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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1907.
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MIRANDY ON AMERICAN CHIVALRY DOROTHY DIX
(( JT.SKK,' says Ma'y Jam, a-Iookln'
I up from de paper dot she waa
a-peruslo’, 'I see dat dat Mr.
Stead from England waa a-proroulgat-
In' befo' a woman'a club, an' he any dat
American men overdoes de chivalry
blaneaa. an' dat dey la ao perlite arC.
considerate of de feclln'a of dalr women
folka dat dey won't even tell de women
when dey doea wrong or makea mia*
take*.'
" 'Huh!' 'aclalma J. ‘Mr. Stead ahore.
ly ain't had de privilege of meetln' yo'
pa, for ef dere'a ever been any occaaton
when hla manner* hilt him back from
'apreralfyln' hia’oplnlon of de way I act
when I don't happen to coincide wld
IiIh wlahea, or ef he la ever happen to
let up on knockin’ any fault of mine dat
he run up agalnat. I auttinly doea dla-
remember when an' whar bit happen.'
•' 'Eve'ybody aay dat American men
la do moa' chivalrous onea In de world
to women,' aay Ma'y Jane.
" 'I apeca data ao,’ spona I, 'but dla
heuh thing dat dey ealla chivalry Is one
of de contrapahuna dat wuka bea' at
long range, nn’ In bunchea. Further-
mo' we area mo' of hit In print dan we
doea around our own firesides. Ef you
waa to call for a bodyguard for de
women of de country, bout forty mil
lion men would volunteer for de serv
ice, but ef you was to ax for all de man
to stand up In meetln* whut was gwfne
homo and split de kindlin', an' nuss de
baby, an' tote de coal upstairs, dere
would be a sort of hitch In de proceed
in'*. an' you wouldn't need no patent
adder to count de number up on. Tou
could do hit wld de Ungers of one hand,
an' have fo' fingers an' a thumb to
■pare when you got through.
" 'Ab a sect men thinks dat women la
angel* dat knows ino' dan de cherubim
an’ seraphim, but cv'y man Is got hit
settled In hla mind dat hi* own wife is
got scrambled brains, an' de judgment
of a hen, un' dat de only sensible thing
■he ever done in her life waa when she
kotch him.
“ ‘An* he don't take no trouble to hide
his opinion of her from her. An' dats
what makes me laugh when I hear dat
furrlnlr, what ain't never been married
to a American man, say dat American
men is dat squeamish dat dey won't
tell delr women folks of delr faults,
bound de American wives can tell
different talel Leastways all of dem
dat I Is acquainted wld can.
“ 'Lord! He ought to be able to drap
around some night, an' Ussen to Ike
unbeknownst, when I la sort o' dallied
wld a bargain sale, an' ain't had de
time to git de things I bought beeaxe
odder folks wanted 'em hid good In de
closet befo' he come home. Hit sut-
tlnly Is a mighty risky thing to let a
husband run right smack Into a bar
gain whilst hit Is new. In time dey
gits sorter softened to ’em. but a brand
new Imitation Japanese vase dat I done
bought beeaxe hits been marked down
from 11.50 to *1.49 des acts on Ike lak a
red Hag on a mad bull. Des' prezactly.
'Great Caesar's ghos’, Mlrandy,”
he bellows, ‘‘Is yo' done gone an' done
hit agin? Is yo' done waste my good
money on die heah glmcrack thing dot
is ugly enough to give you de sore eyes,
an’ dat no account dat hit ain't lltten
nclder for a spittoon nor a beer can.
Shorely de day you'was bawn de Fool
Killer must a-gone on a picnic, or else
he'd a got you certain.
“Of all de wasteful, triflin' women
dot I ever met up wld In my life, yo'
Is de lead horse, an’ how -I keep out of
do po' house Gord only knows. Hit ain't
yo* fault, an' when you Is done drove
me to my grave, I hope you’ll be satis-
fled, onnatural crccter dat you Is."
" 'Dat a de way Ike talks to me In
private when he's riled wld somethin' I
Is done, an’ yit In public you never
heard anybody dat could prognosticate
such lovely sentiments about women,
an' de pleasure an' de duty hit was to
man to pertec* an' support 'em.
"Tassum, dot's de difference between
chivalry at fus* hand an’ secon’ hand,
an* so fur as I kin see dat Englishman
had des as well set his mind at res’.
Dere ain’t none of us married women
dat’s liable to git de swell head beeaxe
our husbands Is too soft-spoken to tell
us of our faults.
"'Cose wese always got de saterfac-
tlon of havin' odder men praise us an’
act gallant to us wbedder we deserve
hit or no, but from our husbands we
gits de naked truth wld a barbed wire
on hit.
■When me an’ Ike walks up de
street he segaauates along In front an’
leaves me to tote de baby an' ae mar
ket basket, an' eVy now an' den he
looks over hla shoulder to say dat ef I
can’t waddle along any faster I better
stay at home.
But when he’s 'scortln’ Sallny Sue.
whut's a mighty peart yaller gal wld a
flower bonnet an' a straight front Ag
ger, de way he totes her fan for her.
and hist* her over de brickbats In de
path Is des de livin' Image of dat play
dat we went to see dat dey called
"When Knighthood Wns In Flower."
'Tassum. an' Sis Tempy. whut Is
got d» gift of .gab and sots a mighty
fine chicken dinner, axes us to eat wld
her, an* spends de whole endurin' time
a-layln’ down de law. Ike he sits up wld
his ears cocked an' de expression on
ills face of one dat Is a bangin' on de
words of a oracle an’ a prophet.
•' 'Butter wouldn't melt in his mouf.
let alone sasa, but let me tell how
I'd tar off things ef I was de presi
dent an* felt called on to regulate de
size of folkses famblys, un' de fus* news
I knows Ike's done tell me to shet my
mouf—dat I don't know whut I'm talk
in' 'bout.
Tit de sisters Is always a-sayln' to
me, ‘Oh, 81s Mlrandy. I suttenly does
envy you bein’ married to a man dat's
got sech chivalrous Ideas about wom
en, an' dat pays ’em sech lovely com
pliments. Now. my husband nevah
says any of dem nice, flow'ry, poetical
things.'
“An' I ‘spona dat dey don't know
what dere husbands says to me. an'
dey laughs an' thinks hits a mighty
funny Joke, but I specs dere ain't noth
in' dat makes for peace an’ a sisterly
feelln' lak not knowing de kind of talk
dot our husbands'hands out to odder
women.
“ ‘Now, I ain't flndln’ no fault wld
Ike. He suits me, an' I reckon hit
don’t do me no harm to hear what he
thinks of me now and den, an' dat he
ain't wastin’ as much time as I Aggers
out he is, wonderin' how he happened
to marry sech a sweet, gentle, angelic
creeter as I Is. For mos’ of de time
I thinks I Is too good for Ike, but after
we Is had a fambly shindig, an' Ike
Is speasltled hlsself about my taste in
clothes, an' my heft, an’ my way of
hangln' over de fence an' passing de
news of de neighborhood wld de women
on bof sides or us, an' sod things about
my cookin', an' buttin' Into odder
folkses business what don’t concern
why hit sorter percolates down
Into me dut maybe he ain't so over
come by his luck In getting me for a
wife as I thought.
“ 'Tassum, hits de mission of married
men to keep delr wives humble, an’ as
far us I kin see dey's all a-fulflllln* hit.
Leastways all de puffed up women dat
I knows Is ole maids an' wldders, an’
so 1 don’t see no call for dat English
man to worry for fear men Is too
mealy mouthed in dls country to tell
women of delr faults. I know I’ae heard
all I want to about mine.
Cose 'Merlcan men Is mighty gal
lant nn' chivalrous. I ain't a-dlsput-
in' hl|—but hit’s mos'ly to odder men's
wives.' ’’
THE “CHARMING” WOMAN—By Ella Wheeler Wilcox
(Copyright, 1907, by Amerlcan-Journal-Examlnor.)
T HE French women confeas that the
American women uro handHome,
well dressed, entertaining and
brilliant, but this la their criticism:
"The American woman has
charm.'*
It waa an American woman who told
me of hearing this remark tpade many
timeH in Turin.
"Now, what do they mean by
charm?” she asked.
You might uh well ask what la meant
by saying a flower lma no perfume.
Charm, in a woman, Is iui subtlo a
tiling a« perfume in a flower.
It does not pertain to personal ap
pearance; it does not pertain to accom
plishments; it does not pertain to man
ner. education, dress or conversation,
yet It permeates all these.
And without it all of these are ren
dered meunlnglcss.
Fascination Without Charm.
A woman may be fascinating without
being charming.
She may fascinate with smiles and
coquetries, which u'o know are insin
cere, but which, nevertheless, hold us in
a spell.
Hut the charming woman is almost
always an unselfish woman.
She forgets herself when she is in the
presence of others, or shall I say that
she remembers herself and her duty to
be agreeable.
I think perhaps <t Is this higher con
sciousness of self—the better self—
which makes a large portion of charm
of manner.
Tho charming woman never allows
the conversation to dwell long upon
herself, and she never monopolizes
the conversation.
She leads others to talk, and is in
terested in what others say and do.
The charming woman is always tact
ful.
tiho avoids the topics that are dis
tasteful to others and introduces those
which will be agreeable.
The Desire to Please.
The charming woman usually pos
sesses a certain amount of feminine
vanity—she likes to please, not only to
please the mind and the heart, but the
©ye.
She usually dresses becomingly and
takes excellent care of her person, so
that she exhales an atmosphere of
beauty, even If she possesses no abao
lute beauty of face or form.
The woman famed for her beauty is
rarely charming, because she has been
so spoiled and flattered from the cradle
up that her heart is almost always de
void of the sympathy which must form
a strong part of charm. When a beau
tiful woman is unselfish and sympa
thetic and loving her charm usually
becomes historic.
The Power of Kindness.
It was said that Madame Recamler
was as beloved by her own sex as she
was admired by the opposite. She was
GREEN BUG BY NATURE
IS SOUTHERN INSECT.
Lincoln, Nebr., June 1.—The "green
bug,” long thought by Nebraska ento
mologists to be mythical. Is a reality,
according to tho latest decision of State
Entomologist Bruner of the State Uni
versity. Two of his assistants, F. A
Burnham and H. S. Smith, havo Just
returned from the southeastern part of
the state, bringing with them a num
ber of specimens of the groen-wlnged
insects. These will bo carefully nur
tured and bred by Professor Bruner
and tho best methods of extermination
will be determined.
Little damage has been done to the
wheat by the "green bug." which Is in
reultty un unusual species of plant
louse, because of the continued cold
weather of this spring. Destructive
wheat lice do almost all their damage
early In the spring when the wheat Is
young and tender. So Professor Bruner
is of the opinion that there is no dan
ger of further injury this year. He
says, however, that If the bugs get well
started In the southern part of the
stute n prevailing southerly wind, uid-
ing their own by no means to be de
spised flying powers, might spread
them all over the state and there might
be much danger from their progeny
next year.
The hug Is by nature a southern In
sect and was first found in large num
bers In Texas, where some farmers
fight it by scattering a little quicklime
over their fields. This method of pro
cedure is not practicable on a large
scale, hut the Nebraska entomologists
feel confident that they will And some
feasible manner of exterminating the
pest. The Insect seems to be grad
ually spreading farther north and If
left unchecked would undoubtedly in
time cause havoc in the best wheat
growing districts of the United States.
GENERAL JOHN B. GORDON
An humbl* tribute to His memory from a Virginian who loved snd
honored him.
With head* bowed down and with hearts bereaved.
The South Is in tears today.
For Georgia’s loved son, our Gordon brave.
To his rest has passed away.
When his well beloved South called for hearts brave and true,
He offered himself for her cause;
And Gordon, so brave and so gentle In peace,
Waa the bravest of brave In her wars.
The veterans, brave, of Confederate fame
Are rapidly passing away,
And a weeping South will surround his bier—
A lust loving tribute to pay.
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When the noise of battle had rolled away.
Ho gave tho last years of his life
In a noble endeavor to bind up the wounds
And banish all thoughts of tho strife.
A hero In battle, a Christian In peace.
With a heart tilled with love for mankind
From the North to the South, from the East to the West—
Is his memory In all hearts enshrined.
Tenderly bear him back to his home
To the people he loved so well;
Gently lay him away to rest
To the sound of the tolling belL
With the hanging moss of his native state,
A beautiful garland weave.
As an emblem of love for the chieftain brave.
For whom all hearts now grieve.
May He whom ho followed In war and peace •
His well-beloved Savior and Lord-
Say; “Thy warfare is ended, thy victory won;
Enter heaven fad recelve'ihy reward."
V —DAVID J. WEISiam
goodness and charm personified, aa well
as beauty. A woman friend said of her
once; “First of all, she Is good; then
she Is brilliant; then she Is beautiful."
Ninon de L'Enclns, who was not
"good," like Itecamler, was charming.
In spite of her free and easy morals,
she left the Impression of great charm'
upon the world. Her moral derelictions
are forgotten In her charm.
She waa kindness Itself to other
women, and to the age of 81 retained
her hold upon the affections of both
sexes.
Charm must spring from an affec-
tlonato nature and from a heart which
desires to give pleasure rather than to
be admired.
But the charming woman usually re
ceives more admiration than the pro
fessional beauty, the great genius, or
the most brilliant of her sex who do not
possess charm.
Of all compliments a woman can re
ceive, the greatest Is to be callpil
'charming" when “goodness" is added.
A Substitute.
Being very close-fisted, Mason had never
allowed himself the costly bablt of smoking.
Ilo olwnys felt himself a loser when soy
one treated to cigars. But on one occa
sion when tbs party be was with entered
« stationery and cigar storn, bo mads np
his mind to havn bis tbsn of tbs treat
-Won't yon bars a smoke this tlmsfr
—Harper’s Weekly.
m; "bat It
> a pencil,"
Tho Author of "Florodora."
To the loto James Davis, bettor known
liy his pen name of Owen Hall, the plny-
golng nubile owed n debt of gratitude for
the liveliest fund of entertainment It hn*
had since Glllmrt The creator of "A Gai
ety Girl," "Tho Geisha," "Tho Silver Slip-
per," snd of that monumental success,
"Florodorn," guvo a now spsrltlo fo musical
comedy.
Aro tho show girls of Brondtvsy awnre of
tho extent of their own obligations to Da-
vlst Td how many a young woman did his
pen point tho way to fa roc and fortune! It
originated thnt most wonderful of matri
monial boronn*. tho "Florodora" sextet In
Its train, ns from a nmgle wand, rime auto
mobiles. fllaiiionil necklaces, Wall street
winnings and millionaire hnslmnila Not In
tho nnnnts nr the stage has there been
anything like It The hi.torts not Tur
times must eredlt ''Florndora" with ■
unique Inflnencn on rantempnrnry socloty.
lies any Hhnw or Ibsen pley effected as
mueti In mntertnl results!
„ III* traditions! to snoer at tho quality of
British humor. In tho mntler of bright
libretto writing nt least we mnat eoufess
oiir Inferiority. Whnt hovo American play
wrights to show which run compere in
humorous characterisation with Gilbert's
gallery of serio-comic portraits or approach
In sustained cleverness of dialogue and
lively fancy the form of musical comedy
In which Davis excelled! Ills soccess in
this line of anthorahlp after many years
of practice at the bar will rorall the par
allel success of Anthony Hops In fiction.
A Loud Habit.
A wcll known comedian met a fellow «e-
hwtho other day In Herald Square.
Hello, Jack! ho said. "Anything to do
this evening?”
"Notblng specUl," renUmt the other.
"WoU. let's go nn to the Hotel Aetor sad
Weekly* “ W ' / r ‘ cl * «* eonp/'-llarper's
How They Do It
“rat little Girl—When yon grow np are
"S' *°loff to advertise foe a hnshend?
8econd IJtUo Girl—No: I'm going to he
Weekly*' **** d00,t taT * *®.-Uarper's
Often Enough.
Bleb Aunt—You only visit me when you
want money.
Spendthrift—Well. I couldn't come much
of teller, could It-Ohrper'a Weekly.