The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17

been exhibited at tine Salon without his
permission, where IL had been greatly
admired. On Sir WilIiam Demanding
Its delivery the artist refused to con,piy
Herewith. claiming that the price maid
was preposterous asff that the p;efure
was worth a great deal more. gir win
lam then instituted legal proceedings IN
compel the artist To surrender the picture.
wherenpon Whistler. in fit of petu
lance. painted out the whole. head TIN.
French courts have now issued a ,iecrss,s
commanding the artist To restore m.
picture and TO turn it over to the b,rs,
net, with 500 damages for delay in de-
livering the picture. besides paying tI,e
entire costs of the proceedings. It will
be curious to watch how the restored
bead of Lady Eden will compare with
that originally painted by Mr. Whistler
Women and Men.
1t Ii sometimes unfortunate when
brilliant man who justly has the public
ear filings out. perhaps in a moment of
fatigue or reaction. an ungracious word
which sinks into thousand hearts, Car
lyle spent many of his maynard hours
III scattering abroad such words. which
took root and bore seeds of bitterness
among many who. If they had once heard
his hearty laugh. would have Understood
how the deep guffaw swept away all that
had preceded it, and showed him To be
only humoPist. not q n8isantIirufe
when one of orr greatest American writ,
ers said. in an alleged Interview the
either day. that all pretense of reIHauae
between The sexes after early life was
simply silly. he said soniefhing-ff ne
really said it which, should have been
straishtway buried under an avalanche
OF his own laughter like CarfvIa's
Phrases. Such Il theory. If believed.
would not merely chill youth. but prefni-
tureiy paralyze old age. 1t is not that
everyone has experienced In person the
Inapp,hess N prolonging the sentiment Of
love through many successive years. bi1f
everyone is to be pitied who has not
seen many instances of it, So that he
can think Of it as another's blessing. If
not his own To doubt It is to doubt the
best joys Of life. II. is, moreover. To
aoubt the PLAIN and obvious fact that II
Is the poets, not MEN of SCIENCE who tell
the profoundest truth. Holmes. who
combined both points IF view. Touched all
hearts when he portrayed the honest anil
even romantic love that may exist Iifs-
long between two old buffers ike PIN
and Joe: and if this be possible g,ctss,..t,
Two men. IS it not idle to deny It's p,1ssf-s
biIify between man ami woman: Barns.
who OF all poets had least of affpefafi,,,
or mere eonventionalism. turns from MI
DIS passing loves to sing the immortal i;,v
OF John Anderson my jo. John" Let T,ss
hold to that moral against all iut,1,Jse<
OF eynIcism or disbelief.-Harper's Bazar.
Justice to Children.
Did you ever see a small aggrTpvesI
child huddled in corner or sitting sf,ti.sp
" in a chair. watching with GuTvarins
lips and fearful eyes some nt.;-IsIfr CHI
dren handle with rude careEessn.Se a..
doll or other piaythings?
It's mother didn't want IL fs be seIlIsI,
so she Is compelled to give up the thing
she had treasured very carefully. park,ns
to children who. not being its tI,Ssssst,..
had not the interest to handle Il Wiz.
the tender care it's owner showed, Verify
child feels the injustice of s;u,.h tr..,s
ment. and never foTgets it.
mind me of a girl. who. thGH.E, past
the age OF playing with dolls. WISHED -.
Keep hers because it once belonged tn :.
sister that died while slIe. Was Yet to-
young to remember her. But fisis cirI'.
younger sister cried for il. and pa9,, ot
her own dolls would satisfy her: =, ff,e.
elder was made to give up to the Ys,frrpeT
who. to show her triumph. at once sfrIleE
i against the wall and broke the head at.
Then the elder sister was. of s.crrss. al
lowed TO keep it. But the broken neek
cost her many tears. She has that dol;
yet, and as dolls are cheap. her own EftTf
girl gets a new one every Christmas buf
is allowed only TO look at this keepsaEp
casieIialiy. And that woman never
makes her children give up their vl:fy
things. but if any trouble arises. sI,.. in
varIabiy puts them away fsr the tirlf
being.
To compel child to give M it's play
things to others seems queer wav f..
make II urseIfish. i much better rIag
is to lay them aside while other estfIsirpr.
are present, If persuasion does not have
the desired effect. And then give. trp
child +" understand that if it viii IN;
share it's plaFthings with others. IL canno;
play with theirs. If such measures ~,
not prove effectuaT. one had better trust
to time to- cfface the nbjectIonai trait. for
eompuislon is an injustice tn the fitfIe
owner. and does not improve th., efzr.t,.
ter of either child.-sIrs. Ella Martin Z,
Vomankind.