Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-25
WISDUM UF SOLOMON.

niCDOM UT COLONtUINs
Mrs. Wallace looked up from the work
over which her needle was rapidly fly
ing, and for one astonished moment let
her hands fall in her lap, while her in
dignant eyes flashed at her cousin.
Jennie Carter, you must think l am
an idiot. You are always triumphng
over me with your Bible quotations. but
I'm not such II goose as to accept that
for inspiration; it doesn't even sound
ike Scripture
Jennie laughed in her quiet fashion and
reached for the Bible from the table near
her.
1T is Scripture. nevertheless. and |
call it excellent philosophy, if it did come
from solomon
oh. solomon. Well. one never quite
knows whether he is talking from the
standpoint of the preacher or the man
who sets himself to know madness and
folly"
Listen" said Jennie; you shall have
the exact words; Also take ne heed unto
all words that are spoken, lest thou hear
thy servant curse thee; for oftentimes
also thine own heart knoweth, that thou
thysef likewise hast cursed others.
Let me see it. Well, it certainly is
there, but l never would have believed
it.
.sAnd don't you see. said Jennie. that
having counseled us sometimes to shut
our eyes and ears to unpleasant things as
the most comfortable way of getting
along the wise man enfOrceS his argument
by appealing to our own consciousness of
its justice. How many things have YOU
said and thought in your heart which
would condemn you if they were pro-
claimed?"
But think of shiftlesS. slatternly No
rah telling Bridget that | was crosscr
: IpnTG frnm
en- couldn't suit me.
she was only expressing her opinion
of You TO Il friend, just rs you are telling
me your opinion Of her"
she is shiftless and slatternly-
And YOU are an admirable housekeep-
er. but Il little Inclined
Jennie paused, and Mrs. Wallace
| laughed, but colored uncomfortably as
she said frankly: Yes. | know I'm not
amiabie; | feel strongly, and so | speak
| strongly. Words often seem to be en-
| tirely inadequate to express my feelings.
But suppose you did not express
them"
| Not when | see Norah stirring her
| omelet with new silver spoon. using Il
| china cup in which TO measure butter and
! tea towel for holder! just wait till
/ you are mistress OF Il house my lady.
! DO you remember Aunt Hates way
and how many years she managed thar
! crochety Nary Her girls used to say
! She had eyes in the back of her head.
bur this was the way she used them:
| She would find occasion to do something
| about the stove and say Bring ne a
i holder. Mary | won't spoil your nice
! towels or That was a lovely omelet.
/ You made this morning. Mary, but
/ don't YOU think it tasted of silver!' And
! when Mary fairly started out for one of
/ her hurricane days Aunt Kate just kept
out Of the way and pretended not to no
J ? : l,pY lX.as
That may do with servants, perhaps
| if one has the grace. but when it comes
/ to children you must notice their faults"
/ Not always. 1t seems to me if l We're
/ pretty sure my children meant to do
/ right I should not be too careful to in
| quire whether they succeeded in every
instance. | declare to you. Molly. have
| seen children in beautiful Christian
| homes whom | pitied as sincerely a. [
| do the heather on our streets. and who
| seem to me To have no better chance of
growing up with any adequate concep-
/ ton of right and wrong"
| Mrs. Wallace murmured something
about old maids children, but her cousin
went on
They lived in perpetual terror Of
! tranSgreSSing some law. or calling down
/ in some way Il rebuke: they seem to b.,
always lodging reprOving glance or n
| word of criticism just as others dodge
| an expected blow. Ii seems to me in
/ evitable that they must either grow up
utterly cailous TO reproof and disapprovaI
or become habitually deceitful and hypo-
critical
/ Mrs. Wallace. whose eyes were ALWAYS
| alert started up. exclaiming sharDly.
''Now. there goes Arthur straight across
the lawn, and | charged him to keep on
| the wet grass
Wait a minute, Molly" begged her
/ cousin: don't you hear the band: The
/ little fellow thinks of nothing but the
music; ne is not disobeying, only for
| getting. Suppose you don't see him this
| time.
Mrs. Wallace frowned a little. but sat
| down. and in few moments her little
/ boy came in with growing cheeks and
/ sparkling eyes, wild with delight at the
| music and the gay uniforms. 1t would
| have been hard heart that could have
/ resisted his enthusiasm, and Mrs Wal
lace only said with a smile: You're
mammals own boy for music. but don't
forget about the grass; it is very wet
1 after the rain,
"Oh. mamma" said Arthur. looking
| regretfuliy at his feet 81 didn't think
about the grass, l was in such hurry
| I'm 50 sorry.
Never mind now said his mother