The Indianapolis journal., 1904-05-15

pleasure-excitement: anything to give
them a constant change of sensation. and
to disguise from themselves the mOnOtOny
of ordinary life.
SHOULD WEsBE PUT UPON?
This impatience of pain used not in old
days to be very characteristic of women.
1t was supposed to be woman's place to en-
dure. Often she endured too much; she was
foolishly submissive and self-sacrifcing.
know of cases where wife has ruined her
health out of compliance with some unim-
portant fad of her husbands; but self
sacrifice carried to that extent has fortu-
nately been condemned by all reasonable
persons. The only danger is that the girls
of the present day should carry their law
full desire TO be well, to be happy, to be
comfortable. to too great an extreme They
talk of ''self-development' instead of self
denial: they feel that they are not doing
their duty to themselves when they are
put upon and they very much resent
any infringement of their privileges. In
theory they are often very right; in prac-
tice only too often extremely selfish.
After all, as l once heard wise man
say, true Christianity chiefly consists in
letting yourself be put upon" Or, as
Frederick Robertson said, do not talk
about your rights; think of your duties"
And the modern girl is trifie too much
inclined to fight for her rights, and to neg
lect some of the most obvious duties of a
girls home life.
plays hockey and the violin, or reads Greek
and cultivates her intellect. or seeks out
and pursues every form of amusement that
she can devise, is generally the cherished
daughter of two middle-aged people who
have spent a good part of their lives work.
ing for her, in thinking about her and plan
busy man with whom she has little inter-
course: but she can at least meet him with
affection, and play dull game at back
CANNON without yawn! Then her
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lectual-how does the modern girl behave
to her? Is 1t not too true that the daugh-
ter constitutes herself the queen of the
household. rules her elders, sets aside their
tastes. sometimes even actually snubs her
parents. and is openly rebellious when they
try to exert a little authority! These re
sensible man or woman. Better by far
the old days of subjugation. when a girl
WAS % taught to bn s hisyed ana 10
be really her duty TO honor her parents and
to treat them with the most delicate re-
spect, the most untiring devotion.
SELFISHNESS OF MODERN GIRL
But daughters now-a-days are for the
most part too intent on their own career to
have much time in which to study their
parents wishes: "'Oh, mother likes it," a
girl declares, when some one comments
upon that mothers tired face at n garden
party or a dance. Mother likes to look
on" But does she? And have you ever
troubled to inquire?
"Of course. mothers heart and life are
bound up in us; she says she lives her own
youth over when she sees us enjoying our
selves That may be quite true. but 1t
hardly relieves daughter from the duty
of surrounding her mother with care and
consideration AS L said before. the mod
ern girl has not much sympathy; but she
might at least cultivate little imagination
A friend of mine tells me that when she
was not much over forty (and she was
remarkably young and fresh looking), she
found herself in company with some young
relatives: and one OF them. after gazing
at her refectlvely for time, made the
following remark: How strange IL must
be to feel that life is over, for you. and
that you have really nothing more 10 ex-
pect, 1t must be very dreary- hope shall
not live longr' My friend was successful
writer with great many interests and
acauaintances; and considering all the irons
she had in the fire just then she could not
help burst of laughter as she replied:
but she says ii was revelation To her OF
the immense want OF Imagination which
exists among young people. 1t might be as