Gratitude In Women

Are feelíngs of gratitude absent in ■svomen? That clever gentleman who does the Private Diary at Cornhill is not quite satisfied upon the subject. This is nis way of putting it: "As gratitude depends upon imagination, it may well be that women, having Ies3 imagination than men, are less grateful. The doctor told me 'intermittent heart' is a not uncommon female ailment." To sugar the pill, however, th Diarist says: "In defense of the maligned sex I should llke to record a case of gratitude in a woman that left me a little mournful. I had sent Charlotte a book for her birthday last autumn, and at breakfast to-day she said: 'Oh, thank you for that delightful book you sent me!' 'Oh!' I said, 'what waa it?' 'Dear me,' said Charlotte, 'I havo quite forgotten.' "