The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-15

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90 off in the jubilant mood which onar-
acterizes the true lovers Of pleasure
There is not much of the Cromwe.li0n
spirit in our midst. and we dltter our-
selves with the belief that we ate
mounted upon a higher piano than were
our forefathers, that modern thought
combined with modern ways indicate
progressiveness most profound and at-
tractive
Truly we are living under more ia-
vorable conditions. but are we any hop.
pier or wiser than the old people who
used to shout SO loud at these camp
meetings?
Rev Young has not yet made his APP
pearsnce. and many who have thronged
30 Marvin Grove feel disappointed A
sermon from Rev. W. BaAuchamp Of
Richmond city, on Tuesday, Sth. pleas
ed a number who listened SO eagerly 20
him. The sermons Of this young min
lister show thoughtful research, it Is
said. and the people Of Richmond caua-
ty are justly proud Of him, FOR this was
the county Of his birth
Some persons Of this neighUorhc.-
have been beguiling the hours u the
long. hot, sultry days In reading that
very peculiar novel called "Robert Els.
mere, +" the author Of which should have
welded her strong pen upon more
meritorious theme. We had hoped that
this book would not survive the agita-
tion it produced when 1t was first
launched upon the literary sea bur It's
tendency, in the guise Of silly, sicaly
romance, which seeks TO overthrow the
prop which has sustained many q sink
ing soul, is most perniciOus and should
be condemned by every sensible, thought
full man and woman
lit made the cold shivers run down
my back as l read it, said a young
one. and the weather was hot enough
20 need a few cold sensations. a letter
from devoted young Christian who
now lives in Louisville, Ky. hes be-
fore me. Written but a few years ago
when his soul had just escaped from
the terrible binding process which, ir
seems, Mrs Humphrey Ward would
have inflicted upon her vOtaries list
to the tenor Of his letter Il ignored
the divinity Of Jesus Christ. / looked
upon Him as a strong historic chlrac-
ter whose heart was full of love and
compassion for His scattered people.
felt that | needed divine guidauca. aud
In seeking the Father l have found the
Son." Now read Robert Elsmere. every
one Of you dear young people. There
is much in it a thoughtful child dob ght
refute with impunity But De sure Of
ter reading it thoroughly to arouse your
mental energies by a complete abs0rp-
tion of that work by DR.. Charles j.
Deems called The Light Of the Ma
tious," and note the closing question
What is he who can so live and sodie
as to produce such intellectual and
moral results
Those summering in our midst are
very much interested In our court
house since its walls are adorned with
so many portraits
Speaking Of pictures, reminds us ~ F.
an artist we have in our noighJolhood. +
She is a Northern lady by birth, bat is /
brimful Of Southern ardor and b1u- /
homie. 1t is a decided treat % be with /
her, and to look upon her artistic sur /
roundings. She has obtained from ma /
ture perfect view Of old Christ Church, I
another of Downing's Mill and several .
lovely marine views. She has placed .
among her own paintings several choice /
chromos, one of which is a copy Of Mil /
let's mater piece: 1.-The Ringing Of the
Angelus. " The peasants in this pic
ture have dropped their several imple-
nents of husbandry and are standing in
the broad, fertile field with folded
hands, in attitude Of devotion. One Of
our Lancaster rustics described it thus
''He has just popped the question, for
only look how sheepish both Of em are
lookiu'."
This criticism is almost as jarrinR as
as one to which we listened several
years ago in the Corooran Art Gallery.
We were standing before Carl Brenner's
81 &c
when a harsh voice behind Us cried
out: "Why that picture amt nuthin;
just lot O. trees an nary Twin cree.
tur; not even dorg. My son Tom
could beat that DRAWN all holler.
We are glad The Free Lance publish
ed the speech Dr. Dunaway delivered /
OF our unwilling 1t is saved in our
appreciative scrap book.
We are sorry to learn of the illness Of
Mrs. Willie Chiffon. of Kilmarnock;
she is the daughter of Mr. Joe Cralle,
Of that village, and has typhoid fever.
Her near neighbor, Mrs. VIM. Ficklin,
has lately died from the same disease.
Both Of these are young, and but a
short while married.
Your scribe's illegible scrawl caused
The Free Lance to omit the last name
of MIR. Geo. g. Chewning in our last
letter. He is the son of our prominent
citizen, Mr. John Sharpe Chewning
and his success as student prompted
us to disclose it, for we love to encour-
age the young, when they so richly de-
serve encouragement.
Thieves are again busy in our midst,
and many complain of depredations
upon corn-h houses and hen rOOsts.
A few adventurous spirits in this sec
tion have gone to the Philippines viz
Messrs. Paul Palmer, Charlie Garter,
Alyah Harding. Cleaner.
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