HOW TO BE A HAPPY OLD MAID.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume VIII, Issue 48, 28 November 1891, Page 637

HOW TO BE A HAPPY OLD MAID.

That is what one girl wants to know, and this is the way : To have so much to do that there is no time for morbid thoughts. To never think for a moment that you are not attractive, and to make yourself look as charming as possible. To be so considerate of the happiness of others that it will be reflected back to you as from a looking glass. To never permit yourself to grow old, for by cultivating all the graces of heart, brain and body, age will not come upon you. To waken up cheerfully in the morning and to close your eyes thankfully at night. To believe that a life work has been mapped out for you, that it is near you, and to do that which your hands find for you. To remember that the happy old maid is the one member of a family who, not having any other claims on her, can be God’s own sunshine to those in sorrow or in joy. To be willing to give a suggestion that will help some body over the bad place in life s journey. To be ready to talk about a book, a picture or a play, rather than to permit yourself to indulge in unkind words about anybody. That's the way to be a happy old maid. But, now 1 come to think about it, that’s the way to be a happy woman in any station of life, no matter whether you are married or not ; and a happy old maid is just a happy woman and a good one whom no man has been fortunate enough to obtain for his very own, ns mistress alike of his house ami heart.