The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-13
Evening Chat
A Friend Of Mine


know a dear sweet little old lady.
Did say old? Well / did not mean
It in the sense Of really being old.
for though old, perhaps in years, as
years go, yet in spirit this dear little
old lady is young.
l meet her often and each time 1
am more and more impressed with the
sweet spirit of this dear friend OF
mine and Just believe It is this IN
usually lovely disposition which has
kept her young in thought, deed and
word even though her hair is white
and her brow wrinkled and that her
step has lost perhaps somewhat OF its
spring.
You can discern her sweet smile
blocks away and you Just naturally be
gin to smile yourself. You simply
can't help It. 1t is so contagious.
She tells you of her joys, which are
many, and her SORROWS which are few,
and If something unusually pleasant
has happened to this dear little lady
or is about to happen, she tells you Of
1t in the most enthusiastic way al
most as would young girl in her
teens. She thus makes you enjoy with
her the event which has given her I'M
alloyed pleasure or takes you with
her into the realm OF the une2plored
but anticipated pleasure.
You are not the only friend either
that she greets so smilingly or whom
she takes so much into her conf
dence for she has smile for all, or
a CHEEKY word and her friends are le-
gion.
She told me not long ago of a beau
tiful trip to another state which had
been planned for her and she related
to me its many anticipated pleasures
her eyes spaTkled and her voice trem-
bled so excited and enthusiastic was
she at its contemplated Joy and the
joys it would afford her.
Thsi little old lady has never out
grown her love of jewelry, laces and
frills and have watched her leaning
over trayful of pretty earrings,
bracelets. rings and trinkets or gaz-
Ing raptuously into a show case full
Of dainty laces. rifles or frills, her
eyes fairly beaming as she lovingly
handled each pretty trniket. bit of rib
bon or piece of lace spread before her
adoring eyes.
She told me once, that in her girl
hood, WONG to various circumstances
she had been denied many Of the
things dearest to the heart OF young
girl and that she believed this fact
had cultivated the love for pretty
things within her. She told me also
titlt whenever she gave a gift to 3
young man who had little of this
worlds goods. that 1t was invariably a
piece of 1ewelry, piece Of ribbon or
lace or something equally as frivolous
anG she did this because she recalled
what sorrow it was to her in her
youth 10 be deprived Of such things.
This dear friend of mine is not only
SWEET and lovely but she is a brilliant
little woman and odd and young seek
hr for counsel and advice in times
or affliction and they never come
away from her presence empty hand
ed.
Haven't told YOU enough about this
dear friend Of mine to make you want
~ know her, If you already haven't
the pleasure of her acquaintance.
This description may fit many dear
little old women in this world, or even
in this community, and If 1t does am
only sorry am not acquainted with
them all for to see and know charac-
tiers Of this kind makes life well worth
the living.
How perfectly lovely" what a
beautiful shade" what soft, pretty
material" what a lovely dress II