New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-09-03
Mrs. Browns Opinion.

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One real good first-class enemy Is
worth more to man or woman than .
dozen tender-footed friends. The indi-
vidual who does anything in this world
Is bound to have opposition, more or
less bitter. and 1t may be set down as
an infallible rule. that he who has only
friends never does enough good to be-
good, or enough bad to be bad. He Is
negative quantity which has trinal
extension and nothing moro. He dis
places as much atmosphere Is man.
OF equal size, but the analogy ends
there. Bad enemies, malicious peo-
pie. I mean. are to be feared. for they
are the worst kind Of thieves. They
steal reputation. and reputation &
something they have no use for, them
selves, nor can they transfer it to any
ono else. Even that kind Of IN enemy
has his usefulness, though, for bis
.enmity is 80 much more Of q compli-
ment than his friendship. that respect
able people admire, more than ever,
the object Of his abuse and spite. The
devil IL the arch enemy and he does
great mischief, but we have to have
him, for II there were no devil there
would be no divinity, and the world
would be great mass Of mandy
pAmbyness. so utterly insipid that men
would invent sin to give lifo q little
tone and spice and ma1Dit endurable.
Enmity gives form and substance to
friendship. and true friendship il the
crown Of human association.
What is my opinion Of brothers being
attentive to their sisters1 It has be-
come one Of the standard features Of
humor to remark about young men
being attentive to the sisters OF some
other fellow, and have never been
able to see it in the light Of . compli.
mont to the young man Of either side.
It is certainly no compliment to the
young man who neglects his own sister
for those OF some other fellow, and Il
is none to the young man whose sisters
receive the attention Of such q man,
for, in the nature Of things he IL going
to treat his wife as he treats his own
sisters who are careless Of their broth
ers and give them no encouragement
to act toward them as gentlemen
should, / am glad to say that they arc
exceptions and not the rule. There
are no women in the world who appre-
ciate more the attention Of q young
man than sisters do of brothers, and
the average brother can, II he desires,
be an absolute monarch over his sisters,
fnd they never discover it. They
make the most charming slaves In the
world, and they never show the pecu-
liar independence of the wife, be she
as much as she may the vassal Of her
heart The usages Of society and hui
mainly compel man to show q certain
subservient difference to his mother
and wife, but the sister has no such
claim. She is his sister, and even the.
common gallantry Of the stronger TO-
the weaker sex is denied her on the
very ground Of her relation to him.
That is the argument at least. and 10
ciety to great extent recognizes It.
Therefore, III . young man throws aside
his alleged privileges and treats his.
sister as equal to his wife or mother,
and superior to any other woman, sho
feels that he is the best fellow n tho
world and she is not going 70 give
him second place anywhere. Young
men. It you don't believe what I'm
telling You, just try It once and learn
the truth for yourself Merchant Zf0v-
eler.