The advocate., 1894-03-21


everything out of the house but the
woman's bed-toOk even the stove the
girl was cooking the broth on-and set
everything out in the yard while a storm
was coming up, and the woman died
in that cold, empty house that night.
MurderedP that's it, and her children
no place to go. Who killed that woman
and caused all that misery? The land
lordp The constable? Not altogether.
We-eVery one of uS-helped to do it
by not having wiped out long ago the
internal social system under which we
live. AS things are, thousands have
got to suffer that way every year. That's
certain. The only question is who
they're to be, that's all. We're to think
of these others, not give all our care to
ourselves. 1t may be your turn next
year. Who can tell?
"It'S thinking of others that makes
people socialists, and the Peoples party
agitatiOns making farmers think OF
how poor folks in the cities suffer, and
it's going to make socialists of the
farmers before many months. So |
say the relation of the Peoples party
to socialism is the same as the relation
of a big healthy boy to aman. It's only
question Of time when one will get to
be the other
John bowed and sat down amid
gentle applause, for he had stirred
deep thought and feeling which do not
often express themselves in applause.
1t is said that when Patrick Henry had
finished his famous speech which con-
cluded with-"Give me liberty, or give
me DEATH" there was no applause what
ever. The hearers sat utterly hushed
for moment, and then rose with the
cry "To armsw upon every lip. The
speaker had made them forget him and
his speech in the prOfundity of the
thoughts and feelings he had aroused.
The president announced an inter
mission, and the ladies came forward,
earliest among them the lady with the
little boy, to congratulate and to thank
the lecturer as they shook his rough
hand; the president and Mrs. Delorme
setting the example.
81 enjoyed your lecture so much, Mr..
Cotterell, except one part, said Lena
Graham.
"What part was that, if may ask ?"
inquired John.
"Why, that about being slave. 1t
is awful to think that"
"But it's true-true of millions of
US"
"Oh, it is so awful! But really, you
don't believe my papa would let you be
discharged for making a speech like
any other man, do youY
"YOur .fGther? Are you General
Manager Graham's daughter, and
here at this meetingP"
eyes. Why not prayP / just joined
the club this evening, though" )"
"And are you interested in social
ism?"
"Indeed am now; although | knew
nothing about it till heard your lee
ture tonight. You mustn't think we
girls have no sense nor feeling. l just
hate business men, although / love my
papa dearly-all but that. 1t is so
dreadful the way so many have to suf-
fer misery in order to let foolish women
and fOps play and be silly like little
boys and girls and call themselves so
ciety.' But you haven't answered me,
Mr.. Cotterell. Is it really true my
papa would let you be discharged for
such cause? ?"
81 wish l could say mo, Miss Ora
ham, but l can't. It's happened to
others before now, and, of course, it
may happen to me, too. We're all anx-
ious all the time for fear We'll be
thrown out of our jobs for something
or other"
"And l dare not say word, +" said
Lena, cor papa would wonder how |
came to know so much about such
things, and, perhaps, find out | have
Joined a socialist club, and then /
couldn't visit Aunt Halle any more"