The National tribune., 1892-05-19
A woMAN's ANSWER.

kate duncan
A woMAN's ANSWER.
DEAR O. G. FRIENDS: May not add the follow
| ing poem, which is not new but too good TO bs
forgotten to Miss Sarah SpanGle's remark In THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE of April II. where she says: :
"A man pays woman the highest compliment
when he asks her TO become his wife. The idea, In
certain respects, is all right, and yet we cannot
impress too forcibly upon the minds of young peo-
pie the sscTedness of marriage and marriage ties,
| and when something good is found on the suojeot
| It ought 10 bear repeating:
Do you know you have asked for the costliest
thing
Ever made by the hand above
A woman's heart and womau's life,
And womans wonderful love?
Do you know you have asked for this priceless
As child might ask for a toy.
Demanding what others have died to win
With the reckless dash of a boy?
You have written my lesson Of duty out.
Manlike you have questioned me;
Now stand at the bar of my womsns soul
Until shall question thee.
You require that your mutton shall always be hot,
Your socks and your shirts shall be whole;
require your heart TO be as true as God'a word,
And pure as heaven your soul.
You require a cook for your mutton and beef
require far better thing;
seamsiress you're wanting for stockings and
shirts,
I look for a man and a King.
A King for a beautiful realm called home.
And a man that the maker, God,
Shall look upon as he did the hrst
And say: Ii Is very good
am fair and young but the rose will fade
From my soft young cheek day;
VIII you love me then, mid the falling leaves
AS you die mid the bloom of May?
Is your heart Rn ocean so strong and deep
may lancli my all on its tide?
loving woman finds heaven or hell
On the day she IS made bride.
/ require all things that are grand and fine,
All things that man should be;
Ii you give this all would stake my life
To be all you demand of me-
If you cannot be this-a laundress and cook
You can hire with little TO pay;
But woman's heart and wonlan's life
Are not TO he won that way.
Carrie A. King yinita, Ind.
HOW TO BE HAPPY OLD MAID
DEAR c. C. FRIENDS: To have much to do that
there Is time for morbid thoughts.
To never think for a moment that you are not
attractive, and 10 make yourself look charming
as possible.
To be considerate Of the happiness of others that
it viii be reflected back 10 yOa from a looking
glass.
To never permit yourself to grow old for By
cultivatng all the graces Of heart brain and body
age will not come upon you.
To conclude TO waken up chcerfuy in the m orn-
ing and at might
To be willing 20 give suggestion tjpRt will help
somebody over the bad places in life's journey.
To remember THAI the happy old maid Is The one
member of family who. not having any other
claims on her can he Gods own sunshine TO those
in sorrow or ia Joy.
To be ready to talk about a book, picture or q
play rather than to permit yourself to indulge In
unkind words about any body.
That's ihe way to be happy old maid But now
come 10 think of it. that's the way to be a happy
woman in any station in life, no matter whether
yCu are married or not, aud happy old maid IL
just happy woman aFsd good one whom no man
has been fortunate enough to obtain for his very
own mistress alike Of his house and heart
Would he pleased to hear from any members OF the
c. c. Pro PaIria-Ida Mae Coe. Toledo, Iowa.
ONE MORE GONE.
DEAR G. G. FRIENDS: 1t is with the deepest
sorrow that report the death of my dear brother
William II. Hecker. the morning OF April 4
After long but patient suffering tho spirit OF nv
kind and faithful brother WAS waited through the
pearly gates Of Heaven. He was a silent though
devoted member OF the c. c., but he has gone TO
join the brothers and sisters above. Though be
patient sufferer for many months his death
sudden and unexpected, but lac died as he
had lived. true Christian, aud happy, even I'm
death. While our house is filed with sadness we
are happy TO know that we may all meet where
partngs never come. Your sorrowing 9. G. sister
Lydia a. Eecker-
STRONG BLOCKS OF THE TEMPLE.
FRIENDS OF THE C. c.: The temple of life is q
wonderful structure, made up OF many parts. The
foundation Of this beautiful temple composed of
two solid bucks-rocks Of honesty and truth With
out such foundation edifice will stand; IL will
cruni5e 10 decay, a ruined structure, a worthless
1 life
Dishonesty courts many evils and suspicion
casts many meaning glance at the dishonest per-
/ son. BE honest, aud suspicion canLot approach
you. BE truthful, and you will never merit the
humiliation OF such AL infamous insult. There arc
other important blocks ia the temple OF life. We
should all have a BLOCK OF faith, hope, charity,
courage, ambition, industry joy. sorrow, duty in
telligence and some good-sized blocks of progress
and patriotism. God has furnished the temple oi
! life with pure living soul, aud the soul is the
life The temple Is kept in repair by earthly hands
The soul receives life and siren 9Th from heavenly
source. But let us prepare ourselves for a more
1 beautiful temple--the temple of God, where the
true home of the soul is found in all It's glory
/ Lizzie &. EckeTt.