The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-22

and day by day the chestnut upon her
head was more and the gold less till the
day came that She had propheSied, and
with the day Il little child, whose hafr
had stolen all her mOther's gold, as her
heart had drained away .hcr mothers
life All, reader may 1t be long before
you kncc at the bedside of her you love
best in the world and know that Of al
Your love is left but Il hundred hear
beats, while beside sits Death. watch in
hand, and fingers upon her wrist
"'IIusband.' whispered Elizabeth as
We looked at each other for the last
time, let her be your little golden girl
And then a strange sweetness stole over
her face, and the dream of Elizabeth's
life was ended.
AS | write | hear in the still house
the running Of little feet, a fairy patter,
sweet and terrible to the heart. Little
feet, little feet-perhaps if | follow you
| shall find again our mother that is
lost. Perhaps Elizabeth left YOU with
me that l should not miss the way"
Could any man write that unless he
were a poet? Ah. my friend, if Richard
lie Gallienne comes to the town in which
you live go and hear him read if only to
pay the poet Il compliment and to hear
him tell with Il boyish smile on his face
that the best cXplanati ion he can give of
paradox is that it is like truth
standing on its head to attract atten
ton
In '"The Quest of the Golden Girl
the author grows most enthusiastic and
uses capitals to express his enthusiasm
for ''The Girl Who Works" To-day
she lis many: she is rich, she is poor, she
is nobody, she is a great swell, she may
Il
various restaurants with eggs and milk,
or she may be little Miss Blossom, from
2 country town, who is busy all day
long behind a desk. But you are entire
ly out of the world-that is. out of the
fashion-unless you buy everything pos
sible from The Girl Who Works"
4,AWEST INNECK SCARFS.
For wear with. your tailOr-made gown
you arc nobody unless you deal with the
.a test fashionable ShOp-keeper-that is 10
say. you must get your big puffed scarf,
your narrow string tie. your medium
sized teck, or whatever you may lean
to in the way of ScarfS, from the john
stone Bennett Neckwear Company.
j. hat is the business into which the
clever little actress has gone. initiating
a titled woman in London. You go to
the handsome building; YOU ride up
several flights in an elevator, and, wish
ing the newest things in scarfs. you en-
ter an artist;cally furnished room. and
then wonder where the stock is. There
is no sign of trade. The room has been
properly arranged by Il famous Boston
house decorator. and when YOU speak
to one of the pleasant women standing
around YOU are shown the richest as
WplI m lS a
pictures or samples Of the styles. but
Your special scarf will be made to order
for you. and. delight Of delights. you will
have one like the one that [ ordered.
which cannot be cOlY;rd-a darling that
has not merely tho name of the makcr
on the back but made to order for
Rab by The tombstone Bennett \cckwear
Company" That is the reason the
smart girls arc all going there for their
scarfS. That the scHrfs are we'll made
goes without saving, but every woman
likes this individual ownership. and
tLen, too. every piece Of silk or brocadc
or madras or lawn. or whatever lt may
fc that is used, is made especially for
this firm and the manufacturer cannot
sell the pattern to any one else III
America. We women are all selfish III
lovir. that best which nobody else can
ETHICS OF ENTH USI Assn.
Enthusiastic? OF course I'm cnthusas-
tic that was my endowment at birth.
ut there are worse things than being
enthusiastic.
Enthusiasm is not Il bad thing when it
induces YOU to do the right thing at
the right time. Enthusiasm rs not Il
bad thing when it induces YOU to give
Of your sympathy or your money where
it is most needed.
Enthusiasm is not Il bad thing when
it Induces you to stand up boldly for
your friend and to show Il cold shoulder
TO yOur enemy.
Enthusiasm lis not Il bad thing when it
induces YOU to be kind. sympathetic and
loyal: it is only bad when it makes you
bitter of speech and cold of heart, and
| hope it will never affect in that way
either You or BAB.