Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-22

seldom In those iramss in real life that I'm
tragic pathos surpass all that ever was writ
by playwright, has been brought ANYTHING
more touching than the few Iines, In School,
girl scrawl, addressed her parents aud sisters
Dy julia Slchel, beautiful young Jewess OF
mitted suicide. Hers was simply The old
story OF unreQuited love. There was no taiuf
OF guilt about IL 10 awaken remorse, nor
blank despair. As In those few lines she
unwittingly beirays, her love was unsought,
put so accomplishing was IL that, un-
return, and, finding that hopeless the light
went out OF her life and she sought refuge In
death. her letters tell IL all with that trans
Raf s sln plicity which no art can simulate.
Dear Mother and Fdther:-I pray you will
forgive the sorrow cause you by m y rash
act, but life is one dull blank 10 noe now
Do not blame Ben, for he has tried TO reason
Win me, but all IN vain. He can give me
no hope that shall ever be more 70 him tha
friend, and, rather than live without his
love, have determined TO take my life.
Inere are a few requests would ask of you
ana then am ready 10 die. First of all,
promise nG me, dear father, that you will hold
ben entirely blameless, and for the love 1
pore him treat him ever as a friend. / do
Tot want mother, Annie, or Mollie TO wear
W W0GTn npT Tor " me- for the black garments
Let me be buried where the sun shines and
iry 10 keep my grave green. Say died for
love. That is all / want the world 10 know
Try TO bear my death braveIy, and tax COM
loIt from my sisters and brothers. Dear
daughter. JrITI
Dear Mouie.-I would ask OF YOU a few
fayors. They are these: When am dead
give mother my gold set, Annie my tur-
quoise ring, keep my watch and chain aud
pearl ring for yourself, and give TO Fannie
that sci OF fancy work had commenced.
Let me be buried with my plain ring on NV
niger, and put the buttons Ben gave me In
my coffin. Keep on with your music and
play often, for / always dearly loved 20 hear
YOU Now, dear Eugene, Fannie, Jake. aud
Annie, Maurice, and Mollie, all good-by.
Mss me before am laid in my grave.
THE AMERICAN SUNDAY.-Dr. Bellows
In the Liberal Christian for this week, has
Ispldly changing views OF the uses OF the
sunday with Its necessary decline. II is in
this country, as In ali Christian Countries
sui Gay OF rest. But the worlds views or
rest have undergone necessary adaptation
10 The new wants OF humanity. When IL was
only the body that needed rest in the COM
munity at large, an eEtire cessation from
physical labor constituted Sundays chief
negative distinction. The old Jewish Sab
PAIN was brought bodily over into Christen-
christian church, In its eras of dogmatic
nerceness and dread OF Gods jealousy of hu-
man freedom and cheerfulness. But at no
era has there been any general acquiescence
The vast majority OF the Christian world,
both In Roman Catholic and IN Protestant
countries, have valued Sunday as q sacred
holiday, in which labor and worship paused,
relaxation through domestic and social in
tercourse and open pleasures on the
other, might divide the day between them.
Sunday is a day not less marked In Catholic
than In Protestant countries. II Is only
differently marked.