The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-22

or course, there are foolish women; but
the folly of woman when IL comes TO
Spending money usually has a kindly
feeling as its incentive. Speaking of folly
, not long ago, an elderly lady of my &C
quatntance was left 81, 200 by rich friend.
A thousand dollars is not a great deal
of money, but it was given because, while
the lady to whom it was left had a small
income there was always the possibility
OF sudden need of money-illness or
death-and the giver thought that this
thousand dollars would be a nest egg
held for the day of trouble. I dropped in
to congratulate my friends. They have
sweet, old home, filled with furniture
that is old-fashloned and they are gem
tie-folks Before l could say a word in
regard to the bequest, my hostess said:
Agnes, you must show Mistress Bah
your diamond brooch"
l looked sufficiently surprised to invite
an explanation. This was it:
Perhaps you heard, my dear. that
Cousin Nancy left me a thousand dollars?
Wen, in looking over my really hand
some things, 1 gave my solid silver tray
and cream jug to Mary, when she was
married, and the pearls that were my
wedding present to Louise when she
was married. So there was nothing really
handsome left for Agnes, so when this
money came l went right down to Tiff
fanys and bought a diamond brooch, so
that Agnes might feel she was not neg
lected."
To be honest, was surprised that
l wondered that the giver of this money
uld not rise from her grave and indulge
IN lew words of a sulphurous faint.
ana yet, the recipient of the brooch and
the purchaser thereof, seemed to think
that what was right had been DONE
Another woman, lady, was widowed
when she was 25l she had lame child,
a tiny girl. Her husband left only a
$Z'OO lie insurance. The widow and her
child went back to live in a household
where the getting bread and butter was
already a difficulty, and every mouth
counted. Everybody who knew the wild
owed one felt glad about the life insur-
ance. The people who were most init
mate with her best concluded that she
would use 1t to open a little neighbour
hood store, and so make a home and a
living for herself and her sick child.
When | called to see her was told she
was away. / concluded she was visiting
some friends. My second call found her.
at home, and then 1 was told that she
had Just gotten back from New York
she went on to say that she had always
wanted to see New York, and that she
knew poor Harry, who had always been
an tndulgent husband, would have liked
her to go; and then, too, she hadn't vast
ed her money on a lot of nonsense, for
she had stayed six weeks at a good hotel
and bought herself a pair of diamond
earrings. She said that she felt that this
was sensible purchase, because when
she was dead her little girl could have
them, and diamonds were always good
Her entire family sympathized with her
and thought she had done what was
right Afterwards, 1 heard that my be-
havior was criticised as cold-hearted;
they said l looked as If I thought she
ought not to have spent the money as she
did. l never knew before what a truth
telling face 1 had! But really, it does
seem as If there were some women in the
world who needed to be led and cared for
like lambs.
Our men are, the most of them, nine
tenth century Bayards. But they insist
upon showing their generosity and their
love, as they think best, without giving
much thought to the effect that every
action has on the world at large Duties
are not pleasant burdens, but when one
does ones duty, no matter how unpleas-
ant it may be, there is a certain pleasant
satisfaction that permeates one that is
understandable. 1t is a sort of mental shalx-
ing hands with ones self. 1t is the abso-
lutte recognition that one has done right.
and done right without hoping for any
reward. Yet the reward for a duty done
is a certainty, but a certainty that nav
not come Just when you expect it, How
mean you do feel when you let somebody
else do your duty! How miserable and
low you do seem not only in your own.
but in the worlds eyes! 1t must be cas-
Ter, think, to get over committing one
great crime than to satisfy ones self
with Sinking the duties of everyday life
some people don't even like the word
duty; they forget that it RHYMES 10
beauty and they also forget how many
Kinds OF beauties there are There is the
beauty that is but skin deep. and NJ
which you grow weary; and there is the
| beauty of heart and of life. which make.
somebody delightful companion foreve,
| and forever
When your are seeking a wife vou want
20 look Tor that one who possesses beautv
| OF heart-it may be that she has a hea,i.
| tlful face, too, but remember. no MATE,
| now beautiful that is, 1t win change fo,
old age comes to everybody. he is
visitor to whom we cannot DENY our.
selves. He dulls the eyes and wrinkles
| the skin and bends the back and makes
husky the voice. but unless YOU are IacIs
/ ing IN love and kindness and in sympathv,
ne can never touch the heart so thar !,
| is always worth while to look ont for ,
beautiful heart. Who has it? each on.
OF us would like to think that we ovvoaS
all the virtues. Each one of us ran J.,
certain that we possess but few. but GA ~
one OF us can try, and, in forming
class for the cultivation of a good beor
put as near the top as you can the nam,
Bah.
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