The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-10-25
Written for the Democrat Star
THOUGHTS BY THE WAY.
OLp ItoMEsrEAp, Oct. Is. 1895.

OLD liOMESTEAD, Oct. 10, 1870.
/ was walking along quietly think;
ing Of two young friends Whose dis.
tant manner toward each other, and
whose uncercmonious treatment and
what | thought rudencss on the
part 6f one OF them, was to say tho
least Of it, far from the old friendly
way Just then overlook two other
young friends, Mary and Belle. They
were engaged in very earnest talk,
little excited perhaps on some sub.
ject, and / heard Mary say, "Well; n
she invites Pearl to her party ! won't
60" II won't go, either" said Belle;
"sle is getting so stuck up / can't
stand her, and'' well. good deal be-
side. Just then came to my mind
that old true and trite saying;
"Straws show which way the wind
blows" "What now, lovers quar-
rel 2" | called to them, when they
joined me and we went on talking as
pleasantly as usual.
could not help feeling guilty Of d
little deception, for then and there l
should have told them caught thent
backbiting an absent one, and saying
things that would, II heard by
strangers, have given them very
poor opinion of her to say the least Of
it.
That very evening Pearl came to me
and asked Inc il | had noticed that
Belle treated her cOolly, and said she
could not think Of reason for it. II
think she does little" l said, "but
after all you may only imagine 1t: BE-
the same to her, and If she is guilty it
will hurt her more than anything
else | thought best not to tell her
then what heard Belle and Mary say
about her:
l went to sec my friend Mrs. Mar
tin, and was tectotally surprised when
Jennie told me that she and her chuni
Grace had broken up their nice trip
they were about to take away of on y
visit to relative. They had planned
and arranged, and were, as l thoiiglt;
ready to start, when all was broken
up. 1--WE got no more use for her;
the designing thing" Now thought
more straws to show which way the
wind blows. "Shes got Willie Walker
running to her house and going every
where with her. and she's satisfied
now" Aha l see JEALOUSY l said
to myself, that's the key that unlockS
all this trouble with you girls. That
old grcen-eyed monster is at work,
just as lie always was. He's working
on Jennie and Mary and Belle. He's
working on Mrs. Higbtone, the reason
she wouldn't sing in the choir as usual
last Sunday. He's getting into Mrs:
Buyers heart and makes her go far
beyond her means, to Outdo that Mrs:
GOlding,-and he's bringing trouble
all round about.
Well, as is usual with old people, I
thought the matter over well; and
then made this proposition to my
young friends: "YOu have had par
ties and parties, all kinds. apron par
ties, cake parties, potato parties;
hoosier parties, guess parties, donkey
parties, saw-dust parties, and more
too numerous to mention, but must
say moonlight parties Now, the old
green.eyed monster jealousy, was a
guest at all, he prompted many you
togo, some not TOT go. Twill give a party
If you will all promise to come and do
as wish" Every one said there is
nothing In the world we would like
better than Il party at Old flOme-
stead, that's what we've been begging
Aunty for. Well, my party was called
"a hand-sliaking party" and every
one had to shake hands when they
entered. It was the funniest time
you ever saw. l laughed and cried
at the success OF my party. All my
young friends came, not an invitation
was lost, for they knew how to appre-
ciate my favOrs. Discretion is the
better part OF valor," and am not
going to call names nor tell too much:
All round and about my little town
good will and happiness now relgned
among my friends. l propose for all
to try it. Let some one give a "hand.
shaking party" and you see good done.
Try it in Scranton, try it III Moss Point;
and in all the towns. Your old friend;
AUNTY FORREsTER.
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