The record-union., 1895-01-19

the Twins excite you to fierce wrath,
with burning desire to write sequel to
it and call it 1.-The Demoniac Triplets, :"
and have a trio of angel children who
sport f1aXen curls and velvet suits, and
they would be so good they would die
young, and the book would terminate
before it had a chance to do any one any
injury.
|" And then there is woman who under
the cloak of charity and good will to all
mankind, no mater what age, sex or con-
dition, and seemingly genuine scorn
for society with its idle chatter and frip-
perry frlvolitieS, tries to lngratiate herself
into your good graces. She is a woman
OF the world in every sense, delights in
all It's pleasures and allurementS. She
hates to be alone, society IS "a part of her
being, Sociability is born in her. If she
cannot have It one way she will another,
but her friends are like her gloves, she
has different grades and styles OF them.
Some are gOod for every day; some only
on state occasions, and others are a sort
of g0-betWecn. Those that are worn
every day arc never brought to light
when the swell ones arc put on. In other
words, the friends she has for every day
are either conveniently put in the back
ground or else completely SnuDbed when
The gay butterflies of fashion appear upon
the scene.
Tins woman l would not only call dis
agreeable but deceittul, as well. She is d
woman whom no onescan trust. and all |
can say for her is that / would hate to be
her husband or lover, for if she could be
deceittul with her friends she would not
scruple TO play tricks Of the same char
rcter on the man who trusted his name
and honor in her keeping.
l do not suppose she really does these
things with premeditated intention of
deliberately hurting any one, and if some
one were to tell her she would no doub bt
open her eyes very wide with astonish-
ment, but there is no one who has the
courage to tell her, so she goes along her
course, and | call her the most disagree
able woman of all.
Happily there is another sort of woman.
who is Numerically opposite in every
particular to the one have just attempted
10 describe, and this is the apreeable
woman-the woman who appears upon
the scene like ray of sunshine. diffusing
gladness and happiness wherever she
goes. If the day is "cold and dark and
dreary," when she comes into your
presence you speedily forget the weeping
skies and sloppy pavements; il she ap-
pears on bright warm day the sum
shine suddenly becomes brighter and all
the world puts on different aspect.
When she leaves you, you feel benefited
and strengthened by her visit; you feel
contented with yourself and the world
in general. All the mean, little, petty
annoyances which beset your path are for
the nOnce set in the background, and you
look out upon the world, for a few hours
at least, with untroubled eyes.
This is the woman you like to have
around when you are sick. She comes
in the room so gently, and by her quiet
minlsterlng TO your wants speedily causes
you to forget your pain. She sits beside
you and tells you bright, witty stories,
which make you laugh in spite of your
self, and when she goes you ind on your
pillow bunch OF sweet-smelling flowers
and a good book, and when someone
comes home he sits down and reads the
book aloud to you, and it somehow re-
freshes and sOothes you, for it breathes in
it the spirit of the giver, and as you
listen you smell the fragrant flowers and
all pain is forgotten, and after few such
visits you lind yourself, III some mex
pIicable manner, very suddenly we'll.
Those are the kind of women we like to
have about US; those are the friends for
you and BESELENA.