The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-03-21

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enthuse over the lower orders: I don't
help EN- from sense of duty; but
works of charity is all the style. | like
to have my name in the newspapers a.
director of this, that and the other, and
leadin' off with the biggest subscrip-
| ton"
"Your candor is refreshing. Is this
common sentiment with you lady
philanthropists?"
mo, / won't say it is Many of ouI
lady workers for the poor and sufferin
seems to have fearful symperthy fol-
EN-. But l think charity orter begin
and end to home. Uriah says, We've
got along; why shouldn' t other folks?' y
"And when he hears all this fine talk
about orphans" adds Mrs. Van High.
ton, with slight uplifting of the eye
brows, che no doubt recalls the fact
that he is an orphan himself
That's so! a orfn from boyhood,
and made his way hisself with no thanks
to nobody. Why shouldn't he keep his
money! We don't ask no favors Why
should we give 'em? / wish all these
low-down folks whose wants is ben'
| continually dinged inter our ears could
be sent off ter live in some country BY
themselves, and we be we'll rid of EN- q
"You wish, in fact" quoted Mrs. Van
Highton, with her usual felicity, 'that
they might have.
"Some sweet little isle of their own,
In the blue rolling ocean, far off and alone "
The idea is an original one and proves
your genuine kindness of heart. "
c'What a horrid, hateful, hideous. self
ish, cold-blooded, inhuman monster
''You seem to have rhyme appropus
to every occasion, and that's tip-top
one, whoever writ 1t. The most on
bearable thing about these people is
their airs They can't be teached to
keep their places. Why, I've had EN-
say right to my face: I'm jest as good
as you ben'
(tAnd why in the name of all that is
good and gracious are they notp'') pa
fenthesizes Mrs. Van Highton, as she
exclaims, with disdainful air: ..As
good.as yom! What pre-pos-ter-ous
ideal
'Have you heerd about our new libre-
raryp" asks Mrs. Newrick. 1.-The
learnedest and biggest ever brought to
this city. Full of vocabullaries in all
languages, and all sorts of high-up, out
landish books, such as nobody ever
thinks of readin'."
"How delightful! choice library is
"A thing of beauty and joy forever
A sure token of culture" (.'Vocabul-
laries, indeedp')
That's the way Seraliny talks, but
her par says he don't go cent on cul-
tur. Itineraries is the fashion, and
shows that folks has means. That 8
why he wanted one. But what am
thiukn' about-dilly-dallying here,
when I've so much to dop To see a
body bum about as do, you'd think
she'd got cast-iron constitution. But
RELY, I'm very delicate y
Eyes, have always thought so"
says Mrs. Van Highton, sympathetical-
ly. "Your strong, active mind con-
trolls your delicate organization. You
have a reserve force of energy and en-
thusiasm." CAN ethereal creature of
two hundred pounds avoirdupois! She
looks as if a Whit of wind might blow
her away as if she might
Die of a rose in aromatic painl'')
Il must CO." says Mrs. Newrich.
why, sure's you live, the clock is
a-strikin' twelve. Who'd a thunk it
was so late? shall have ter hurry up
ter git home by lunch time
"Why not stop and lunch with mep
DO stay, it would make me so happy!"
pleads Mrs. Van Highton with mental
ca do hope she won't. l suppose she
eats with her knife, and her table man.
ners are generally atrocious
mo, thanks. We have company to
home, and besides all the rest I've got
to do, l must dress and help Uriah
dress, for swell party this evenin'.
That man hates all sorts of high society,
and fashionable parties is his perfect
abomination.
$50 agreeable gentleman as your
husband ought not to absent himself
from the circles he adorns," replies
Mrs. Van Highton, in dulcet accents,
which, if they uttered her real thoughts,
would change their tone and saw con-
temptuously:
(''The idea of that coarse, illiterate,
boorish clodhopper having admission
to good society!')
He'd be mighty glad ter shove off all
these things onto my shoulders, re-
marks Mrs. Newrich.
(''They're broad enough in all con-
science, y whispers Mrs. Van Highton
behind her fan, but she adds aloud:
edo not permit it, my dear Mrs. New
rich! A man who is so shining an orna-
ment to society must not hide his light.
He will never be permitted to do So
You and your husband must consent to
keep the place Nature and Fortune have
assigned you as social leaders" ("So-
ciety here must be on low plane in
deed to even admit such vulgar pair
of parvenues,' she added beneath her
breath.
Mrs. Van Highton accompanies her
guest to the door and gives her part
ing kiss. As Mrs. Newrich drives
away. Mrs. Van Highton stamps her
tiny feet and shakes her pretty head
until its golden puffs and waves seem
to rise in mutiny. Then clinching her
small, white, jeweled hands, she says,
bitterly: ..Dean Swift was, indeed,
right, in declaring that the Lord shows
His small respect for money by the
people he gives it to. Because my hus-
band owes Uriah Newrich sum larger
than he can ever pay, must fawn
around that ill-bred, low-born, ignorant
woman! She possess the finest house
and equipage in town! She have SER
wants in livery and set up coat-of-
arms! (Her crest should be spade
on washboard.) She have
rare books when she can barely read!
She own art treasures whose names
even she can not pronounce! She enjoy
unbounded luxury, ease and leisure
which she can turn to no good account!
While /. born and bred to these things,
must soon lose them all. What irony of
fater'
And Mrs. NeWrich, as her ponderous