The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13

Vicious lesson against cruelty. The
/ great objection to il has been that il
/ would make familiar all that should be
/ approached with reverence. This it
might do If, at any time during the play,
there was an attempt at wit or at re-
| liglous controversy, but it represents
/ people who believe, and. after all, the
story of the reward that is to come to the
+ little creature who has suffered so much
! is only dream, There is not an effort
made, unless indeed, it should be in the
use Of words spoken by our blessed
/ Saviour, to induce one to believe that the
/ good angel who cares for Hannele is other
than a good angel, for although clothed in
/ white garments, the face and the hair
! the whole figure are those of the school
master, the only human being, except her
mother, who had been kind to the child.
AS mystic play, it is great; but it should
! not be presented in the theater, nor do
! think it possible that in a nation lacking
| belief, like this, 1t would be understood.
| Now, for my objections to it. have never
i believed in
| CoNFoUNDING THE THEATER WITH THE
CHURCH.,
"a play should either interest or amuse;
! that, usually, the wicked are punished
and the good are rewarded in a play is be-
cause the audience prefers that picture of
! life. The theaJer is intended as a place
| of recreation, consequently we do not
/ want to have our souls narrowed and our
| hearts torn to pieces by what we see
! there. | do not think any woman who
! had ever lost little child could endure
| seeing Hannele,' for there is brought to
her and before her, not alone the restful-
ness of death, but the horrors of it and
! the trappings of it. The lesson it teaches
would, when this story is played in the
| theater, not reach the class of people who
need it; but, played as the peasants
might do 1t, and before people not unlike
those IN the play, who would see it as it
was meant, the purpose desired by the
author, who do believe wrote it in all
earnestness, might be attained What
we, as nation, need, and what the the
alter should give us, is something that
will prove interesting, amusing and rest
full, and this play. with its wonderful
mysticism, cannot do this"
well, the night you went to see that"
said another woman, 81 went somewhere
else. | saw the new reading room started
for the Boys Club. There is more good
ness to be derived from that than there
is from either mysticism or suffrage The
boys had appeared about 3o'clock, with
faces glowing from the effects of soap and
water, and they began with great energy
to arrange to receive their guests. Chairs
were carried to where they would be
needed, and everything done TO have the
place in order for evening, when the
visitors were to arrive.
THINGS WERE sPIcK AND SPAN,
and don't believe there were happier
boys in the world than those hard work
ing little chaps as they escorted their
visitors about and let them look at the
glories of the new rooms, the dainty cur
tainS, and the flowers and plants. They
dedicated it all by singing America, but
when say all mean as many as knew it.
After it was finished they all-this time
il was all-sang, but the next song was
Molly and | and the Baby land after
that every boy came in with extra force
as the charms of the Bicycle Made for
Two and the rapturous love felt for
Daisy Bell were dilated upon They
did have a good time; and don't believe
they ever had thought about suffrage,
or queer plays, or anything else, except
doing their work as well as thev can,
getting through it as soon as they can,
having as much fun as possible, and put
ting a little money in the Penny Provi-
dent Fund. That's the sort of thing that
appeals to me-"
Somebody else was talking about graf
itude and a woman put up her lorgnette,
looked at the other one curiously and
then said; do you ever expect it? Why,
| got over that long ago. When I do any
thing unseltish or generous nowadays, |
do it because it gives some pleasure and
don't expect gratitude any more than do
that there should be no weeds because
they're all flowers.
THE MORE I SEE OF HUMANITY.
the more am convinced that gratitudeis
an unknown quantity. People seem to
dislike you as soon as it is possible for
you to do anything that is good for them.
1t is the old story of one man hating the
other who has lent him money. Perhaps
1t IS pessimistic | don't like to think 1t
is, but people will force these disagreeable
things upon you. So nowadays, when l
am made unhappy, I ask myself: Who
did | oblige2 Who did give anything to-
Who did l let eat my bread and butter,
and who did let share the contents of
my purse2' For l am certain that the
blow comes not from the stranger, but
from that one within my gates who
should, of Others regard me-"
| don't like to hear this, but, oh, know
it is so true, and so do you, my friend.
And so does every human being who has
ever tried to be good and kind and
thoughtful of other people. I tell you
what we will do-you come to the same
conclusion that have. One only reaches
this when there have been a good MANY
blows to the heart.
THE FLOWER THAT GROWS IN THE HEART
Conclude to be generous as well as lust
to be thoughtful as we'll as polite, not be-
cause of the reward that will come. but
because it is right, and then YOU are
bound to make yourself happy. If Won
know you have done as near right as YOU
know how, and as your environments
would allow, then you can give the smile.
perhaps it will be a sad one, at every
fresh species of ingratltude, and if Won
keep on doing this you will find that there
is a little flower that is growing and grow
ing in your heart. One day you will dis
cover that it is the rose of happiness, and
that its sweet odor is so delightful that
you will forget in the Joy it gives that
your kindness and your generosity have
met with no human recognition. Let us
try to cultivate that flower-you and lit
is well worth while, and every now and
then you can help me by sending a word
of encouragement to PAR