Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15
not In the power of the Almighty Himsel.
10 put common sense into q head that
WAS made M rifhnut jf'

not In the power of the Almighty Himself
10 put common sense into q head that
was made up without IT."
The recklessness with which the ed-
mirer OF pretty face and nimble tongue
elects her TO the position of the arbiter Of
Els and MS children's destinies, Is the
most monstrous obstacle in the advance
OF the race toward perfectioilitv. It
can only be explained by reference to the
close II and many sSatnipgs OF the ban
dsge alluded to awhile ago. 4 man
Chooses mis- dentist with csre; he vii!
mot engage groom who has no creden.
tl'ls beyond neat figure and glib utter
ance; ne pays for the "search" thst es.
Isollshes the validity Of his title to his
mouse; and, when it Is bought, has an ex-
pert to look into drainage and plumoin
ne Will not buy horse or dog unless he
Knows something Of his pedigree and
points. He will, and does, fall in love
with girls neat ankles and
oe"itching lisp, snd await the
honest "hrst year" Of msrrie6
lie to find out thst she has nothing bu:
nxed cir snd troth in her head ana 10
strength OF shy kind anywhere except
WaaE Lies IN mule-like parlinacity to
ner own petty purposes, thIt mocks at
reason aud will none OF argument. The
most unmanageable force in nature is E
1901. And, IS taper loses nothing Of
brightness in igniting 3 dozen other tap
ers, the foolish wife and mother, in mul-
tiplying her folly through her progeny,
grows rather than diminishes IN assiain-
Ivy II entering upon Wast would be, Win
sensible matroEs, maturity.
FOr-End here les the snrsst rub in
this great wrong, SO constantly and ua-
consciously Gole before our eyes-zer3
can deVelope: into nothing but zero, were
our pretty feather heads age to outrun
Metause!ah's. Smsli minds soon At.sia
tneif gro |ta. He who looks forward
tond!y to permeatiDg the intellect of mis-
PINK and white simp.eton with his OWE
Grams, 10 forming her tastes sDd fash
lonlng her speech, forgets that porcelain
already painted, fred, and glazed, is not
maiieaole. He might do all that ne plans
and more with crude ore, but he must
make sure OF his msterisl before yentur-
ing upon the metamOrphoss.
Mothers are reprehensible in that thew
are prone to leave too much of moulding
ana developing to the young husband
Inc training thai Las IS its end our girl's
happiness and usefulness in her fsther,s
house Is very We'll in its way, but usually
the way is solemnly short. Excellent,
also, as far 1t goes, is the principle that
good daughter must, of necessity, be
good wife. Not that this does not 60 far
enough to be a stable landmark. The
purblind lover is idlotic as well if the tsrt
rel olnder to maternal sdmonition, the
selfish disregard Of mothers health,
comfort, and peace of mind, on the part
Of her child, whom he would make his
VIII, do lot shock him to his senses.
B.a5antio's Parthian arrow
She has deceived her father. and may thee!
has barbed point and is feathered with
truth.
The greater embraces the less. The
mother who Is so disinterested as to edu-
este her girl for wifehood rather than for
the comparatively brief ilterregnum that
separates the commencement from the
marriage day, builds go much better than
she knows as to deserve Ce.eb's undying
gratitude, and earn richer reward in the
fIial love and DUTY of her child.
At his strongest our Ce ebs Is but ia
WeAkltng and f0wer," as Ella SAYS of
his roasting-pig where this question is
involved. At mis- wsriest be Is very like
what is known to the crab Il sherman as
sheddeI"-flccid, feeble and tenderly
vulnerable al over. Laid on the shallow
est verge Of the inlet, he only basks and
pai2itates until the salt wash Of expert
enCe hArdens his shell.
MARION HARLAND.