The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-17
KNEW SHE WAS GROWING OLD.
How She Knew 1T and What Her
Dread Resolve Was.

Dread Resolve Was.
The lively spinster had never put
any faith in the saying that woman Is
as old as she looks, while a man is as
old as he feels. She insisted that the
latter might be just as true of woman
if she chose to make it So For her
part she meant to be too much inter-
ested in everything to have time to
grow old, and she could thus persuade
herself-and others-that she possessed
perpetual youth.
But one day she came into her mar
ried sisters sitting ROOM looking very
grave. 1t was a gorgeous spring day.
the air thrilling with life-a day to
make even a college freshman or the
illogical student feel young, So the
married sister was alarmed when the
lively spinster, after portentously sol
emn greetings. sat down in any easy
chair and announced solemnly:
MARY, I'm growing old"
The married sister looked across at
her anxiously.
whats the matter, dear?" she ask
ed. "You haven't the grip, again, have
you?"
"Worse than that said the spinster
gloomily "That only makes you think
that you're old, and when you get over
tiff you ever do-you feel young
again But I sha'n't get over this"
She choked a little and used her hand
kerchief IFS something inside lof me
and it can't be cured"
The married sister looked frightened.
ooh, do see DIR. Pegram,' she urged.
''He was so nice about the baby's new
tooth that ! am sure he could cure
anything"
The spinster shook her head with
even deeper gloom.
TITS not that sort of thing at ALL"
she mourned, There's nothing I could
take medicine for. Perhaps If I told
you about it might feel it little better,
although nothing can really help me
now But l feel you ought to know"
The married sister assumed an ex-
preston of as much interest as could
be put on at short notice by the mother
of a young family. for the benefit of
any object except the family. TELL me
about it, DEAR she said. patiently
You see, it's like this" said the
spinster. ~ always thought | would
be young as long as I could feel young,
so l didn't mind-very much--when
began to have a few gray hairs. They
are not of much Importance anyhow,
If you are careful how you do your
hair. Then I felt my face looked young
and took facial massage twice a week
to keep down the wrinkles. But, after
all, the feeling young was the main
thing"
She stopped and sighed deeply.
Eyes" said the sister. II feel that
myself. I'd take facial massage, too,
although I am younger than you are,
but the baby needs 50 many
1T doesn't do any good when you
once feel old inside" interrupted the
splinter, sadly. but I didn't suppose
I'd get to that for a long, long, time,
If ever. So I didn't cara-much-when
quite young girl got up and gave me
her seat in the car one day a few weeks
ago. I thought 1t was unnecessary and
have been because I looked old. for
there was a double row of young men
reading their papers and none of them
offered me a seat. If I had really
seemed old one of them might have
gotten uD. A man really did one day
when a blind old lady with white hair
was helped on the car. But then she
was lame"
She sighed again.