The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-04
The HOWARD LITERARY.
ANSWERING IDA S.
Little Quaker Has More co Say on the
bump aud Nas~ oaestion.

Little Quaker Has More Co Say on the
Bump aud S"s~ oa-sti"n.
Ny II. L. G. FRIENps-Exouso my COM
ing again go soon: II see Ida $" has
attacked my pet hobby again, and l
wont stand seeing my iayonle pet
manged and mutiiated in that ruthless
manner.
Ida S" did not cay that children
would ways select the person most TO DO
trusted but do say that the average
child will select the person with the love
OF children most prominently developed
and the person whose sympathies for the
Young are strongly ia tire asendency.
And let me say that the love for children
does not always make a man trustworthy.
Some natures may be highly social, and
vet very deceptive. In referring to chill
dren did not mean 20 intimate that they
could divine OF classify the different traits
oi character belonging TO an individual,
but that they can see and read the ex-
pressions OF sympathy and good fellow
shin: that the love OF children is in
tneir faces. 1 know n crnsty bachelor
that is ashamed OF his love for children.
lie don't know he possesses such trait
of character. But he hasn't the heart 10
turn them away without some little act OF
svmpathy or kindness. He says that no
doesn't like children, and they are pes
XIV nuisance and worry the lite out OF him.
10 tell the truth, j never saw him en-
deavor to gain q childs affection, yet
children run TO him for amusement ana
sympathy just as natural as pig squeals
for sWil.
He said 10 me one day, "Why is il that
all the dirty little kids run to Ine?"
"Why. do they?" asked
Yes" he said. "Now just watch them
and sec"
And | did. There We six OF us in COM
panv. TIE first railroad crossing we came
To we were sitting on the step waiting for
a train. when small child about three
wears old came toddling around. Now
watch that kid" said the bachelor, land
see if it don't come up to me- We all
watched, and. sure enough, after toddel-
ing around and looking at all OF us, it
came I'D 10 him and commenced to tug at
his clothes.
ssIt's your treat, john" said. He
gave it a nickel, hut it chung right TO him
And we all took hearty laugh at MS ex-
pense till the mother came half an hour
later and found the child sitting content
edlv on the floor, between his legs, eating
candy, and looking up in his face
We were in n show some hours after,
when a small. dirty Indian papoose came
and squatted in front OF him, and gradu-
ally edged up 20 him and commenced 10
play with his clothing. Time alter time
] nave noticed the same thing since. In
variably the children will 90 TO him In any
crowd or anv place, yet | never saw him
endeavor by any way 10 attract their atte1-
ton And as Tor looks, he Is no better
looking than many other men. But the
love for the Young is shown in his large,
moist eyes. round, red lips, mildness OF
speech and quick sympathy Tor the young
OF man or animal
."Ida =" your unbelief in physiognomy
reminds mo of a young man who was
working with me when ] tirst commenced
tine study.
lie was, or protested 20 be, skeptic.
There was half dozen OF liz. At noon
they would have me ct book aud chart
snd together we would study the different
traits OF character peculiar 10 each of Us.
The Young man had very narrow face,
70 wide mouth, little short pug nose,
cOsr-e hair that rev close down on his
foihead, and q long crooked neck. lie
wa. in hort, weak, tickle animal, pos
sessed OF some good qualities without
strength or purpose enough TO develop
them. | took the book and commenced
cv ling him he conld imita'e birds and
animals, that he could crow like rooster
or squeal like pig, that he could initiate
the walk. talk, manners or actions OF
Others. but that he never cOu form q
plan of lis own and carry il out bu; he
could minnie or do anything he had
seen another do; that to mawk or minnie
was lis delight.
lie went into raptures and said that's
me"
'Now," said |, "1et me show you n man
that looks like you, and takes delight in
such things"
] opened the chart to large chipanzee,
whereupon lie flew into a rage and de-
clared it was all a fraud, a lie and
scheme made up by the rest OF US to
make him out al ape. lie was silent
and morose oil afternoon. At night we
MISE Will, and slipping around, we
looked in at the window. He had the
chart open at the aDe, standing before the
glass, twisting and distorting his face and
going through as many antics as a monkey
with his mouth full Of water, l opened
the door and said mildly:
lyon see the resemblance now, don't
you, VIII"
ayes" he said; "but you will have to
acknowledge one thing"
what is that2"
."That can cackle like a goose, and
that's more than you can do"
acknowledged my inability, and VIII
became a convert. and ever since then, to
use his expression, she is going according
20 the book"
Hamlet" pardon my negligence; l
have been trying TO &C nbine novel writ
ing with stove-wooG splitting They
wouldn't hitch. got man to split the
wood but have fallen behind on the novels
haven't found any help at that point yet.
Welcome. "Trisie," welcome. Let us
have more good letters and keep the III.
]. c. what it already is, the best part of
the whole paper. LITTLE QUAKER"
Jessie cLYD :" AGAIN.
Ehe Talks PlansnntlK ON SeYernl Interesting