The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-14
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: HER POINT OF VIEW s.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

I'I1EttE Is II man UP III Nfreen ltluSe
who has n Christian horse--at
least that is what ne calls a GER
tain very docile and emiable animal
which in its own way has as definite
a reputation as lots of people who at
tend prayer meeting regularly every
Wednesday night. This particular
horse is thus dubbed by it's owner be-
cause he reserves It for special work
in the interests of charity and religion.
There are feeble old ladies who would
never get any rides in the open air
were It not for this christian horse"
There have been sick little children
and weak convalescents who know
several good reasons why the Chris
tian horse is thus named. When the
chairman of the finance committee of
the Home for the Friendless desired
some method by which to gather spoils
for the rummage sale she knew the
value of the Christian horse. When
some poor widow needed coal drawn
for her winter fire, she had the SER
vices of the same friend. When an
aged grandmother was too poor to hire
carriage to go to her little grand
child's funeral and too lame to walk
the long distance, the Christian horse
trotted sedatcly off with the aged wo-
man cuddled up in the best phaeton
in the stables. When the church was
to send Christmas dinners to several
poor families it was the Christian
horse that personally conducted the
distribution.
1t has never been stated whether the
owner, who, by the way, is Liveryman
j. f. Warner, has ever posted up in his
stables the placard which another liv-
eryman has caused to be nailed in a
prominent spot stating: mo profane
language used around these horses"
but at any rate he is giving a practi-
cal demonstration of the benefit of a
good example. Just how many noble
deeds his Christian horse has accom-
plished can not be told in this brief
sketch.
Men are such ounces; not always, to
be sure, but in spots, at times. sum
mer Is one of the times. For ten
months of the year they dress with
comfort if not invariably in taste.
| They wear loose, easy-titting, sensible
garments, which are quickly shaken
| off or on when speed is a requirement.
They are equipped for all emergencies,
and are never without place to carry
handkerchief and samples of dimity
and recipes for preserves. They can
| jump on and off car, even backward,
without turning a double somersault
| by reason of their draperies. They can
stand up and cling to a strap without
| danger of bringing on a heart attack,
and they can take long, deep, sub
cellar breath with no after-results on
account of stays.
But through July and August they
do dress like gibbering idiots, instead
| of nice, delightful, reasonable human
| beings. How on earth they can live at
all in the wardrobe they carry is d
puzzle, much less rush around and take
the violent exercise of mind and body,
| often demanded of business and pro-
fessional men. Why, if we wore such
garments in the summer there would
be a procession of swooning women all
| the way up and down town.
The shirt waist is the greatest pro-
duct of modern civilization--next to
soap. 1t is worth more to woman than
the ballot, and in the order of benefits
probably comes next to religion. Its
influence on national affairs, through
the reflex action of temper and dispO-
sition, is not realized. 1t doubtless
aVerts more suicides than the park
policemen, and in more or less modi.
fled form has a direct influence or
public morals.