The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-13

as to command respect. The first
sign Of impertinence should be check
ed. The mother should be the teach
er, not only of manners, but Of NOR
ais, and she should strive to keep
ahead mentally. It would surely NOR
tify me to have my children more in
telligent than l."
"But SO many mothers have no time
for reading, much less for study"
Huh; my mother used to say that
we always have time to do what we
want to do, and have found it true.
early training lasts for a life time.
I was in a southern city during an
old soldiers reunion; they were in
crowds on the street and to every
woman who passed. the hat was lifted,
the woman might be old, homely,
poorly dressed, but the hat came off
just the same, accompanied with
graceful greeting. 1t was heart warm
ing to see honor done to womanhood."
The artist spoke: "Why is it that
the present generation have so little
regard for the aged ?"
''First, who are aged; when does
one begin to grow old? Some one has
said, "a man is no older than he feels;
a woman is no older than she looks
I suppose that is why women use
powder, paint and dye, to hide the
evidence of approaching age. But
replying to your question, the reason
so little respect is shown the elder
ly folks is partly Because the chill
dren have not been taught at home.
When the grandparents have grown
old, especially if they are dependent,
they are in the way, the grandchil-
dren hear remarks from their par
ents that are 'unkind and so grow
up feeling that one is useless when
one grows old, and so the parents in
time reap the seed they have sown,
in the disregard of their children.
81 know of no remedy except to
not grow old and to keep the zest of
life; that is all that one need fear
losing. Grey hairs are beautiful, if
well kept, and the dyed hair is a dis
grace. The lined face is the life his
tory of the owner of that face, and
if a history of battles well fought,
why be ashamed of the lines? You
remember when Clarence Darrow, the
great California lawyer yielded to the
opportunities of his friends and had
his photograph taken, when the fin
ished picture was shown him he ex-
claimed: That is not a picture of
Clarence Darrow! why, there is not
a line on my face
"I thought, sir, that you would
want them removed
Why man, it has taken me many
years to make those lines; they are
historical, my life's history; photo
graph my face as it is
"a man or woman should have an
ambition to know and to do, they
should keep up with the current
events and be able to talk intelligent
ly of the war, and the causes lead
ing to that war, and above every
thing, they should not live in the past
and be known as odd "reminiscences
from the tiresome tales of olden times
for one does tire of those ancient his
torians. They have a future and
should say with Browning:
Grow old along with me,
The best is yet to be,
The last of life,
For which the first was made
"'Being old, shall know; the
youth says, 4 wonder; old age an
swers, 4 know; youth says, 4 want;
cid age replies, 4 have had and now
1 have quoted the artist"
AS they were folding their work,
preparatory to leaving for their
homes, the farmer woman said:
"When every day adds to our age,
when every week adds to our wis
dom, to our experience let US clasp
hands with Father Time and make
a compact with him to take joyfully
all he has to give and to welcome
all he has in store for us, knowing
that all is for the best and that what
seems to be an evil is the shell of the
sweet kernel of good"