Prosperity in life is very apt to make us forget the time when we wern't much. It is just so with a frog on a jump; he can't remember when he was a tadpole, but other folks can. The man cannot wait for his dinner without instantly losing his temper—but see with what angelic sweetness a woman bears the trial! Has woman then more patience than the man ? Not a bit of it; she has lunched, the man has not.
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Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 750, 15 December 1870, Page 2
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80Untitled Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 750, 15 December 1870, Page 2
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