The Penn's Grove record., 1891-04-03
we hars Harmed to take .lmost every.

ty. We have learned to take almost every
hing at q discount. Word Is SAINT mot at
lome,r when they are only too lazy to dress
themselves. They say, 'sThe furnace has
lust gone OUT when in truth they have bad
40 fire in 1t all winter. : They apologize for
the unusual barrenness OF their table when
they never live any better. They decry thsir
most luxurious entertainments TO- win .
shower Of APPROVAL They apologies for their
appearance, as though It were unusual, when
always at home they look just %. They
would make you believe that some nice
sketch on the wall YVES the work OF . master
painter. ut was an heirloom, and once
hung on the walls OF q castle, q q duke
gave it TO their grandfather" When the
fact Is that painting was made by . mar
s'down east and baked 50 as ia make 10
look old, and sold with others for ten dol.
lars q dozen. People who will lie about
nothing else will lie about a picture On Q
small income We must make tbs world b.
lieve hat we ara afausnt, and u life be-
comes a cheat, q counterfeit and a sham.
Few parsons are really natural. When ]
say this ! do rot mean to slur cultured man
nsrs. It Is right that We should HAYS more
admiration for the scuiptured marble than
for the unknown block OF the quarry. From
mauy circles 10 life insincerity has driven
out viyacity and enthusiasm. A froEsn dig
nifty instead floats about tbs room, n Ice
berg grinds against icsbsrg. You must not
laugh outright; It Is vulgar. You must
smile. You must not dash rapidly across
the room; you must glide. There 10 round
Of bows and grins and batteries and ohsi
and ahsl and simpsring and u~ambypamby.
ism-a world Of which u not worth one
good. round, honest peal Of daughter. From
such q hollow round the tortured guest re-
tires at the close Of the evening and assures
his host that he has enjoyed himself.
What q round Of tnsincerity many people
run in order to win the favor Of the world
Their HE is a sham and their death an nm.
spsskable sadness. Alas for the poor buttar.
flies when the frost strikes thanh
! Compare the life and death Of such = ons
with thai OF soms Christian aunt who was
once q blessing to your household. ! do mot
know that she was ever offered the hand In
marriage. She lived single. that untram-
meled she might be everybodys bisastns.
Whenever the sick were to BE- visits I, or the
poor to be provided with bread, she went
with q blessing. She could pray, or sing
"Rock Of Ages" for any sich paupsr who
asked her. As she got older there were days
when she was q little sharp, but for the most
part auntie was q sunbeam-just the one for
Christmas eve. She knew better than any
one else how to fix things. Her every prayer,
- God heard it was full OF everybody who
had trouble. The brightest things In al the
aSuh0 uiCRpCu v bCA Abk1A. 80 e@~
peculiar notions, but the grandest notion
she ever had was to make you happy. She
dressed wel-auntie always dressed well;
but her highest adornment was that Of q
meek and quiet spirit, which, In the sight Of
God, Is Of great price. When she died you
all gathered lovingly about her, q a. you
carried her out to rest the Sunday.school
cas- and the poor people stood at the end Of
the alley, with their aprons to their eye4
soobing bitterly; and the man Of the world
said, with Solomon, Her price was above
rubiesn and Jesus, as unto the maiden In
Judea commanded, II say unto thee, arissw
But to many, through insincertty, this
life IL o masquerade ball. A. At suoh en-
tsrtainments gentlemen and ladies appear
In tbs dress OF kings or queens, mountain
bandits or clowns AMI at the Close Of the
dance throw of their disguisss, 80 in this
~disdpated life all ruclesn passions move
FLY. The lights sparki& 6fg the wall or
drop from the ceiling-i conort Of fret
The music charms. The diamonds
Tn 70 u kra.d- Ge---S
out ciesped genmei hands. Dancing fset
respond 70 dancing feet. Cleaning brow
bends to cleaning brow. On with the
dancel Flssh and rustic and laughter and
immeasurabls merry maktngi But ths
lansour OF death comes over tne Limbs and
hlurs the sight.
Lghts lowerl Floor hollow with sepuh
chraI echo. Music saddens into q wall. Lights
iowsri The maskers can hardly o DO seen.
Flowers exchange their fragrance Tor q dck.
ening odor, such as comes from garlands
that have lain in vaults Of csmetsriss. Ligh2
loweri Mists ill the room. Glasses rattle
as though shaken by sullen thunder. sighs
seem caught among the curtaina Scarf falls
from the shoulder Of beauty-a shroudl
Lights loweri Over the slippsry boards, In
dance Of death, eli . jeslousisA, d~isappoins.
msuta, lust despair. Torn leaves and with
cred garlands only half hide the uicersd feet.
Abe stencil Of smoking lamp wickS almost
auenched. Choking damps. Chillinsss. Fest
suII. Hands folded. Eyes shut Voices
hnahad. Iights outi