The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-25
South pass, including the shoal at the head
of the pass, was twenty-five feet deep, Devens
Thought Cant Iads was entitled to his 100000
THE ANGEL OF THE HOUSE.

would appear to be one Of the easiest Of ques-
tlons to answer. TO such person 1t
would instinotIvey occur that, II there were
an "angel In the house," any one to whom
such superior character could be attributed,
IL would be made manifest BY some distin-
gushing mark, such rs a pair OF wings, q ce
lestia Indifference In regard to the quantity
or clothing, or, at least, BY q strawberry
mark, which is vouchsafed even to the ordi-
nary, long lost mortal brothers.
Vain deluslonl There Ia no question Of q
purely social character that has arisen In
these modern days, In which there ls such a
Wide and utterly lrreconcilable difference of
opinion, or which is more difficult Of settle
ment, rs that Of the identity OF this same
seraphie parsonage. Such thing as una
nmity Of opinion In any honest hold upon this
question Ia impossible Of attainment. The
hope of such thing Is wild, Utoplan. We
have known families, and even boarding
pretty generally or one way of thinking
In regard to the State debt and the
five mill tax. who have finally agreed
to leave the reorganization Of the judiciary
to the Convention, and who have consented to
say nothing more about the report OF the Com
mittse on Limitations. We have also known
OF compromises on oil sorts OF religious, social
and political topics, but upon this one ques
ton, the identity Of the angel Of the house,
anything like unaDimity or sentiment has
never been known to prevail In any house
hold.
Wehave occasionally known twovery young
t,. nnfav 49, In Nin hfIt
strange To relate, instead of producing har-
mony and good will such coincidence OF opln-
ion has almost invariably resulted IN enmity,
disappointment and sorrow. An illustration
uf this singular fact was some time since
afforded In our own boarding house,
and IL IN only In a boarding-h0use that this
problem Of modern sociology can be studied
to advantage. Sarah Jane Is the equivalent
Of our landlady's very handsome daughter.
Jack represents tho young man who mad
occupied the tbird-story back for years.
Sarah Jane had, during all that time, been re-
garded by him rs the t'angel Of the house"
and so long as there were mono to agree with
him, none to participate In his cherished CON
victions. Jack was happy boy and oil
was serene. But. one unhappy day q young
man by the name of Tom obtained foot
hold In the mansion. and before he had been
there week he had adopted Jacks senti-
ments with a Wild and tumultuous enthusiasm.
From that day on these young men, who had
before been on the most friendly terms, were
at variance and were seen 70 glare at each
other In the most deadly manner across their
hash and scrambled eggs-and all because OF u
coincidence of opinion In regard to the iden-
tity Of Sarah Jano rs the "angel Of tho
house."
But there are other people In the house be-
sides Jack and Tom, and each one OF them
has his own individual convictions upon this
point-the only common sentiment among
the rest of us being that Jack and Tom are q
pair Of fools. For Instance, there Is our ven
| cradle friend b. No man ever had
| flrmer convictions than he, or chung to them
with more tenacity. His proudest boast Is
that he never changed his estimate Of man,
woman Or child Ii his life, and he conveys the
general impression Of being one whose opin-
| ions had been formed In early infancy and
had petrned Hebelieves the world ID round
only because that had become the universally
accepted belief some years previous to his
BIRTH We may observe, incidentally. that
this belief Of his was about the only data we
have to 90 on In arriving at his age.
b. is very precise. very methodical very
stifI and excessively "partlcuar" eompre-
bend all his pecuIlarities under one gilt
terlng generality"-and has been noticed
to have weakness for tea and cats. It
Ia needless to say that b.. for physiological
reasons, is not m old maid. In conclusion, we
shall say that b. has no cherished convictions
In respect To the exact brown" that should
distinguish the complexion 81 q roast pig or
trufled turkey; he cares naught for the rela-
tive proportions OF oil and vinegar In q mavo,,-
aisc; In short, "chops and tomato sauce
could never have alIured him to destruction.
Warming pans might.
Now, b. has his angel Of the house. Il Is
the small boy who never fails to bring his
shaving water; who NEvER FAILS to polish his
boots and hand In his soda water and morn
Ing paper; who NEVER FAILS. In fact.
Queer sort 81 an angel that, would Jack and
Tom calculate. II the proposition were made
to them-Jack and Tom. who love to dream
OF their angeI-Sarah Jane-as coming to
bless them, from some far away, unknown
region of bliss and beauty, across bridge of
flowers, her footballs scarce bending the
bells Of celestial asphodeIs.'
We have two other boarders- one widower,
who Is, as yet, but as
81 An u,stneeded garden.
That grows to seed things rank, and gross Ia
nature.
Possess 1t merely"
He Ia only waiting to get rid of his weeds to
change his estate, and is, besides, of re-
liglous turn Of mind. His case can be dis
posed of In few words. 1t Is plain that our
landlady, fair and buxom, and good pro-
wider, is his angel Of the house'-and we
have sly suspicion that the widower Is not
without at least ONO believer in his angelic
nature.
The surest way OF finding out the land
ladys feelings towards any individual Is to
watch her dispensatlon Of steak turkey
| affords, by no means O certain test Of affec-
tion. Different people have their prefer
ences- some like breast, some black meat,
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