Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-01

Stella, Judging from the beautiful houses
ana expensive public buildings which we
see"
at hardly seems possible that within
ten or fifteen years wild barren place
could be changed to such y charming
city," / said.
81 cannot comprehend 81" said Stella.
'In the old world some of the cities we
visited were some of them thousands Of
years old and yet we did not see such evil
dence Of wealth and culture as we find In
the west"
"This Is an eleSant building. What Is
it," l asked, pausng until Melvorne and
Lady Irving caroe up.
'That is the opera house built for enjoy
ment by the people," he said.
81 wonder IL there will be anything TO
see to-nightS' asked Lady Irving.
eve can inquire l see the door is open.
Some one must be here" 1 said, and
stepped inside. An old man was inside,
busting and arranging things
Sir" l asked, twill there be any kind
of an entertainment here this evening""
Eyes, sir" said the old man, "our own
people give the Spy of the Rebellion here
tonight"
When I made my report It was agreed
that we should see what home talent
could do in this wild western town. We
returned to our hotel and had a most SUBJ
stantial supper. The pure mountain air
gave us keen appetItes.
The opera house was perfect jewel in
side. Everything was in perfect accord
with the most cultivated taste. The music
was given by full orchestra and was of a
high grade. The play of thrilling interest,
from the opening to the closing scene.
The home OF wealth and comfort, where
love had fed the vestal flame, was broken
by the call ITO Armsn' The maiden
crushed the throbbing love within her
heart, rather than give her hand in mar
riage to rebel to his country
The training of the Dutchman was the
only mirthfuI scene in the whole play
His awkwardness brought forth peals of
laughter. The prison scene must have
been magnihed to produce effect. No peo-
pie on earth, in this enlightened age,
would put such tortures on their fellow
men. The scene of revenge was fendish.
Stella sat as though filled with horror.
AS soon as we were on the street she said:
Can that be true9 Were there ever such
scenes of horror during the American
war;"
at is hard to tell" said 81 have heard
of their terrible prison life but never could
form any idea of what 1t was"
When we met in the parlor the play was
the topic of discussion. Not the merits OF
the actors, but the historical scenes which
were represented
II do not believe they are true to life,"
said Melvorne. 1.-THE South is full OF
warm-hearted, hospitable people. 1t is
the people of the north that are cold and
heartless."
But the North was very genel Gus with
them, certainly, in the time of reconstruc.
ton. They would do well to remember
that!'' l said.
$50 they were. But what an amount Of
suffering might have been saved if the
government had bought the slaves and set
them free Let England take the warn.
ing. Here is a case of something like the
English landlords in Ireland. If England
would pursue n wiser course, she would
buy the lands and sell them to the tenant
farmers; thereby no one will lose But il
Ireland wins in this struggle, they will
confiscate the Irish estates and the land
! lords will have to submit ! think there
would he some resentment harbored for
generations to come" said Mr. Loilard
with warmth.
but the slave holders were in the
wrong. They were holding men and wo-
men as property to be bought and sold,
whipped or petted, according TO the mas.
tiers WILL" l said.
And so the landlords arc holding thous.
Rnds on the rack of eviction" he argued.
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