The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-02
MRS. BROWNS OPINION.
IMerehant-Traveier.,

What is my opinion of enemies? One real good hrst class enemy is worth more 10 man or woman than dozen tender footed friends. The individual 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 enocgh bad to be bad. He is a negative quantity which has :Tinal extension and nothing more. He dispiaces as much atmosphere as man of equal size, but the analogy ends there. Sad enemies, malicious people, mean, are to be feared, for they are the worst kind of thieves. They steal reputation, and reputation is something they have no use for, themselves, nor can they transfer 4 to any one else. Even that kind of an enemy has his usefulness, though, for his enmity is So much more of . compliment than his friendship, that respectable peo- pie admire, more than ever, the object of his abuse and spite. The devil is the arch enemy and he does great mischief but ve have to have him, for II there were 10 devil there would be no divinity, and the world would be great mass of namby Pambyness, 90 utterly insipid that men would invent sin to give life a little tone and spice and make it endurable. En- mitv gives form and substance to friend ship, and true friendship is the crown of human association.
 What is my opinion of brothers being Attentive to their sisterx? It has become one ofthe 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 a compliment to the young man of either side. It is certainly no compli- ment to the young man who negiects his own sister for those of some other fellow, and it is none to the young man whose sisters receive the attention of such a
 man, for, in the nature of thingss, he is going to treat his wife as he treats his own sisters. While there may be sisters 1ho are careless of their brothers and give them no encouragement to act to- ward them as gentlemen should, am glad to say that they are exceptions and not the rule. There are no women in the world who appreciate more the attention of young man than sisters do of brotb- CTS, and the average brother can, if he do ~htNSt " oA aOSSlutC ltOu8ICu OfCI ms sistsrs. and they never discover it. They make the most charming slaves in the world, and they never show the peculiar independence of the wife, be she IS much as she may the vassal of her heart. The asages of society and humanity compel man to show certain snbservient def erence to his mother and wife, but the sister has no such claim. She is his sis ,er, 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 society 10 a great extent recognizes it There fore, if young man throws aside his alleged privileges and treats his sister as equal to his wife oi mother, aad superior so any other woman, she feels that he is the best sellow in the world and she is not going to give him second place anywhere. Young men, if you don't believe what I'm telling you, jast try it once and learn the truth for yourself