The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-02
GRANDMOTHER,s BALE.


That all the good people looked with q frown
Upon every kind of worldly glee
One eve there came to this quiet old place,
A foreigner recherche and gay;
And h n he gazed upon grandmother's face
He declared her the "bele of the day /"
Then he hied away to the old Town Hall
over which some young pilgrim held sway,
And planned to honor grandmother with ball
just because she was winsome and gay.
That night when her parents were fast asleep,
And the moon cleaned thro the lindens tail,
From her chamber window she made leap,
AL dressed in white and went to the ball
Now this foreigner gay with dstingue name,
Claimed her hand for the may dance;
And she was well pleased 10 waltz into fame
With this tall gentleman late from France.
"As the music louder and louder blew''
(To quote one line from a ballad old),
And the jewellers feet more quickly few,
Her white-haired father, fearless and bold,
Walked into their midst, and Selling the girl
Hurried her out thro the open door,
And left the foreigner all in whrl,
Minus of partner, upon the floor |
Next morn this story was spread around town,
Aud withered lips spoke grandmother's name
With shake of the head and ominous frown,
Pronouncing all 'such conduct shame'
But when age had wIinkled dear grandma's face
The blazing fire in the chimney place,
With its mouth Of crimson gaping wide,
She related this little escapade,
And laughed till the crystal tears rolled down
Those cheeks that to mem'ry never can fade
Dear cheeLs that meier were wrlnkled by frown.
EVELYN KIMBALL JOHNSON.
IT is q very old and common saying that
zone half of the world does not know how the
other half SUFFERS and guess it is blessed
thing they do not If the occasional incidents
of suffering that come within cur observation
elicit so much of our sympathy, what would it
be if the half of the world that is in trouble
were constantly before u.s. While there are
none of the human race exempt from trouble
In some form or shape, yet to many the Olives
have fallen in pleasant Places" and too often
these fortunate ones fail to extend the helping
hand to their less fortunate fellow creatures
There is no phase of suffering that should
elicit our sympathy more than that of
patient endurance. When we meet people
who carry their troubles always in view, and
are constantly complaining, we grow weary
and think they might do better, and alleviate
their lot il they tried; but if we come across
others who are patiently working and endur-
ing making every effort 10 conceal from the
world their heart troubles, we naturally turn
touched that vibrates from heart to heart, and
we want TO do ali in cur power to ronder them
assistance. Such cases you may say, do not
come within our reach very often, and may we
ask why? The answer is plain: We are not
on the lookout for them; often we pass them
by unconsciously; still oftener, carelessly. We
do not seek to help "bear one another's
burdens - we do not stop long enough to ask
even question, but dismiss many case that
we might with q slight effort on part, re-
lieve. We turn from our door many a one
whose heart IS weighed down by care, that
even kind word of encouragement might
have lightened for little while. We can all
plead guilty to omission of duty sometimes. A
little incident brought these thoughts to my
mind few days since; one that [ trust may
prove of benefit to me, and therefore I tell it
to you
A few mornings ago heard timid knock
at my door, and answering it myself, 1 found
little negro boy about eight or nine years old
standing with a bunch Of lightwood ON his
head. With voice filed with tears, he said:
"Lady, won't you buy this lightwood ?" Not
needing it, and without thought of the childs
feelings said no, and was carelessly turning
away, when as he reached the gate, heard
most heart-broken sob. When / inquired
what was the matter, the answer came with
another sob, II want to go home so bad" 1t
Is not necessary to say the lightwood was
bought, and he was sent on his way rejoicing.
1t was little thing, but carried with it its
lesson. The boy had been from door to door,
trying honestly to make five cent; tired and
hungry he had been repulsed and turned off
until the burden was intolerable, and at last
he broke down. Hope deferred" had indeed
made "the heart faint" and yet it required so
little effort on my part to help him..
This is only one instance in hundreds that
come to us day by day-weary workers, dis
couraged by the GOODNESS and seeming want of
charity that meet them in their every day
lives ;and yet we turn away just as earelessly as
did from the child, never thinking for an in
slant that we can help in bearing one another's
burden and as the applicant turns away we do
not hear the sob or see the tears, but rest as
sured they are there, deep down in the heart,
and while some struggle on patiently enduring,
others lose all faith in their fellow creatures
and are bitter and sceptical in regard to all
things both human and divine.
1t is rather startling, but nevertheless true,
when We bring ourselves to realize that in
some measure we are 'our brothers keeper"
aud are responsible for the success or failure of
some soul engaged in the struggle for life.
Useful Hints.
Bruises and cuts can be greatly relieved by the
application of cloth saturated In egg; TO be re-
peated according to the severity Of the injury
To remove rust from steel rub with sweet oil, and
after few days cover with finely powdered I'M
sIsked lime; oil again end roll in WOODEN cloth.
The white ofan egg is q good thing to apply to
burn.
wipc of an oil cloth with sweet milk, rub hweI
and i. will clean it nicely.
Colorod linen should be washed in iepid water In
which d little borax has been d!ss9lyei.
A solution made equal parts Of glimarabic and
plaster OF paris IS excellent to cement china and
eerthenware.
Dissolve q tablespoonful OF salt IN four table
Ipoonsiul OF alcohol; shake well and apply to gar
ments that have grease spots on them udltwAl &c
move them.
In cases Of scsriet fever dipheria and other con
tugous diseases it Is well 20 keep "a open vessels
the room iurpcuiino miNel With cafDolic acid. 70
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