Middletown transcript., 1895-08-03

II money in pur-
suit of a phan-
tom as tickle as the will-o'-t -wisp.
They sleep by day and dance by
night and call that a needed rest.
My merry neighbor has chosen a
better part; she finds. life and good
cheer in doing her duty where her lot
is cast. She is yet young, but who
shall say this satisfaction she finds in
doing the work that lies nearest, with
out repining for the pleasures of the
world beyond her present reach, may
not be rewarded by ease. and an abud-
ance of the worlds goods in the later
days of life.
1t is not by any means those who
go pleasuring most, and are ever on
the wing in pursuit of sport, who
have the merriest hearts and the best
of times. Happiness springs from
within. Those who take life hard
and are always on the lookout for
Sights and offences cannot be dispen-
sers of mirth and gladness, and those
who are unhappy at their own fire
sides cannot carry sunshine with
them abroad or have a genuine relish
for honest pleasure of any kind
Mary Sidney, in Farm Journal.
Wv
The stay-at-home girl this year is
not having bad time of it by any
means. In fact, if we are to believe
the statement of the enthusiastic
young damsel, life in the city in sumo
mertime is just about all that the
most exacting maiden can desire.
while her sisters at the seashore are
waiting for few stray men to be
waited. their way for brief over-Sun-
day sojourns, the town girl is revel-
ing in a superfdity of beaux, who vie
with each other in their desire to give
her good time.
The front steps or porch for the
time being are converted into a sort
of outdoor reception room, and here
about sundown the stay-at-home girl
appears in a dainty frock of some
filmy material, looking the personi-
fication of youthful beauty.
Hardly is she actually seated before
the first caller arrives. Sometimes
he has chance to sit in undisturbed
pleasant companionship with her the
whole evening endiI g up by stroll
to the ice cream saloon or soda water
refectory, but more frequently two
and three others appear, and then
the girl is in her element. She exer-
cises all her little coquetries, is grave
and gay by turns, and finally, when |
they depart, she discovers that she
has an invitation for the summer |
opera, another for a row on the river,
and a third for drive in the Park,
and when she hears from her friends, |
who started off with. trunks galore.
and just a wee bit of patronage in |
their voices when they said "good-
bye," she chuckles to herself as she
reads of dullness, "a dearth of men and
depression generally. Of course, she
doesn't sit down Immediately and
write to them of all her good times
1t wouldn't be the most natural thing
IN the world for her to do, would it
And we can imagine her refraining
rom gloating, but it will be in imagi-
lation only that such self.control
exists; and after all, we can't blame
Ter bit, and would do exactly the
anne under corresponding circum-
tances.
1t is not alone the young person Of
he feminine persuasion who finds
taying at home not the least bit of a
hardship. The elders recognize the
elights of home cooking, their own
ath and the large bedroom, instead
cubby hole at four dollars day,
} say nothing of the pleasures they
iscover in nearby hooks to which the 6
rolly conveys them in a jiffy, and
here they may revel in verdure,
stem to babbling brooks and yet
salize that, when they want to go
ONE, a half hours ride will bring =
lem to their own door.
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Yesterday young man asked me
it would be safe for him to marry J.,
five hundred dollars and a salary of u
'ty dollars per month. told him J d
'uld tell better when I saw the girl. u
here are girls who have grown up in y
,se and who have kicked great black p
Id blue welts in the lap of luxury, n
It who are more ready and willing
accept little rough weather than
g poor girl who has stood for eigh- k
en- years looking out through the la
lied window of life waiting for the A
in to rinse it off and let the sunlight =