The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-14


in her; but, unlike the hard, complace pin
cushion. that one which is only a
receptacle for pins and needles, this poor,
moral pincushion was hurt by every point
and WINGED as each pin, or needle was di-
reeted. as She thought, at her The moral
pincushion can always be made to suffer
by the people who make little malicious
speeches. In doubt as TO the becoming
ness of her frock, she meets Miss Young
Lady, who says 10 her: "Ah. you've got
a new gown. ] thought Of getting that
color myself but / was afraid to risk it.
That one speech means suffering for the
season to the poor pincushion, since she
must wear her dress, and she is now con-
WINGED that she looks a thousand times
worse in it than she really does. She
runs across an old friend who says to
her: "How the years have gone by since
you and / went to school! And you mar
ried Charley Brown-well, well l could
tell you something about Mr.. Brown, but
] won't" Now, there comes worry and
misery. The pincushion is convinced that
her husband loved some other woman
more than he did her, and that he probably
spends his days in regretung his choice.
ANY little speech that she can possibly
take unto herself and make herself mis-
cradle about she seizes with an avidity
that is so remarkable that one almost
wonders if she isn't greedy for slabs It's
true she's kind-hearted, and her eyes VIII
fiji with tears as you tell her of some tale
of woe while she is the first to help
where assistance is really needed. But
from her childhood up she has maze heI-
self the receptacle for all inc nasty
speeches uttered before her. She has al
lowed her imagination 20 make the worst
of everything; until she is convinced that
she is the most maltreated, as wen as the
most SUPER sensitive woman in the World.
1t never enters her head to protect her-
self She never thinks that all these care
less speeches may not be meant Tor her,
no. she goes along through IRE huIL py
every pin- prick of thoughtleSSness,
wounded by every needle-point OF sarcasm
and unnecessarily unhappy.
There are few families in Wmcn there -
not a moral pincushion; and the peop'e
who are forced TO live with her are the
only ones capable of telling just how ag-
Cravating these selt-made martyrs are: l
saw self-made because the moral pm
cushion is usually person eaten up with
seif-consciousnesS. If she could eliminate
the thought of herself from her life she
would he happier if she would devote
more time Sympdthiztng with other pe0-
pie and less with continual search after
unhappiness in herself she would not only
be more agreeable but better looking. This
type OF woman gets wrinkles around her
eyes, has her mouth drawn down at the
corners. anu her tOrenedu with nedNy HileS
across it, the result of deep study as TO
how each wicked speech could be meant
for her. It's the duty of mother 10 ma
out which one of the little people in the
nursery is inclined TO he a moral pincush-
ion, and TO subdue the inclination by doses
of comomn sense, administered, not only
daily, but hourly. Speaking of the nur-
sery, how many women know how TO train
III boy in the way he should go? The
average only boy, educated among a lot
of women, is / am sorry to say, either d
Hnnnln hNnnFTifn
years of age one of these mothers boys
criticised the right OF a preacher to hope
that an the little dead babies Wouldnt be
sent to everlasting torment! / don't know
what medicine would have been good for
this young mall-sometimes / think a mix
ture of calomel and castor oil. with a linn
tied acquaintance with those bad boys
out on the street. might have made him
something of man, but l doubt it, When
everybody else went boating he charmed
the ladies' of his family by preferring TO
study his catechism; when everybody else
played tennies, or croquet. or basketball,
he chose 20 count the pennies that were
how to arrange their locks in
me. don't like a bad boy-but bad
boy could reform, while this boy would
never reform unless il should be when he
got into the penitentiary after embezzling
the funds of some charitable association,
like a polite boy, but like a boy who
enjoys life as a boy should; who enjoys
belng out In the open air; who likes boys
books and boys games; but boy who
has been bred so well that, even at an
an early age, he knows how to act as a
gentleman should Now, | object to the
sissy and l object to the tough; l long
Tor the happy medium. And there are
plenty OF nice boys. Generalizing, they
are more agreeable than small girls,
though they are seldom as smart The
small girl is overwhelmingly conscious.
unless girls are plentiful in her ESTABLISH H.
ment of her best clothes; she doesn't mind
fhrnQrh he Ion rs.1,r,
because she's quite sure the congrega ton
enjoys seeing her. Vain little personagel
How the girl is mother to the womani
She pretty to look upon, and she is de-
sirable TO have where boys are around.
as she is the refining influence The wise
Inother early teaches her boy that the first
Cholce OF everything must go to sister:
that they must share their play toys with
SISTER; mat they must keep their heavy
Iands OIL the beautiful dolls that are her
qehght. consideration for sister is the
keynote of an American nursery. Does il
make the girl selfish? Not particularly.
and II makes out of the boy the American
man VINO. no matter how low he NAV be-
come always has in his heart a respect
Tor good women. In English households
me boys are too often allowed 10 bully
the girls, who must wait on them The
elris are taught to consider the BOYS big
or niue, and all that the girls can hone
htOr When they grow up is TO get a hus-
pdnu ana nome, for so much of the pa-
ttrhal fortune Is required for the sons that
they cannot afford TO remain single. /
euPpose the IDEAL woman the best mott her
WI STRIKE that wonderful happy medium
anu make her boys polite and considerate
Dui seH-resDectful as we'll
mere no doubt about IL that we All of
~ 70 IN the way we arc trained some
body sald there WAS a great deal of poIite-
ness wasted, but don't believe thar If
the woman 70 whom you give a seat in The
street car hasn't the decency TO thank
you, ~ IS rather hard treatment hut Won
youfset know that you have done what ia
Ilght ana what IS polite, and you should
nor. because OF the ignorance of one yO-
man, allow yourself TO be her equal bv
tohcluuiug IN future TO forget Your good
manners. Women are "A little too well used
20 being considered under this flag Of ours
90 many 81 them have gotten TO the MONT
Wheh lheN thlnk that. simply because thew
are women. all consideration shoutd he
SHOWN them. OF course, there's some truti,
~ thls, hut because they are women and
ms beautiful chivalry is shown 10 them
thrN should make every gentleman con.
-.tous Of their Keen appreciation OF his
.etognluon Of them Won have seen fhr
woman who. by sitting sidewise occuptes
80 so9is 10 the street car, YOU have.
V!~o, seen the woman who piles her wraps
hhout her when she's at the theater In
snen way that she takes uD part Of vo,,,
'nair. ~ YOU are forced TO sit like a tfuEs-
ga chicken; You have seen the woman who
htpi q whole line Of people waiting while
NNt nlHplayed her Ignorance 10 "A banl,
cashier or ticket seller: you have been
unfortunate enough TO so IN front of the