The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-14

interested in our aims TO lend helping
hand Our features are social, moral
and literary. and all are embodied in; are
YOU worthy. are you interested?
After a long absence is the headline
cs letter from Irish Girl" Welcome
hack. There are many more that could
write under the same caption. Will you,
dear friends?
Fred and Margery is the title of a
! beautiful story written by Mrs. Martha
| Fowler and furnished by Harvey Porter
layton that heads the page of the 18th
inst. While reading this story / was
| convinced that this is only a pen picture
| Of many real sceneS being daily reflected
on the canvas Of life. How deep are
| our remorses when we reflect over the
wrong done to the dead. How vain is
! the carnal nature of man. What will
| be committed without a second thought
will later be repented of lin sack cloth
! and ashes
"Tuscumbia" favors us with two let
ters bearing upon the temperance ques-
! ton. The correspondence between satan
| and ruln-selIer was real interesting. All,
! true it would be very difficult 10 define
! the object attained by those characters.
one sells the poisonous stuff that sub
| merges the soul of men in eternal dark
ness, while the other is simply awaiting
the reception of them, and is instrument
! tai in every possible way i'm the down
| fall Of man from bis exalted place in
| life. Johns Wife" was also at the fair
and comes TO the page to relate the joy
! afforded by the meeting with many men,
bers Of the club.
| u Pirates" introduces herself by a
| story very much like one of old times
| handed down by sacred writ-instituted
| by the great Master and by il we are
\ TO know who is our neiEhbor. Her
| thoughts on the distribution Of pure lit
| cratlre meets with my approval and let
/ us consider this by hearing from others
| on the same line.
| / would have passed by the presidents
| letter but for HIS demand for private
| letters from each member on three vital
J subjects. And. dear friends. would ii
not surprise YOU il he wonld tell YOU he
| had as vet received letters from only
| three members on these subjects? Come,
! this will not suffice.
Moonlight" comes with brief letter
| i'm defense of maids and bachelors.
| Moonlight" our door Is open. as We
| have said. to new members and you can
| not afford to remain out. You are ever
| welcome to the page. Marie sends
many messages to members and New
| Years greeting to all.
| The Present a poem by Mrs. x. +.
Smith. l give the third stanza:
Outlines when the footsteps falter
The way dark and drear,
One glance of their tender besuty
|
THE Light in the Window is the title
of another beautiful story by Mountain
Pink" which heads the page Of the oath.
| Such stories are appropriate for the
| page 1t is simply a recapitulauon of
| many real incidents. Here we find the
| Christian mother invoking the blessings
| Of God upon her only son; the son fight
| ing against temptation, but was finally
| overcome But what the prayers of
| Christian mother could not accomplish
| her death did and this son, fallen so
| deep i'm crime as to attempt to rob his
! fellow man. was reclaimed from the fate
of a criminal and drunkard. Alta Ba-
| kerr gives in detail her trip in quest Of
| recreation and we look forward for the
| conclusion.
''Wyandot Dewdrop' gives us splen-
did comments on our social relations.
| / pluck this gem: There is nothing lost
and everything gained by treating every
| Cre rich and poor. old and young, and
especially the old, in polite, friendly
manner
widow Bedot' says this is the sea-
son for making new resolves" 1 fear
we have made them so often that they
have become old. When will the sea-
! son come when we will make and keep
| them. We are very glad To greet and
| welcome Winnie West after an alb
| sence of a year. She terms us-many
of us-as rip Van Wrinkles" / presume
1t is because we have slept so long on
| the mountain of representation.
The last letter of this issue is short,
but spicy. from the pen of a Late
Conner" Subject: BE Coontented-
Issue of Jan. 81.
MAUD Maple" continues her sketches
| Of the congress Of religions. Her
/ sketches this week is devoted to the
| Hndoo religion. This compilation of
hut
| are very instructive. and the aptness
| with which these sketches are made are
| forcibly presented. Let each member
| arrange these sketches in a separate
| scrap book from other mottos, and
| see what a neat, interesting little vol
| ume they will make Therefore, MAUD"
/ for the benefit of our little book please
| continue your sketches. Ivan Fern"
| gives us a budget of subjects for discus
sion. They furnish plenty food for
| thought. Come with your best efforts.
! Welcome welcome, to the page, Eide
| liza Fay" and many thanks for your
! splendid thoughts on the distribution of
| pure literature. Yes. by all means Join
| our club VIII Jacobs contributes a
beautiful poem, title, Failed" L pluck
| one stanza-a real living gem.
The Father knows our weaknesses,
| And He has placed the golden prize
| So all who seek i'm righteousness
May mount the skies.
| Next is a eulogy on the merits of
| Alexander Pope by a Scientist" Of
Pope he has thus to say: "As a boy
! Pope read the books which he had, and
| this way became a diligent student. AS
| a man he was different from most of his
| day, for in his reading he read for the
| sense and thought and not merely for
| the sound of the language. The
] world is better because of his having
| lived"
| Maze" gives an account Of camp
| meeting near her home. 1t was not a
| camp-meeting of religious workers as is
| generally meant by the term, but it was
camp-meeting OF railroaders. So ends
| our monthly review.
Dear friends. please pardon me for the
| mistakes, should there be any. / have
used the greatest care possible. With
love TO all, this is respectfully submitted,
COMET"
| Montevallo Mo, Jan, 81 1894.
SOME FAIRY LEGENDS.