The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-19
THE WEEPING WOMAN.

She isn't delight to her family or
friends. But she is a Joy, perhaps, unto
others.
she-this weak specimen-begins, may
be. as baby girl. crying for her wants
when she expresses them; and fairly yell
ing when denied them.
As q big school girl, she thwarts her
teachers every effort by her grimace-
weather, dripping countenance- When
told Of mistakes and given directions as
70 future line of work for improvement,
she melts into tears; when criticised for
bad work she weeps; when praised for
good. again she weeps.
Later in life the weeping woman meets
every emergency with tears. She cries
when she's glad. and she cries when she's
sad She Is cowardly. and having no
other or more dignified weapon Of defense.
she fights all Of life's battles with tears.
and comes out, she deems. victorious.
But each time smaller thing, she is. in
the estimation Of her antagonist.
once knew a woman with almost
grown children who was a fine pianist,
but who decided to perfect herself by
taking lessons from a teacher of very
high degree. She began, and when she
was told of some very serious and deeply
ground errors in her training, and the
method Of practice for Graduating them
was pointed out, she wept On through
the entire lessons, at the slightest prov
ocation, the tears would drip on fingers
and keys.
A period was put to each lesson by
tragic bowling of face in hands. and few
sobs were accompanied by q declara-
tien. "I'll never learn"
She had gone to that teacher for praise
and commentator only. She was pay
ing a high price for it. too.
What companionable wife is the weep
ing woman! The husband of such an one
must bear his own, and her burdens. too,
with added duty of CONSIDER.
When a man sees the wife be loves
weep the first time, 1t is apt to break
his heart. He feels that she suffers on.
The second time, he sees that it didn't
kill her, and he is less hurt at the sight
After a while he walks of with Don't
bother me- from what has become to
him merely a nuisance
The weeping woman gets sympathy, and
care Is taken of her by those who love
her; but each would prefer to be with
some one else. She is not the brave,
bright, sunshiny and restful woman whose
presence is a delight. Such a woman
may fly to pieces when things go wrong;
may be intolerant of negligence and i'm
patient with carelessness. but she Will be
the central attraction of her household,
while the weeping. gloomy woman. to
whom the smallest personal trial in life is
a tragedy, will be avoided.
There are tears. glori1us tears! that do
credit to the heart THAT prompts them.
But they are not those shed for self pity.
They come from a heart that aches for
the ills of others.
love the woman whose eyes I'LL when
reading a sad story, or when listening
to q tale of woe told behind the foot
lights.
Mark 1t, the same woman who is always
deluged with tears and busy heaving
signs because her own life is not all she
would want 1t, is never the one whose
heart is touched by the needs of others.
Is not the one who looks forward to a
life, or back on life, of help to others?
She is not the woman who is happy that
she has it in her power to soften the
hard lines in snother's life.