St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-08

The woman With loving heaft is sure 10
look upon the bright side of life, and by her
example induce others to do so. She sees
good reason for all the unwelcome events
which others call bad luck. She believes III
silver Innings and likes TO point them out to
others. A week of rain or fog, an avalanche
of unexpected guests a dishonest serVant.an
unbecomlng bonnet or any other OF the
thousand Affections of everyday life have no
powar to disturb the deep calm of her soul.
The love light is still in her eyes, whether the
days be dark or bright. 1t is she who con
quers the grim old uncle and the dysreptic
aunt. The crossest baby reaches out its arms
to her, and is comforted. Old people and
strangers always ask the way Of her in the
crowded street She has a good word TO say
for the man or woman who Is under the
worlds ban of reproach. Gossip pains her.
and she never voluntarily listens to it. Her
gentle heart helps her to see the reason for
every poor sinners miStep, and condones
every fault She might not serve with ac-
ceptance on the judges bench, but she IS
very agreeable person to know.
Whenever you read all article like
that you may know that the writer IS
talking of woman who has at least
reached middle age or is one OF those
rare girls who have found the secret OF
happiness, which is to forget self. This
kind of woman is not, like poet, born
to this happy state, but one who has
grown to 1t through years lit may beg OF
steady self-control and prayerful effort.
She is one who knows just now the
pillows of Impotence and ill-temper
rise and surge against her determine
ton TO conquer them as the waves OF
the sea beat against the cliffs that mark
their boundary. She knows by expert
ence how
Ui-Temper Comes First
like a ripple, and if that is yielded to it
does its small work, and Gibbs to rise
higher and higher till, if it is not
met and checked. the whole life is
ruined. But she being strong and be-
IIeving in the promise of help. proves
the strength of the captains order, Hay
ing done all, stand fast" and by and by
the waves that came to OverWhelm her
grow smaller and smaller, till, as the
years go by, she is hardly conscious Of a
ripple. Did you think, my dears, that
good temper was heritage? Wen,
it is not. 1t is an acQuiSi-
sitioD, and acquired as everything
that is worth having is, by effort. L
would not give pin for a woman who
had no temper. Its like the steam to
the engine. and gives snap to life,
but with the temper woman needs and
must have self control; she must be
that most admirable creature, mistress
of herself under all circumstances.
And this is again state gained by eff
fort You can be the ideal woman de-
scribed in our text as we'll as ony one,
but if you are the busy energetic woman
YOU should be it will be a bloodless
battle, can assure you. In old days
when we all believed in
a Personal EseViI,
these tests that come to try our armor
were called assaults of the evil one"
and that is just what they are. Have
you never felt that you were standing
III battle array" when all things, both
animate and inanimate seemed banded
together to try you in every way; and
often after the ight was over and you
victorious, how strong and happy You
felt. Well, that is what it all means. Ii
ever we are to see the glory and beauty
of the kingdom for whose coming we
pray, we will find it in our own lives
and homes. No palmer words of the
Masters are left for our teaching than
those The kingdom OF heavens within
YOU" and it is from this possession that
the light and strength comes that makes
the living of such life as this ideal
woman's possible. The loving heart is
not in love with self, but in love with a
perfect life that means such loving as
glorities sacrifice and Self-denial. She
believes in silver Innings because she
has seen so many TO such dreadful
clouds. The little infections of every
day living that are
So Hard 90 Fear
she recognizes as the tasks that have
been set for her to do by hand more
loving than mothers.
She has good word to say for those
under condemnation. because she re-
members her battletieldS and how
badly she was pressed, and recognizes
the help that came just in the mick OF
time" as the children say. It's not SC
much her gentle heart that helps her tC
see the "why'' Of another's Wrongdo-
ing, but her intimate self-knowedge
gained by silent yigils that only the
Master saw. After all, the great help
is in the old command, know thyself.
AUNT POLLY.