Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18


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tude-Why Men in Trouble inVa-
rIabIy Seek the Condolences OF
Women.
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things-but quite as steadfast IN tue
greater. They are less loyal maybe
to the woman who happens not 10
need their help and friendship, but
infinitely more so when the Tune
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'
she is infinitely stronger and Drawer
when it is a man she is called upon
to see through a period OF nlack
trouble" and even disgrace.
We hear sighting things said OF
the loyalty of women--that all women
are cats with velvet claws sheatheo
until L06 UlOm0llL GOlllCS
are tempted to scratch.
Some one has declared that a Wom-
ans reason is always Because" ana
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 trivialitles or
another woman.
She may enviously comment on the
style in which another woman nves,
on her motor cars and pearls, ana
even her popularity, and accordingly
withhold her friendship because or
this petty envy, but if the other Wom-
an happens to lose these possessions,
and with it her former happiness ana
position, she seldom finds anything
but a 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
nitied. commiserated by woman
more fortunate than themselves
Whether they really feel pity is an
open question, but most or us kno"
what it is to be commiserated because
we lack either time to do the things
we'd like to do or the money that
might make it possible for us to
enjoy pleasures that are given to
women no more deserving than we
are.
Stronger Than Words.
But once the barrier of prosperity
is removed all women are free and
equal, and most of them meet on the
common ground of understanding ano
come to see that friendship is some
thing stronger than pretty words.
'For the friendship of true women, LORD
that hath been since the world ha6
breath,
Since woman stood by woman SUI
to comfort through birth and death
You have made us a bond of mirth an'
tears to last forever and aye
For the friendship of true women, Loro
take you our thanks today
The above lines by Theodosia Gar
rison are from her exquisite poem
called "A Thanksgiving. In thes
verses she expresses the bond be
tween women 50 beautifully that an
tempted to quote her further
"Now much have I found to be glad Of
much have I sorrowed for,
But naught is better to hear than IN
foot of a friend at the door;
And naught is better to feel than TN
touch of sister hand
That saws: What are words between us
know and may understand
Only a woman can understand tn
griefs of a woman, and only Woma
can truly comfort another woman
Back to the arms of our sisters
turn for our comforting"
What Loyalty Means.
There is an old story that l thin
illustrates a woman's loyalty as con
pared to a mans.
Once upon time in a fair Ian
there was man who, after his fas
ion. loved two women, and, in tur
had every reason to believe hfmse
beloved by each of these.
Now disgrace eame upon the ms
and court ordered that he be ba
ished from the country in which
had held a position of honor and II
portance. The woman whom
thought loved him best turned h
face away from him, anu babe hi
goodby forever. She declared that 81
could love no man who could bril-
disgrace upon himself. The mi
pleaded with her to believe that
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