The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-01-29

tensions tnat everybody, beginning
with father and mother and ending
with chance visitors, FASTENED to dry
her eyes by doing her sweet will.
1t was impossible not to notice that
at present, it was no more the child
who cried, but the future woman. II
was even impossible not to perceive
these tears could be compared to the
scales and runs so necessary to the
pianist for the execution of more
difficult piece of music.
In short, the child manifest, tai
ent-for crying.
one day, after a quarrel win her
little brother, TO whom she had been
most unjust she was TO be punished.
But when her pretty blue eyes looked
up and. as usual, began to fill with
tears. expressing in their depths all the
stoicism of :. martyr. her parents, un-
hesitatingly and without further in
curry, punished her innocent little
brother. Could such eyes tell lies?
She understood. this time better than
ever, what it meant to know how to
cry, and decided for the future to profit
stilhmore widely by the gift.
Once, convinced by facts. her mother
punished her without paying attention
10 her tears and beautiful innocent ex-
preston. The girl endured this affront,
she even stopped crying, but when her
father returned home the tears gath
cred in her eyes once more.
whats she crying about?" he asked
"She has been a naughty girl. pun
lshed her.
Her father only shrugged his shoul-
ders; the naughty girl didn't say q
word.
After dinner she went to her fathers
study. She looked at him, her eyes
TILED with tears. and she turned away
to gaze out OF the window. She had
been shamefully ill-used.
Her father went TO her mother. They
had long discussion. For many days
after they didn't speak to each othe'
At dinner.
Seven years passed.
The time for coquetry and dress had
arrived. Each new dress cost but a
'ew tears.
Her beautiful eyes had become still
more enchanting. and their glances
were so used to deal out moisture that
already tears cost her but little trouble
)r effort. Then came q decisive day.
rich and handsome young man
turned up at the house. At first he
,nly came for papa on business. but
seeing the beautiful daughter he began
20 look III, and so on.
However, he gave no particular sign
of his Intentions, and she determined
% elucidate the situation. She con-
rived tete-a-tete. Looking languish-
! ngly AT him her eyes filled with tears.
Who could describe the charm and en-
,hantment Of those limpd orbs? In
her pellucld depths We're perceptible
The tormcnts of love. the struggle of
woman's self-estcem. divine sorrow
and sadness.
He couldn't stand It, lie fell upon
his knees.
The matter was settled.
Once married she didn't often cry
But tie critical moment was always in
her favor-that is, In favor of her
sweet eyes.
And because she was so wise she
1ever misused her excellent gift; she
understood that Il little excess and this
charm would vanish like smoke.
Her husband ldollzed her.
He always said she was an ideal
woman; everything about her was
womGnly, her doings. smiles, tears,
looks, fits OF anger.
/ But above all he loved her tears
All! what were those tears? On see
ing them one understood the power
that lies often hidden in complete i'm
potence.
What could be more passive or more
gentle than those tears. at the same
time how strong to calm the rage of a
wretch, and to rend with repentance
The soul of any ordinary man. capable
Of bringing tears to those beautiful
eyes.
Her husband felt he was q slave TO
her tears, but we are all slaves TO
beauty.
AS her children grew up their great
EST punishment was to see their moth
er's tears.
And even here she knew how to ap-
ply them wisely and delicately.
Her eldest son, bright boy. full of
pranks, used to relate In after life that
he would rather bear several thrash
ings than see tears In his mothers
eyes. They produced an inevitable
sensation, they extlnguished every
spark of naughtiness.
When. on attaining his majority. he
plunged into life of self-indulgence
and iavishness, when no written ad.
monition had any effect. and a request
to return to the paternal roof was left
unanswered. In spite of the distance
his mother had come to him, and see,
Ing her tears he began to trembie.
When, at last. time brought the un
av0idable wrinkles to her beautiful
eyes. her tears were more tragic and
their power became still greater.
From him they extracted a promise
which he never broke. The tears OF
the mother saved the son. Aud now
her husbands business began TO tot
ter. His anparen, wealth proved les,
solid than was supposed. Several un
expected crashes followed one upor