The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-04
WHAT WOMEN CAN DO.

She can come TO a conclusion without the slight
est trouble Of reasoning il. and 40 sane
can DO that
Six of them can talk at and get along hrst
rate. and no two men can do that.
She can safely stick fifty pins in her dress while
be is getting one under his thumb nail.
She is cool a cucumber in half a dozen tight
dresses ana skirts, while nan will sweat and
fume and grosl in one loose shirt.
She can talk as sweet as peaches and cream to
the woman she hates. while two would be
changed ten words
She can throw a stone with q curve that would
be fortune ID baseball pitcher.
She can say no In saeh q low voice that IL
means yes"
She can sharpen a lead pencil ~ you give her
plenty Of time and plenty OF pencils.
She can esnoe al night sin a pair OF shoes two
sizes too small for her and enjoy every minute Of
the time.
She can appreciate a kiss from her husband
sc1enty-nVe years after the marriage ceremony Is
performed
She can 20 to church and afterwzrd tell you
what every woman in the congregation nad on.
and in some rare instances give you some
faint idea Of what the text
She walk half the night with eelieky baby
in her arms without once expressing the desire Of
numbering the infant.
She can do more in a minute than a man can do
In hour, and do it better.
She ear drive a man crazy for twenty-four hours.
and then bring him to paradise in tw) sec
onds BY simply tickling hin under the chin. and
there does not live that mortal son Of Adam .
misery who can do IT,
she ean-but what's the use? A woman can do
anything and eysTything. and do it well.
Penny Wise" Unwise thrift The whole prov
erb Is penny wise and pound foolish, like the
who lost his horse from his penny wisdom in
saving the expense OF shoeing it sfresh wheh one
Of its shoes was loose
''Beil-the-Cst" Archibald Douglas. Earl Of An
gus. was so called. James III made favortss OF
architects and nasops one mason. named Coohrahe
he created earl Of Mar. Tie Scotch mobiles held q
council in the church Of Lauder for the purpose
of putting down these upttsrts, when Lord Gray
asked. WHO viii bell the estT' That Will L."
said Douglas snd he fesrIessly put to death IN
the kings presence the obacrlous minions
'.Anaeharsis among the seythisnA" wise man
smorg fools: Good ou. Of Nazareth" "A Sir
Sidney Smith On Salisbury Plain" The opposite
proyerb is Saul among the Prophets" 4. e, a
fool among wise men. Anacharsis was Seythisn
by birth, and the seythisns we're proyerbial for
thsis uacaltivatsd state and great ignorance.
TURKISH PROVERBS
Sit down crooked II you liss. but talk straight
II Is not By saying honey, honey" that sweet
ness comes into the mouth.
The dog barks. but the CARAVAN passes.
Do not consider the whitensss Of the turban; the
soap was. perhaps. obtained On credit.
II all cur wishes could be srs,ihed. ssery beg
gar would be psshs-
Measure yourself By ycuf s~n yard stick.
oas hour Of justice il worth more than seventy
years Of prayers.
poor man without patience Is Ilke lamp with
out OIL
secret shared By more than tso becomes com
mon properly.
An ignorant man is his esa enemy; hos can be
be anybody slse'S frisndf
king without justice IL a river without ssssr
lie iiVsth long who liysth vsli
All siss is being sang away:
he liysth longest who eaa tell
OF true thiags truly done each dEy.
BE what thou rsemst. live thy creed
Hold up 70 earth the torch divine.
Be what tkeu pFsyest to Be made.
Let nc fzl,sring steps D. thins.
Rev. Hosstias Bsasr.
TO ride abroad with ST. George. but at hons
with St. Aichssl." aals Of ksspsekse bfsEssrt
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charger whittier he listed. ST. Rlehasl. en-
drzzsa- Abroad q rides like ST. oe1Egs ca
herss. which he eaa esafrSl sna ss.,fs. bat At
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