The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1850-05-24
From Gcdey's Lady's Book, for June.]
THE SPRING BONNET.
By ANNA wrLxor.

"My dear Carry" said Martha Grler
10 her young freud Caroline May6eld-
her face was grave and her tones serious
al wish you would give up this worldli-
ness, this carnal pleasure-seeking, TO
which you are so devoted"
"Don't preach to me, Martha" replied
Caroline, in gay tone; "l'm quite as
good as you are"
Sand great deal better, hope," said
Martha Grier. "But our own good is as
nothing will not save US. Come out
from among them, and be ye separate,'
are the words Of solemn admonition
spoken to every living SOUL"
"Come out from among whom?" asked
Caroline.
''From among worldlings."
"From among the evil--so ] under.
stand the Injunction"
"Well, and what is the differencc?'
said Martha Grier.
"Oh, great deal. The evil are the y
who purpose and seek to do wrong !;
while the worldlings, as you call ihen,9
are ofien very good kind oi people y y
fact, great deal better than ~ sany Q
your cyep-pious, seiEfigtss sort 2 2
loIks, who coolIy eoasiesn such as am !.
tolace have no Fancy Tor, and 70 which
4 | slyis aok. good care not TO go.n
sYuu speak lightly OH serious sub
|ject, Earryp
Oh mol"
"You lest with religion"
"Beg your pardon, dear; have neve
done that in my lile."
"Then l dol't comprehend you," sai'
Martha.
~ am aware Of that. People like yo,
see only within the limit of very smal
circle. should be sorry TO give you the
keys of heaven and hell"
"Cany!' a
"Don'i look so shocked, my dear"
"Ddn't you say, just now, that yot
rever jes.ed with religion?"
81 did say 80, and | repent it,"
~ don't know how am to interpre
your present language"
"Don'l you9 Understand it, then, al
only referring 10 those who, like your
self, limit the heavenly life TO life o
simple pie,y, and account charity as o
little worth; to those, who separate the
world and religion, instead Of bringing
religion down into the very centre Of &C
lion, and making it the heart and lung
to common society"
Martha looked surprised at this re
mark. There was meaning in it lha
she bu, finally comp,ehended.
"Be not coniormed TO the world, salt
she, oracularly; shut be ye transformed
by the renewing oi your minds
"Svhat do you mean by conforming t'
the world?" asked Caroline.
"Following after lis fashions, and en-
,ering into its pleasures"
! And, as Martha said this, she let he
eyes wander meaningly over the hand
somely- dressed person of her young
friend.
I believe you hold dancing TO be sin
full said Caroline, "as well as opera ant
play-going~
ii do, most assuredly," replied th'
young devotee.
"And fashionable dressing?"
"Certainly. In all this, | see onl
conformity TO the world, which is siIicil
forbidden"
"Is it not possible that a conformity o
The spirit may be mean'?" asked Caro-
line.
"And is an external conformity possibl,
without an internal one?, said the friend
"No, certainly not; but in the ials'
ulaxi ms and evil principles which govern
in the world, we will be more likely 4
find the origin Of real evil acts, than in
a mere fondness for dress or in desire
for innocent pleasure"
''Innoeent pleasure! Do not the word
contradict each other?
Each pleasure has its poison too,
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