The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-30
BsaatifuI Hands.

she was nCLIe woman, very OI0 ana
feeble, but she still retained all the
wOmanly vanities Of her youth. She
was apOlogizine for the appearances OF
her little hands, bent and misshapen
with age and rheumatism, and her voice
quivered with emotion as she referred
TO the time when men paid homage and
women were enviOus OF her shapely del
ieate hands, which were never used
other than TO indite billet doux or dabble
in paints.
Not q line or wrinkle on her now fee
BILE hands came through work for her
self or being helpful to others.
You have met these little old ladies,
these social butterflies of a past gener-
alton Their condition is pitiful, isn't
i'll
A smooth, satin-skinned, pink tinted
hand, tiny and well shaped, is enough
TO make any woman proud, but IL she
keeps IL so at the expense of her duties
there is not much charm in 1t.
The hand of the woman that tolls in
her home, and which is scanned and
gnarled from daily contract with the
broom, and darkened with dish water
and soap suds, receives little praise
from the world.
The world ought TO praise, but it
doesn't.
The mother who sews for her child
rem until the forehnger on her right
hand looks like nutmeg crater, does
not see much loneliness in her hands,
but her children do, and when she
bakes bread and pies and cakes and
does the hundred and one little things,
nay, the thousand and one-that came
into her household routine, think you
that her hands are not beautiful?
Beautiful They are diyinel Be-
cause every needle prick, every scar,
every burn, every line tells q story Of
hard work, actuated by love and foster
ed BY devotion.
These are the hands which are beau
tiful. These are the fingers which are
taperinR and slim. These the palms
that look like the heart Of soft pink
rose.
Casual observers may not see any Of
these exterior signs Of extreme beauty
but they are there, Is sure as fate, and
those who know, and have prohted by
these hands, see in them models fitted
for the art of the sculpture and revere
them as the hands of q saint.
Your mothers hands. News.
Mr.. ]. F. Sans, Of Tallahassee. was
lll buG Clby bilo WON AOOhhAAk 1lbCl VIC
interests Of the Singer Sewing Machine
Co. --Apalachicola Times, oath
The best that money can buy. Table
peaches 40c per can. Others that are
good for 25c and 30c. T, H, Randolph
& Sor. v SO
Popular young DR.. James H. Ran
dOlph was down from the asylum among
his warm personal friends for q few
hours Monday afternoon and made us a
pleasant visit.
Some people think bird in the hand
is worth two in the bush. But why not
catch those IN the bush also? They may
he far plumper birds than the one in
hand They're yours II you try for
them. Use good shot and wad of pa
per containing an attractive advertise
ment and they can't resist you.
Not in the label, but in the quality of
the goods in the cans, and not quite
so high in price. 7. H. Randolph &
Son. 80
Col John r. Bradford has returned
home after very pleasant summers
visit at several favorite summer re-
sorts. His many Tallahassee friends
are delighted to have him home with
them again.
Another consignment of Stetson hats
just received by Burns & Co. I 3S-tf