a
Ballad of Pleasant Thoughts.
Dan’t let us talk of wretchedness,
Don't let us: wallow in our woe,
Don't let us drivel o'er distress,
m't let us wander to and fro
Amid the mire and mud below,
But let us rise on joyful wings
Into the golden sunlight's glow;
Let's think and talk of pleasant
things!
Don't let us clamor for redress;
Don't let us deem a soul our foe;
{nstead of cursing, let nus bless;
And never let us gloat or crow
O'er some one’s trouble; let
show
perfect peace
brings
To all who after goodness go;
think and talk of pleasant
things!
us
What our viewpoint
Let's
Let's talk of trouble less and less;
To anger let us be more slow;
Let's strive more patience to possess, |
And more compassionate let's
grow;
A cheerful word or smile bestow,
And you can quell the scorn that
stings;
duty to ourselves we owe:
think and talk of pleasant |
things!
This
Let's
ENVOI:
Ho! mortal men and women, ho!
Hark to the song a minstrel sings!
If aught of happiness you'd know-—
Let's think and talk of pleasant
things!
Harold Susman in “Success Magazine.”
————
ADWELLER IN }
GLASS HOUSES
BY ALICE LOUISE LEE,
PEPEPEPEPE PEPE PPE IEPEONPE
Mrs. Drew sat at the head
breakfast table and
firmly together. When
pressed her lips together
ways happened. “Mrs
to know.” Mrs. Drew
at a newspaper Opp
“Um-hum!” came a
from behind the barr
“If our son did a thing
I should thank some one to
pursued Mrs. Drew
“M-m-m!" still more vaguely
the opposite side of the table, while
“our son,” aged ten, kept his eyes
decorously on his plate, quite accus-
tomed to “heard ng his virtues referred
to,
“An insult to the aged ought to be
severely punished,” reasoned Mrs.
Drew. “Tommy White deserves a
whipping that will remember 3.
for one, believe that to spare the rod
is to spoil the child. If Mrs. White
held more firmly that opinion,
she'd have boys who were not a
grace to the town.”
of her
pressed her lips
Mrs. Drew
things al-
White ought
looked hard
site
vague assent
icade,
that,
tell me,"
paper
1
Ke
from
he
to
iis-
Willie Drew,
to hearing the
que accustomed also
sins of his playmates
reviewed, still
his plate, felt
cat's tall under
At the foot
present in body
said, “Um-hum'!” again, and began
looking up the price of flour and.
osene, He knew that,
wife's convictions on the
d4raining, the long whip-like
branches of the weeping willow in
their back yard remained intact,
while a corresponding willow in Mrs.
White's yard, shorn of much of its
gracefulness, suggested the ravages of |
time and the misdeeds of five rugged
boys,
“Whenever Willie needs
ping, rest assured he will
Mrs. Drew often remarked
cally to friends-—the emphasis being
especially noticeable when Mrs.
White was within hearing.
“I would tell her myself,” continu.
ed Mrs, Drew, “ware it not for the
fact that she resented my reference |
to the mischief Tommy did on Hal
lowe'en. It seems to me very strange
that any mother should resent being
told of her children's faults when
it's for their interest that she should
know. I'm sure that I should be glad
to be told if our Willie did wrong.”
Willie, having succeeded in locat-
ing the cat's tail, clamped it vigor
ously with his shoes while he regard-
od his mother with large, beguiling
blue eyes,
There was a momentary yawling
and scrambling under the table, fol.
lowed by a tigerstriped streak shoot
ing from beneath Willie's chair into
the sitting-room. “Dear me!” cried
Mrs, Drew, in alarm. “That's the
second time within three days that
Tabby has had a fit. She's such a
pretty cat I hate to lose her, too,
“But as 1 was saying.” she continu
ed, “I made up my mind then that
it was the last time 1 would try to
ald Mrs. White with those boys of
hers, Still she ought to be told of
this. Therefore 1 shall send for Anne
Tupper.” Her lips tightened on the
resolve,
“Anne Tupper?” inquired Mr
Drew's lips, while his eyes roved
over the political reports,
There was a slight change in the
expression of Willie's blue eyes as
they followed Tabby,
“Yes, 1 think 1 can prevail on Anne
to tell her. Every one likes Anne,
Mrs, White, Bhe'll take
it from Anne.”
Consequently Anne was sent for by
way of Willie. Willie went reluctant.
ly. He whimpered and whined, He
dug a fiet into one eye—keeping the
other innocent blue orb fixed on Mrs.
fastening his eves on
with his for
the table,
of the table Mr.
absent in mind
foot the |
Drew, |
3
16
but
ker- |
his
of
despite
gudjec
chi
a whip
get
emphati-
one,”
Drew—and pleaded a stomachache,
“Poon enild!” gaid his mother, “Of
course vou needn't go, then. I'll step
across and Ask Tommy to take the
note.”
At this Willle looked alarmed, and
when his mother took down a bottle
from the top shel of the pantry and
reached for a spoon, Willie recovered
in a twinkle, scudding away with the
note before the botile could be ua-
corked.
His mother looked after him with
an indulgent smile. “Boys will be
boys,” she murmured,
Then she set her well-appointed
house in order and awalted: Anne,
still with lips pressed firmly togeth.
er. From the front window she view.
ed the five White boys playing soldier
in their front vard. They were rang
ed in steps in the order of age, —
two years' space between succeeding
steps,—and were exercising legs and
lungs vigorously.
“0 that Tommy!” cried Mrs. Drew,
indignantly, aloud. “It seems as
though Mrs, White might realize how
he acts!”
Tommy,
as general,
exercising his prerogative
had kicked the second in
command. who promptly kicked back
again, whereupon the march turned
into a riot, In which Tommy, beset
by the rest of the army, got worsted.
“And vet there sits Mrs. White,
looking out of the window placidly
and doing nothing!” ejaculated Mrs,
Drew, still more indignantly. “I
never saw any one so slack with chil
dren. Now if Willie—"
The entrance of Anne cut the sent.
ence short, and Mrs, Drew rose to
meet her,
Mrs. Drew the kindest of
where Mrs, White
She did not mean
Mrs. White. She
into the habit of
perfec:
imperfect boy%
Tommy
was
was concerned.
to be unkind to
had simply fallen
Willie the five
ACTOSS street-—especially
who was of Willie's dge.
“Of course,” she often declared,
“Wille has his faults!” She said it
complacently, but with mental reser
vations—the rest of the town said
the same with neither placidity nor
mental reservation.
“I felt sure you'd come!” was Mrs,
Drew's greeting. “1 never knew you
to fail a friend”
A pleased expression crept into An.
ne's eyes as down. Along
with the rest ri-kind, Anne liked
praise,
Mrs. Drew seated and fold
ing hands, looked at her guest.
Then she uttered an exclamation and
leaned forward “What a becoming
new coat, Anne! I've not seen it be.
fore I like those stitched bands
down the front. Certainly brown Is
your oolor.”
The pleased
eves deepened yd
she answered, briefly,
were generally brief
In church work Mss, Drew
made chairman of everything,
cause of what could accom
through her committees.
tactfully ing way—so
friends Others who
she could
with
the
she sat
of gl
herself,
her
expression in Anne's
like it myself”
Anne's remarks
Was
be-
she
compell her
said
so frien ndly sald
ple up” skilfully
Be hat as it
inctly to lay
beginning with the
of the five
listened attentively
Anne's greatest charm
ting behind his mother, also
attent motioning beguilingly
Tabby meanwhile,
Narrowing her remarks
particular misdeeds, Mrs
ferred to the “doings”
the destruction of the
in front of old Mrs. Smith's
wind peo-
may, she
the
An.
case before
ne,
generally
junior Whites.
That was
Willie, sit-
ively,
to
re-
down
Drew
especially pic
ket fe
house,
“You know Tommy was in that”
she ended, “and 1 took it on myself
] Mrs. White.
and I made up my mind
no matter what that Tom-
1 would say nothing further.
thing. Anne, she ought
nce
to tel
me
then
my did,
But this
KBOW."
Anne,
her summons
for it,
that
realizing now the purport of
to the Drew house,
moved uneasily, and began pleating
her handkerchief Willie, with Tab:
by almost within reach, neglected his
opportunity, and pricked up his ears
“What thing?”
Mrs. Drew sat up straight and tap.
ped the arm of her chair Impressive
ly. “There was a lady in here yes:
terday,—1 name no names, Anne, as
I am careful not to cause hard feel
ings between friends but she told
me, and 1 sald at once, Mra. White
ought to know.'”
“Know what?” asked Anne again,
smoothing out her handkerchief.
Mrs. Drew tapped the arm of the
chair. “I was told that Tommy White
deliberately walked up behind old Mr.
Reffert—poor old, baif-blind man that
he is!—and knocked hig hat ibto the
diteh and ran away!"
“Oh!” oried Anne,
lifted wide eyes to
face,
“] knew, Anne,” sald Mrs. Drew, In
a tone of quiet triumph, “that you
would be shocked.”
“Yes!” breathed Anne, “Oh, yes!”
Willie, aiming a kick at the eat,
fell off hig chair at this juncture, and
so made his presence conspicuous,
His mother, out of consideration for
Anne's feelings, sent him out to play.
“Of course,” she remarked, “you
would not like Willle to know what I
am going to ask of you, although he
never repeats what he hears.”
“Indeed!” murmured Anne,
Mrs, Drew returned to the original
subject. “Shouldn't you think, Anne,
that any mother would be glad to be
told if her boy did such a thing as
that?”
“Indeed,” assented Anne, “I
should!” Into her eyes, fastened now
0
“Oh!” She
her hostess's
on Mrs. Drew's face, crépt an expres.
sion of relief,
“And dont vou think that such an
attack on an old man deserves a se
vere punishment?”
do."
“My dear,” Mrs. Drew ceased tap
ping on the arm of the <halr
sank back with the air of having set
tled a vexed question, “I am glad
you agree, becavse 1 am going to ask
you to tell Mrs, White,” Anne
out a hand suddenly, dropped
handkerchief, and reached
“You, girl that you are, can tell
without offense, because she likes
you. Every one likes you, Anne"
“But, Mrs. Drew,” Anne burst out,
her
It—it wasn't Tommy! It—
behind them—it was Willle
it”
Mrs.
caught her
stiff,
“Willie!
“Yes '" Anne hastened on, words
tumbling out of mouth “] a}
most caught him. I—I think I should
have shaken him well if 1 had!” her
tone became reminiscently indignant
*] did shake him on Hallowe'en,
Tommy did help take Mrs. Smith's
fence down,~1 was staving with
that night was afrald,-
but Willie I caught
him and Posed
“Boxed his ears!’
“Yes!” cried Anne, all unobservam
of the expression back of the words
“Willie is awfully naughty when he's
out of your sight, and to think I never
dared tell you,” her was filled
with incredulity, “when here you were
really wanting to know all the
Anne rose, still unobservantiy
lieved and happy. It was 89
hard to be a hful confidante, and
the path of truth had been
her!
Mrs. Drew struge
h and her thoughts,
Anne-—eavery one
own
hetween
her
who
once——t wice-——
sat up very
Drew gasped
breath and
the
her
her
because she
the leader
his
Was
ears.”
face
time!”
re.
often
trut
this time
made so easy for
She left a dazed
ling with her breat
Mrs. Drew bells
did; and memory of
widespread comparisons
Willie and Tommy rushed
with overwhelming force
For half an hour
parture wrestled
fication. Then ghe
tion to Willie
With
she vis
the back
the nat
branch i
what she required of Mr White
a few moments later,
tingling switch, she stood in
door and
William
~ From
awved
the
he
aer
upon
after Anne's de
r mortl
Len
she
her at
firmly
ing wil
she lal
together
low in
| aside
tiny
if 10
Thi preased
ted the
yard
ural desire 1 a
Sternly sh "Tae
arme 1
called loudly,
Drew!
Youth's
Come here at
Companion
Correcting a Correction.
our correction last week
of ths
made a
which another
William Schmidt is one
of our best citizens an use
in
look.
gun
In
episode article we
mistake necessitates
does not
to chase people either
out of a house We
ed fi him bring a
to the Bee Office road-
our article last week In the
hurry of getting copy ready we wrote
the name of Willlam Schmidt,
i¢ should have been Henry. Henry—
not Bill the shotgun man that
chased a woman “into” sot “out” of
Another time stand
We hope this article is
that all names are right
right That haven't
in for out or up
were running a daily
bad, for we could
the mistake sooner, but 10
a week and have that suspense
hanging over one, like a sword hang
a thread, that's what's puttin
rather
gating
after
3 0
when
is
house we
spelled we
fer in
if we
used out or
down,
be 80
Correct
by
—Powhatan Bee.
Rests Gun Across Arm,
One peculiar fact developed in the
pourse of the trial in the Superior
Court of nine Chinamen charged with
the murder of one of their country-
men, and that is no Chinaman when
levels {t straight
at a person or at an object, but rests
the muzzle of the “gun” on his left
forearm, and with the right
holding the butt discharges the weap
on.
Counsel wanted an explanation, but
ber of one of the tongs in the cor
ridor was asked for a reason.
“Don't know why a gun is used
in that manner,” was the response,
the jean way.
China | may wrap the gun in the
folds sleeve, leaving only the
barrel hole free. Then a shot may
be fired, when it would appear
weapon had his arms folded.
would be no glint of s'wel and noth-
ing but a curl of smoke to tell who
discharged
Herald.
When Are Blackberries?
In a field off a Surrey lane ap:
peasant, slouch-hatted and smocked.
mbout ten, obviously a townbred
youngster. They paused for a mo
ment. “What's those, grandpa?”
asked the boy, pointing to a cluster
of berries In the hedge.
blackberries, my boy.” "Blackoen
ries! Why, they're red!” * t
course they be red! Don't you know
boy, that blackberries be always red
. THAT PORTENTOUS PAUSE,
You may succeed
Some lucky day:
Grow great, indeed,
In every way.
And say: “Oh, knew him
when"
You may
yes, 1
Erow great,
Become Fame's
And rule the State
But dor't forget
That there will be a lot of men
To grin and say: “1 knew
when"
—Washington
HAVE BEEN QUICKER.
Saving, “it
had met and he
me a fool Hadn't
him five minutes,
of a fellow
not
pet
him
Herald.
MIGHT
“Yes,”
the first
actually
been to
aither. what ¥kind
is he, anyway?”
“Well,” sald Knox,
awfully slow. for
delphia Press
Gussie was
time 1
called
talking
Say.
aim
quietly
one thing."
UNLUCKY
the most unlucky
The very first day
iozen cups and saucers.”
certainly lucky.”
Why, if that girl was
English aristocracy
the family plate in-
week." —Cleveland Plain
“She
ever
broke a half
“She
“Unlucky!
to work
she'd smash
side of a
Dealer,
Was
hired
girl we
she
was un
for the
al
POSITIVE
“It is hard”
torney, “yn got
against
bating.™
“I can
against one railroad
mild young
“Sure?
eagerly
“Yes, sure
do fit
American
PROOF
the at
evidence
cials of
sald State's
these railroad re
give positiv evidence
official,” said the
man
' asked the tate's attorney,
out fishing
with
AN INBULT
Miss Gaddie—] don’t why
should feel insulted because he
your eyes were like stars
Miss Prude—You don't? Why. stars
keep winking at you all the time —
‘hiladeiphia Press
BOP
you
said
REGIN AL D'S
young girl's alr
FINISH.
pensive
sald, “Reginald
altar. Thera"
leadersiny
The
“Tomorrow
was
she “his
will
ETTING
*Of cvurse
you are not
conscientious man
“Of course not,” answerad
Sorghum; “but 1 will
that I aways have
ga: talent available to ascertain what
I am entikied to" Wash! Star,
PE RH. APS s
Ww ashington
re
HIS
want anvthing
said
fon’
entitled
vou
10,
incidentally re
mark
ngton
nto
“Why did
to chopping
“Pe srhaps,” replied the
yer, “his judicial mind enabled
to foresee the reluctance that
been putting
faith
Star
George
To ze aa
CHerrs
western
up the treq
law.
him
has
any
feveloped about
in confessions
MIGHT BE EITHER
Mrs. Baker—"My old school friend,
Mra. Jones, writes me that she is
just beginning to live”
voroed 77-—Brookiyn Life.
EVER HEAR "EM SAY IT?
Jersey Commuter (crossing West
street slush)—"Wasn't the show glor
fous In the country this morning?”
His Neighhor-—"Great, by Jove! If
we could only stay out there and en
joy It."—Puck.
SWEET MASS.
The old dragon lamp burned low.
nestled closer to his big Apollo shoul
dora, "it does seem
hearts run together”
And a very peculiar
came over Edwin's face as he held
up five sticky fingers,
“What do I care about hearts run
ning together?’ he snapped.
blamed package of homemade fudge
you gave me has run together in my
pockels and ruined my new gloves,
CAUTIOUS BRIDE,
Mrs. Bacon—-"1 see a fashion article
on bridal veils relates that a recent
bride wore her face covered on the
way to the altar”
Mr. Bacon—“l1 suppose the bride
didn’t want the groom to see she
laughing at him."-—Yonkers States
man,
DECLINING THE CHANCE,
i "I'm worried about that
mine.”
“What's the matter?”
“Why, I wanted to fit him for the
army or navy, and he positively de
study medicine,"—Philadel
i
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A new yn of Cambridge (Mass. )
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The pension system city
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More than fifty labor unions
Massachusetts have passed resol
tions in favor of woman suffrage.
Samuel
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unions
President Gompers,
can Federation of Labor, said rail-
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of the bollermakers in Buffalo, N. Y.,
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San Francisco (Cal)
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intention of the lodge to have a home
of its own
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and the Roseville Pottery, employing
200, have resumed on half time at
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Miss Jean Gordon,
spector of Louisiana, places the av-
wage of the working woman of
State at $4.50 a week and the
at $2.50
Grand Chief Stone,
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MARBLE wo GRANITE. 223
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wages,
NEWSY GLEANINGS,
Wall
numbed
British administrations
with selling titles
The merger
s said to be practically perfected.
The next President
the appointment
Street markets stay
are charged
of four new
Comptroller Metz issued a report
that $102.834,327 is due New York
ing Viadivostok, Siberia, a first class
fortress at a cost of $6,000,000.
Peter Cooper Hewitt, of New York,
will build a big dirigible balloon as a
A bill which will wipe out 30,000
duced by the Chancellor of the Ex.
E. R. Thomas' creditors In New
York City were worried on learning
that hia debts are nearly $5,000,000
supposed.
There was much comment over the
an extra dividend of 875 a share on
'
pany stock.
Varnum Lincoln, of Andover,
Mass., has left by will 35000, the an-
nual income of which is to be distrib
uted In cash prizes to the best spells
ers at a spelling bee.
The Appellate Division of the New
York Supreme Court decided that a
tenant who stays in a cold flat cannot
collect damages from the landlord,
but that the tenant may legally break
his lease and move.
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The House Hunter—*“1 like this
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the idea of its being right next door
staring policemen,”
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