The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-08-23


ation, while one and all bore away
the sweetest memories of the eve
ming so pleasantly spent at happy
Belle Maison."
The meeting of the Teachers
Association has been most keenly
enjoyed by that body and our citi-
zens, during the week. The lethar-
" that has enveloped our insirlc-
tors of the youths of the country
has been cast aside. Now ability
of the highest order is employed
for this noble vocation. Ways and
means were discussed that would
tend to make teaching a more rec
ogr' ed success in this broad land
OF ours. 1t would be invidious to
particularize, since he or she did
more than meet the expectations
of the people. Papers sclntillating
with brilliancy, making manifest
the master mind, were the fruits OF
the effotts of the participants. The
program for Thursday evening
concluded with reci ation by Mrs.
Paul Jones. This finished elocotion-
list was greeted with applause, while
at the conclusion, the rapturous
enchore, assured hef how much she
had been enjoyed and appreciated
Truly was this gem fit climax for
.he evenings pleasure, and made
the occasion so happy, that the as
sembling of the teachers in Texar-
kama, Ark, will ever be most pleas
ingly recalled by them.
"Man inhumanity to man has
made thousands mourn" l pre-
sumo this includes women too; had
it been otherwise, | should have
felt constrained to proclaim the err
roneousness of the statement from
tie house tops. In order to clothe
This with an air of mystery will say
that "once upon a time" worn ard
and weary with the duties of the
day, l laid me down to tosleep-softly,
sweetly sinking into oblivion. | was
called from dream-land by voices,
woman's voices, in rather heated
controversy. A name, it may have
been mine, may be not, startled me
to open eyed wonder and curiosity.
Remarks such as these: "It is per-
fectly awful for a woman to say
thing like that" 81 believe every
word of it"-thus on and on until
my body was clammy cold; accused
of every thing but stealing, lying
or running away with some other
womans husband. When nature
could stand no more the football of
man was heard. Twelve o'clock or
later, just in from night with the
boys. With heart beating almost
to sufication, and nerves to ten
sion, | wondered, what now? Can
you imagine how welcome came the
words, Gin regard to the same LADY,
81 believe she is one of the most
cultured, altogether cha 'mi1g la
dies l ever met" A voice youager
in years replied: "You are perfectly
correct but who is the young ladv
that came to-night-to me she is
lovely" Do you wonder thai ia my
heart of hearts | deplored the fact
that was a woman? la the still.
ness of the night l registered
VOW that as long as l existed no
unkind word, based Oh fact or fan.
cy, should ever cross my lips, and
should misfortune come to me, |
would seek a hero among men,
knowing that until the bitter end
they would be true as steel. OH
woman when will you learn the les
500 Of sweet charity, and believe
nothing but good Of your sister
kind? Remember God in his wise
provision created us with different
temperaments, and thank goodness,
different hearts. Since / am a wo-
man my constant prayer shall be,
make me a woman with a heart full
of loving kindness for my fellow
man, Should this be denied then
lay me down to sleep beneath the
daisies ere | become paracite to
the best greatest blessing ever Civ
en- this perverted world-a true
hearted loving woman,
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