Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-30

DO YOU like this kind of thing, Cra-
shaw for the drawing room was full and
they were standing in the hall. Those re-
Igious ccnversaziones in evening dress,
with supper following, are rather variety
entertainment. even without Tootle on
.Amusements the Dry Rot of the Christian
Church Wasn't that the title?'
More or less; it couldn't be much worse,
at any rate, and for my part I'd rather do
an hour in the treadmiu than listen to that
talk Just hear him, Jack; he's in his glory
on dancing.
do not suppose, my friends. an oily
voice was heard within, that all dancing
is sinful, for David danced with much &C
ceptauce. 1t is only what may be called,
If L be permitted such a word. promiscuous
dancing between sexes that is condemned,
not the joyful movements of a spiritual
man. Many, indeed, would like to see again
the separate male dance.
Isn't that good, Jack? And yet they say
those people have 10 sense OF humor. How
our host can stand Tootle passes me, for
he must know his record
What was il? Oh. he had business
baby linen. or something like that-and
failed for Is pei &c in TIE pound. Then he
was secretary TO some institute or other
and got into difficulty with his accounts
Now our host and few other excellent
men keep him 10 lift relIgion-rathcr an
irony.
DO you see the smile on his face? That
is one of his points, aad is much admired
He has got his whole expression arranged
TO a religious grim and I'm told that they
advertise him as The Smiling argelist.' -
How in the would, Crashaw, is a man
like Arkwright taken III by such a trans
pare-t humbug?" Arkwrignt is narrow and
bsOted, but hes as straight the day.
You remember how he paid up his failure.
with > per cent inte-esI?'
That's SO; but you know his story, a
sef-.iiau man. who had no culture and
ioesI't read anything beyond his Bible and
the whole race Of Tootle- There. he's at it
again.
~ dear sister present asks whether
know of airy edify;rg Sabbath game for
young people My dear friend will excuse
me if l suggest that exercise would be
better word than game. Young PEOPLES
Sabbath exercise. let US say" which was
received with sympathetic rnurmurs well
you must not think it presumptuous If
mention simple but. i hope, not unproft-
ah'e. little exercise which dear child of
my own invented. and which has been
found helpful by many parents. We call
1t Scripture quartets. and 1t is / think in
senious. Each card has a Bible character
on it, and four make set. You ask about
till you get Abraham. Isaac. Jacob and
Joseph. that is, the patriarchs. Then there
are the babies of the Bible and the beasts
quite a nice Variety
What brought me to listen to such twad-
NisiN4ietH we'll We 10 business Win
Arhwrisht, and he has TO quartet nonsense
when he's On wool. Ore has many social
trials. and has II ever occurred to You how
much Mrs. Arkwright has to endure living
IN TINS atmosphere and paying homage to
ToctIe?''
by the way. Jack, people say she is a
very handsome girl. and lady. How did
she ever marry Arkwrigbt? Was II re-
nsion-taking the veil, you know, a Pro-
testant?
Il believe it was her mothers doing
rot her own. for my conviction is that
though she keeps up fair show, Mrs
Arkwright is not much troubled with re-
lsion- Eat the old lady was pious and
poor. and when ArkwriCht, who had been
so busy with wool and Bible reading up
10 the age of seventy that he had never
thought of marriage. came forward she
grasDed the chance. Talked of it as a
providence that her girl should be commit
ted to the charge of such good man.
For my part, CraShaw," he went on
In q low tone. 1T seems to me crime
against nature and God God to sac
rlfice young woman to hard. bloodIess
old Puritan like Arkwrisht. who will not
allow her 10 50 10 Il concert or to dance
or to ride. or anything else that she would
Ike. and would himself rather attend a
conference. or whatever they call il, and
near succession of Tcotles than be with
his wife
This is the first time I've been In Ark
Wrights house. Jack, and 1 came too late
TO be presented TO my hostess. but I'm
iui~' NNiiNiIittu iIoii your enthusiasm that
Mrs Arkwrigat is extremely good looking
General runor has evidently your hearty
approval
Cease from inlpertinance old man. and
Ill let you judge for yourself See there
on T0otle'S left. against the curtain
Isn't She beautifuir''
What an abandoned criminal that moth
er of hers was" after a pause of silent adj
1niraticn- Why. Jack, that woman ought
TO have been a countess and leader of So
clsty IN town Her fs-ce Is the NEST per
feet piece OF Grecian beauty i ever saw