The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-10
xow are the days when feniininity

MI is considering summer apparei'
III Church work may also be among
the thoughts which occupy at
tention, but there Is no sort OF
doubt that plans for the Easter gown
and the springtime raiments. with the
preparations for swift-coming hot
weather are apt to exclude even the
consultations of religion at this time Of
the year.
The experience Of some families.
where one or more of It's mempeis
strictly observe Lent. seems to be that
they are cross and irritable, either from
fasting or self-denial, or some other
reason.
I'VE are always so glad when Lent is
over" said small maiden the other
day. When pressed for her reasons. she
replied: "Oh. on account Of the hsh
and sister. Fish in Scranton are never
fit to eat and we loathe 1t, and sister
is always so absorbed In her devotions
that she hasn't time to tie my braids.
or read to brother VIII. or talk to
father in the twilight. as he likes to
have her. and she always looks so an
noyed when we call her down from
what Jim calls her soaring that we
take good care to let her alone. we
almost get used to living without her.
for half the time she doesn't come to
meals and I know she must be fear
fully hungry. But after Lent Is over
she does come down and is SO nice to
us that we are glad enough to have
her again."
Among the Lcnten occupations which
some of the society women are think-
Il. 10. - ~ n
chapter Of the Daughters of the Revo-
luton. There are many eligible per-
sons in this town. the suspicious Of
Wilkes Barre to the contrary notwith-
standing.
AS every one knows, Miss Stella Sey-
mour Is in South Africa. 1t may not
be generally known by the people OF
her old home that her brother. Louis.
is now an officer in the English army
at the head of the engineering de-
partment, and that his wonderful sue
cess financially. it is to be hoped. will
be crowned by as great military re-
nown. To a friend in Scranton Miss
seymour writes the following fascinat-
ing letter. The allusion to Lord Chi
chester will call to mind his action
in ranging his vessel, the '1mmor-
talite," in the proper place to foil any
sinister designs the German admiral
seemed likely to carry out in that
famous affair Of Manila bav. AS a
friend indeed on that occasion he will
always be remembered with affection
by Americans:
Miss Seymour writes from the little
resort Of Nuremberg. days journey
from Cape Town. In the course of hel
letter she says:
1t is not at all wonderful that some
letters should have straycd or beer
stolen, with johannesburg shut up from
the outside world, though ] have moi
lost nearly as many. as did while
was in Vienna l confess the only thirt
! can write about or think about II
, war. ] did not suppose when I started
for South Africa l was goinS into wal
in which my own feelings would be 81
strongly enlisted, or in which ] shoult
see my own brother wearing khaki. I.oLi
is going supposedly TO build bridges, re
pair railways, etc, but also to defen'
bridges and railways while they dr'
being built. and-well I am a poor sol
der myself. and while my whole hear
aches for every mourning wife, mother
sister or sweetheart. human nature 1
the same the world over and my hear
would speedily ache itself to death
anything happened to my engineer-sol
der a crumb of comfort has bee
thrown us by the assurance that tn
army cannot afford to take risks wit
its engineers, for it is in too much nee
of them. God grant this may be true
If there is any consolation In the abso
lutte justice of n cause. / certainly hav
It, Anything more corrupt, false, treach
erous, un-republican than the Pretori
government and it's Psalm-quoting pres
4. Gal
Turkey would be put to 1t to furnish
> parallel to some of its actions. An
this "simple. pastoral people" who onl
wish ITO preserve their own rights b
which they mean the right to Withhold
such rights from other people entitled
them, turns out to be people marvel
lousy well armed with all modern equiv
ments for warfare, even according
the most advanced continental ideas
surprisingly well armed for such ''sn
pie pastoral folk" And when Mr.. Krt
ger holds UP to Almighty God hands
black with bribery and corruption, an
with a tongue foul with falsehood an
treachery, asks and expects His favo
and conspicuous Christian ministt
like DR.. Parkhurst calls that "sanctite
obstinacy" and 'better Christianity"
am grieved and angry. We are hopin
that before this letter can get on boar
it's steamer. Ladysmith will be relieve
and substantial inroad made on. tf
Boer forces. You will know 1t as SOC
as we do. sooner in fact; for since Il
arrival Of Lord Roberts We get almo
no news. and none that Is not sewers
days old. We cheerfully acquiesc
knowing that thereby Beers are kept
ignorance, but we are hungry neve
theless.
The other day had a very good loo
at 'our Bobs' and Lord Kitchener
they went into a railway compartmel
next our own. They We're good enous
to stand outside minute or two,
we saw them WE'LL Lord Kitchener wei
up to StelleEbosch where Louis reg