The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-22

ard. putting his hand on the shoulder OF
the youngest one Of the group. said Gen
slemen. II YOU arc enable TO understand
anything eise. can YOU no; comprehend
what gratitude neans?' At the time Of
his marriage TO Mrs. wyndham the rising
statesman was deeply in debt. and ,ha
woman who loved him. being very rich.
paid al the debts and told him tha, she
had get 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 cal them sen
;imeatai: ITCH. my friend, there 10 much
that Is good In sentiment, I shall never
believe that IL is weak. since it brings hap
piness 10 any body. II is stronger than any
other emotion
Did you ever come across q paraSra ph
that made you laugh and laugh until you
though. you could never stop laughing,
That has been nay fase. What read was
this: 'sThe only department OF a paper
which / tank should be closed to lady
writer is the medical. unless. Of course.
she Is medical man." but 1 actually
know Of young woman who had failed
as an art critic being set to answer the
medical inquiries OF correspondents on a
country paper. forget 10 q decimal what
the exact mortality OF the district was at
last, but the proprietor said IL she had re-
manned much longer on the paper there
would have been no subscribers left One
OF her replies was this. Deisy-TaaEks
so much for your kind letter. though Your
writing might be clearer Iss. the ais
take was mine. II should have been a
quarter ct a grain of stryehnlne Instead CT
a quarter OF pound for your fathers
complaint. We are anlrcky, Better luck
next time but I was so very busy. I as
sure you there is no batter shop for mourn
ing than Jays" That young woman
might have been popular IN some districts.
especially where bores were numerous.
That starts the question. What is popu-
iarity? I remember not long ago some
body said that certain man was sure 70
succeed in something because ne was so
popular Then ] wondered what constl-
;uted popular man. and close study has
taught me this much:
4 popular man Is one who Is always
ready 10 take a drink and never gets
drunk.
A pouiiar man il one who dresses well
and looks well, but ID not extensively fash
.onable.
A popular man Is one who IS on good
terms with the barkeeper. who inquiries
after the health Of the walters wife. who
loves her lord, and who buys an apple
from the woman on the corner and who
pays her cents when the price Is cent.
A popular man il one who has an ugly
wife and who. knowing the good looks
OF yours. says. Jack. what handsome
woman your wife isl
Tia popular man Is the enc who viii
listen TO her tale os wee from a woman.
whether che 10 twenty and handsome or
forty-ive and passe. ard then pat her on
the shoulder and advise hsr to be q good
girl.
A popular man = the concentrated es-
sence OF sympathy. He has a smile for
everyhody's Joy ard a pressure Of ire
hand. which means much. FOR every body 3
sorrow
Feel IT. Well. yeu ard don't care
whether he feels i or not. II is the man
ne-s that make the man. ard especially
the popular man. and he Ia intensely ap-
preciated by that representative woman
who when yeu write letter 10 her gives
you no trouble about first names, las.
names or middle names or any ether
name. bat advises you just to direct your
little m4ssive 10 BAB