Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-16

While Robert g. Ingersol made for
himself legion of enemies by his at
tacks on Christianity, all must admire
his eloquence. No man in America
could more beautifully frame SEN
tence, and his eloquent remarks at the
grave of his brother lead one to doubt
if the great infdel was half so bad as
his own words at times, pictured him
to be. A man who uttered so many
beautiful things had but little room
in his heart for atheism with its cold,
Irevolting, heathenish teachings. In
symposium on woman, Col. Robert
G. Ingersoll was asked to contribute
his views. He replied as follows:
at takes hundred men to make
an encampment, but one woman can
make a home. / do not admire wo-
man as the most beautiful object ever
created, but / reverence her as the re-
deemed glory of humanity, the sane
tuary of all virtues, the pledge of all
perfect qualities of heart and head.
1t is because women are so much bet
ter than men that their faults are con-
sidered greater The one thing in this
world that is constant, the only peak
that rises above the clouds, the one
window in which the light burns for
ever, the one star that darkness can
not quench, is woman's love- 1t rises
to the greatest heights, it sinks to the
lowest depths, it forgives the most
cruel injuries. A woman's love is the
perfume of the earth. This is the real
love that subdues the earth; the love
that has wrought all miracles of art;
that gives us music all the way from
the cradle song to the grand closing
symphony that bears the soul away on
wings of fire. A love that is greater
than power, sweeter than life and
stronger than DEATH"
THE BOY.
| The following story is told in one of
our exchanges. We have many just
such boys in this town. This particu-
lar boy had sling shot and was
shooting some little pebbles at trees
and barns, and, perhaps, even at spar
rows. The boys aim went wild and
the little pebble from the sling shot
speeded wide of the mark and crashed
thru a window pane in residence
close by.
Did the householder get angry at
the boy? Was the lad arrested? Did
the housewife chase him around the
block with broom.
/ No, that wasn't the end of the I'M
fortunate incident. The boy saw what
he had done and could not resist the
temptation to hide behind a tree The
woman came from the house and call
ed to the lad. The youngster crept
slowly toward the house, his head
dropping.
Don't worry about that" said the
woman. II have boy just about your
size and age. He is good boy, just
| like you. But once in while he makes
a mistake and does a little damage
to something. Don't worry about
this. 1t won't cost much to have it
fixed again.
The boy thanked her and walked
away. For two days he did odd chores
for his mother to save some money.
He didn't tell his mother what he
wanted the money for until he had
enough to pay for the pane of glass,
and then he took the money to the
woman and soon after told his mother
about it.
This is just little incident from
everyday life. A little damage done
fby boy was passed over by good
/ housewife and the incident was so
handled as to even help the boy who
had accidentally shot the stone from
his sling shot thru window.
Boys are boys. A scolding from
some angry woman would not have
accomplished half as much as did the
calm and kind words from this par
ticular woman.