The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-07-24
SENTIMENT.
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Many bad men have mucS.
True sentiment is a wonderful thing, foi
with Il We mas enjoy beautiful picture:
We may appreciate grand music, know toe
chant OF a great poets mind, luxuriatc W
the white Of q ine perfume, acknowledge
the genius Of a writer's art, feel the quIy.
ering ibcrs Of q kindred soul and love God
a. he would have D. love Him.
Scniimentality Is the driveling imitation
INDUCED N by those who think that 20 hang
the head on one side and say: Isn't !.
sweet and Isn't it dear!' and slohbcr
kisses ca everything irom puppy dogs 10
brass idols u sentiment.
Some folks believe that kissing every.
thing IN sight Is a fine show Of sentiment
II D. fine sentiment which picks up a
stray and flea FIFTEEN dog IN the street. 10
be ieudsrly cared Tor. while the iral vie
o. home keeps the household, does Che fam.
iy washing and mcnding and worrying
ah0s; the two ends shat won't meet!
Il Is an excellent sentiment tha, wesps
/ opiJusiy over a IAtACilg love story aud
leis the mother do tbc kitchen work
10 b an honorable sentiment that
lcarhgs love 20 an i'n0,rui ma dsR By a mar.
ried man.
~ D. q NlNHh NflH.EliHN - Nh iastAfk " ltiN NHf
mands thc gentle ralirtudc Of others Tor
It, poctiCal yagaI,c., Sc. Ueglects with $50.
tcmstic care tHuaE 4ttHlHess Tot the scuti.
mcnts Of others
Some iolk.' idea OF sentiment s a aad.
sweet smile.
True sentiment don't Sigh Ike O blast
furnace. It, eyes are not continually wa
terry. 10 don't slJbber.
True sentiment can take pleasure IN q
ield Of flowers without mthlc,sly pluck.
iEg them 20 be oaFelCs,ly iohdiSd awhile
ard then thrown away
In ms ntishhlghood lyr-l little ser.
nan woman. She is w1msnly, round
little thing. iud her husband is a b.R blonde
DutchmAn They have been married D
years. he kccTin . harness shop about half
. mile from bis home
Every evening the round little German
woman leaves her home and tro,s over 20
her husbands store. Esery evening he
/ waits until che comes Then he takes
l down Biz bat and together they start back
/ home
/ II t's "a plcasan. evening they stroll along
lclsurCiy, arm in arm Maybe they'll stop
IN somewhere anil get bag Of peanuts,
Z which they munich on the way. liit's warm
I they stop iH tJc drug store i1r O. drink OF
s1la. II 10 happens 10 BE- raining or cold,
he snuEsles her tightly under biz arm.
l Their faces are thr faces 81 innocent. happy
children They love each other They trust
each other They are man and wife and
true comradcs, she iu hey womans way, hC
| IN his mans way,
| Hut ,hc doesn't forget 10 give him good
/ meals and q plclsanl and orderly home.
J Nor does b. nrF.Jc. 60 provide The where.
wilhal therefor
That u sentiment
I know another woman. No children
are more kissed than her children. None
| src dlrtisr. None are more practically I'M
[ cared for Soc knows bahy tail aud love
Z words by the yard, and often have ! seen
| her weep over Ga" illness ui sole little iHi,
OF a hefcayrd vomaB's sorrow, 0r mis-.
| fortune that has bcialien a ncigbh0r Bus
| her own htilest one Crepl unmatched lu'c
| the street Que day when The mother was
weeping a. o usishhor's funeral and met
itr death under tie wheels Of passing
/ truck
True sentiment .s not al carcsscs II can
| lpauk a. the proper time It, not above
/ mending torn pIuaiore or having the
I breakfast ready 10 time, ur dgrnIng an 90
/ asioual pair Of stocking
I True sentiment wont let the bnusr 90
I dirty and the children uHwashed and tho
[ huel'aud unicd to gu gallNauting around
/ 10 church charities.
/ True sentiment veeps not for thc mn.
I clad heather. but attends checriully 10 the
| poor ut home.
True sentiment doesn't ask an incyrrri.
I rnccd grl 10 take Il for better or worse,
I when there's nothing hut the worse 90
ook forward Go.
True sentiment will provide substantial
bread and butter, and keep a lookout iur
Jam.
True sentiment docs not psfade itself
where the glare Of the public iooiliglis VII
! fall upan it Nor does i yeek DARK cOrnrrs.
Tor true sentiment BE- the esscnce ni refine
mcnt, and iis thoughts aud Be- action. can
never he shameful.
A man that / used TO know prjed him
reli upon being sort Of Sentimental
Tommy lie was a man who yielded 20
every impulse. lie was proud that be- I'D
o.. He boosted ui his ul,m.ssuiimou,sl-m
~ made friend -staueITTrivnds uhcu he
desired, and had no compunction boz
lhrusiing them aside when he bad finished
with them lie would move heaven and
earth iSr uomau's love, aud when he
vanity and fancy acre scFyed. he could drop
the incident without qualm Of conscience.
And II a neglected fricud-one whose friend
ship he had courted By every wilc when the
whim was upon nim.-slouid complain. he
would drop bis eyes, and sadly murmur;
They do not understand me- They arr
q ~. - l. 4
or what | cannot help. II il my mature.
They are not true friends II they cannot
ympathRe with me
That mans wife is a hardened, silent.
disappointed woman. She, who perhaps
had been won with al the SrdoF Of 'allya.
ssntincaialnm," had 10 swallow the drtgs
af that bubbliug cup
The ultra seniimfntallst should no, he
SLOWED to operate without license
Never marry q ssas imentsli-; II you
hate one in glc family, and he IS inculafls,
bear with him II you must But don't take
on another.
A woman who likes 60 be sentimental is
mighty tiresome when she gives you sen
timCnt in bodied coffee. UNDERGONE potatoes.
an untidy appearance and Too much love.
A man who IL a feutimentAlist u worse II
. the man who j. a little respectful litt,e
.lashcd at frat, a little backward, not 10
,hoice ia hia wogds. not so letter.pericci,
aot 90 wildly romantic, not 80 fiowcry.
not ''moonshiny," who makes The good life
ssmpsn,on-and a good pFovider
A rushing torrent Of sentiment MAY dam
happiness into hrozd lake for little while,
bu, invariably leak springs somewhere
which sends the whole body Of il tumblIng
iown into the valley Of Sheltered idsals--
perhaps even the valley Of thr s-oulS DsNth.
Take the sentiment that furnishes Scrv.
ant To the kitchen, thca.er tickets once Q
week, aud trip IN the eouatry SEring the
hot meath Chicago keeais Herald.
ODDS AND ENDS.
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