WIT AND WISDOM

NZ Truth, Issue 1035, 26 September 1925, Page 18

WIT AND WISDOM

Grace and charm of manner will retain their full attraction to the last. They brighten m innumerable ways the little things of life, and life is mainly made up of little things, exposed to petty frictions and requiring, small, decisions and small sacrifices. Alas ! that neither bonds nor bows can certify possession. v. It is undeniably true that m the best men and m all true artists there lurks some hidden - torch. of the woman, some impress of the mother who bora him. The uncertainties of life are just what make it endurableAh I the little things of this life, that are the big things all the time, and no one ever suspects them. Love and hate always remember. It is only indifference which forgets. The lessons we learn from other people's wisdom generally disperse like withered leaves before the first gale of personal incident. It is impossible to learn the deepest secret m a woman's heart m ten minutes, though you may more likely arrive at it- then than m a life-tims. Of course, ennui is no excuse for wrong-doing; but it is often a reason for it. We've lost the art of marriage. Conditions are against it. In Eden it was all right— only one man and one woman, and no outside interference. Now it is all outside interference. There are two things which - the world at large never ask any questions, namely, how a rich man made his money, and how an erring woman came to fall ! It is enough for the world to know that he is rich.

the detectives for botanical : reasons,, or, perhaps, for others best known to themselves, to arrest the specimen on the charge that "with intent to defraud he attempted to obtain from H. Gotlieb a suit of clothes valued -at £11 11s by means of a certain false pretence — falsely representing that he was Berry, of Henry Berry and Co., of Wellington;" BERRY GETS A SHOCK. After a couple of remands, the case was heard last week when Chief Detective' Kemp said he would by evidence show that accused had no connection with the Wellington firm, and he proposed not only to call Gotlieb and the- detectives but also a Mr. Sim, of-. Magnus . Motors, Ltd., to whom Berry had chatted so freely and expansively m the Waverley Hotel. •This- evidence was called accordingly,, .whereupon Mr. Kemp slyly observed that Berry, if he chose to go into 'the' 'box, could doubtless give a good explanation of his conduct. That he was stepping into a trap, Berry was blissfully unaware, and so was Lawyer Leicester, no doubt. Within the box, Berry lent comfortably back, and told the Chief Detective, without moving a muscle • of his face, that he didn't know whether, he was Leslie David or Leslie Daniel Berry, but he thought Daniel. . Have you ever been convicted? — No. You're sure? — Yes. v Yoii' are on your oath, mind you. Have you ever been convicted?— No.

That fact alone opens all doors to him, as the fact that the woman has erred closes them to her. Man is bom of woman, is nursed by her, and when he has grown to full estate sh e gives him her soul and body,) and when he is dead, if any tears fall for him, it is a woman who sheds them. Many men invent a mental portrait of themselves which has but the faintest resemblance to the real truth. Then they set about guarding themselves against evils which really have no attraction for them, and thoughtlessly 1 expose themselves to dangers to which they are the easiest victims. Women are always sorry when they have driven a man to madness or to tears. But it is deep m the nature of them to drive . him there first. For life is not the thing we thought, "and not the thing we plan; and woman m a bitter world must do the best she can. Must yield th 0 stroke and bear the yoke and serve the will of man. * ' , What is constancy m love ?. Either an accident or a fortunate state of mind. To promise constancy m. loye is promising, to continue m ay state of mind over 'which your will has" no control . Loye comes and goes, and no man can stay v \%. Coming unasked and sometimes undesired, often unwelcome, it goes unbidden, without .reason, without logic, governed 'by laws that no man has ever, understood. ■•■' f- :'••■■■■, ? . When a man chooses his friends, be they, saints or sinners, or a mixture of both, he stakes his character, and m more senses. than one gives that character into their, keeping..

lawyer Leicester urged Unit there was no reason to suppose he wasn't going to pay for it. MASQUERADING CRIMINAL. The Chief Detective thought there was every reason. The man was a criminal masquerading under the name of a reputable firm. The Magistrate observed that ;iio goods had been taken, but a technical offence had been proved. Accused had a record, and it was no use warning him. He ought to know, and he was m a new country- He would : be convicted and fined £2. The Chief Detective mentioned that later he would hay.c a look at the Immigration Restriction Act with a view to having" S'the man sent back ! to Sydney. , , • . Lawyer Leicester, abruptly consulted by .his client, stated that accused wished to have right of appeal. In that case he would ask that, the fine be increased to £5 Is. ... The Magistrate .replied that the right of appeal on- a point of law, aiid he took it that this would be on such, could be exercised independently of the amount of the fine, which could stand at £2. • Lawyer Leicester: May he have a week to pay? v . The Chief .Detective: I wouldn't 1 give him a minute. . The Magistrate: It is only a small amount. Lawyer Leicester: He is working for an insurance company here. ..Mr. Kemp: And he probably won't be there long. ? . ) Accused was finally «ra.nted 24 hours in' which to find the money. -. ■ \ :