The National tribune., 1883-11-15

ton why nobody must see 1t, the answer came:
Well. your mother, she said as how it was not
good the yellow-backed books they was, and
maybe she mightn't to like it. But 0, this is
that good, and all about how the poor girl she
would rather to commit crime than to let her
lover to go to prison And jest read it, now. and
you'll say as | do, the book is jest beautiful
Well, that night remember was very rest
less having tucked the book she had given me
under my pillow. / suppose I went to bed
suspiciously early, especially as | was generally
the last one to lay down my book aud retire.
Anyhow, | had hardly disrobed for the night
and, placing my light on little table. proceed
ed with a few pages of my yellow backed
treasure, when the door of nay chamber was
opened softly and my mother entered. To the
question What is that you are reading?" |
handed her the book. 1t was highiy-colored
story of common criminal, with her picture
on the cover, idealized by some maudiin senti-
mentalist into a heroine and martyr. The
book was destroyed, the girl discharged and
the lecture | received that night has served me
from that day to this. never wanted another.
1t was the first and last time such book has
been In my hands. My fingers burn now to
think of it. 1t was the first real revelation /
ever had that there was world beyond the
world in which | was living, and that world
whose inhabitants are described In PauFs Epis-
tie to the Ephesians, chapter iv, verses H. 19.
BARBARA's LETTER.
ST. JosErH, Mo-, Nov. s. 1888.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
am Missouri girl, and this is the first time
have ever written for paper. My father was
soldier, and he has taken THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
for a long time We all enjoy it very much, es-
peeially the household department. read it ont
loud to grandmother because her eyesight is poor,
and she enjoys it very much.
Grandmother thinks that the people have wasted
good deal of time talking about kissing. She says
boys will be boys; that they always did like to kiss
~ n mo
1t don't do no good to talk about it. Now out here
III our part OF the country if boy wants to kiss
girl he does and there is nothing said about
it. We would never think of asking people in q
newspaper to tell rs what to do.
Now, grandmother and / think this would be
something better to talk about: . What shall we
read?" l would like ever so much to improve
myself, so read all the time can spare from my
work, and want TO read good books, too. The
young man that lives on the farm next 10 us reads
a good deal, and buys good many books, and
then he lends them to me. / have just read one,
called She Loved Him Madiyn | like it very
MUCH Last winter read ~ Husband for a
Lover" Guilty Without Crime, "a Strange
Guest Reata; or, What's IN a Name" and a
good many others of the same kind.
Don't you think we could help each other in this
way by telling about books that we have read, and
know they are good? BARBARA STRONG.
AS we said before, we do not know that the
books Barbara enumerates are bad books.
But this we do know: that they are not
among the hundreds ON the catalogues of
our reputable publishers, or by authors with
whose works we are familiar, or can conscien-
tiously recommend. Life is too short TO read
all the good books that are written, let alone
wasting time upon the poor ones As Barbara
asks for an interchange of titles, and desires
stories only, We would advise her TO send for a
cheap edition of Dickens Or Scott, or some
! other standard writer, and not run the risk OF
| taking up every book with a startling title that
is thrust in her way. Books are ike people
better no books and no company than to be
| associated with the wrong sort. VIII some
body send Barbara the names OF some good
modern stories.
| CAN ANYBODY GIVE MISS FoRD's ADDRESS?
| The following is copy of letter written
/ by anurse at the Navy School Hospital, AHnap,
| oils, Md, for one of her patients-Mr c. c.
! Shanklin, of Cleveland, O., now president Of
| the National Association of EX-Union Prison
| ers of War-who is anxious TO secure, if posi-
| bic. her present address. Miss Ford was with
| the Sanitary Commission, and Dir. Shanklin
| had just been exchanged sick from rebe
prison. He weighed only seventy five pounds
having lost, during his eight months captivity
sixty-ive pounds:
NAVY SCHOOL HOSPITAL,
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Dec. IL, 1864.
SIR: am happy to inform you of the arrival o
/ Nh. Charles ShaTkIin company G, Ninth Ohio cav
airy at this hospital last evening December 10
/ from Charleston s. O. He has been a prisoner fol
the last seven months, and is quite sick. ba
we hope win be better soon. He fs, of course vey
| Mr.. Charles Shanklin, ward F, section 5, Nav.
/ Yours, truly. c. W. FoRD.
JENNIE WANTS A STORY.
FoET scorT. KAN, Oct. % 1882
| To the Editor NATIONAL. TRIBUNE:
| My papa takes THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE and
looked TO find story and did not find IT. so mann
ma told me might write and tell you to pleas
! school, and have Miss EInmert for teacher. q
| in room No. TO- and study grammar, geography
reading, spelling, mental arithmetic writing, draw
| ing, and history. take music lessons thi
piano from hrs. Angler. We have Maltese eat
i made loaf of ice cream cake and took the pre-
| MUM BY grandma and aunt Louise are visiting
| US. am only thirteen years old, and you mus
not look at the writing.
Yours, truly. JENNIE HAYNES.
We are pleased with the letter and the pre-
| MUM. Jennie writes large, plain hand, ant
need not make any apologies for her letter
which is well composed and to the point
While we want Jennie to have just such
story as she likes. we hope she viii learn t
like the grand old stories told by the soldier
from week to week, which are better than an,
fiction. General Howard is telling story tina
4 Jennie should read.
Relief Corps Work.
DEPARTMENT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
MILFORD, N. H., October 90, 1888.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE;
AS / have been chosen by Corps s. Milford,
H, to open a correspondence with you, esteem
pleasure to do so.
The Post 20 w LULU of this place has recent
held four days fair, the results of which for
town of this size (about2 800 inhabitants have bee
very gratifying, netting about $50. The Corp
has the satisfaction of knowing That it contribute
materially to the of the fair and it has bee
so acknowledged by the Post
The installation of officers for the ensiIin
year took place the week following the fair TIL
I twas and Tlipo tim
dent, Miss Lottie S. Robbins; S. V. p, Mrs. CARR
ID. Sabin j. " p. Mrs. Rebecca Pierce; Secretary
Julia Il. Heed; Treasurer, III. Lizzie Foster; Chap
lain, Fanny Kimball Conductor, Carrie b. Pink
ham Guard, Martha Amsden. Our membershi
| numbers sixty. We have lost by discharge tw
and by death two within the past year. We lay
| a relief fund of S9405 and have expended S44.7
during the past year the largest sum expended b
{ working order our members IN general faithfr
and loyal, and harmonious with the Post.
The fourth annual convention of the Woman
!, Relief Corps, Department of New Hampshire wa
held in G. A. r. hall, Pittsfield October "a Mos
of the delegates left their homes the 23d, til
Corps in New Hampshire widely scattered
The delegation from o. w. Lull Corps, No. s. cor
sisted OF the Secretary of the Department, Mr.
Celia F. 2. Foster, and Past Department Condacto
Mrs Jennie Hamblett with six delegates. Tn
delegation. including Mrs e. Florence Barker. {
Maiden, National President OF the Womans Relic
Corps and delegates from Portsmouth and Glare
mont Corps were met at the depot at Pittsfeld b
a reception committee, who. with the Pttsfiel
band and members of Willard K. Cobb Post, es
corted them to private residence, where the
were furnished with hot supper, after which the
repaired to CT. A. R. hall, where short sessio
) was held preparatory to the work of the morrow
2 Convention was called to order by the Presiden
SIrs. Matte B. Moulton, at 10 o'clock a. M on Wee
ncSday morning. After the committee on credeI