The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
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The Weaver.
Who Is 1t weaves such marvellous tapestries
In dyes that dazzle If the eyes but scan!
Richer of hue and of design are these
Wonder Is cloth of gold moro royal bright
Than that whrrron King Henry Francis
When they put 10y the mailed gage of fight
For friendships silken net
That russell there Is of II glossier sheen
Ihan e,er was donnsd hy merry Robin
To lead his lads who wore the Lincoln
green
Through Sherwooa's shadowy wood.
And yondrr scarlet Drawer lar appearS
Than TINT which deckcd the pcnnons of
I the bold
Who urged the lines of the emhattleu spears
Through the red wars of old.
Who Is this weaver IN these wondrouS dyes
That works such magic in the hours OF
gloom!
Go, and pcrchance tonight you may surprise
September at her loom.
Clinton Scotland In Wcman'S Home Com
panlon.
Mcannes s ia Retu sing to Pay Honest
Bills.
Strict honesty Is Pare virtue even
among the class Of people who arc not
| exposed to temptation. 1t is we'll
known fact that no, Il few fine women
| dc not pay their bills unless forced to
! do so, and that many Il small account re-
mains finally to their credit tor more
properly it might be said, tliscrrdit), be,
cause those to whom they owe money
have not the means or the power 20 col
| lcct what is due them.
what do you do with your hillS?
| asked fashionable woman of one of her
| friends; Il always put mine in the fire
"Oh. throw mine in drawer said
the other. Il always stick them in and
shut it up again as fast as possible, for
| hate the sight of the accumulation
When the people get troublesome send
them down to my husbands office"
II made gown for Mrs. \. two years
ago. said struggling dressmaker
speaking of a certain rich woman, land
she has not paid me yet. She takes nc
| cogniZance Of my accounts, which | send
| her every now and then. l suppose she
| simply does not intend paying me, fol-
she knows it would injure my business
| if put it in the hands OF a lawyer
II have had some curious experiences
! with rich women in regard to the selling
| of tickets remarked philanthropi(
| divers charities by organizing various en-
! tertainmentS. Il find it is the hardest
| work to collect the money, and sometime.
| the tickets are never paid for. Only LAS
year Il friend sent to me for twenty tick
| cts at s. each for some theatricas We
We're having for the benefit of hospital
| II will have. a dinner expressly she
said. generously, and bring my people or
afterward.' and she chose the best seat:
| in the place. / thought it awfully mic.
of her at the time, but was not so much
| pleased when the treasurer wrote me she
| had not collected the money for the tick
cts from my liberal friend, nor has sh,
| paid vet. We sent her the bill, but We
heard nothing further, and as none of II.
felt like dunning her personally we le
the matter DROP
| Many women seem rather to enjoy ,
certain species of cheating, from gettins
the better of the government by SNUG
Cling their wardrobes through the custom
house to doing a corporation out of 5
! cent fare All similar transactions seen
to them quite allowable, and even com
mendable.
"A woman has not mans nice sens,
of honor affirmed one of the latter Sc.
while commenting on the above peculi
arity.
| How about that nice sensitivenes.
when il man wants to sell a horse ?
oueried female auditor, and the counter
| question was unanSwerable .-Bosto1
| Herald.