St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-10-10
HUMAN NATURE.
HoW It AGanlSests Itself at 0umnoe Ro
sorts.

uow 1t Aaal1ests Itself at 0aDmoe Re
sorts
II was favoefee adage Of Napoleon'd
that human nature il always and
everywhere the same" 1t is certainly
pretty much the same. year after year:
st the different places Of summer re
sort There il your invalid, for ex.
ample, to whom no tppic Is interesting
that does not treat u tho condition O,
his tongue and stomach, sitting on the
sunny side Of the piazza. buttoned up
to his chin, in . chair that rests. like
his constitution. ou its hind leRA He
pounces on unhappy listeners. and
bores them. always and everywhere
the same, with minute descriptions Of
his ailments Then, there is your coun'
try clergyman, who came to BIO jolly.
and would fain b 50; but before he
can make mako up his mind 70 It, must
settle the important questions whether
rolling ten-pins would DO considered q
saccrdotal aet BY Deacon Grim Of his
parish, and whether be ought to coun-
tenance. by his presehce in the ladies'
parlor. any song bu. ''Hark from tho
tombs . doleful soun-l.".
There In the bachelor, who knows the
Irritation ropes; and though he has no
objection to carry young lady's shawl
or parasol. also carries . rhinoceros
hide over his heart from which her lit
tie arrows glance harmless, though
ever 50 skillfully aimed from ribbon,
slipper or curl There is your widow
cultivated. refined, Intelligent. self-re-
specting; yet fettered in every word
and action by tho knowledge that every
person in the house imagines that her
earliest and latest thoughts are en-
ployed in tho construction Of adroit
man-trapa There is grandma-dear.
sanity grandma--who. in her best cap
and gown. sits hour after hour ON the
same rocking chair in the ladies' par
lor. watching the tide of life as II ebbs
and flows past her, we'll pleased to be
spared the petty strife for place and
power. and smiling benignly on young
aud old, - il to say, ''Some day. you.
like me. will be glad TO rest; meantime,
my dcars. got all yon can out OF it,"
And here II our belle-blonde or bru-
nette, it matters not-with her won
drous changes Of rainbow raiment.
languishing or lively, as best suits her
style. angling for. admiration. with
hook and line skilliully concealed, but
none the less effective; beautiful as
. dream. and like . dream. very
unsatisfactory to. the wide-awake;
numbering her victims by the thousand
and knowing nothing more earnest in
life than . perfect toilet and an intoxf
Gated adorer. From the tip Of her
wicked little slipper to her pearl of nm
ear, she Is but mockery and . snare.
Then there Is the wife who has waited
weary weeks for the arrival of her hus.
band, and now he's coming! She Is .
plain little woman. Judging her artis-
tically; and yet tonight her face Is
quite beautiful with the illumination
Of love- She has > natural flower in
her hair, and her little girl has on her
best dress; and all the guests feel .
personal interest il that stranger hus-
bands arrival aud listen anxiously.
like herself. for tn. coming of tho train.
as she PAGES up AMI down the piazza,
too restless to sit still Now, II ho
should not come after all! Wouldn't
he deserve lynchisg? That is the uni
versal verdict Buthc has come! 'Papa!
Johp!" It Is dark 1t the
alton, but that kiss wac heard; and
all went their separate ways satisfied,
now justice had been dope. Human
love. imperfect as it is. is q beautiful
thing. Husband! wife! child! These
ties, after all, arc life.-N. Y. Ledger.