Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-07-07
1bE REsTFuL WOMAN.

She is the woman who always seems
glad TO see me. She never makes apollo
gies IL her homework Is not all done.
She never talks iii OF her neighbors. nor
believes Ill of them without absolute
proof. She Is interested and pitiful In
all the cares and trials of others. She
helps them 10 look on the bright side by
sensible advice. She is hot new
woman"
Some might call her old in years, but
she is ever young at heart. entering alike
into the joys and sorrows OF the young
and old.
Hearts that are fond hearts. never grow OLD ;
Hearts that are true hearts, never grow cold,
Hearts that are worthy OF bearing the name,
| In nfe's field OF action. beat ever the same
She reads the best literature and dis
cusses 1t intelligently. She always looks
straight ut the truth Of things. IL you
ask her advice she will tell you to begin
with. "whatever you do, do right" and
then will help you find the right. When
have stayed closely at home for some
time and get tired aud affairs seem to be
getting into snarl, call upon her rests
me, untangles the knots, and makes life
look brighter. come away soothed, re-
freshed, with greater love and confidence
in my fellowmen.
There are many such women In the
world,-would there were more. You
meet them in the home, the church, the
grange, on the street, in the cars. She
Is not always pretty woman or young
woman. She is not always church
member, but she is always a Christian.
She may never have belonged to any
kind of a club. She is seldom rich
woman. She Is more likely to be one
who has passed through hard experiences
and deep trouble, which has warmed and
softened her heart towards the troubles
of others.
She reminds me of what George Eliot
wrote: 1.-THE middle aged who have liv-
ed through their strongest emotions,
but are vet in the time when memory Is
still half passionate and not merely con-
templative, should surely be sort OF
natural priesthood, whom life has disci-
plined and c0nsecrated to be the
refuge and rescue of early stumblers and
victims of self despair"
You have all met such women. Some
times they are strangers to you person.
| ally but you can see from their faces,
some action or some word, that they are
one of those. Have you ever sat beside
q stranger In car, hall or public place,
and felt the magnetic attraction OF their
| very presence, making you almost be-
lieye in Marie Corelli's theory Of "elec-
trio circles? Such people are surround
ed by an atmosphere Of good, through
| which evil cannot penetrate. Why
should we not believe they are sur
rounded by good angelsr Who can esti-
mate the amount Of good such woman
may do, in a quiet homelife? / believe
| 1t will count far greater than much OF
the loud talk Of many Of our new women.
l asked such woman once, II she
was always calm and peaceful. 'Ah,
no have days like others when things
90 wrong and the world looks dark,
then 20 to work and I'LL my mind with
something else" Therein lies the secret
of many cures of aching hearts. Work!
Work for yourself, II need be. Far
better work for some one else, with
clear conscience and charitable mind.
| Then shall we 30 fill our circle with the
might Of truth and love, that sin and sick
ness cannot enter.
Ias. Y. P. DrCosTER.