The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-03-16

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Mary, the carrying out of his intentions does not
require q constant effort There never vs. :
greater falacy than the suppostion that ell men 60
born equal inheriting the same amount Of original
sin and capable Of receiving the same degree e
moral training. No other form Of animal life l.
placed upon 80 uniform q basis. Horses are not
equal. Regardless Of training some of them en-
run faster than others. Now there's this fellow
Whitburg, the evangelist who recently stirred NJ
the people of this entire section Of the country
knew him In the army. He was liar and thief.
met him the other day In Emryville. His
physiognomy had not changed. There was a
attempt, II seemed, to hide with the forced express
sion OF piey, the old signs of liar and thief, but
the marks were still there. And yet the people
tormking the churches of true and honorable
preachers-preachers who have spent their lives In
working for the moral good of their congregations
flock to hear that sensational impostor"
Remington, you are wrong, feel that you ara
] studied Brother Whitburg closely-paid atten-
tion TO every word he said-and l am sure that
he Is truly religious man. Henry, my son, you
must not pay too much attention to what your
father says"
my views are pretty well settled, mother.
believe that God takes care of the soul but that
man must take care of the body. The question Of
whether or not man has religion does not concern
me. But what Is the use in discussing q matter
that can never be satisfactorily adjusted. To me,
there Is more religion in q sasssfras sprout that
supports blooming vine-ofa quail which at early
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whistles for his mate than there is In ten thousand
volumes of creed discussion"
well let IL all CO." said the colonel, "let It all
go. Henry what you reading now?"
Novels, mostly. | have just finished reading
Karl Elders 'Baldine.' 1t Is charming piece Of
work, so pure, so clear, simple and yet 90
strong"
"Novels don't amount to anything" old Buck
responded. "They amt nOthin' but lot Of words
that tell about people you can't zee. The drama
| kno eko fha all In fhn HAT hnmw
the thunder when there's a storm, and instead Of
ben' told you air in the woods you zee the trees
and know you air. Talk to me about novels"
"To me-" Henry replied, "the novel IL much more
realistic than the play. The novelist tells me that
l am in the woods He shows me the buds and the
leaves. He tells me of an old log that is burning,
and can see the smoke. The theatre shows me
painted forest. l know that Is not real. do not
see any bOughs waving-I see no birds, see no leaf
fall. | know that the thunder Is artificial. The
novelist tells me, for instance that johnson drew
dagger and plunged 1t into Jackson's breast /
see the horrible act-I see the blood. On the
stage johnson draws dagger and makes Q motion
st Jackson, but | see that the weapon Ii not
plunged into Jacksons breast know that Ii Ii o
play. In the matter of scenery. the overweight
attempt at realism depresses and hampers the
Imagination. At least, It is true in my case.
don't know how 1t is with other people What do
you think, sister,"
IL hardly know. | believe that the play IL more
fascinating at the time but that it's influence does
not remain with so long To me, the charac-
tiers in great novel real human beings but
when the book has been dramatized, the actors
give them artificial air"
mot necessarily" said old Buck. "Now, nobody
ever heard me boast, but want to say one thing.
In ST. Wyatte Tayl and g passul Of Us had .
dramatic company, and, among others, we played
a piece called Caught on a Snag.' took the part
of Cy Jefrtes, and people that knowed what they
was Ialkin' about lowed that they never saw any
thing more natural than that was but i reckon
actin has changed a good deal sence that. time.
Don't you like the drama better, Burwood?"
81 like good novel better than do bad play, |"
/ rejoined, "and would rather see q good play
than to read poor novel / must, however, agree
with Miss Luzelle-that the influence Of the novel
remains longer with u.s."