The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-09-01
A SARCASTIC WOMAN.
A FAIR CREATURE WHO CAN MAKE
YOU FEEL VERY UNEASY.

Shopping District. In Your Own Home,
but the Worst Place of All In In Her Ovv
Beautiful Residences.
Iou have met the sarcastic woman, l am
sure but ! hope you contrived an escape
before her talons Of sarcasm inflicted mory
than surface mark on your heart. In m
ordinary mood she Is one of the most repul-
siSe creatures to encounter, and when her
overlooked wrath starts its downward
course You had better quicken your pace,
Tor the result is hazardous. Besides having
the power Of burning you with her wrath
sne also possesses the mystic faculty of
ireeelng; She can make chills Of humilia-
uon shake your anatomy during the sun.
niess day Of August, and You win uncon-
sciousiy gaze upward to SEQ il Boreas ia not
peering over the mountain heights, blowing
ms cold breath upon you. The sarcastic
woman deserves to be called uncouth and
should occupy one OF the lower steps ON the
life stair.
| Inc old excuse, ian eye for an eve. a
tooth for tooth" is perhaps allowable.
SINCE human nature seems to glory In re-
sentment; even then it is far better to de
ssf. The woman who attacks-uot ALWAYS
the woman who responds--is the target for
censure. Meet the sarcastic woman on the
street. Just as she Is approaching She
throws sweet light Of recognition across
ner lace. You Immediately regret your
Judgment, declaring that she is a sweet
creature after all, and when your own lips
nave parted with 4 full blown smile she
ora"s herself up to her fullest attitude
merely bowling with that I-searcely know
you indifference. Oh, that dwindled Down
dwarfish sensation! You begin to feel yonr,
self to see if you have not suddenly lost in
height and circumference.
but pass into q fashionable dry goods
STORE where you will soon see her, and pro-
eeeo TO select for yourself that much needed
substantial wool dress, for which Won are
compelled To make needs and money cor
respond; she will pull about a lot Of high
priced goods, and before you are aware of
ner presence she innocently catches hold of
the same piece which you have lust in
structed the clerk to measure OFT, haughrify
puts 1t aside, remarking to her companies
Or the clerk, On, l thought it was some |
tninS nice; It Is cotton" Again, at the |
kloFe counter, you may be scrutinizing n |
PAIR OF doltar and a half kids and she will |
aash sioriousiy up, almost TRADING on ym,r
toes, and with winning smile to the clerk |
ss,y that she would like to look at SOM. |
gloves please" The sympathizing young |
n,ah ventures to ask, About what price
glove would you like, ma'am," Wherennon
she VIGOROUSLY replies, Those LON, Fr,,ncb
suicides at two fifty. 1t never pays to buy
cheap glove" And she is earnestly on H..
1ooGort to wound your feelings, then soar
as she thinks, from your society.
occasionally she has the extreme ter,.r.
NY TO enter your home, hurriedly and ia
niiiiaiiy' Clasping your hands with undue
cohluence, she insists that abe b., not nj.
loWel TO interfere with your work and
VIII Just sit In the hall or your room "
Inc tables Of location being turned. 81.
VIII be unusually pleasant-in fact. mar
many moments elapse before you find your.
seif on the top plank OF the fence, ready To
cnoose her side. By and by you respond to
uer 40 come. really, soon," and walk up
,ie 'front.' Steps OF her home with a conf
1ehtta-l Ieeiing OF welcome In answer IN
'he uoor hell perhaps she will come. and
you DOW cor'lial good afternoon" Her
ieaeures quickly undergo frigid trans
!. NATION as sne utters cold reply. and
'ne stands in the doorway in a manner In
keep you out. "
inviting you in with open indifference
Me seems more interested in home ofF,fr,
man your visit. OF course you came,
cave at once, and while you remain npst
haAe the best of it. The FIRST chance far
sc2pe you modestly leave, yowine. To vonr. :
~41 enAe you VIII never go there ac.ain or
ave anything to do with her. You NAV
70 shrewd enough to keep out Of her way
ftsr several rebuffs, but il you do not the
lrst time she finds you in company with
male acquaintance asplike she will .nr;n,. 3
pon you. infiicting her most virulenr moi
on. S''
a sarcastic woman is invariably envio,s
hu as she cannot envy man. but is known !,
. DC the Kind to court his favor, sh, takes =,
MS her Cherished opportunity, to throw :,
osy light upon her own deeds and a deep .
nade upon yours. OF her works The half Y
annot be told" Let the high teunera,J y
oman emit her flames Of anger, LEI the u
lronic tattler keep on with her huskv -
hispers. lend patient ear to the blarney u
pped hatterer. bat If you would avoid the al
lost annoying Of human nuisance. II Won
ould spare your heart the most poignant LII
its and stubborn-to-be-healed wound.
I'm the corner when you see that sarcastic
oman. --Zula b. Cook in Detroit Fr.e .e
ress. IN