Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-04-03
WISDOM OF SOLOMON.

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over which her needle vas rapidly flying
aud for one astonshed moment let her
hands fall in her lap, while her indignant
eyes flashed at her cousin.
Jennie Carter, you must think am an
idiot You are always triumphine over me
with your Bible quotations, but I'm not
such a goose as to accept that for inspira
ton; 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, il it did come from
Solomon
"Oh, solomonl Well, one never quite
knows whether he is talking from the stand
point 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 no heed unto
all words that are spoken lest thou hear
thy servant curse thee; for oitentnnes also
thine own heart knoweth that thou thyseli
have likewise cursed others.
LET me see it. Well, IL certainly is there,
but I never would have believed it,"
"And 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 10y appeal
ing 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 procamedY
but think of shiftless, slatternly Norah
telling Bridget that ] was crosser than 40
bears, and an angel from heaven couldn't
suit me
"She was only expressing her opinion Of
you to a friend, just as you are telling me
your opinion Of her.
"She is shiftless and slatternly-"
"And you are an admirable housekeeper,
but a little Inclined"
Jennie paused, and Mrs Wallace laughed,
but colored uneomiortably as She said, frank
| ly: "Yes, ] know I'm not amiabe; | feel
strongly, and so | speak strongly. Words
often seem to be entirely inadequate to ex-
p press my feelings
"But suppose you did not express them.
"Not when l see Norah stirring her omelet
with a new silver spoon, using china cup
IN which to measure butter, and tea-towel
{ Tor a holder? just wait till YOU are mistress
] Of house, my lady"
"Do youaremember Aunt Kate's way, and
, how many Sears she managed that crockety
Mary? Her girls used to say she had eyes
In the back OF her head but this was the
way she used them She would find occasion
!. to do something about the stove, and say
Bring me a holder, Mary; I won't spoil
your nice towes;' 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 hei
hurricane days, Aunt Kate just kept out o
n the way, and pretended not to notice that
anything was wrong"
,,at- 10 NTH parvopfc s,npha ms
if one has the grace; but when it comes t,
e children YOU must notice their faults"
d "Not always It seems to me if | wer,
pretty sure my children meant to do right
/ should not be too careful to inquir
, whether they succeeded in every instance
| declare to you, Nelly, l have seei
: children in beautiful Christian home
wliom | pitied as sincerely as l do tn
heathen on our streets and who seem &
me to have no better chance of growin
E up with any adequate conception of righ
n and wrong"
Mrs. Wallace murmured something abou
e old maids children, but her cousin went on
e "They lived in perpetual terror of trans
IS crossing some law, or calling down in som
way rebuke; they seemed TO be alway
dodging a reproving glance or a word o
criticism, Just as others dodge au expect
O ed blow. 1t seems to me inevitable tina
II they must either grow up utterly Gallon
to reproof and disapproval, or become ha
bitually deeeitful and hypocritieal"
Mrs Wallace, whose eyes were alway
j alert, started up, exclaiming, sharply
y "Now, there goes Arthur straight acros
2. the lawn, and / charged him to keep Of
the wet grass"
"Wait minute, Nelly" begged he
ffI.,tt lanr Aba IonA9 frh
little fellow thinks of nothing but the mt
sic; he is not disobeying, only forgetting
Suppose you don't see him this time"
Mrs. Wallace frowned a little but sa
down, aud in a few moments her little bo
came in with glowing cheeks and sparklin
eyes, wild with delight at the music an
the gay uniforms. Il would have been
hard heart that could have resisted his ei
thusiasm, and Mrs. Wallace only said, wit
a smile: you're mammals own boy fc
music, but don't forget about the grass
it is very wet after the rain
ooh, mamma" said Arthur, looking n
gretfully at his feet, 81 didn't think abor
the grass, / was in such hurry. I'm E
. sorry"
''Never mind now" said his mother
mamma knows you meant to remembe
and she'll excuse you.
"Nice mamma" said Arthur, pattng he
cheek as he ran away.
Jennie" said Mrs Wallace, after a mi
ment of silence, Solomon was, right. i
you know what / was going to DO? | W,
going 20 call Arthur straight back, an
make him sit in his chair half an hour +,
disobeying me. We should both have bee
angry, and ten to one I should have ha
one Of my regular battles With him. q
l.. clare" she exclaimed, biting her lips, "thei
40 he goes on the grass again"
But the little fellow took one impu
a sive step toward his playmate, who va
to calling him, and then turned quickly an
went by the long circuit Of the walk.
There" said Jennie; Il call that obed
ence."
to q am going straight down to prai
Norah for the way she has polished Il
brass, and II / find her raking out cinde
m with the earving-fork l'll hold my peace nj
til some other time. Haven't just snipps
off a whalebone with my embroidery-sci
sors to save myself going upstairs for
rF penknifel"
IL Mrs Wallace went 70 the kitchen hur
vi ming the march the band had played, an
- her cousin laid away the Bible, saying, wit
ef an amused laugh: "Wise King Solomonl
"a --Manfords Magazine.
s. A Substitute for MIX.
- Judge Eppa Hunton says that once viii
campaigning in Virginia he stopped for Il
- ~fohf al the horfae Of L. yve1l-fo-do fsrn,r