Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-01

Will IeSuIu 10 Lueiu tFtTs luty dFc Us
reasonless and as unjust in their ex-
pectatlons as they are in everything"
Gwen, / am ashamed of you, you
are unjust aud no one else, and rather
rude seeing that any questions you
have to answer will be asked by Mr..
Fellowes, Now listen, either your
father or my husband is going TO
speak"
Your father and MOTHER said Mr..
Fellowes coming over and standing SO
that he could watch both of the chill
dren, ''have asked me 70 put 4 few
simple questions to YOU.
The countenances of Mr.. and Mrs
Warning fell visibly, this informal,
good-humored. casual way OF carry
ing on, was not the sort OF thing they
had expected
zone should make a speciality OF
every form Of knowledge. however
trivial" said Mr.. Waring in a low
voice, I'VE should have put ourselves
in Il position to be competent per
sonally TO conduct this affair
His wife looked comprehension. and
clasped his hand trifle harder.
No one but themselves and possibly
their Creator had any idea Of the
amount this unfortunate couple had
TO endure.
IF | ask you anything" went on the
rector land you can't answer it, you
mustn't mind, for as you just now
heard from our father you are not
expected to know anything definitely"
Gwen looked up with a quick sar-
castle question in her face.
Mr.. Fellowes laughed. "You think
In that case | had better hold my
tongue; well, perhaps | had, but even
il one gains no absolute knowledge
of the question asked, from the an
swers to it, one sometimes finds out
other things just as useful. In your
classical readings you came across
many illusions to the gods of Greece
and Rome, didn't you?"
Yes" they assented. "That wasn't
much of poser" reflected Dacre
glibly.
ION the whole what did you think
Of them?"
"They were pretty mean," said Da
ere with conviction.
"They were just like other people,
only stronger, auI better looking, and
bigger" said Gwen.
''Would you be inclined to think any
one of them capable of any great or
stupendous work."
Goodness MOI" said Gwen. "they
had great deal too much to do with
their little things; furnishing mortals
too. that took UP half their time"
well, then, who do you imagine
made the world-have you ever
thought on the subject?"
''This is most distressing" whispered
Mrs. Waring. che seems about to give
Is childish, unworthy of Ovens in
tellectr
Dear love, you are unfair, there is
absolutely nothing proven on either
side"
"But TIE counter arguments win not
be presented rs facts"
"The religious school has firm con
yictions and admits no hypothesis. /
have heard. confess this primitive
mode rather interests me: / wonder
what Gwen's reply will be-hush. here
it comesr'
II never could think OF any one per-
son undertaking such a work" said
she, looking rather interested. Il have
always thought 1t was done by some
ceaseless force. that keeps things
wound up
'pc you think this force benefieent
one or the contrary"
lust as the humor takes 1t. 1t
seems sometimes quite human In its
tempers and its injustice; rather ca
PRECIOUS and old-womanish tool often
think that"
"Why?r
why. FRom the stupid times and
places that earthquakes and water
spouts and things come. they hardly
ever burst up or beat down desert
islands or places like that; they always
flock to populated places where people
have been working for years to make
themselves comfortable, and then all
in n minute their work is undone ana
they may think themselves lucky If
they aren't undone altogether. That
sort of thing seems reasonless and
like an old woman"
Poor little foolish Gwenm said Mrs
Fellowes. with such funny look that
Gwen had to laugh
when you are older" said Mr.. Eel
loves, and know more, you won't be
so final in your judgments. I'm going
70 tell you fact now, Will you be-
lieve it,"
Gwen got scarlet, the question seem
ed TO her reproach "Mr. FelIowes,
of course | willr'
"rhen, Gwen, incredible as 1t sounds.
IA great, glorious, and an Almighty
God, a Spirit Who has had neither
beginning nor end, made this world
and keeps it going, and He isSneither
unjust nor unreasonable, capricious
nor an old woman, though" he con
tinued to the open-eyed wonder of