Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-08-19

loNoT WHO ulbu iOr his love, anu .tH5H
the young lady came in on the chorua
about nobl 10 maid who lived for him.
AZ the young mans mother said, lit
was really grand" But which ever
way you fix that song the girl got the
better Of it, because Hhe could live and
be a widow and have guUd time,
while he would he whore he expressed
such desire to go-in the cold ground.
Then the minister said the rust OF
the programme would be literary, and
the mother OF the young man with q
roach said she though people would
have liked little more music. But
there appeared on the stage lady who
lives next door 10 us and who doesn't
believe in corsets or anything that's
frivolous, and she cheered us by read
ing a poem calico 1.-THE Hearse, -
which was calculated to barrow the
feelings of any mothers present and
give nightmares to nervous women.
Nobody applauded loudly enough for
her to give another recitation,
although she was prepared to do 30
at the slightest encouragement; bnt,
as abe said to me this morning over the
fence. "What eau you expect of a
neigh borhood where they never heard
Buddhists liva on vegetables or notH"
/ answered by saying. What can
your" And she's invited me in TO
have tea and hear her read.
The end of the musicale was on the
violin. Now, l haven't anything
against the young man that played the
and, although there's nothing nearer
tn ne in NJ
he wears yachting get up all the time
but did feel sorry for the fiddle
itself. He made it howl and squeak,
emit fearful yells and act altogether as
il il wers possessed of all tine little red
and black devils that ever existed.
When he got through, no said the
piece was by Wagner. He called ii
"Vogner," which, of course, showed at
once what great musician he is and
how little we know.
A lady then gave us recitation that
was called comic. Perhaps it was but
it didn't seem 30 to me. never can
understand why women will go out oil
the way to make monkeys OF them.
selves. 10 many instances the good
Lord has saved them the trouble. But
that presumably sane person of the
sex known as fair should indulge in
horse play and make general donkey
OF herself convincea me more than ever
that limited suffrage is what we
want.
When everything was over, we
bought lemonade. We needed it sadly.
Never before did / realize how much
lemonade small boy could drink.
One, to my certain knowledge, dranl,
seven tumblers empty, and as ] never
saw him return the eighth glass | an
forced to believe that he swallowed it.
It's dreadful thing TO have mag
nifieent thirst like that wasted on 9
small boy. Naturally We all had good
time. But the fair and entertainment
started me 10 wondering SONS things
| Why, because my baby daughter
happens to be able to drum out g popu
lar tune on the piano and my son and
heir is able to accompany her on the
mouth organ, shall l inflict theii
accomplishments on their neighhor?
Why, If visiting niece of 10 years
is given over to saying smart things,
shall my day be spent in retailing
them to my neighbor, who is bored by
them?
| Have you or ! or anybody else any
| right whatever to foist bad music,
worse singing and tiresome stories OF
the world at large? Not the slightest.
Children cease to be children and ceast
to be ovable when they are developed
into bores by being put on exhibition.
| like good child, but rather thar
see one over whom l have any contro
bother people by asking questions
give them headaches by banging OF
the piano or make them wish tina
poets had never lived by reciting
would conduct that child upstairs ant
out. Herod Herod by cutting its head of
Undoubtedly child is welsprinl
of pleasure, but the world at large, Of
for summer outing, wishes very, yer,
often that that spring were dry. Teact
children to be polite, to be happy, ant
allow them to be children, not in
terested in what their elders are saying
not curious about every bit of gossip
not tiresome prigs or juvenile offenders
but healthy, happy children. That
the sort you like, isn't it? And that
the variety approved of by Bah.