The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-12-19

Neither rouble NOR disgrace Ever
Drove True Wife From Her Illus.
bands side-Case Brought to Light
Is Only One of Many That Are Hid.
|, den From the Public Gaze. and Too
I Often Her Only Reward Is Ingrati.
tude-Why Men in Trouble inva-
riabIy Seek the Condolences Of
Women.
4 RE women more or less loyal than
A men?
They are less loyal-in the little
things-but quite as steadfast in the
greater. They are less loyal maybe
to the woman who happens not to
need their help and friendship, but
infinitely more SO when the time
comes when a sister is down and out
and needs assistance, asserts Rita
Reese in the New York Press.
And, strong as woman can prove
herself to be when another woman
really needs her protection and help,
che is infinitely stronger and drawer
when it Is man she is called upon
to see through a period of black
trouble and even disgrace
We hear sighting things said of
the loyalty Of women-that all women
are cats with velvet claws sheathed
until the moment comes when they
are tempted to scratch.
Some one has declared that wom-
ans reason is always Because" and
usually that Because" hides her
claws.
Women Contradictory.
Woman is a mass of contradictions,
grant you. She says things she
doesn't mean and usually means lot
Of things she doesn't say. But she
very seldom means the trivial re-
marks she makes about trivialities of
another woman.
She may enviously comment on the
style in which another woman lives,
on her motor cars and pearls, and
even her popularity, and accordingly
withhold her friendship because of
IS petty envy, but If the other WON.
2a0 fnappenp.to .iAnsa ..sasAaA .nossessions.
and with it her former happiness and
position, she seldom finds anything
but sympathizing sister in the wom-
an who formerly held aloof from her
We can bear with our friends in
their adversely, but where is the
spirit strong enough to stand an over
dose of their prosperity. Women feel
strongly this way. They dislike to be
pitied, commiserated by woman
more fortunate than themselves.
Whether they really feel pity is an
open question, but most of us know
what it is to be commserated because
we lack either time b do the things
we'd like to do or he money that
might make it possible for us to
enjoy pleasures that are given to
women no more deserving than we
are.
Stronger Thar Words.
But once the barrir of prosperity |
is removed all womea are free and
equal, and most of thin meet on the |
common ground of understanding and
come to see that friedship is some
thing stronger than Petty words.
''For the friendship of the women, Lord.
that hath been sine the world had
breath,
Since a woman stood bya woman's side
to comfort through irth and death.
You have made us a boa Of mirth and
tears to last foreverand aye
For the friendship of tru women, Lord,
take you our thanks oday."
The above lines by heodosia Gar.
rison are from her eluisite poem
called "A Thanksgiving In these
verses she expresses 1e bond be-
tween women so beautiflly that l am
tempted to quote her fuher:
Nov much have I foundo be glad Of.
much have sorrowefor,
But naught is better to ear than the
foot Of a friend at tn door;
And naugkt Is better to sci than the
touch Of a sister hand
That sNys: What are WORD between US:
I know and may undetand.'"
Only woman can unefstand the
griefs of woman, and on a woman
can truly comfort anotsr woman.
Back to the arms Of ousistew we
turn for our comforting"
What Loyalty Meis.
There is an old story at l think
illustrates a woman's loyay as com.
pared to mans.
Once upon a time in ;fair land
there was man who, aftthis fash.
ion, loved two women, an in turn.
had every reason to belize himself
beloved by each of these II
Now disgrace came upo1the man
and court ordered that 15be ban
ished from the country in vhich he
had held position of homo and i'm.
portance. The woman tem he
thought loved him best tued her
face away from him, and We him
goodby forever. She declarethat she /;
could love no man who cod bring
disgrace upon himself ps man s