The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-28

do at remembrances of something said or done by someone long since passa l.
 Silver threads are creeping in and out. making of the dark strands a trellis upon which to weave their tale of trouble. Fine lines are netting over where dimples rested: aud shadows are gathering where smiles lurked and lured.
 Her share of happiness had been small. Her complaint of her nigga-,lly portion io no greater than her expec- tation of a dole yet to come.
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 The selfish man-he who goes through life holding a shield to protect himself from all the cares and respon- abilities of life, wearing an armor to insure his exemption from all the pains that may result from caring and be- ing cared for, is to be pitied. He be- gins life mothers darling from whom even family troubles are hidden and closets with skeletons are locked. He Is good fellow and lots of love from which he protects himself comes his way and is side tracked. He perhaps is successful in financial matters. and towards middle age is well to do. Is looked upon as a desirable party by matrimonially inclined women. He doubles the thickness of his armor. Shuts himself up closer and closer within himself: sees in every glance of kindness from a woman, skinning design for his heart-and purse-in every trusting look of youth in a child's eye he discerns a desire to make up to him for profit. He may be suc- cessful in reaching the goal of his ann bition as statesman; but in every ex- pression of pride in him he only hears a wish for his precious self. In ev- cry friend he beholds only a designer for share in whatever good comes ot him.
 This man awakens at the first sounds of the step of Old Age. Awakens to a sense of his loneliness, of his worthless ness as an element in the life of any fellow being. Awakens to the fact that as the world has gone on during his life without him, it will perhaps con- tinue without him when he is no more Awakens to the fact that when the story of his life is told, no one will care-really care. He is likely then to become silly and take to the compan- ionshlp of young frivolous girls, whom he cannot trust.
 But who knows-but that in his lone- Hest hours when he and himself sit together and talk it all over, they con- fess that his life has been a failure, that while he has hedged himself about with a safeguard against the cares of life, he has robbed himself of all the joys that go hand in hand with them. In the dull ashes he sees the wreck of all that might have been. The wife, the children, perhaps the grandchil- dren who might have been-who might have cared This successful old bache- AOI uiCo anu oI AaoL 6OiltUOuy happy. His bank account is left, robbed of it's disagreeable appendix. It is unencumbered and in spite of himself somebody. in the eyes of the law, has a right to 1t.
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 The man who diets, isn't he funny? Only funny if one knows how to handle him. He is consumed with the idea that his life depends on his living un- der a regime of strict dieting. He is never satisfied with a meal if he haa not put in a Special order" Such a man will feel that chicken is the only meat that will be acceptable to his organs, if raw beef is the piece de resistance for the occasion. If chicken has been selected by the for the rest of the family, then a sudden decision that the life giving juices of rare beef Is all that win prevent gastritis. takes hold of the dieting man.
 Of course 1t Is a fact accepted by all who are connnoisseurs on matters of hygiene. that a prescribed diet will lose it's efficacy if all the family partake ,f it. It must be Special order" for he dieter.
 This gentleman will complain that he one thing above all others detri- mental to his good health Is potato salad. And yet. when that is feature ,f the home supper. he will partake hereof freely, and look perfect pie ure of before taking" at the break last table next morning. When his wife remarks "knowing that the potato salad would be injurious to you, 1t would have been wise to refrain from eating it." he will reply, What are you going to do if there Is nothing but po- ato salad? One must eat something" beHe will be not set back when she reminds him that the bill oil fare for the supper under discussion included: fried chicken. stewed apples. potato salad, bread, butter, syrup and iced tea! and will reply: "Iced tea; Iced tea. hats a fine diet for man worn out with a hard days work. Waffles be- ing the bread for that breakfast, he with a poor one" air orders toast,