The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-10
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The French Canadian women take
their politics seriously, if the story told
| in the Boston Transcript is true.
Louise Leblanc was engaged to marry
Joe Belaire. but they quarreled about
politics. He was Bleu, she Rouge,
devoted to Laurier Her mother tried
to induce her to marry him. But no.
Louise admitted she was sick with love
for Joe but she could not change her
politics, and she would not marry him
unless he would promise to vote for
Laurier AS told by mutual friend OF
Louise and Joe: Joe was one of those
| conservateurs so bleu dat you new can
wash him off, The cure tried to get
him to promise as Louise wished. But
Joe he's tell de cure, 'Msieu lie cure,
dass no use for promise. | can't change
my politique. My politique dasS my
| principe, an my principe dass my hon
| neur Surely, you don't hask me for
| loss dat After that the mother OF
! Louise she's come for see the cure,
and mex week de cure is go for see
Louise. He's spik long tahm wis
Louise, till he got her for consent to be
marry. So dey was married. But what
was it Msieu lie cure toP Louise what
mex her consent, after her moder
couldn't mex her? Well, sch, ah'll tof
you. 1t was lax dis. M'sieu lie cure
he's say, Louise, mon enfant, take my
advice an marry Joe Belaire. You
know he's love you good an strong.
You know you's love him JUS de same
lax dat. You marry him an will
ask lie bon Dieu for bless your mar
big family. Also 1 will pray dat all
your children be boys. Den you can
bring de whole lot hup to vote for
Laurier.' So she married Joe Belaire.
And, bagosh, dere was twins two tahm
runnin' already, and dey's hall boys!
Eyes, but she is so kind hearted
protested a woman in extenuation of
friends evident interest in other peo-
pies affairs. Perhaps she does seem
fussy and meddlesome sometimes but
it is really all done in the spirit of
kindness"
.Well, 1 don't call it Kindness" spoke
up another of the party in. an energetic
manner, true kindness considers the
pleasure and comfort of the recipient.
Mrs Brown never does. She does what
she thinks ought to be done, or what
she would want if she were in the other
persons place, without the slightest
reference to that persons own tastes
and peculiararities. When Mrs.
Browns children have the measles or
the Whooping cough, she dearly loves
to have friends drop in and dust the
bric-a-brac, or wash the dishes, or lis
ten by the hour to the symptoms in de-
TAIL Now, when any of my family are
indisposed l much prefer to be let alone
to look after them, and leave the brio
a-brac undusted, if my girl hasn't time
for it. But no sooner did kind hearted
! Mrs Brown hear of Benny's illness
than over she came prepared to spend
the day. She took off her bonnet with
out being asked, and piled me with
enough questions as to Benny'S condi-
ton to fill a volume. Then, last sum-
mer she brought over some stuff to
make Daisy a dress. Hideous stuff it
was, too, and Daisy had more frocks
already than she could wear. But Mrs.
Brown said she remembered it was her
birthday, and had chosen this especial
pattern and material because she
thought it would be so becoming, and
If wouldn't mind she'd just take the
child's measure while she was there,
and she wouldn't mind making it for
her one Bit If she'd only left it for me
to have made, you know, could have
found dozen excuses for delay, but
as 1t was there was nothing to do but
let the child wear it. Kind, yes, in a
way. / suppose it was, but must say
1t is the sort Of kindness that to me is
far more Objectionable than downright
neglect. 1t really seems as if some pep
pie haven't enough business of their
own, and fairly itch for additional oc-
cupation. 1 think such people ought
to be turned loose in foreign mission
airy fields and fever and plague stricken
communities. They would be in their
element in places of that sort, but may
a kind Providence defend me from their
ministrations!" II
Everyone wonders how the womans
dog show will get on without the
cheering presence Of Mrs. James L.
Kernochan. The death of Mr.. Ker-
nochan, few weeks ago, plunged the
Meadowbrook set into mourning and
the greatest sympathy is expressed for
the young widow. Every time the La
dies Kennel association has had a
bench show Mrs. Kernochan has been
| the supreme leader, and this with the
express permission Of the other wom-
| en-. Mrs. Kernochan was valuable as
president, because she could attract all
| the local celebrities to the shows. ].
Pierpont Morgan always dropped in, if
only to shake hands with her and have
| a glance at the collies. The Whitneys
were always there in full force in defer
ence to their friend Mrs. Kernochan.
| The Oliver Belmonts and the Keenes
| lent their names, and, of course, the
curious public came With Mrs. Ker-
nochan sorrowing in '"The Meadows
| it remains to be seen whether all these
| lights will shine in the garden next
week.