The age-herald., 1898-05-15

telligence, woman whom you love. and there is no happiness equal to bidding her goodby and never seeing her again until 1 o'clock luncheon, when over a cold pheasant and bottle of cham pagne she tells of that which had inter ested her during the hours when you were apart and sympathizes with you if there is anything that has troubled you during the day.
 A recent sketch of Disraeli tells lit- tie anecdote about him which is new to me and possibly may be new to you. When his wife had grown quite old and had fancy for clnging to old fashion ed gowns bonnets out of style and cloaks that lacked chic, party of men at one of the fashionable clubs who had just seen her pass in her carriage We're laughing about her and guying her. They did not realize that in one corner of the room well hidden by a newspaper sat the great man. After bearing their folly as long as he could he rose and, putting his hand on the shoulder of the youngest one of the group, said, Gentlemen, if you are un- able to understand anything else, can you not comprehend what gratitude means?" At the time of his marriage to Mrs. Wyndham the rising statesman was deeply in debt, and the woman who loved him, being very rich, paid all the debts and told him that she had got more than the worth of her money when he thanked her with kiss. These are the things that make life beautiful. You may laugh at them and call them sentimental; but oh, my ie- hot fc tr1 sentiment! I shall never believe that it Is weak since it brings help to anybody, since it brings happiness to anybody. It is stronger than any other emotion.
 Did you ever come across a para graph that made you laugh and laugh until you thought you could never stop laughing? That has been my fate. What I read was this: "The only department of a paper which 1 think should be closed to a lady writer is the medical unless, of course, she is medical man., but I actually know of a young woman who had failed as an art critic being set to answer the medical inquiries of cor respondents on a country paper. I for get to a decimal what the exact nor tality of the district was at last, but the proprietor said if she had remained much longer on the paper there would have been no subscribers left. One of her replies was this: 'Daisy--Thanks so much for your kind letter. though your writing might be clearer. Yes, the mis- take was mine. It should have been a quarter of grain of strychnine instead of quarter of a pound for your fa- ther's complaint. We are unucky! Bet ter luck next time, but was so very busy. I assure you there is no better shop for mourning than Jays" That young woman might have been popular in some districts, especially where bores were numerous.
 That starts the question, What is pop ularity? I remember not long ago some- body said that certain man was sure to succeedin something because he was so popular Then wondered what con- stituted a popular man, and close study has taught me this much:
 A popular man is one who is always ready to take a drink and never gets drunk.
 i. popular man is one who dresses we'll and looks well. but is not offensive ly fashionable.
 A popular man is one who is on good terms with the barkeeper who inquires after the health of the walters wife. who loves her lord, who buys an apple
 
 pays her cents when the price is 1 cent
 A popular man is one who has an ugly wife and who, knowing the good looks of yours, says, Jack, what a handsome woman your wife is!''
 The popular man is the one who will listen to her tale of woe from a woman. whether she is 20 and handsome or 45 and passee, and then pat her on the shoulder and advise her to be a good girl.
 A popular man is the concentrated essence of sympathy. He has a smile for everybody's joy and a pressure of the hand, which means much, for ev- erybody's sorrow
 Feel it? We'll. you and I don't care whether he feels it or not. It is the manners that make the man. and espe- cially the popular man. and he is in- tensely appreciated by that supersensi- tive woman who when you write let ter to her gives you no trouble about first names, last names or middle names or any other name, but advises you just 10 direct your little missive to