The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-06
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BY KATE UPsoNz CLARK
Copyright. 1895, by Joseph B. Bowtes.t
It has been remarked lately By soma
thoughtful person that the Did adagea
| are seldom quoted nowadays. Perhaps
this is true, though there was probably
never a time in the worlds history
when they were more needed in
company OF young people recently sew
eral of these old proverbs. mostly from
Poor Richards collection, were men
toned, and it transp1red that most of
those present had never heard Of them
before. One which seemed to make
deep impression was: Haste makes
| waste
That's a good saying remarked
one of these fresh" young persons.
| i have noticed that myself 1!1
In China matters are different, we
are told, but in this. country the open
surprise OF the young when their eld-
ars do OR say anything bright, is very
amusing. Many of them in the depths
| or their souls no doubt believe that
| nothing really witty or wise was ever
said or done until they arrived on the
scene. But let them rest IN the bliss
OF their ignorance. The new genera
tons are hurrying on, and the true
perspective comes to all. sooner or
later But the author of this partic-
ular excellent little truism might we'll
have felt hattered if he could have
heard the universal Endorsement of his
wisdom at this gathering.
Down at cur Office" remarked
young assistant editor of one of the
great newspapers, the man who
makes the most fuss over his work is
Dixon. He comes in along about two
o'clock in the afternoon-genera
about Is minutes later than he ought
to be-bangs open his roil-top desk
pulls off his coat and hurrias into an
other one-or else rolls up his shirt
t sleeves-and then he is up and down
for an hour or SO, as though the whole
office depended on him Yet there is
really hardly a man there who does
SO little; while our managing editor
and there isn't a smarter man in
| the eity-eomes in SO quietly. you
wouldn't notice hirn-alWays has time
/ to see people-opens his mali method
ieaily. keeps bis Gesk in model order.
and aeconplishes more IN two hours
than Dixon does in his whole time.
These slap-dash, hurry-up people don't
quite get there. half the time.
The next morning two Of tie girls
who had been present the evening be
fore were discussing the same mat
ter
.eYou know Edna sholes. don't Won,
and what hurry she always is in?s
remarked one d them She is really
the most useless .heing, I suppose, in
town, yet she tears around just like
the fellow they were talking about.
last night You know she lives On
Parker street, and down at our house
when any of US get into great sfume'
over nothing at all. mother says: oh.
/ hope the Parker street rush" is not
going to invade cur peaceful home.
She insists that it Is all a state of
mind, and that anybody can get into
it If she doesn't guard against it,
YES, agreed the other girl, Edna
hair is always On the point of tunl-
bling down, her ruehes and collarettes
/ are always fetching loose at d8e end
/ there is always a braid ripped from
her skirt, but If you say anything to
her, she always cries: Oh. I haven't
time to see to these things. don't
see how anybody ever gets tins to see
to anything z t.tst
Tn the first place, she doesn't start
IN the morning. unused the first girl.
q hate to get up as badly as anybody.
but notice that feel better and that
/ I can get ever so much more done, ii
I T start in the morning. The other day
Edna spent the night with me, and
IN the morning, while was dressing.
she just lay thsre and kept sayiSg:
i oh, 4 have got to put in fresh cuffs
and ruches into my frocls Isn't it
dreadful! Oh, what bother it will
/ be-. And she might have put in two
or three just whi!s she was whining
4 about it and worrying over It. Then
when she finally did get strength oil
mind enough TO get up and face her
terrible responsibilities. she saw she
vas going to be late to breakfast, and
she knows how particular father il
about that, so she had to hurry sean
daIousfy and couldn't half do It. II
you are going 50 make your hair Ieok
really nice, and nave all these little
details as they should be. you nave 20
! to start IN season and give yourseI
plenty Of time Girls who have maids
as the poet says. can,1yenture more,
lDat most Of US mgg SO to speak
keep near shore
And # is hilrry, they say, tina
makes marks on our faces, and give
people .thsB haggard look, and / be
lieye II. Now Cousin May went i
Europe, and took one of those shor
trips which generally use people at
! hut she SAID that she scarcely felt tire
from the time she started until sa
reached home again, simply becaus
! she always gave herself plenty of tins
= It IS driving too near the ragged edge
I which takes the nerve out ST peoDls
t she says. e aSs had = take d frati
: she was ready ha1f an hour Defors
: hand Words could not EXPRESS sfI