The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-08-05

trH Give as EFi as n VEiuIllf gl143z iohl
need moi, because no longer young.
Throw aside those graces which charm
I'd when the roses bloamed on hei
checks and the loneliness of youth
lcrowned her as with a diadsm- What
lif the silver has taken the place 81
! the gold Of her hair, aad the wrinkles
l-Timeis saal-furr0wed the oDce
/ smooth ehesk2 If she keeps her
heart younr, she need not fear tho
burrows, nor the silver that crowns
her head.
the attractive old lady never for
gets that she was once zy0ung; that
she loved pleasure once, and the
aEHusements that the world bestows-
She remembers al the igyous heart
| thrcbs of her youth; the music Of
lher girlhood keeps ON eohoing
through all Nor DAYS; and she bears
] in mind her foliies and the mistakes
Of the past. Thus she has q never
failing fountain OF sympathy for the
Young. She enters into their pleas
ures, their aspirations, their disaP-
/ pointments, and she SAYS, 4 too,
once walked over the same pathway
| Of roses and of thorRs, and By the re-
mGInbraRce ofwhab felt then, I know
VIVA they feel now
The attractive old lady is full Of
yivaCity. Why should she not be +?
( 1t is true, she has known sorrows;
she has gone through deep waters
| all the gwaves and the biilows went
over her Her heart has not been
dismayed by the tempests, nor did
she sorrow as those without hope for
what had been taken from her. She
has acted her part well in life, and
taken up her large duties and her
small duties, even when almost be-
youd Der strength. The rocks aud
the bars are passed she Is drifting
now toward the sweet haven Of rest
/ So, with placid heart. she enjoys
the blessings that remain, and while
she is none the sa3der for having been
sad, she is all the happier for having
been happy.
The attractive old lady has not
passed through life without garner
ing much that is precious in her
memory; and these gems Of wisdom
and pearls Of knowledge she brings
forth for the entertainment and benefit
Of her friends. In this she has greatly
the advantage over the young. They
can talk only o. their hopes, their
expectations, and their anticipations
They have not learned the world;
they cannot explain to you its Runes
She has walked in many places, and
CHILLED from many a garden Of kHowl-
edge: She IS rich in experiences; her
talk is not barren; there are ripeuess.
deep insight, discerEment, and fine
munitions: and for all this her friends
are the better of.
Even as the heart Of the old lady
! is calm, SO is her temper placid. No
rivalry Of any kind Can touch her.
She is not struggling aspirant for
fame or social distinction She found
her place and did her life work long
ago, and she is content that others
should find theirs. She has learned
the true value Of the things Of this
world, and they have no power to
irufle the waves Of her lifhis calm
sea. The " little worries Of life " do
not worry her; the minor music .
does not "Perplex.' She enjoys what
there is to enjoy; frets not, scolds
not, takes things just as they come,
and her laugh is as merry as that Of
the young girl with the world be-
/ fore her where to choose"
There are some attractive old ladies,
and there is no reason why there
should net be more. Why should not
old ladies have their salons, where
they can he the center Of attraction?
| Women caDnot, it is true, keep back
| the approaches Of Time, but they can
receive him so pleasantly that be is
disarmed OF bis power to hurt. Why
/ should this not be possible elsewhere
than in France, where Madame du
Defand, old and blind, was get gay
aud attractive, and in spite Of Der
years, wove the spell supposed TO be
woven only by the young and beautiful