Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-14

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Every Observation-Disclosures Tactics-Herb
| Vinegars-Sapkin Etiqucite-Sonp for
Brain Workers-Household Hints.
( Some of the most popular women have
neither beauty rank nor wealth to recommend
them; we have known such owe their position
in the hearts of their friends chiefly to the
fact that they were the most charming OF
I listeners. On the other hand how many
! women ere there whose usefulness and hapri-
ness are narrcd by their ignorance of this
/ accomplishment.
| Let us give an illustration of our meaning
| Where could you find sweeter, brighter
more lovable young wife than Beatrice. X
/ Benedict sits opposite TO her by the fresi
| after dinner and watches her graceful he1
bending over her book, he may well fl-
/ proud Of her II met Williams in the CITY
/ today" he said presently did YOU, dearE
/ says Beatrice, looking up from her novel
/ "Yes He says he thinks that hrgsa Of
/ Parkers would be the very Thu MS.
There are six roonlS--ldtchen or gro ".
and good strip of garden "a go1a strip
Of garden on the ground floor" repeated
Beatrice dreanily, her eyes on the page Il
wish you'd listen to what I'm saying says
Benedict somewhat Grossly III you'd rather
read of cOur9o'-- "sBut would not rather
read answers Beatrice, closing her book
rapidly and fixing her eyes on her husband
with q well simulated air of profound interest.
But she keeps hcr.fnger in the place which
Benedict paTceives and draws his conclusions:
and presently he gets W.. feeling trife hurt,
and says he Is going over TO have "a smoke
with Jones sf4
Nowhere will you find a better sister than
Martha. She watches over the domestic af-
fairs of her brother Theophiius with the
greatest devotion His gloves are always in
their place his coat always brushed; nor is
he ever exposed to the Modification of put
Ting ON n clean shirt and finding TOO bate that
II has button lacking. In one respect only
does Martha come short of the ideal sister
.'Would you like me 10 read something aloud
20 you'' SAYS Theophilus, coming into the
room where Martha sits By the fire knitting
his winter socks. Il have just got the new
number of The Asiatic with my article about
the vowel sounds in Sanskrit in it ''De-
lightful,7 cries Martha. Thus encouraged he
begins 10 read giving every word its due
weight, as only authors do. Presently be is
aware Of a low under current Of sound. He
pauses, and catches the mystic syllables:
Knit one, purl one, knit two together IL
an afraid -yoH find it little dry he sug-
gested, wistfully. Martha protests that,
though She is counting her stitches she is list
ening all the while and enjoying it i'm
merseIy. But the readers pleasure is gone
Martha is an admirable woman. why does
she not listeui
| was asked not long ago TO pass few DAVIS
in a country house to meet the fancee Of the
eldest son, an old college chum Of mine The
young lady was pretty, intelligent. accom-
plshed and heartily congratulated Tom on
the marriage be was making. But when
spoke TO his brother in praise Of his future
sister, he said glooFnily, Wait bit I
waited The fist day / thought her clever
The third day found her not clever exactly,
but vivacious and amusing By the fifth I
had grown heartily weary Of the unceasing
flow of her commonplace chatter When. 1t
the end of week. | heard the wedding day
was fixed. found myself signing invoiuE-
tarily. Since their marriage they have often
pressed ma 10 90 and stay at the Rookeries.
but like occasionally TO have an opportunity
o: making remark myself, and for this rea-
son | have always refused the invitation.
Poor Tom i-Chamberg Journal.