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p 10 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1907. >*NH«M«IMH*MlttM*tMtl >••••••••«•••••••••••••••HltllN 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. 1 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.