Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-15
THOUGHTS FOR WOMEN.



| Never a treasure without II following
shade Of care:
| Never a power without the Turk OF a
subtle snare.
| For tie swift Is not the safe, and the
sweet is not the strong;
| Tho smooth IS not the short, and the
Keen ls not the long,
The much Is not the most and the
wide is not the deep;
And The flow ia never n spring when
the ebb Is only neap,
Then hushl oh. hushl for the Father
knoweth what thou knowest not.
The need and the thorn and the shad-
ow linked with the farest lot
| Knows the wisest exemption from
many an unseen snare,
Knows what Will Keep thee nearest
knows what thou couldat not bear.
"Hushi oh. hushl for the Father por-
tloncth az he will,
To all his beloved children, and shall
they not be SUM-
Is not hts viii the wlsest, IL not his
choice tho hest2
And In perfect acquiescense IL there not
perfect rest2
"Hush Oh. hushl for the Father, Whose
ways are true and just
Knoweth and aud cnrcth and loveth
and waits for thy perfect trust;
The cup he s slowly hllinB shall be full
10 the brlm.
In infinite compensation forever be
found In him,
"Hushi oh. hush FOR the Father hath
fullness OF Joy In store,
Treasures OF power and wisdom, and
pleasures forever more;
Blessing and honor and glory, endless,
ch,id ', ~ NJ p inye nta hts cho,ce nh
cunst thou not'wnlt for thisY'
Frances Ridley IIavergal.
There is absolutely no choice left
reviewer as to reading the contents OF
books that come. They must at least
be SKINNED over, however much the
character IN disapproved. This IL not
the case with the general reader and
II ~ to be regretted that the class OF
fiction known as the realistic school
should have 30 many devotees.
Modern realism, as exhibited In the
novels of today, ought to be dlstasteful
to cultivated intellect and It IL cause
for sincere regret that In the ranks OF
authors of this school there are to be
found numbers Of American women.
The argument that the supreme duty
OF a writer ~ 60 set forth facts und
leave to the reader the shaping Of
ideals and drawing Of conclusions may
| be true, but ARE all the facts equally
presented. and ~ Il not also duty 20
show how good may overcome evil?
Are not courage, love. endurance,
| pity falthfuiuess and generosity as
real as hatred, meanness tiippancy
cowardice and despair
IL 1t not better 10 M the mind with
such admiration for the nohler quail
ties that there will be no room for con-
compilation OF tho VIE and the debas-
ing2 "He cannot touch pitch and be
indebted" Is ns true OF things intellec-
tunl as of things material
Why will women, conscientious wlvcs
ana mothers persist In making them
selves scarcely more than unsularicd
| hOusckecpcrgf II Ia not generous not
even Kind. In the woman who ought to
be queen of the house in which the In
mates should be her cheerful willing
sorvltors thus 20 do. There IL a period
| In the family life when mother must
render service, but by the time a wee
| fodder can be made TO understand
| there is some trlfllng duty II can be
| taught to perform with regularity Az
| the years advance these duties become
more important and each child should
| be made responsible for its part IN the
discharge OF them. Then as the moth
| or lays down the burdens one by one,
| which she has borne 40 cheerfully she
ought TO grow in oompanionshp with
| husband and children There Is no
more beautiful picture than that OF a
| family where The mother Is the center
Of an ndmiring group, her lovers being
| husband and sons. and her intimntes
| hcr daughters That this IL not seen
frequently is largely the fault OF moth
| ers, whose love prompts them TO take
an upon themselves and by go doing
| fail TO teach their children the
beauty Of service rendering
Mr.. Harry Hodgsou, writing TO the
New orleans Picayune shows that he
not only has the courage OF his com
| victious, but that he Is also willing
| to put them into print for the vlndlca-
tlon OF women AS typewrlters, In an
swer to one who sweepingly declared
that women typewriters We're mo
| good" he says. at IL n gross lnius-
| tice to say that because few who
may have been tried and found 10 be
| incompetent TO say of all that there are
no good operators among women"
! Typcwrlting Is vocation which wo-
men can MI, IN fact, one of the very
| fastest operators In the world II
| woman. n women work for less pay IL
| ~ not Invariably because their work Is
| Inferior hut because they must choose
between cheap prices and no work at
| all. They bclicve they can afford tn
take less snlarv than men because they
do not indulge In the Vices and self
| qualification OF men, ana can practice
a degree Of economy 20 which men are
strangers. Facts bear out the nsser-
| tion that there are women typcwriters
| proficient und capable, and that the
average ability Is about equal In the
sexes.
It Is said that the age Of miracles
has passed This may be true hut In
my sunny window there has b'tn
wrought a change which sccpis niirac-
ulOus. \ lh,lo friend scni me ono
| Tiny flower aeeds The little brown
| speok8 gave no hint OF llta, ~ vcrdurc
on of fragrance, yet those lay folded
within the duil-colored shell. Eeilev-
| ing this TO be true, ! made fer my
| friends gift a grave. ! followed Il,
| then buried from sight that which was
| seemingly so velueless over the
enrthy covering there fell drops, not
| tears, but revivifying moisture. The
sun generously warmed tho cold SOIL,
| penetrating Its gloom and lol one morn
| ing saw there had been change. the
clay covering had been lifted ana d.
| miputlve green leaves and tender white
stems We're popping out, Then rec
ogni2ed that there had been q quick
| ening into life, veritable resurrection,
| Now ! wait N faith, FOR ! know that
| the bright petals. the exquisite per-
fumc are gopn to follow.
How came this change
| I do not know; ! cannot understand
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