The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-24

Of tact among the branches of the stur-
der plant. blending her sweet blossom OF
justice, wisdom, purity and mercy among
rank foliage of mis- sterner qualities. And
thus in harmony they listened 10 the gen.
tie zephyrs of peace and happiness or 10
gether bent before the bowling winds of
adversely.
1T is Of che last and best creation of
God that we have to speak. Woman, the
noblest type. loving, wise, sympathetic,
unselfsh. devoted whether she be sweet
heart, wife or mother. Shall picture her
young and beautiful radiant in all the
charms Of girlhood standing al the gar
den gate at evenude, watching the
silver rays Of the waning moon
lost in romantic thoughts of purest
love. listening with beating heart for the
footsteps Of her tardy lover, whom she
impatiently awaits to fold her in his arms
and breathe sweet nothings in her confid-
ing ear or snail 1 portray her, older.
more mature, with sweet sentiment and
quivering romance, tempered by all the
stern realities of married life. Soothing
with loving yet gentle touch mans trou-
bled brow and bringing bright hopes and
comforts to his saddened heart. Or shall
! sketch one of that noble class of wo-
men, whom we find always at the post
OF duty, for sweet chartys sake, forget
tuI Of all danger to themselves, where
plague and pestllence, war and famine
leave death and misery in their path.
These women with uutiring zeal and fear
less devotion, with noiseless footsteps and
tender care, with sympathetic smile and
cheering whisper, minister to the wants
of suffering humanity; and when after
all that skin and love can do death
claims it's own, her mission has
almost just begun. the bereaved widow,
the fatherless children, reveal to their
bleeding hearts and she pours a healing
balsom on their wounds
or shall ! portray her with silver locks
and wrinkled brow, a benevolent smile
and merry twinkle in her kindly eye, at
whose knee you lisped your prayers, to
whom you come with all your childish ills,
to find healing solace in her sweet sym
pathy; your every joy and hope and
youthful dreams reflected in the clear
spring of her maternal love.
Some little box you prise so dear
Contains picture quaint and rare
beautiful dream of acts untold
EnYelops the features now grown old
For the face so young, so fresh, so fair,
lis now wrinkled from time and care
But the loving smile and memories hover
Round this the picture of your mother
And as you gently lay it away
She was a woman l hear you say
Whatever type OF noble woman we Sc
lect brings before the mirrow of our mind
a kindly face that memory loves to linger
on, beloved by her people, revered by all;
who by virtue of her grace and accom-
pishments, her character and ability
was a model Of Gods modest work. AS
wife and mother, as a woman among wo-
men, she measured up to the highest stan
dard of her sex. In loyalty to the highest
| and noblest things in devotion to duty,
in prudent counsel and wise and firm
guidance, no nation and people has ever
been more highly favored than England
under the scepter of Victoria"
Capt McIlpin's response was received
with shower of applause and at it's con-
clusion, the guests drank to the toast,
Woman"
Mr. ". II. Teasdaie sang very effective
ly. Thy Sentinel Am T. and the first
annual dinner of the Victoria Society was
at an end AZ Il a