regardless OF Mrs. Hsnndy's snccr,-
strength To wcar dyed dresses II father cannot
a{farIl nav ones without Dishonesty; TO swecp
tho front door-stebs by daylight, II necessary,
without fatnt!ng with shame II young Sappy
Fttxnootlto happens to bc pursuing; tu speak III
your washvoman'a daughter kindly and
cordially II s!lu II respectable and Intelligent,
no mattcr what fashionable acquaintance .nay
rhAnee to SEQ you: strength tu rive worl OF
tIopv or d sHsiIe Ut ctlreF tn any bfl.a!ck soul
which may hu thlrstn1 for huti,an sympathy:
strength to sako up tho llttla honiely duties 0t
eacls dnS rs II comes, 'toinR well what eomca
= shadow--ana OH. how plcutiful they aru!
hmtting the "cosll Of hrlf" wherever It laEs
thu way to Rnothor's Happiness or weli.bclng,-
this Is tliu ntrrnEtl' that givcs true tcauty VI
aualisy OF tho soul may hc, It always shoHs lii
tho features, nntl tho p1utncst face ia gortlIed
b.. q pure aud earnest sptt!t.
1t suemH to lne that Uyery year branEa us
growing wisrr every day; and when we hear
young aMl pretty Rtrls advising tlor spatos 10
"lct titLr pretty bonnets cover hcatis hlied with
useful intelligence VIZ have right tn feel that
mind ftho other half Of ereatton," Ethel, but
just 20 on STEADILY trying to rlyk yourself, and
by-ansi-by they, ltku y fon,," will bu ashamed
Ut any untnanllness. nnh show themselves
GAzAk rR1fA 1nfutA L.,
aged because they '"dcvoso themselves TO tho
heat dressed gtrl In tho ball-ruoln."-tllat tt
anly their vanity, the desire to hhow that tho
best dressed 0rl viii acccpt or tolerate their
seeks ior his wsfc. When he thinks Vt hfe.
time passcI with one woulan. nnl Of what hu
would like Ills children tr be, be looks for
wutnanlness aud coInfnotrscnse.
M doubt every tAFtKk thinker bomctjWee
feels discouraged ut the amount ot work to 10
uDuU mud thu scarcity ot tu workers, but II each
will do Ill thcIr haltds ttnd to du tic tnnuence
will n9grcEato sonlcthtng wonderful toward
and II il sAa caasu Ut many u 'anuntablH failure.
IL aiming So tar 9na 40 h!gtt that wu uyersllo0t
Ihr Dllark WHICH most Hcctls our ntlentis,n, asni,
willis WI fall sho1t OF ntr great ambition, 'oIo
troylng Tho grapes. II w can 10 content to 10
our very best III whatever wu undertake.,
naking sl,ra TINT We ase wiser eurM
Day by one n"ble thought than tho
rapid progress, for " Tic mind grows ty what II
leeds on aIni q Rlrcr happnsrxs III the culiurs
Ut Our hrnins than III t1v possession 0f l,!auy
"tucks anl rutllts."
uod uaaIr all beautiful things for the tlcvcl.
opmrnt Ut thu beautiful within lis. Us we'll Us fur
our pleasure, and ~ It Il right that YOU should
1naku yourselves as layr!y ~ poaa!blo nfthunt
tllc sacrifice Ut ttn much time ur lrtriulent 10
health. A 9ro.tu Vi fur young Girls wlssi tares
all aglow with the early slH.linu Vt their lives,
IL 10 e tue lairest sIsht un earth, atlI because
OF It long tu scA then. 4!l deyclopinto strong
hearted, s1tuslgsoule.l, slruug minded. aud
stronx-bo4lled wouieu." whoas "eysa can ses
clearly, aud llns do sutnetlIIug bs.iucs siulpas
autl gUsslp.h
Dear girls. do Try to help Ethel in her lie.
tsrM'luAt'ou 10 ''tske on thu upper rutlle," u
tliat IL tho unly way u lind nlure timc iur buoks
And tito thou 9nd uu Ilkowissn
A lauy know ishes to vet "Jostah Aliens
H!Gu u = I. 4. and +. IT," und will exchange
for It Julian ltawthornv'. !" I,rrsaaut," u =
Fool OF Qualify" BY Henry Dsookr, tic latter
EaFu book. GHAAuMA DLDWArY.