Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-29


"Young ladies should not read The Latter
day" sad Frank.
"Anonymuus writer's shofild not nsquote,"
retortcd B,a'ric
"But did You write it, Frank" asked Her
bert
The two brothers looked tho picture of anx'
iety. Frank laughed.
"Miss Clauson is horribly acute" he said
Therefore they all understood that Mr..
Carruthers was the author Of the article in
question, an article which, from the bold and
original views it ventilated, had attracted
great deal Of attention. Horace and Herbert
looked aghast.
Crank said the former in n solemn
voice, "you must be radical"
"You must" said Herbert sorrowfully.
Even the respectable Whitaker, who had
listened to the conversation, pulled n long
face, and seemed to say TO himself she must
be a radical" That his masters cousin
should so disgrace the family was very dis
tess:ng
ooh dear, no." said the culprit "rm not
arc you, HoraceN
The utter al surdity of the question made
them all laugh. Horace and Herbert thanked
Heaven they were not radicals.
"But there are respectable radicals, are
there not," asked Frank innocently.
"a few said Horace. Sal as the truth
was he was obliged TO confess that there were
one or two rad ais Of his acquaintance whose
social position raised them above considera-
ton of their political creed. twas n fault in
what was otherwise a fairly well-organi2ed
world 1t was n satisfaction to have Frank
word that he was not radical They told
him SO gravely.
"Ifancy Mr.. Carruthers is communist"
said Beatrice misChicvously.
"Then my expressed opinion of your shrewd-
ness suffers
"But what are your views, FrankN asked
Horace.
| 81 have none in particular. l am willing
to be guided by the best authorities-your-
selves, for instance. Tell me why you hate
radicals SOL"
"Thcy are so-so-un-English."
"Ah Then detest them. Now you know
what am. / am English. Are you English,
Horacc!'
They told him soemnly they hoped and be-
lieved they were English to the backbone;
but they told themselves they were English
men with insular excreScences rubbed oil by
foreign travel.
"Ycs," said Frank, cts great thing to be
English. Few people realize what it means.
l do most thoroughly"
"That's right" said Horace. 1nspite of the
landowner article, he was growing quite easy
about his guest
81 would pass law said Frank gravely,
''making it penal for any Englishman to learn
a word Of a foreign tongue. Every time an
En- ;lish child con ugates French or German
verb he rctards the millennium.
Tho Millennium, said Beatrice, astonished.
"Ycs-my idea Of the millennium-which
IA when the whole civilized world speaks
ENGLISH. If VIC could only converse in our
own tongue, every nation would be forced tc
learn it, and 80 hasten the happy day
Wherever the English language gets good
footing, it conquers.'
''Of course you speak only your own Ian
C,laecln said Beatrice She was by now get
ting quite interested.
an my ignorance Of what was right
learned one or two others | am trying t.
forget them, but | can't do So"
"Well, in what other way would you show
your patriotismr' asked Horace, who wa
amused.
Il would cling to every bit of foreign lanC
we acquired, whether gained by force, fraud
purchase, or discovery l wouldn't thinl
whether it paid to keep it or not. 1t mus
benefit the original owners to become Angli
cised and whatever place it is, it is sure t.
COMO in useful some day"
''No wonder you hate radicals" said Her
bert, approvngly.
''Well what else'n asked Beatrice. II
had been for the most part addressing HI
remarks to her, SO she had right TO ask.
, 'I.o.s more But, as we are all SO English
let mo ask You question. Doesn't it some
times jar upon your mind to think that W
arc Obliged 10 anCint full-bloOded Germans n
our kings and queensf How much Englis