The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-22
Beauty in Woman.
Rules for Cultivating the most Lasting form
of LONELINESS.


smiles of good temper and a de-
sire to please.
Beauty of expression is, more
Than any other form of lowell
I0ess, capable of cultivation. A
Homan may not have perfectly
regular features, but her face
Wal be so lit up with the Beauty
of goodness that she cannot fail
to please, if she strives to obey
the spirit of some such rules as
the following, which may be
multiplied or diminished accord
ing to particular cases:
|. Learn to govern yourself
YES and to be gentle and pa
tient.
,. Guard yonr tempers, es-
pecially in seasons OF i'll health,
irritation and trouble, and soften
them by prayers and Il sense OF
your own shortcomings and en-
rOrS.
3. Never speak Gkact in an
ger until You have pm ed over
your words or acts. =
4. Remember that, valuable
as is the gift OF speech, silence
is often more valuable.
5. Do not expect too much
from others, but forbear and nor
give, as you desire forbeara'tce
and forgiveness yourself. p
&. Never retort a sharp pr
angry word. 1t is the secolFd
word that makes the quarrel. Il
Z. Beware of the first dlsao
greement. :
8. Learn to speak in a gentle
tone Of voice.
8. Learn to say kind and
pleasant things whenever OPP
portunity offers.
10. Study the characters OF
each and sympathize with all in
their troubles, however small.
IL. Do not neglect little
, things, if they can affect the
comfort of others III the smallest
degree.
; II. Avoid moods and pets
and fits of sulkineSS.
, IS. Learn to deny yourself
and defer to others.
Ia. Beware of meddlers ant
/ ale-bearers.
Z Is. Never charge a bad mo
| tive if II good one is conceiva
, bic.
: Is. Be gentle and firm will
. children.
. The last rule refersto children
but often a husband isefar NOR
g difficult to manage. If, how
e ever, a wife can keep her tempe
and perseyere in her efforts t
y please, she will in the end con
{ quer by kindness.-From Fly
Talents of Women.
An earthquake predicted b,
Prof. e. Stone Virgins come t
hand almost to the day in til
II eastern portion of the provinc
IS ofQuebec on Friday. Althoug
il the tremors were only felt fo
le about ten seconds there wa
great consternation, and til
people fed from their house
y into the streets and open place
T and fell upon their knees. Som
sought the churches as places I
of refuge. At st. Felicite, whe
le the first terrors were over, I'll
~ people, headed by the cur
formed in procession and pr
Is eeeded to the parish churc
I'll where services Of thanksgivir
IL were held. A Montreal dispatt
says:
Three months ago Prof. Wi
gins predicted an earthqual
BY which would affect the easter
~ part of Quebec, and that it W
Mt to take place during the secol
TO week in December. He W
81 laughed at In the press at t.
ag time. Just two weeks ago Wi
gins called public attention
lie what he had foretola in the ia
He predicted Friday or Satt
day Of This week as the tin
No Que paid ~ attention
finn, although the newspapt
90 gave publicity to the prophe'
Il Now that the promised seisn
Die wave has turned up on tin
ice Virgins stock has gone
L above par, aud his predicfie
lar in future viii be read with So
nt, interest.
rec The New York World say
to "But though the right thi
IDS was done at the wrong tir
nd the issue remains. The con
it ton still confronts us. ]
res surplus last year was $1l9,O(
it 900. The surplus for the G
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