Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-10

{ spirits. VI wnen ne 1OunQ fauit Win o lee
turer for mentioning Christianity on the ground
! that it was only ''paganism in another form
The girls looked on and listened with deep and
uncomprehending interest. wondered how he
did 1t, and marveled that Liz - ad the cheek to
talk i'm
| Liz was not talking to him tonight however
She was devoting herself to AIRY Carpenter.
who beamed complncently, and, much to her
surprise. Rose found herself overwhelmed with
attention from Figson, who even went so far as
to whisper that she was ''disy as well az a
raose. This fattering remark was conveyed
during the chorus to knocked EN- in the Old
Kent Road" which was being sung enthusi-
astically to an accompaniment OF shutting and
stamping feet.
The chairman. tall red-cheeked youth in
brown knitted jersey, then rose and amid cries
Of .'Order!'' observed that he would NOW
trouble Mr.. Smith to oblidge with ave Yer
Air CUT"
The blushing Mr.. Smith was preparing to rise
and render this classical ditty with his usual
vivacity when the irrepressible Joe broke in
with:
Look ere. Reeve, why don't yer ask the lady
to oblidge with recitation or something"
Joe had been glancing uneasily at this Ia ~
ever since the entertainment began. In spite Of
his avowed contempt for the fair sex-a not
uncommon symptom in those suffering from
youth-Joe had a delicate sense of the eternal
fitness of things. 1t was not seemly, he felt,
thus to leave her out in the cold. Hence his
somewhat indignant protest.
The ''lady'' Ga Mrs. Graham. who generally
visited the club on Friday evenings) was about
to protest her inability to "oblidge" at a mo-
ment's notice, when the chairman slowly rose,
and with the tips of his fingers extended on the
table in front of him, bent over it gradually,
fixing the interfering Joe with his eve in a vain
effort to overawe that gentleman.
"Wot / want ter know" he remarked with
scathing deliberateness, ''is-ham l chairman,
or ham not?''
"Go it, Reever shouted some
''Stick to il, Joer' yelled Others
Then" continued Reeve, artfullv assuming
an affirmative answer. you moind yore bust
ness and III moind mine"
''Sich." said Figson to Rose YEARLY, ''sich
are the disputes of hignorance."
"Yes. Joe oughter keep is tongue to 'isself,"
assented Rose relevantly.
IF there's one thing I ate" remarked a
clear voice behind, its conceited, stuck-up
sorter chap. Don't you, 'Arry?'
Figson writhed.
BY this time the commotion caused by the
quarrel between Joe and the chairman had
somewhat quieted. A boy had struck an atti-
tude and was beginning to give 'The Wreck of
the Princess Alice when the clamor began
afresh.
"'Ere's Dobbs" 1.-THE Reverend Dobbs."
"Sow, Mr. Dobbs will oblidge, p'raps, with one
where's yer Bible, Dobbs?'' Don't sly
you've forgot it."
The unfortunate Dobbs came upstairs with a
sickly smile He was thin, saliow-faced
young man. with weak eyes and piece of blue
ribbon in his buttonhole. He belonged to the
young Mems Christian Association" and in a
rash moment had tried to induce some of the
other boys to join him.
GOOD evening, Mrs. Graham" he began,
tremendously shaking hands.
1.-The Wreck If the Princes Alice" was in
full swing now. and Dobbs had ceased to be an
object of attention.
81 meant 10 tell Won md then II slnnod nv
memory" he continued. pntronizinrly ..tbot I
was quite interested in your lecture on physi
oioyy the other evening. Most Instructive. I'm
sure. IfIcan find time m come in In them
sometimes he added mavnanin,onsIv
The lady smiled. I'm fattered-" she
began.
mot at all-don't mention it." returned
Dobbs. waving his hand lof.ily.
Dobbs took great nains with bis occent IIe
used to read aloud ont of the yoUno Mons
Constant ComDGn;ou every night and correct
his own mistakes. but carefully. SO as not TO
hurt his own feelings by seeming TO acknowl
edge that he ever made any.
We'll. GOODNIGHT. Mira. Graham. 7 tborobt
I would inst steT, mn and mention that lS5ed
the lecture while / thought OF it2''
He smiled with an indescr;hable air ~ ma from
are. shook hands AGAIN eondescendinplv and
vanished lust as the reciter sat iown amid an
plause. Not a moment too soon. for loo fol-
lowed him half WAY down stoirs beooip, bi,,
for ..iest one i'm before we r,rt ;; smd ,ha
Others seemed more Than half ipclined 10 ;r.;st
unon the nerformonce
Al 10 o'cloci the ON ,erto;rnoent ,ros ovor ,rd
the club closed for the EVENING Tiosnn staiJ
taILino 10 Rose ut Tie donr nn+;l f., "a ha,
swain arneared '''. ,1'~ "1N A''
tCooarnirbt Raose- said ii, aAoh,v no
she passed. .Wot a dnII evenin, vnn r,,st
ave iad, 7 nitv verr Cor,a y, ,irrv, rn,,
Kin see mo IN the bo.to, ny~,ho s,raat :, ,ar
Ioile,
The montbs nassed md the ,itt,a rift within
the Int grew wIIer ami ever w;der
Fioson end III now mat two Or tbrea avon
ugs a week at the club ROOMS withont the
slightest recognition on either side
Liz conyersed much and boisterouslv with nil
the other bows and occas;on,lZ, basto,roa snae;ai
marks of favor ON ARR Cornenter hnt onIv
when Fipson was within earsbot A. o,bcr
times She avoided him and was even heard IN
remark TO one of her girl friends in n moroent
of netulance that .ir tbere waa ono tIi,y 49,,
another sbe conldn,t abide II uoS 1o,in;
blnsbin' id;ut l;Lc ;Arrv (,srnants~; If;npiia,'
tion ia tho sircerast form NJ eotterv "a 81,
to have had every reason 10 he arni;se , q, ,he
conGnct of ri,.son who.e i,creasino orah;I;,,
was remarked by Nil the p;r,s. tbongb bo occn.
s;asan,. a;,,S,Iaa -. D. Aoeh I Ao ~"
rec;n;ent of HE corrl;vnntS yb;ch - nI
wors ~ a y ,nnronr;ateiy a." -, "a
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