Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-13


Lecturer to Show at all
"Gou were clerk in the City at first.
aelieve,' said IIetty "1'o he sure, / ought
DOT TO expect too much When viii yuu
90 to see my mother p
"Well, my dear. the fact is-we've got
/ on very well without each other 20 far,
and now m only here on u flying visit
looking for talent. in fact, Does your
mother practice still ?'
yes. but she has very few clients she
is very poor "
You can tell her." said Mr. Medlock
back and he burden upon her Whcn |
am rich-1 always intended that shall
send her money. For the present it's low
water, and should be truly sorry for her
to think that [ only came nome ia order
to sponge upo1 her, 1--we you got any
| talent yourself ?"
What for 2"
In your mothers line, for instance 80
mo, no, NO" Hetty replied with the
greatest decision.
ITS a pity, because with such looks "a
yours there would be money in it-m0ney
and would run you, my dear, on advan
| tageous terms. IT You've no talent, We
might fake up a bit aud look be parJ. |
know all the machinery for spirit rapping
and music and all Think it over"
orr cried Hetty. Am | never to
get ont Of the dreadful business see
first thing he does is to propose that /
should become a cheat and an impcstor
No mono. ! will not"
"Well--well" The little man hastily
| took his thumbs out Of his armholes and
pushed back his chair foot ortwo. "Your
| temper, MY dear, reminds me of your
mother, bnt she never had your looks
never WeIl-if y,u won't, you won't.
And talk Ut chcatuAl Why tue whole
world pr'teuds w mats any show but
pretence We dress ~ the giants to look
taller than th"v are, aud the dwarfs to
| look shorter We put little man bv the
side of the giant on the platform to show
how big he j., aud big man by the side
OF the dwarf to sh wv how little he is. It's
all preteuce ana sham, my dear, and the
people like 1t - The Aged Philosopher of
Beaumont street could not have spoken
more wisely. "Well, if you won't-of
course Who are the people of this
house ?"
"rnis house belongs to Mr.. Cyrus Bru
denel'
"Cyrus Brudenal Cyrus Brudenel >
What ? the great Spritualist -
Cyrus 3rudenel I've heard of him.
Hetty"-he dropped his yoice-"is there
an opening ?"
| "W hat p
as there an opening? He's always re-
ceiving American Spiritualists. Suppose
bring him one Do you think you can
| make an opening ?"
No-NO-NO."
She was so fierce that he pushed his
chair as far back as it would 60.
"Well, don't fly in IA mans face, | only
asked,n
"Have you anything more to say to me ??
said his daughter "Oh to see your faith
and burst into tears IT'S shameful. IT.
horrible. And to find that all he thinks
about is to make money by cheating.
don't want to see you again. | am sorry
you came. You have made me SEX anC
sorry Ga to think that " nil my mother
poor dear has to drag on her mi. cradle
spirit rappng, my father should ant t.
drag me into a worse business >llll, where
it is all pretepce and cheatin-. II you
h We no more To say'-she got mp again
and composed berself-'you will go per
hap"
Her father picked up his hat and retired
without giving her the paternal hlessins
a. Il without even q word Of farewell. III
looked very, very insignificant n ne walk
ed across the hail. The tootmdn allowed
him to open the door without ash tance
He left behind him, when he b q disap
peared, "A most evil feeling Of shame an'
disappointment. Hetty bad fou II her IA
ther, and be was a pereon without plinci
plies. without morality, without ulanher
"a person to be ashamed Of
Presently Paul himself came down tt
her and sat beside her, aud kissed her ant
cumforted her. It. is n truly hle>, ed thing
in moments of announcement to have 1
lover to kiss and comfort one.
"My dear he said, II have seen you
father. ! knew what he was like ID
you forgive me for seuding him here? |
WA ! who caused It to be done. | IhOught
that you would like to know what he Is
and has he been very terrible, d ar ii t
ty ~
at is not vour fault, Paul that he is
what he is. He wanted mech ne actual
ly wanted me to 20 away and join him il
cheating. Oh. Paul, he asked me TO pre-
tend to spritualistic powtrs-ne-and
J am engaged to YOU, to yuu, p ~
Paul's cheek famed for n moment, an(
his lips twitched nervouSly.
"Yes, dear, yes - He kissed her. ooh
He ty what matter for your father wha
matter for anything. so that you love me
And now | am stripped OF everything anC
am only common man again"
IL do not understand YOU Paul"
"Only a common man. We must for
get all the past, -all-all-all-ant
begin again. | am eager 10 begin again.
(TO be cOnttnued.)