The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
MAXIMSOF AMODERN
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A womans idea of making hay
while the sun shines is to tell her
husband that she really needs new
dancing slippers and some sport
things and an evening coat whenever
he comes across peaceably with the
price of a new hat.
Any normal woman would rather
have her husband tell her clever
lie than hurt her feelings, but any
normal husbands lies are so stupid
that they make his wife suffer as
much as the truth,
Yes, Dorothea, Nero was ter
rible villain, but at least he proba-
bly, didn't enrage all his friends by
puttering. THE early morning is the
best part of the day." and II take
cold plunge three hundred ana
sixty-five days in the year."
In courtship, woman magnifies
her lovers virtues; after marriage,
IDENTIFY relieved that her choice Is
definitely made"
The mother tried to peer into her
sons face in the semi darkness.
why, Yes. Have you not suspected
it?"
II had not" was the brusque reply.
But, then, / am not one to invite
such communications"
Il assure you, my dear boy, I did
not mean to invite them" Beatrice
said. ITO tell the truth. think it
was a comfort to poor DR.. Grant to
talk to motherly woman about his
daughtef. You know that. while Mar
tina may be useful servant, she is
very common person. 1t seems
strange that an educated man (and
as this man is q physician, sup
pose he may be called educated)--it
seems odd, 1 say, that an educated
person should commit the care of his
child to a common, uneducated wom-
an like Martha"
No answer. Kenneth seemed to be
waiting for some further comment.
Rubbing 1t In
However, that is neither here nor
there" his mother continued. HE
evidently has done as well as he
knew how-what he thought best for
his girl. He had the good sense to
send her away from home to school.
And the results have been excellent.
She has the manners of refined
person. even IL she is typical coun-
try lass. But such are refreshing
at times"
"They certainly are" was the sud
den exclamation. by tho way,
mother, 1 take 1t for granted that you
made no suggestion to DR.. Grant that
well, that there has been any girl
His mother cut him short with her
7
ton your engagement to Victoria, I
certainly did not. You ought to
know. Kenneth, that you could trust
me with your happy secret until you
were ready to announce It,"
If l ever am" he muttered.
But his companion ignored this
soto voice interjection.
ITO do him justice, I do not think
DR.. Grant felt he was violating any
secret in telling me of his daughters
love affair. He knows like her and
am interested in her. He also, knows
that 1 have a motherly heart
II did not intimate to him that dear
little Ruth herself had told me her
love secret this afternoon. 1t might
have embarrassed the good man II he
had suspected that the confidence he
gave me was not entirely new to me.
But l had already had the pleasure
of wishing the girl happiness.
"Still, as neither Of them wants tbs
matter spoken of yet. i would not
tell either what I know. Nor would
I tell it to anyone but you, dear. l
can trust you not to mention 1t.
"Yes"-with sigh of satisfaction
II am the more flattered by the
confidence reposed in me during the
past few hours, because neither of the
dear persons is willing just yet to
talk to anybody else of the affair."
ITO he COntinued)