The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-04-06

comfort One soothing touch Of her kindly
hand would work wonders in the feverish
child; few words let fall from her lips in the
ear of a sorrowing sister would do much to
raise the load of grief tina. Is bowling its
victim down to dust in anguish. The hus-
band comes home worn out with the press
ure of business, and feeling irritable with
the world in general; but when he
enters the coy sitting-room and sees
the blaze of the bright fire, his slippers
placed by loving hands in readiness, and
meets his wife's smiling face, he succumbs
at once TO the soothing influences which acts
as the balm of Gilead to his wounded spirits,
that are wearied with combating the stern
realities of life. The rough school-boy flies
in rage from the taunts of his companions
to find solace in his mothers smile; the
little one. full of grief with Its own large
trouble, finds haven of rest on its mother )
bosom; and so one might 90 on with in
stance after instance of the influence that a
sweet-minded woman has in the social life
with which she is connected.
Pleasantries Concerning Women.
Twas Sunday eve and the small boy stood
With his eye to the keyhole pressed,
And he saw his sister Bessy's head
On Absslom ThOmpson's vest.
Then he ran aud told.
And the parent stern replied:
There amt no harm in a vest; slide out;''
But the lad refused to slide.
There Amt no harm in the vest, know"
And his eyes flashed bright that minute.
But isn't II dangerous, dad. he asked,
when AbsalOm Thompson's in it?''
We wouldn't care to be the prettiest girl
alive. We'd rather be next to her.
Why do girls kiss each other while men
do not? Because girls have nothing better
to kiss and the men have.
Plump girls are said to be going out OF
fashion. If this is true, the plumper the
girl the Simmer her chances.
1.-THE honeymoon is we'll enough" said a
prudent belle, but what / want to see be-
yOnd that is the promise of fine harvest
MOON"
A lady in Mr. Yewells studio once aston
ished the artist by telling him she greatly
admired his ''insides." He paints interiors.
American Art Journal.
When French woman doesn't like eye
brows she shears them off and buys pair
for forty cents. Nature can't begin to COM
pete with woman for style.
II should have no objection to my wife's
reigning," said an affectionate husband, eff
it were not the fact that when she reigns
she is so apt to storm also"
Queer country this The best girls of so
ciety are running around with their heads
though nothing had happened.
The Cincinnati Commercials accom-
plished Washington correspondent is a wo.
man, and a brave one. She confesses that
she has lived in Washington twenty-five
years.
Some wives are merely burdens to their
husbands. But wife who can keep the
house warm enough for her husband with
out a stove ought To be a great help to him.
Buffalo Express. Yes, if he could only
regulate the heat.-Wadley.
"How are you and your wife coming on ?''
asked a Galveston man of a colored man.
"She has run me off boss" Whats the
natter" IL is to blame, boss. gave her
a splendid white silk dress, and den she
got so proud she had no use for me. She
lowed was too dark to match de dress. y
Galveston News.
81 don't believe in these secret Societies, "
said one lady to another. That's very
singular" replied the other. Your hus-
band is a Forester, a Knight of PythiaS
and knight of Honor, and you will have
at least $40, 900 when he dies" But what
good does all that do me- was the fearful
response, when he never dies!" And the
poor creature burst into tears.
1t is said that while women are ia general
very ready to forgive an injury and have an
altogether higher Christian tone than men,
there are. nevertheless, some offenses of SC
grave a character that they can never be for
given or forgotten. What those offenses are
may be learned from the philanthropic re-
mark of peacemaker: II can make up the
quarrel between these two ladies'" he said
provided neither has said to the other thai
she was homely or an old maid IL those
words have passed their lips nothing but
death can cure the wound"