Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-21

You mean to say
lhe has left nothing for the old woman
to do. Nevertheless, l shall not take
In sail until the voyage is over, though
| may have to shorten 1t up Bit" said
the older woman with a smile.
Spoken with the spirit OF our Sean
dinavian ancestors who met death
standing" replied the young girl; Still
| think 1t nice to be out Of the hurry
and whlrl Of things, and have time to
rest"
Eyes, my child, there Is one thing
that the old woman has, that the new
woman has not, that is time, Let me
tell you an anecdote to illustrate"
"Oh, do! Chauncey Depew says the
modern speaker must have his joke"
said the girl, mischievously adding, Il
suppose 1t is the same with the ancient
speaker, Aunty."
"A dear old woman said to me: My
time don't count for much now; 1t is
like hens time. Then she told me Of
an old farmer who attended an agrlcul-
tural fair and saw an incubator for the
first time. When it was explained he
said: Well, it may be a great thing
for savin' the hens time, but with us,
that don't count for much However,
| think time ought always to count"
Even with hens and old women"
Innocently inquired the girl
Women of affairs do not grow DID,"
answered the other. IF there Is any
thing that can keep the spirit Of youth
fresh within us, it is keeping in touch
with the world, having, as some one
says, genius for humanity"
Now, you are talking about the new
old woman; do you consider her an out
growth Of the new young woman"
"a development, yes, certainly"
II should say they all had the de-
velops, very seriously" laughingly re-
marked the girl
Without noticing this, her aunt con-
tinued:
1--WE have some grand old women Of
that type, broadminded, leading spir-
Its. heard one of them lately address
a large meeting. Her voice was clear
and cultured; her thought sparkled
with wit and logic; she was nearly 80.
I thought we are all making history;
not all so eventful as this woman, yet
we are storing away memories and ira
ditions; why not learn to tell them well,
one Of the resources Of age that make
It Interestingly"
ayes, Aunty, 1t is good to tell thing
well, but not too often. 1t is sure sign
Of dotage to repeat over and over"
"You are thinking of that old-fash-
Toned old woman who sits by the fire,
garrulous and grumbling, who enter
tains you with her rheumatism and
other troubles, these being the only
tragedies life has left"
Eyes, and l am thinking Of the old
woman who knitted stockings and
mended trousers and cut carpet rags,
and pieced quilts, and nursed the sick,
who spoiled the children-as grand
mothers old and new-fangled will con-
tinue to do to the end of time-and
always had unfailing cookies with
which to mend either broken heads or
Aearts, who rocked the baby and pared
potatoes for dinner while she was rest
Ing herself"
she is a creature Of the past, my
dear"
IT am half sorry for 1t; but let me tell
you of an old dame visited on a sum-
mer afternoon of blessed memory. She
was in her rose garden where she re-
ceived me, making a quaint picture Of
herself. There were roses in her cheeks,
though she was over so, and most Of
her time was spent out Of doors among
her flowers. She was never so happy as