Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-13

doubt 1t, go to a dermatologist emo
have the skin taken from your facs
and the gallant SWANS, the dashint
Chesterfields Of this city, will pass YOU
up like a pay car does the hopo OF
the sidetrack.
But while I am warning the womer
of this extraordinary type of beauty
I want to say to the ladies of this audi
ence that you have very little to feal
along the lines indicated. The beauty
J that lives is the beauty Of heart anc
ing fair, she sang In the choir In 8
southern city. On Sunday night she
character, I saw girl who was pass
seemed to be in the bloom of health ;
on Wednesday, when I was called to
the home, her face was swollen and
black; it haunts me to this day; blood
poison had so horribly disfgured her
that It was painful to look upon her
Oh, how feeting is physical beauty
! 1t is worse than folly to trust IN 1t.
Again, l say, the beauty that lives Ia
beauty of character. The girl worth
! while ia the one who will stand with
out hitching. Some years ago, man
was travelling on the Hudson river.
He was placed at table where two
young married couples were seated
and after the first meal, one Of the
young men said to the chief steward.
! 1--WE came out to have good time. -
The steward replied, II hope you have
it. But the young man answered, we
can't have it with that man sitting at
our table; his face is so Scared ana
horrible that We simply are made SICK
when we look upon it," The chlel
steward replied. II know the general
and I am sure there Is not better
man In America than he is" The
young man replied "We do not ques-
ton his goodness, but those scars
make his face hideous to look upon.
The steward spoke to the general some
time later about the complaint made
by the young people. He said. Stew
ard, you would be surprised to know
how frequently meet that complaint.
People are thoughtless and so cruel IN
such matters. With your permission
I will go back to the table once more
and tell them how honorably obtain
ed these scars" When the young
people were seated at the next meal
to their displeasure, they saw the scar
red face OF the general as he sat IN
his accustomed place, when to their
amazement he looked up and said, II
received your message" and then there
was CONSERVATION in camp. He said.
Eyes, received your message. and l
asked permission of the chief steward
that might sit here and tell you how
honorably obtained these scars,
When I was little boy on the farm
stepped into the room where my little
sister had been playing with the scis-
sors. Her lap was filled with cuttings
of paper which she tried to empty IN
to the open fireplace. Instantly the
flame seemed to cover the child; al
though I was only seven years of age,
I rushed forward, took her In my
arms. placed her right cheek on this
shoulder and covered her left cheek
with my cheek, and with this cheek
and with this hand, took the flames
which would have despoiled her beau
ty. Today she is one Of the most beau
tiful women in New York state. They
tell me was a beautiful boy; you
wouldn't think 1t now, but was glad
to sacrifice my beauty in saving hers"
He arose, he bowed gracefully, and
said II don't want to spoil the pleas
ure of your Journey. The young people
sprang to their feet, wiping the tears
from their eyes, they said, 1--WE have
spoNad the pleasure Of our journey,
and the only way we can have any
pleasure now is for you to be magnan
imous enough to forgive us, and sit
with US. and tell us more of your iife."
He smiled and said, IF you feel that
way. | will be glad to stay with you
The next day on the return trip, when
the chief steward said to the young
man who had registered the complaint
Of the party the day before, II noticed
Won folks seem to he very congenlal
with the general" The young man re-
Piled" Steward. don't say any more
about that Since we have learned the
story Of that man, he has positively
grown handsome to u.s." / told this
story some years ago on the platform
of a western chautauqua. A man came
to me at the close of the lecture and
said, ~ know whom you were describ
ing. He was my friend and neighbor,
General Brewster, attorney general OF
the United States under President Gar
field. His hand. which you described
W as pIdCLlCdllS uSclCoS ~ Wtso q 81 cat
price he paid to save the life and beau-
ty of his sister. but he never once ex-
pressed a regret but was always thank
full that he had done the deed" The
beauty that lives is the beauty Of char.
acter. the beauty OF accomplishment,
the beauty of service. the beauty Of
sacrifice for others. The best prepara-
ton for a life Of service is life of
effectual fervent prayer, for the ef-
fectual fervent prayer of righteous.
man availeth much.
In Cincinnati some years ago. a
young wanderer was converted. For
eight years he had drifted on the tide
with the under current, he who led him
to Christ. urged him to write his par
ents. He did not expect reply for
three days, when five days had passed
and he had received no answer, he was
In distress. At the end Of seven days
he was suffering. The eighth day
brought the letter. 1t was bordered in
black. and signed by his mother. She
said "My son, your letter brought a
great Joy to my heart, but it was full
Of sadness at the same time. AS nearly
as ram figure II the same day and