The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-06-01
"eeRALDINen CONES AGAIN.
After q Long silence She Writes Pleasantly
All.

All.
DEAR Howard FRIKNDs-After an alb
sence OF several months / will try and
make another visit to the circle. l pre-
sume I'm almost forgotten 90 l will try
and arouse your memory and let you Inow
that Pm still among the living and still
loyal to our club, though so long silent.
IT'S another rainy day, and that re-
minds me. dear MAUD Maple" of your
wish that my rainy days be many"
thank you for the compliment but the
rainy days" have been quite too numer-
Gus this spring for prof. to the farmer, at
least, but of course tbs all for the best
and we must not murmur. I'm quite
pleased with our design on the page. and
while our editor and officers are striving
so to make the page attractive, we surely
ought 10 show our appreciation by keep
ing the space SO kindly given US we'll
filed each week with good letters. Now
come, keep the page full 20 overlooking. /
know how il Is with most OF YOU. You
don't mean TO be so negectful, but Just
keep putting of writing, and 10, months
have come and gone. and no letter 70 the
club; that's nay experience at least,
and the longer We put off writ
ing the harder the task. Is is
not so? "Nelauthan Sinclair" well
come back. you were an old favOrite.
Hamlet" us you that needs the shaking
this time. Did the first edition of that
volume" unit you for future effects? I
begin 10 feel frightened as to the result.
And we've another writer from Winters
vile. "Romeo" -greeting-your letter
was quite good, but / can't quite agree
with you on one point, viz the teetotaler
is In no wise affected by rum; If be is a
taxpayer his pocketbook is badly affected.
Who fills our penitentiaries, jails, aims
houses. etc? The victims OF rum, and the
ieetotaler pays the tax to keep them up.
And who Is there among Us that hasn't
relative or friend that is victim to strong
drink, who, were it not for the rum
curse in this fair land of ours, would be
an honor and credit to their friends and
the community IN which they live, instead
Of disgrace. And the latter would affect
and concern me a great deal more than
the tax. Now don't you think it ought?
When / get TO studying about the rum
traffic and think how many are engaged
in il, and the souls that are daily, hourly
hurled into utter darkness by them, il
makes me shudder. How are thew going
10 fare at tine judgment bar? Am / not
my brothers keeper? How are they going
10 answer that7 No shrewd lawyer 10
plead for them, but stand face 10 face with
a Just God, who is no respecter OF per-
sons. They may laugh now and
for time whirl on in
the reckless striving for gain,
but after while death comes, and then
how is il? Too late then 10 ask, els il
well with my soul?" Well, didn't ex-
pect 10 drift in this channel when
commenced writing for when | get started
on such a subject it's hard for me 10 Quit.
But Tor fear Of firing you all l must close
for this time.
"Chatterbox," passed through est.
Paris" during the winter and / thought
of you and wondered if you bad forgotten
the Howardites. Yes, there is lots of
Howard babies. ] expect to see one of
them this fall. / am going to visit an old
member
''Jessie Clyde" please don't desert us,
though YOU can't come often. So many
of the old members haven't written for
90 long. Where are ali our West Virginia
members? Some Of my dearest friends
live in Wheeling, w. Va, and, if | re-
member right. we had good many men,
bers in that state.
"Polluck," | remember you Of old.
Hope everything will be adjusted satisfac-
torfly to all parties concerned. Dear!
there are 50 many / would like TO men,
ton, bit guess will have TO wait till next
time. Hope every member will get
badge and that some OF them may be oc.
casionally spied by GERALDINE"