Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09

and she spent couple of hundred dollars
on fine lingerie. ! didn't ask any ques-
lions after that
The women screamed with laughter,
excepting the one woman who knew the
truth of the story. which was, that, COM
ing from the country, and being the
daughter Of mother who believed in buy
ing underwear to last, not to be pretty, the
young wife endured her ugly things until
she had been married long enough for her
husband to fill her purse, and so permit
her TO buy the pretty lawn and lace which
is the delight of every woman's heart.
Being an honorable woman, the friend
was jeered at for her pains, when she at
tempted to tell the true story; and one OF
the women there said; my dear, you will
always be played for fool" but on every
silver cup, on the beautiful china, In the
drawnWork of the tablecluth, and on the
borders of the wall paper, the honest little
soul, who had been Mortified at the way
the story was twisted around, read con-
tinually; "fhe tongue is divine organ,
but the devil often plays upon it,
MIsREPREsEHrED WOMAN.
They both had to earn their own living.
II isn't so pleasant when you are young
and pretty. and long for tine Joys and pleas
ures of life 1t isn't SO pleasant to have to
stick to the desk or the pen when you
would so much rather be out In the sun
shine, but IL is possible to be sufficiently
honorable to make your work a
credit TO you a pleasure to your
employer and a yerltable perfume
ascending like beautiful prayer before
the great white throne. She had worked
very hard for advancement, She was tired
OF writing interviews with first this one
and then that one; with being treated with
more or less rudeness. But at last the day
came when somebody was to have diff
ferent sort of work given to her. She was
a neat little body, and she used to make
her clothes wear twice as long and look
twice as well as anybody else's, for she
would brush and fix and make over, and
sew way into the night in her determina-
ton to look her best. One day rich
cousin-women who WORK are OCCASION
ally blessed with real rich cousins-gave
her a beautiful long fur coat, intending it
to keep her warm when she was forced to
go out and face the bitter winter winds.
Still, you can't live of fur coat. So when
there was chance for better position
she applied for 1t, and she would have
gotten it, but the other womon said some
very nice ~ things about her to the editor.
Said she; 1--WE always been very fond
OF Miss Brown: she is such nice girl, and
she dresses SO extremely we'll. couldn't
begin to dress that way; and yet, beside
my salary | have little income. But
there are o great many ways to earn
money. What do | mean2 oh, don't
mean anything. There are great many
ways TO earn money. Have you seen her
fur coat2 Must have cost $500 or $780,
She says her cousin gave 1t TO her. Oh,
no; wouldn't say for the world that it
wasn't so, but IL is very convenient to have
cousin whom nobody sees to credit
thingsto OF course, l am woman, and
know what things cost. know just what
she gets. 1t Is possible that she pays for it
all herself. 1t would be a good thing If
she were made Secretary of the Treasury;
she seems to be able TO do great deal
with very little money. No, / wouldn't
say word against her. That's one thing
pride myself on, | never say anything
against any body. But she is evidently q
very clever woman" Well she didn't get
the position. And as she reads the note
telling her that it wouldn't be given to
her, she bent over and had the feminine
luxury IA good cry. And the typewriter,
| who had heard all the conversation in the
| other room, sat down in front of the
| machine and clicked out 1.-THE tongue is
a divine organ, but the devil often plays
upon it."
THE TONGUES POTENT INFLUENCE.
1t was Just between daylight and dark.
| The logs in the fireplace were great masses
of golden heat. The dogs were stretched
out full length in front Of this, that they
might get as much Of II as possible, and
spelt out in the burning wood, / read
"When is il divinem And the answers
came slowly, but certainly.
"The tongue is divine organ when II
| speaks words of hope and cheer and mercy;
IL is played upon by the devil when II
whispers of gloom, bitterness, and of eter-
nal suffering"
The tongue is divine organ when II
speaks the good word in the good way; Il
is played upon by the devil when it says
the good word In the bad way, and makes
an inuendo an accusation.
The tongue is q divine organ when il
speaks words of cleanliness; the devil is
playing upon 1t when II says words that
you would find impossible to utter in the
shadow of the altar.
The tongue is divine organ when il
speaks through the mouths OF public mer
words that will make living easier and bet
ter for all mankind; 1t is played upon by
the devil when from It there only come.
inanities silly personalities and tiresomt
stupidities, that haN Q nothing to do with
the welfare of the nation.
The tongue is q divine organ when il
speaks words OF kindness and Of considera
ton; the devil is playing upon it when tht
music Is malicious, when ono is hurt by it
and when 1t IL coarse or vulgar.
| NY lcHuiico BSilluo W 5pGdh
kind words. don't mean the genius tha
has brought forth books or pictures, OF
much learning, but mean the genius OF
the heart. Amy fool, any william, any liar
any thief can speak words of malice; but
it takes wisdom, thoughtfulness and N ucf
loving kindness to speak well. There is {
great art in controlling the tongue, 80 tina
IL absolutely and always is divine organ
sending forth only the melody of gracious
words, or else, when they are impossible
achieving thai perfect silence which is
necessity in beautiful music. It is yours
this unruly little member. What are yol
going to do with It'll Make it a divin,
organ, or let the devil play upon it? 1t i
hard to control it, but a very good way t,
do is to remember this little sentence, sait
so many hundred years ago. and to take
for your motto. There are more poetica
ones, but II you want an excuse for it, jus
say "My motor 1t is. The tongue Is
divine organ, but the devil often play
upon it;3sit's just the same as that elaine
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