The advocate., 1894-02-21

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meant to be present at the opening OF
the term, her father inquired whether
she would be able to 60, and in the con-
yersation which followed she indicated
the conclusions at which she had ar
rived.
"Pa, / cannot endure the thought of
returning to college. Imust either have
friends there or be utterly isolated and
seem misanthropic"-
"Be mistook for 20hich-anthropic {?
I'll be blamed if it amt too much for
me, Kate. Sorter shorten up your jaw
breakers a bit. We amt all been to
college, you know"
"Oh, pal" said Kate laughing, "Now
you know what / mean perfectly well.
If do not cultivate friendships | shall
seem self concentrated, selfish and
cold hearted. do not wish to incur
disapprobation in that way, and, be-
sides, | would be so lonely. On the
other hand, if do have friends and
become warmly attached to them, l
incur the danger of having them learn
! have worked as a servant and of be-
ing cut for that reason. "
"Bein' 'cut?' What's bein' cut? =?
Your mother and me can't understand
your high-toned lingo, Kate. Kinder
come down peg or two
"Why, if for any reason you wish
not to recognize any longer some one
with whom you have been well ac-
quainted, and act toward them as if
you had never known them, you are
said to cut them. For instance, pa,
if | should go into a Golden store and
meet Mrs. Darlington at the counter,
she, Of course, would not seem to see
me, although she would know of my
presence and although i spent several
months beneath her roof. That would
be Mrs. Darlington cutting me-"
"And, / reckon, if you get to be
some pumpkins sometime, and Mrs.
Darlington gets to be Snide, and you
meet the old pullet and don't seem to
know she's around anywheres, that
would be you a cuttin' of Mrs. CARING
ton"
Eyes, pa, but you do not believe l
would ever do such a thing2 If Mrs.
Darlington should be down in the
world, then would be the time / would
not cut her. Oh, it makes me sick at
heart to think of the everyday cruel
ties perpetrated by society people in
this way. Never would l in obedience
to society's behests wound thus the
feelings of any poor unfortunate in
the world"
"Good for you, Kate! They amt
spoiled you yet, my girl. You're the
same Kate you was before, if you do
throw the dictionary round promis-
cuOus like"
"Why, pa, did you not expect me to
learn something's"
"In course, Kate, and I'm mighty
glad you do know somethin'. All /
was afraid of was that you might get
stuck up and be ashamed of your old
daddy and nanny"
"Oh, pa, how unkindl How could
you dream of such thing?" said Kate
reproachfully.
81 didn't, really, Kate. l was only
foolin' of you. l didn't never think
they'd spoil you I'd risk that"
"Well, what | was going to say is
this: Everybody in college, like every
body in Golden, seems to be controlled
by this cruel spirit of caste. 1t seems
to be understood that contact in pub
lie with those who work for living is
to be avoided as if proximity would
bring contamination. IthurtS no young
woman to be the daughter of a clergy
man or of lawyer, although her father
may be poor; nor does it matter that
ones father is farmer; but let it be-
come known that the brightest and
best girl in school is workingman's
daughter, and she will be Stunned by
all, from the daughter of a banker to
the farmers daughter"