The Progress., 1893-02-11

ness need adjusting 10 ft the ne" oIueI
of things, therefore / beg the kihc H.
duloence of the readers of THE PROG
R,ss. until the wearer Of the harness be-
comes less stranger in this new though
very pleasant field of labor.
II
Once heard an old darkey-lorally re- |
uowned for her quaint aphorisms-re-
mark: "Norll is mighty pleasure when
yer work pleasures yer mine; my work
and my 'ligiOn lives happy togeider III
nv wash-tub. but put me in de kitchen,
an dey sho' travis dIiiunt roads.
have had occasion many times since To
remember AUNT Dnahs' crudely eN-
pre-sed wisdom Whenever ! have seen
..sruare man" working IN a round hole.
If every man aud woman could always
find employment in their Own chosen
field of labor, the law would soon become
an easy profession 10 learn, and 'ne 'oa"
to heaven "A more fgcquentcd path.
If your heart Is in your oThr
Your soul is sure 10 rest;
If YOU are working ont OF heart,
The Devil will do his best.
m
The Shreveport Working Nomeu's A.
sociation is progressing encourdsngly
with the excellent work they have in
augurated, and their membership now
numbers forty. Dues are 10 cents per
week, and they have already one hun
dred dollars iu bank. The object OF the
association is to help its members III time
of sickness or need. and they hope to i'll
crease both membership and bank ac
count, that they may more readily re
spond to any call for help from one Of
their own. The corps of working women
is increasing in Shreveport, and thinking
the following clipping, taken from the
Houston Post. might suggest a valuable
idea, reproduce il: "El Paso has an in
novatiOn i'm the way of a pleasant retreat
where ladies pay 10 cents a week for the
privilege of 5, ending the MONDAY hour
in quiet, home-like place. Here they
are provided with tables and chairs, so
as TO eat the lunch they bring from
home, and hot coffee, bouilliOn or tea is
served at very reasonable prices if de-
sired. In connection with this, fancy
and useful articles are displayed for
SALE"
I'll
In discussing religion with young girl
recently, she .ked the direct question
"what is sin?" 1 answered straight from
my heart, 'sin is evIlfeeling," and also
further explained TINT the body per st
cannot sin; it is possible for one to speak
evil or do wrong without SHINING, so Ions
as the heart does not figure i'm the mat
ter. We may Generally do) suffer il
this life for any breach of Gods mora
law, just as we pay the penalty of {
broken physical law, whether we ar
conscious or not of doing wrong, but il
the life beyond we suffer for sin only
She seemed comfoted, and L felt graft
ned, but since thinking it over, L realiz
that 1 have ansEered a very seriou
question for this Ioung soul, and Will
being satisfied myelf to live and to di
in this comforting faith, know that al
souls do not reach Heaven by the sam
path. If any one can suggest a safe
route, l would be gratified for sam
through the columns of The Prog GaEs'
as it might in ths way reach some VIII
never get near cough to receive in fror
the pulpit.
III
The Euchre Cab met this week at ID
Dalzells aud enbyed a most delightfl
evening. Miss yelwyn Long, the CUES
of Miss Lucille loster, and Miss Irma A
len, of Brownsville, Tenn, the guest
Miss Katie Allei, were the visiting youu
ladies. Miss lara Land and Mr.. Inse
soil captured te first prizes, an Orni
mental antiqu vase and gold penci
The boobies, aniniature set of kitche
furniture and toy pistol, were the che
ished prizes of Miss Nelwyn Long al
Mr.. Delphus hurmond.
The result a the game created mus
merriment, ari tbs guests bade the
lovelyuhostes' bon soir with much r
gret.
The Societ for INSTRUMENTATION
Charity has Zen doing some noble vol
since their iauguration, such work
only good wmen, who feel the charl
they practically demonstrate, can
Once nom they v'sit the Orphana
10 learn wit is needed and supp,S wh
is wanted a a practical, appreclat
way. At thir next meeting they I"
discuss theldvisability of incorporate
with their wn the Society for the Fl
vention of,ruelty 10 Animals. 1t is ca
nestly hopd that they will conclude
do so, for he suffering and neglect
the helples creatures one sees daily up
our streeIoffers touching appeal
mercy.
ttt
The Chral Club is proving a delight
and intellectual success, as was expect'
under tbs thorough and able manai
ment of rof. O'Hare. The Commerc