Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-05
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She was not so good az che might
have been. go said those who pretended
to know. Perhaps che was not. But
have been, and some of those who were
her traducers might well have learned
from her Lesson of good. It was n
warm summer day and the depot was
filed with a crowd, for the most part
restless and impatient. Among the
pasaers thru the city were mother and
a large family Of little children. 1t IL
not the easiest thing in the world to
care for a swarm of children when on
IA long and wearsome trip and 1t was
little wonder that while the mothers
attention was engrossed with the baby
the 2-year-old wandered to the door and
lin some manner caught her tiny hand
init. The mother was soon made aware
of the accident, az were all these in the
depot for the child's screams were long
and loud The mother hurried to her
and tried to pick her up, but she was
all unstrung by the worry Of her trip.
Its sleepless nights and care of the flock
OF little ones. II was evident that tho
her mother heart was true and strong.
She did not know what to do for the
child who was by that time fairly
bowling from pain and fright. Then
the dainty clad woman. at whom so
many of her own sex We're in the habit
of looking askance, took that little girl
in her arms and began to soothe and
comfort her. Nearly any one can be
drawn to a pretty child. whose appear
ance gives assurance OF care and clean
lines, but the little girl was not of that
kind. II made no difference to the
woman who was holding her for she
held her az tight and pressed her as
close against her fresh and handsome
gown, as II she had been the most at.
tractive child in the world. An idle by
stander wac sent to a nearby drug
store for a soothing remedy and cud-
ding and a loW-prooned gong soon auc-
ceeded In quieting the child. and before
the train came in che had gone to sleep
in the arms Of the woman of whom go
many would say nothing but that which
liz bad. She may not have been ae good
as slle might have been; there are very
few of ue who are. but the tired woman
and the little girl whom che helped that
day are ones who will testify that she
has kinder heart than many who
draw themselves within the pure white
robe of an unstained life and forget
that around them are those who are
tired and suffering and who need but
little help TO sootl1 and cheer them.
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lit was "a very sorrowful little boy who
was seen yesterday. The knowledge
that he was years old was all that
kept him from shedding copious tears
and even that seemed for moment az.
il II could not keep the tears back much
longer There may have been many
more little boys and girls like him.
for II was cruel idea to have the
circus and the Fourth come in the same
Week. Was there ever child who
could resist the desire to spend the ac-
cumulations of weeks on the fret oc
casion only TO suffer on the second? If
there be such an one he Is not like the
little boy of whom this story Is to tell
for the circus and the side show and the
peanuts for the elephant and the red
lemonade had depleted his store OF PEN
mics and dimeP, and now pray how was
HE to buy torpedoes and toy pistols or
lcannon firecrackers? He wouldn't have
been much of a boy il he had resisted
1.-THE temptation to enjoy the circus to
1.-the greatest extent possible. but he was
Iquite philosophical! for 40 little a boy
\ for, az he trudged away, he said: Gee,
/ hut did have agood time at the cir
lcus, tho
4 a visitor who was In the city few
4 weeks ago and who met large number
A OF club women, told them frankly what
1 her fad is. 1t liz the belief In indtNidu-
|ality She has had great experience In
lclub matters in the east. where she is
]prominent in all such work, and she
3Icontends that the one great faultamong
4 the club women is that they do not re-
4 tain their separate opinions and char
.l5acteristics. In club Of twelve there
a should he, SO she says, twelve we'll de-
fined personalities. 1t is mistake TO
4 wish TO carry every motion unanimous
lily, for II there is perfect unanimity,
There ia apt to be stagnation. We grow
y oniy az We meet with others and learn
4 their ideas of life and things. but 1t Is
). not growing to accept unQuestioningly
!, those ideas. 1t would be sad az we'll as
I, unnatural II we did not change with the
\ years and from our associations, but he
.sIeNIlOl lOl LIE Oeska piliy
by preserving independence, not by a
81 servial submission to- some one else
becaune, perchance, the one knows more
4 Of some ism or has seen more of the
world than the one who is willing tc
! drop all and follow
You can not always tell by the way q
person acts whether he is calm and en-
joying himself or whether he is using
every effort in his power to keep from
showing his fear. OF this fact gooc
example was told yesterday by WON.
an who IL no longer young. 1t all came
! lup when she expressed her desire t
:, spend the glorious Fourth in the coun.
try, IN order to escape az much as pos
siblc Of the noise which is always at:
tendant upon the day. since l an
grown, and 1t is still permissible To-
women to have nerves. I can ray tina
am afraid Of fire-crackers. but wher
l was a little girl no one ever guessed
IT." Then she told OF the torture which
was hers when she WAS a child. for sh'
was the only girl among great Grove
OF boys who were her only playmates
They were wild when the Fourth cam'
!. and for days before spent hour!
. In counting their hoardes OF pennies
: with which thew we're To purchasa ex