The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-28

uuainted with them all, was another
most enjoyable feature of our winter
lecture course. There were stereopti-
con illustrations, and when he show
ed Lowells study he told such good
story that 1 must repeat it. When
Lowell was entertaining Thackeray
once, he asked his guest if he would
drink wine. Thackeray responded,
~ will drink anything that becomes
a man." Lowell said, 81 see no like
lihood of this becoming a man."
eyes" Thackeray said as he drank,
sit is fast turning into one."
**x
At fremont Temple one evening
there was an illustrated lecture on
1.-THE Passion Play of OberAmmer-
gau." Very much has been said and
written for and against the play ITSELF
but I found the lecture, given in the
reverent way it was, very inspiring.
After the scene at the Cross voice,
the owner of which was concealed,
took IN Guonod's "There is a Green
HILL" The lights had all been extin-
guished, of course, to give the stere-
opticon a chance, and could not be-
gin to describe to you the electrical
effect of that voice and song upon the
vast audience after being carried to
the highest pitch of excitement by the
sad and awful scenes that preceded
it.
But L turn from all this, pleasant
and profitable as it was and is, with
something like relief to the agreeably
empty sort of life we lead here. In
August it is always afternoon" in
our sea-girt habitation. The people
who come and go with the summer
days are interesting indeed, if oneis in
a mood to study human nature. There
is a large family here from Cuba that
interests me greatly. 1t may be the
plenitude and radiance of Mrs. Cuba's
diamonds that so often draws my at
tention, but 1 think it is the family's
solemnity that is so at
tractive. When they dine, they sit
and sip their wine in solemn silence;
when they 60 out in the "Pinafore,"
the little steam launch that is on duty
between this and the other islands,
they silently study the deep as if try
ing to fathom all of Neptuue's mys-
teries.
Gov, Russell was here for day
or two. 1 had heard him spoken
of as "His Excellency, the Governor"
as if he were hero, and when I saw
him 1 thought it must be his extreme
youth that made him such great
favorite. Think of it: Thirty-one
years old and governor of the Com
monwealth of Massachusetts!
When We want a change very much,
we go over to Portsmouth. 1t is de-
lightful sail of eleven miles, but the
hot, stuffy old New England town
makes us long for our green isle again.
Coming home there is usually a "chop
sea-" For the first half-hour or so
you feel as if your perfect youth had
come back as the boat bounds along
so lightly. In little while, though,
something seems to come over the
spirit of your dream. You grow old
again and begin to mediate upon the
hollowness of things in general and
"chop seas" in particular. The Cap
tain, with sympathy on his ruddy,
good-natured face and ill-concealed
laughter in his eyes, brings constant
of land in 'just five min
utes more;;" and as the boat finally
touches the wharf and you make your
way with as much dignity as possible
past the loungers there, you firmly re.
solve that since you are out of it once
more alive, you'll never go to Ports
mouth again,-never! LIS.