The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-15
FASHIONS in Para8Ol8.
Bah Gets Advces as the Latest Paris Modes and
Bad Form in Umbrellas.

] don't mean that: bat the women who
are ctcrnally constant. This sticking by
a man through thick and thin makes
him horribly weary. and he would be
much better satisfied if lr, were occa-
sionaily allowed Il little rope Women
are utterly lacking III sentiment. and the
clcycrcSt of tbpm can only assume il.
Whereas "a man can choke up and his
eyS will be full Of tears, and when YOU
ASK him what's the matter, he may say
he would rather not tell YOU; but even
tually he will let YOU know that he
thought it unuttcrably sweet of you to
put on the frock he liked. to pin Il flower
i'll his buttonholc, or to have had some
special dish that pleased him for dinner.
Now, you only put on the frock because
it was becoming without thought of
him. You pinned the rose in his button
. hole because you had it in your hand
and didn't konw what else to do with
i it, and You had that special dish ordered
because YOU liked it yourself. Men are
(. faithful 10 memories even. And Wom-
an lovely woman, who has every virtue
III the dictionary given to her, forgets
q. as quickly as a cat
Somebody said: "Oh. Constance, how
can YOU say such thing? Didn't w.
love your husband:'
PUNNED on HIS NAME.
| And Constance. with truthfulnesS
that was charming, bccuaSe it WAS un,l-
Sual. answered, Yes, l suppose | did;
but | really have forgotten what it WIs
like: and though he was always very
we'll satisfied, | don't think l ever put
myself out particularly to please him.
Somebody said this want a suita ole
} tn hot iris
! so it stopped just there, and to fill the
gap | told a story | had heard the night
. before-a story told after dinner by Il
! pleasant Englshman. And Il pleasant
! nglishman who has a good fund of sto-
! l'eS is the most delightful dinner com
panion ever created. But here's the sto-
. ny: There is a very learned magazine
Published ln this country-Well call t
: the South American Record. 1t is own
! ed by !; digniied gentleman of great
, wealth and much fashion. One night
| this gentleman was hOasting that in
J this day of disrespect, in this day OF
/ punning and jcering and jestng. no on,
! had ever yet been able to make Il pun
Oh his name. and in his stately way he
| was thankful for it. The pleasant Eng
j liShman had accepted an invitation tO
i dine with him the next night. but some
thing happened to prevent, and he was
| forced to stay at home His mother
| 4 charming lady. over ninety years Old
was surprised to see her son. rs she mad
! heard he was going ont, and, looking
| at him she remarked. in perfect inno-
ccncc of the wrong naming: '0h. my
dear, are YOU here: ! thought YOU wc:,
! going to dine with Mr.. Boiled Rice" No
! body has ever dared tell the stately gen
i tlcman of the innocent pm made on his
| name. but three or four people find it DIFF
! ticUlt To keep from calling him after tn
/ nnocuouS vegetable. And yet the dear
old lady was Il friend. But perhaps II.
might think that. innoccntly, she wore
! the yarb Of an enemy.
FRIENDS AND ENEMIES.
! Who doesn't prefer some enemies Il
] some friends?
| prefer the open enemy 10 the so
called friend who considers it amusing
to discuss my weaknesses before people
! who are strangers to me.
] ! prefer the open enemy to the so
called friend who uses me as long as i
is convenient, and then laughs about
how easily | am fooled.
/ | prefer the open enemy 10 the 80
called friends, who, visiting me in the
! day Of my sorrow. hears of my Woes.
and tells them To Il lot of idle listeners.
! prefer the open enemy to the 50
| called friend who exploits i'll temper, dis
agreeable truths. and dissatisfaction
upon m.. counting that Friendship gives
such privileges.
prefer an open fight always. Then
! there's honest cnmity. not innuendocs.
not hackbitin@. nor lying. where YOU
strike out from the shoulder. either
mentally or physically. straight. .Anc
| you can bet your luckp"nny that You
Will find either Il good friend or 4 good
enemy in Bah.