The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-15
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Quire the Oft, Cultivate . umiling
xxpression - Seem Interested In
Others, Hot Yourssif-Tact, Like
Charity. Should BEGIN At Homs.
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ny MARY TAYLOR ROSS.
(copyrisht. 1895. b, joseph w.. bo~iss)
Sweetheart. thou art . summers
say . summers day!"
E~s'savagant words 81 . ioverI Yes.
yet. sven her woman friends could
see that the simiie was . happy one
that D girl, with her TACT un-
seIhshness, . heart that must nave
been fuh OF the golden sunshine OF
summer day. deserved tho actual words
Of q lovers phrase, As well A. tue
love that prompted them.
Full Of life. vcrve and sunshine. she
has been al her life, u now. niter
long years as a wife. she 10 still, Ia her
husband. and children. q friends.
"A summers day. with her Miass
touch turning every commonplace hap
pening OF everyday life into b gold
VI happiness. u making everyone
who comes Into her presence more sure
that ne IN worth INT LIVING. AFTER All
surely. the fairies were KIND when
the little girl was born. Tor lev OF w
possess naturally NJ nne a GIT OF tact
snd gfaciousnoss. but this woman ih-
lists that tho GIT may be cultivated,
" onc cares enough To possess H. but
most OF US 20 through HE trying 70
wrest from Fate by main strength the
Sits wo would have n kind fortune be-
stow: blindly selfish women fall To
realize that the strength Of q woman
lies Ia graciousncss. In n tact that Will
make those around US strain every e.
tort to lay at VA feet whatever We
Wish to possess. and h sirl who
wishes, rs all womanly Women must
Wish, TO possess the love VI ut least
n fne. manly man. must first begin
with herself. ana deserve that love.
Hut, frst OF all. a girl must under
stand that there Is Jus, one thing that
sill keep her from acquiring the gift
md that Is s%elhshncss.
Most unhappy Of all the less desir.
able physical traits Il B%elfshncss. fos
I generates an Indifference for any
hing but ones v comfort. that
makes Il difficult for even those bound
BY ties OF blood to go on loving us,
and even though u girl may possess
many charming traits that VIII at
tract love TO her, the faculty OF keep
ms hearts rs well M winning then
cannot exist with a selfish disposition
a sympathy Tor The worlds sorrow
. kina'y desire 10 MAKE the happ'nss'
d tnoso WIN whom We come IN con
Aet ci,her IN u MONIES IN soe.e''
Or IN the Woriu OF pus'hess' anu =
VISA 10 w nice 70 e~'er!ohe' 'shor
ING ,h' unpleasant 'fai'H hea'iy ever
ohe mas IN a sr'a,e' "r Tess ues'ee
ana r"eoshikihs ohiS the pei,er iuai
Hi's "i our if'ehuS' u tue hrS' s'i
W h''aih 'he sHt oi sraeiouShets
ihefe are ,hose VINO 'h'hh AM
speah OF tue 'acuu'' sracious wotha
u "ah''hs in s''ens'" Oh character
tise she eouiu nor ue nice 10 every
one. UT We peii''ie us presence D!
saying On. mat IL . disposition
u Is natural iof hef 70 DO p'eaaah
~ilh everyone, pu,' since our ever
set ahu 'housht maHes lot enata''e'
sther soou or paa NO tue k'hu'!hes
OF tue gracious womih' pe u na'ura
or assumed mas us sure INC iasuh'
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