The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-06
Certainly the selfish; pr,

"wicked?" Certainly the selfish; pro
foundly SO.
Society. then. is valuable asset /
the national account, since il does mol
care pin about anybody's spoiled (oi
neglected) darling. Society speak
with authority: it will have a certain
amount Of education, breeding. savoi
faire. Somebody must rule. There is
necessarily, there must be, a head u
every enterprise, fountain of au
thority, supreme court of appeal
May we have it in due and righ
sequence; in church, and State. AM
home. as we'll as society.
First the Divine law and order; thelI
that OF able and good men, then. in he |
place, that of good women. Anythln
else stands the pyramid on its apex
and cannot but prove disastrou
failure. Everybody has to CIV
obedience. as we'll as receive 1t. TIL
man who flouts the law of God
ruled by his vices. or perhaps by
shreWish Wife. The woman who scorri
to obey her husband is often the slay
OF one OF her children: sometimes eve|
of servant. Frederick the Grea1
used TO say that a poodle was the res
ruler of Prussia. for he, being amb
tious of becoming a thorough musiciaI
was ruled by n master OF the violil
who cared nothing for kings, blI
thought the world of Bach and HaIi
del, expression. intelligence. attach
execution, rappins the little CRED
conqueror soundlS. over the knucklc
when he played the wrong note q
took the wrong tempo. This must
master was ruled absolutely by Iii
contessor, a beloved priest. This prizes
was mortally afraid of his house
keeper 4 perfect virago and incon
parable cook. The cook was way
melting wax--whcn anything occurre
that affected. however remotely. he
poodle. Viola.
Let us by all means, mon, wome
and children alike. find out who ough
to be obeyed. and then obey with
our hearts and all the grace in til
world. The men of this country hay
had their mettle proved in peace an
war They can be trusted TO Keep srea
the nation they have made great. Col
legiate educations. frantic aSitation
unseemly usurpations, general dispc}
sition to make 4 row, may and wi
carry woman. women en- masse,
| long way-o! SO far from everythin
that She ought to be and value. BIZ
| she will have left The glory that Go
/ iisl bClliib iiSl, " 70, CCt III. AL
| it is not flowers that will spring
lin her Footsteps, either, unless the
/ Weld crop of green roses. bachelor
! buttons and ,,larkspurs,n or SPANS
/. bayonets, hut tares and thistles--fcS
wrong sowing makes wretched rear
/ ms. 1t viii never be said of her, 9Th
keart of het husband doth safely trus
m her, No son Will ever write of he
as Pierre Lott does of hts eSquisit
mother in his impressions de mo
Enfance3:3as Ruskin did in hiss"Lilies'
men Viii not serve any Laban fourtee
wears for her, Youth may give her
hus hand. but 1T is Mary of Argyle VIII
keeps his heart when eyes are n
longer blue and hair golden. THE Iii F.
or ,Iudca, THE Rose OF Sharoni'; "a
pHritN beauty. sweetness these Al
ma tchlfss. 4 nation rarely needs
Charlotte corday. a ,lael, and eve
then an Esther can do far more Il
her people, But every land. and ever
home in that land, needs a woman
ti,e woman Who finds hor highe|
dignity and happlness in making on
bit OF Kingdom cornes--a Ruth.
sShunammlte, dwelling With her ow
speopleH contensedly good house
keeper, and honiemaker, n good VII
mother, friend, nelghbor Tnank q
Lord NO have millions OF them! VIII
out hoes I'M their honnrts, too.
~ ~