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The Girl Wanted By: Nixon Waterman (1859-1944) |
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THE GIRL WANTED A BOOK OF FRIENDLY THOUGHTS BY NIXON WATERMAN AUTHOR OF "BOY WANTED,"
"A BOOK OF VERSES," "IN
MERRY MOOD," ETC. CHICAGO
FORBES AND COMPANY
1919 Copyright, 1910, By
Forbes and Company TO The girl wanted, who,
By her beautiful ways,
Shall brighten and gladden
Life's wonderful days. PREFACE The pleasure of giving to the public this volume has been brought
about by the publication of the author's work entitled, "Boy
Wanted," which he presented as "a book of cheerful counsel to his
young friends and such of the seniors as are not too old to accept
a bit of friendly admonition." The warm welcome accorded that book, and the many requests it has
called forth for a similar companion volume for girls, has prompted
the author to prepare the series of papers offered herewith, with
the hope that they, too, may find as many youthful friends (between
the ages of seven and seventy) awaiting them. In the present volume, as in "Boy Wanted," the fine prose thoughts
are selected from the writings of a very large number of the world's
foremost teachers and philosophers of all times, while the author,
with a due sense of modesty, lays claim to all such examples of
versification as are to be found within this book. In these days when the women of the world, with such splendid success,
are writing books for the moral guidance and spiritual uplift of the
men and youth of every land, an author need not feel called upon to
apologize when he presumes to address his remarks to readers of the
opposite sex, as did John Ruskin, to such fine purpose, in the "Pearls
for Young Ladies." Since his own mother, wife, sisters, daughters and many of his best
friends belong to the feminine half of humanity, any man who is a
careful observer, a logical reasoner, and an adequate writer ought
to be able to say something of worth and interest to the women and
girls to whom he is permitted to address himself. If in this volume
the author is able to impart to others, in a small degree, the
beneficent influence he has received through the splendid precepts
and noble examples of the women to whom he owes so much, he will
deem himself grandly rewarded for the labor of love herein set forth. Nor is the author unconscious of the great purpose that should
underlie the writing of a series of papers designed to direct the
daughters of our land toward the greatest factor in the making and
the perpetuity of a nation a noble and beautiful womanhood. For
observation has taught the world that We're almost sure to find good men,
When, all in all, we choose to take them,
Are, nearly nine times out of ten,
What mothers, wives and sisters make them. N. W. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I CHOOSING THE WAY 13 Starting right. The strength of early impressions. "Environment."
The will and the way. Planning the future. "Mother's
Apron Strings." II ACCOMPLISHMENTS 27 The ability to do things. Elegant and useful accomplishments.
The value of thoroughness. "What Have We Done To day?" The
service of the heart. "Sympathy." "Only A Word." III THE JOY OF DOING 45 The power of enthusiasm. Working with heart and hand.
Looking on the bright side. "Just This Minute." Happiness and
its relation to health. Paths of sunshine. "The Sculptor." IV SOME EVERY DAY VIRTUES 65 The desire to do right... Continue reading book >>
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