The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1905-05-05

are in the state that we must all hum
ble ourselves to get into ere we are fit
for the kingdom of heaven. They
will play with the raggedest and poor
est child they know if he will only
"play fair
Cheating is one of the things chill
dren cannot abide, and they will not
hesitate to tell a playmate he is cheat
ing if be does do it. The behavior of
the child is not polished, but it is true.
He is diamond in the rough; if the
sharp corner can be smoothed down
and leave the gem intact, what a mir
aclc has been wroaght-what a lus-
trous character shines forth to adorn
a wicked world!
Too many value the external more
than the inward part. The diamond
on the finger of a silly girl is of more
value in her eyes than the wisdom and
understanding that is above price.
She is more ambitious to dress in
purple and fine linen than to extend
sisterly kindness and helpfulness to
otb,1s. She will sletl' in tie mo,nin
while the family is at breakfast, and
play the piano while her mother does
the washing. BY and by some man
will marry her, and when his eyes are
opened--ma' ri nrny is great eye
opener-and he begins to look tor those
substantial qualities that make home
life enjoyable, and doesn't find them,
he'll wish he hadn't.
Somehow things are now comtorta-
BILE, he can't keep any cash in his pock-
ct, his dinner is poor; he is something
like the man down in Old Kentucky
who went to church with the Govern
or. and when his friends asked him
about the service, be said, II don't
know nothing about it, boys, except |
riz and fell with them every time.'
So man rises or falls with his
wife; he does not know much about
how it is done, but he knows he is
working hard and has nothing to show
for it. Many good-intentioned man
has been made poor and respondent
and unfit for business because of hav-
ing married vain, foolish woman.
He thought he knew all about women
before he married, and ceul d tell the
"true blue" every time without an
effort, but, when too late, he discover
ed there was more to learn in that
line than had been dreamed of in his
philosophy. 1t broke his heart, and
the joy of his life was gone.
The instinct of little child is often
a better guide to true womanly worth
than all the wisdom of wise man.
Not long since l heard a small boy
trying to tell which be liked best OF
two women who lived together where
his mother had taken him on visit.
One of them was better dressed than
the other, and performed the part oi
Mary in entertaining her guests; the
other-Martha of the house-t00k the
more wearisome part of cooking din
ner.
Nobody asked the boy which he
liked best, but he wanted to tell his
preference, and was not having very
good luck in making it understood, as
he had forgotten their names. At last
a lucky idea struck him, his fac
frightened, his eyes sparkled: "lll
tell you," he said, ~ liked shat 'un
best that done the cookin'." What
did the boy care for the fine dress and
polite conversation-he was hungry,
and the good woman who kindly sup,
piled his wants found warm place in
his heart. He will remember her din.
ner, and her gentle efforts to make
him happy, when all other thoughts OF
the visit have departed. 1t is high
christian grace to minister to the hun
cry.
We have need to consider deepl y
the real value of the homely virtues.
In the rush and hustle for great wealth
and knowledge we forget that in the
quiet, straight way. where there is
bread and to spare, aud no debts to
harass, is where the cream of life
abounds.
"The world needs many apostles of
"The Simple Life" and whoever can
make it fashionable to live plainly, and
save enough in young years to live on
in age, and to pay the doctors and un.
dertaker's big bills when they are
dead, will be a benefaotor of the race.
-Mary Sidney IN Fdrm Jouroaz.
II want half pound of watercrack-
ers," said Mrs. Newcome.
"I'm alfred sorry, ma'am,' replied