Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-28

man seemed a miserable specimen be-
slue her. Now it IL about time that
she was knocked Off this pedestal and a
little good sense beaten into her head
hhsn want TO do any worshipping, |
am going to Worship a man. lie is
bigger. stronger, naturally better look
Ing. has q greater respect for truth and
decidedly more charity for one's weak
nesaes. 1t l cannot get man to
worship. believe | will give my
affection to dog, hut certainly not to
woman. Oh, you think | am irritated
about something! Oh, no. | am not,
for ! know there are good women!
Thank God, there are millions of thom,
but they are not the women who 60 IN
for ecstatio friendships They are tho
ones whose friendship has grown up
With you. The friendship that springs
up like weed in the night deserves to
be ierked up and thrown away the next
morning. but very young girl ought
to be told of the women she should
dread. Somebody should shy to her:
beware of The woman, my dear girl,
who tells you all about herself when
you iirst meet her. Beware OF the
woman who announees TO you that H!Ie
has ever sand disagreeable word about
another woman. Gracious goodness
Tho air will be green when she does
Degin, Che woman who nevor says
disagreeable word ie like the dog who
never barks He bites, ami bites to
kill. Beware Of the woman who is very
rich in her caresses TO you. BY all the
| laws of nature woman ought to kiss
man. and she is wasting the time of
two women when Hhe fools about this
sort of thing 80
Here the saving stopped, for lunch
con was announced, and as the busy
workers went into the dining room one
Of them said, sour talk sounded a
little bit like sermon. didn't it?'
And |. who was one of the three lgueas
which nne,, added, "Well. we all have
our time for preaching, and the sermons
| IRE often meant to be kindly little
ones" Perhaps you think when |
preach 1t is like fool jumping up and
shaking his cap SO that the bells ring
and the iangle draws the crowd. But
sometimsH the FOOLS sermon is good
one. And the sermon, which is de-
duced from the talk OF three women
about other women has ended with the
old text for in this case the tex. comes
after the sermon, Honor thy father
and thy mother" though what the
preacher wants to emphasize is, Honor
thy mother" She suffered for you,
abe loves you, and she knows you, her
woman child, as nobody else in the
world does. There are good many
things that deserve TO receive honor
that don get 1T.
If you give honor and pollteness &c
your children, they will give you hCnol
and respect in return.
II you ara polite to the traveller or
sea or land, you will get respect ano
consideration in return.
IL you are polite and considerable tt
those you employ, you will get honol
and respect in return.
If you honor and respect the laws o
a corporation or state, you have right
TO proper treatment Perhaps you vii
get it.
If you honor and respect every man
woman, child aud dog that you meet il
your daily walks, if you give them thu
courtesy due them. you can be very Ger
tain that respect will be shown you
The dog you kick is going to bite Tn
woman to whom you are rude ia gonI
to snub you. The child you don't con
slider worth politeness is going to b.
impertinsnt. Where you give homo
and respect, my friend, you will ~
them in return and many u time
, leaven Of real liking.
The text ia good, the sermon is moan
. to he, 80 because il the intentions h
charitable to the preacher, who doe
, not dare to put prefix or afiix to he
name, but calls herself only Bah.