Show odd a for young people I 1 gave heard beard my grandmother tell of a dear old scotch dominie who ascended n the parish pulpit once upon a time with the announced purpose of preaching a sermon to young oung men in odd rever reversal salof of conformist creet creeds ls he be began hia his discourse by be beaching bec ching young men nien to bo be peaceable gentle and tender hearted he ile said nothing about pluck or grit or bravery bra very but ho lie emphasized the three headings of iris discourse above named strange teach teaching lug that and arid stranger baill when in the course of his sermon he asked the maidens who accompanied the young men to be brave fearless and quickly roused to battle there was no doubt it ripple of amused laughter on the lips 0 of f the old mans hearer hearers such as thrills across a ripe wheatfield when light winds blow but I 1 think the preacher knew what he waa was talking about and meant just what he said the world Is full of young men who seek to be manly at nt the expense of every notter softer virtue and of maidens who mope like silly doves dorm I 1 will tell you right now that an out and out nice girl bus has no more use for an excessively knowing hard headed and elaborately concerted young man than A a thoroughly nice young man has for a feather beaded headed girl chicago herald |