HAPPY MARRIAGES.
Value) of th Spirit of Compromii In
Wddd Lifa.
If marriage inennt the -wedding of
a 8a Int a ud au angel fiiere would be
no problems to solve, no perfections to
attain, no progress to make. This may
tie why there are no marriages in
heaven.
On earth It Is different Husband
and -wife are strongly human. No mat
ter how lovingly united or how sweet
their accord, they never have the same
temperaments, tendencies or tastes.
Their needs are different, their man
ner of looking at things is not Identical
and In varying ways their individuali
ties assert themselves. At any critical
moment If both express at the same
time a desire to defer to the other's
taste the result Is foreordained hap
piness. This makes matrimony not
merely union, but unison and unity.
The spirit of compromise does not
mean a continuous performance in the
way of self surrender and self sacri
fice; it does not mean ceasing to be a
voice and becoming an echo; it does
not imply or Justify the loss of Indi
viduality. It means simply the In
stinctive recognition of the best way
out of a difficulty, the quickest tacking
to avoid a collision, the kindly view of
tolerance In the presence of weakness
and errors of another, the courage to
meet an explanation half way, the geu-
roslty to be first to apologize for a dis
cord, the largeness of mind that does
not fenr a sacrifice of dignity in sur
rendering in the interests of the high
est harmouy of the two rather than the
personal vanity. Delineator.
ALWAYS CHEERFUL
Even When He Lost Both Feet He
Could Find Consolation.
Brown's cheerfulness was a source
of wonder and admiration to bis
riends, according to the Ladles' Home
Journal. Either his religion or hfs
philosophy taught him to accept ev
erything ns a wise dispensation. But
then lie had a large share of worldly
goods. Ills friends argued, and nothing
but adversity would shake his faith.
Therefore when a promising crop
was washed away by a flood the neigh
tors were much astonished to hear him
say: "It's nil for the best. I was bless
ed with an overabundance last year."
In the winter his house was burned
to the ground. To his neighbors' so
licitations he calmly responded, "The
house never suited us anyway, so it is
all for the best."
Other calamities befell Brown, but
tlll he refused to be disheartened.
The climax came when he was in a
railroad accident. Both feet were so
badly crushed that amputation was
necessary.
Sympathetic friends gathered from
all quarters. They dreaded to hear the
lamentations they were sure would
greet them, for even Brown could
liardly be expected to pass this light
ly by.
"Guess you are pretty well discour
aged, aren't you, with both feet cut
off?" ventured some one. "Do you
think this is nil for the best?"
But Brown nodded his head, smiling
wanly, and said:
"They were always cold anyway!"
Unprofitable Adam.
There is occasion for much beating
about the lmsh for answers to many
questions put by wise theologues to
timid people, but one set of men found
their match In the old Scotchwoman
under examination for admission to
church fellowship.
"What are the decrees of God?" she
was solemnly asked.
"Indeed, I trow, he kens that best
tilmse!'."
"What kind of a man was Adam?"
"Ou, Just like ither foukl" was the
quick reply.
The questioner Insisted on a more
definite answer. "Weel," said she, "he
was Just like Jeems Madden, ye ken."
"How 80?"
"Weel, naebody got anything by him,
and mony lost."
Curiot.
Mr. Chow has a passion for curios,
but was not able to distinguish a gen
vine article from a spurious one. One
day a dealer came to him wishing to
sell the lacquer bowl of Emperor Shun
(B. C. 2255), the rod with which the
Duke of Chow (about B. C. 1122) flog
ged Pak Kam, and the mat on which
Confucius sat (B. C. 551). Mr. Chow
sold all his worldly possessions and
purchased them. Holding the bowl
in his left hand, clutching the rod In
Ms right hand and carrying the mat
upon his back, he went around begging
for a copper coin of King Woo (B. O.
1 122). From the Chinese.
Naturally.
Two men met at the gate of the cem
etery, and each with excessive polite
ness bowed to the other to pass in be
fore him. After a few minutes of this,
when neither would give way, the
younger of the two smiled and said:
"You are the elder of the 1wo, so
naturally you ought to go Brst."
Sourlre.
Run and Unrun.
"When I first went to housekeeping
I tried to run everything. I ended with
running nothing."
"Absolutely nothing?"
"Well, perhaps the gamut of the
emotions now and then." New York
World.
His Position.
reekein My wife referred to me as
the bead of the family today. Meeker
now did that happen? Teckem
She was talking to a man who called
to collect a bill. Chicago News.
Many a man finds out too late that
he cannot hldo anything from his own
conscience. Pliny.
Conclusive Evidence.
Original.
Warren Murdock, oue of the best am
ateur photographers In New York, had
been taking some views la Central
park. He was leaving the park when
he was accosted by a woman respect
ably dressed, to all appearances a lady.
"I'll trouble you for a hundred dol
lars," she said.
"A hundred dollarel My dear lady,
why should I give you a hundred dol
lars?" "To save yourself from the conse
quences of having annoyed me."
"I annoy youT I never saw you be
fore." "You have been following me ever
since I entered' the park. Do you see
that policeman over there by the obe
lisk? It is an easy matter for me to
call him, have you arrested uai taken
to the station. There I shall state that
you have been annoying me In the
park. If you cannot get ball you will
spend the night In a cell. The Informa
tion of your despicable conduct will be
read tomorrow morning by every New
Yorker who takes a newspaper. Your
wife, If you have one, will never be
quite sure whether you are guilty or
Innocent. Even if you are acquitted on
trial you will ever afterward suffer an
unpleasant notoriety. Some will be
lieve you lunocent, but the majority
will believe you guilty. Will it not be
worth a hundred dollars to you to
avoid all this?"
Murdock was so stunned by this
proposition, so convinced of Its truth,
that for a few minutes he made no re
ply, staring at the woman In wonder
ut her effrontery.
"How will you prove your case?"
"I don't need to prove It. It's the
notoriety I am relying on. Even If I
could prove It you would suffer no
punishment except a small fine.
Troved or not, your name will be pub
lished as one charged with a con
temptlble crime and you will never
live down the smirch."
"Do you expect people you spring
your game on to carry so much about
them?"
"Not usually. The matter may be
kept from the public by the accused
giving a fictitious name. The money
may be paid at any time before the
trial, and I go to the police and con
fess myself as having been mistaken.
Then they will release you. But you
look like a man who would not go
about without being well supplied
with money."
Murdock saw by this that the wo
man considered a bird In the hand
worth two In the bush. He happened
to have plenty to meet the present ne
cessity. "Suppose we compromise," he said.
"I'll give you $50."
The woman gave him a scrutinizing
glance.
"If the matter Is settled here be
tween us now," he continued, "It will
be better for us both. You run no
risk. I don't have to go to the police
station."
"Very well. I'll take $50."
Murdock pulled out his pocketbook
and counted five of the bills. The wo
man held out her baud.
"The policeman is looking this way,"
said Murdock. "It may be he knows
you as an old offender and is watching
you. If ho sees mo give you money
he'll arrest you for practicing yout
game, and I'll have to go with you to
testify against you. In that case I
won't be much better off than If I
refuse to pay you anything. Now,
suppose I go and drop the money at
the foot of that tree yonder and you
go and pick it up."
The womau looked suspicious, but
after some thought, seeing no way by
which her victim could trick her, she
consented. Murdock rolled the bills,
holding them in bis (1st, walked to the
root of the tree and dropped them.
Then he sauntered away. The woman
advanced, keeping one eye on Mur
dock, the other on the bills, half hidden
In the grass. She bad nothing to fear
unless he might have dropped some
thing of no value In place of the bills,
but in that case there was the police
man, and she bad only to call him to
carry out her threat. Seizing the bills,
her face took on an avaricious look as
she saw that they were really bank
bills. The only remaining question was
were there five of them. And this la
the most Important feature of this
story. She counted them, and while
she was counting them she beard a
click.
Starting, she turned to look at Mur
dock, expecting to see a revolver lev
eled at her. She saw him looking up
from his kodak, which be bad swung
In front of him and turned In her di
rection. "Police!" he cried at the top of bis
voice.
The policeman beard and came to
ward him.
"Arrest that woman!"
"What for?" asked the cop.
"She has $50 on her person Just given
her by mo for blackmail. Take her to
the station and watch her to see that
she doesn't get rid of the bills."
"You come along," eald the police
man. "I don't make arrests without
holding the witness."
"All right," said Murdock. "I'll go
with you with pleasure."
At the station tho accuser gave a
bond for his appearance at the exam
Ination of the woman the next morn
ing, then went homo to develop tho
plates ho had taken during his sojourn
In the pnrk. Tho next day he went to
court, was sworn as a witness and told
his story. When called upon for evi
dence to substantiate his charge ho
drew a photograph, which he handed
to tho Judge. It was a picture of the
prisoner counting the bills he had
dropped for her.
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