Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-03-31


to such as could not return his generosity with the
smallest need of thanks. That was pure good for
the sake of good, and who else can claim as much
for HIMSELF Judge.
Col. Ingersoll says he has no patience with the
"medicnal view" of art; that is that it exists
solely to teach moral lesson. Roses would be
unbearabe if in their red and perfumed hearts
were notices that bears eat bad boys and honesty
is the best policy.
Lady purchaser please do not ask me-
after have bought what want, if there anything
else. If | want anything else l can remember to
ask for it without being reminded. Do you un-
derstand?' Salesman-''Y es'm. Anything elseY'
= Boston Transcript
Our thoughts are often worse than we are, just
as they are often better than we are And God
sees us as we are altogether, not in separate feel
ings or actions, as our fellow-men see us. We are
always doing each other injustice, and thinking
better or worse of each other than we deserve be-
cause we only hear and see separate words and ae-
tions-we don't see each others whole nature.
= George Eliot.
True happiness No hooking in this world
ever sounds to me SO hollow as that of being told
to cultivate happiness. What does such advice
in mould and titled with manure. Happiness is a
glory, shining far down upon us out of Heaven.
She is a Divine dew, which the soul, on certain of
its summer evenings, feels dropping upon it from
the amaranth bloom and golden fruitage of Para
disc Charlotte Bronte
One account of the origin of the custom of young
ladies finding leap year a proptous time for taking
matters into their own hands is as follows: BY an
ancient act of the Scottish parliament, passed about
the wear 1925 it was ordained that during the
reign of her blessed majesty Margaret, every
maiden lady of both high and low degree shall
have liberty to speak to the man she likes. If he
refuses to take her to be his wife, he shall be mulct
i'll the sum of f100 or less, as his estate may be,
except and always if he can make it appear that
he is berothed to another woman, then he shall be
free. 1t was hard time for bachelors
The American street car or the ticket window of
railroad station frequently offers this unpleasant
spectacle: well dressed, and, to all outward
appearances, well bred woman opens her pocket
book, picks out piece of money, and deliberately
puts it into her mouth and holds it there while she
closes her purse, readusts her glove and arranges
her multitudinous packages. Ii some modern
Smollet would lay before her eyes "Ihe Adven-
lures OF Dime ii she could even dlmly conceive
of the unutterabe foulness through which the coin
she holds between her dainty lips has probably
passed, loathing horror would oyerwhelm her;
but in blissful Inconsistencies she caresses that
which is the embodiment of all flthness. Aside
from the view of cleanliness is the question of con-
tagion. That this nasty habit is often response
BILE for the spread of infectious diseases cannot be
doubted Pittsburg Medical Review.
A certain minister had hayward son who was
in the habit of playing cards on the sly His
mother however, found him out, and burned his
cards whenever she found them. On one occa-
sion, having some in his possession, and his
mother coming upon him suddenly, he hastily
thrust them into the pocket of his fathers bap-
tismal robe, which happened to be hanging in
sight. This was safe enough place for the time
but, as he forgot to take them out the same DAY,
it proved to be anything but safe place. 1t so