The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-04

SobS and lamentations from Mrs. RlS-
SER room. All the women Of the tene-
ment are gathered there, assisting the
old woman to array herself for this
momentouS occasion, but Mrs. R1SSer
herself is in state of collapse ana
sobbing audibly. The newspaper wom-
ans heart sinks as she realizes that
her plan, instead of pleasing her pro-
tege, has frightened her nearly to
death She is finally half dragged,
half carried down to the fine carriage
and they start up town. Mrs. Riser
sobs quietly in her corner, refusing to
look out of the window and acting gen.
orally as if she was called upon to en-
dure something decided unpleasant
The newspaper woman sees her story
fading into thin air, but braces herself
with the thought that when they reach
Central park Mrs. Riser will surely
come out of herself and realize the
beauty of the scene. And Mrs. Riser
finally dries her eyes and looks about
her as her companion dwells upon the
charms of the park, speaks of the ex-
panSe of blue sky, the singing of the
birds and the profusion of flowers.
Mrs. Riser at last speaks, but only
to sing the praises of pink geranium
which adorns her window bench, and
which, it is evident to her companion,
she regards as much finer than any,
thing to be seen in the park. Then
she rambles on about her friends in
the tenement, how good they are to
her and how pleasant it is to receive
the condolences of her neighbors in re-
gard to how often their husbands beat
them, and other interesting details of
family life, until the newspaper WONT
an realizes that this drive which she
thought was going to be such a pleas
ure. to her charge is mere torture
to be endured, and she gives the
coachman the order to return. When
the horses turn their heads toward
down town Mrs. Risser's spirits rise
Visibly, and she talks volubly about
her room and her kind neighbors, and
how glad she will be to see them
again. The newspaper woman is
little tired and a little bored as she
realizes how miserable a failure has
been her effort to give pleasure to the
poor. When Mrs. Riser finally reaches
the tenement district her JOY and ex-
element know no bounds, and when
she is taken UP stairs amidst a crowd
Of admiring neighbOrs, and reaches
the miserable room which Is the only
home she knows, she gives voice to
her satisfaction at having survived
the perils of such an unusual expert
ence. The newspaper woman goes
back to the office a little saddened,
but much, wiser, and sits down to write
a story somewhat different from the
one she had in mind. But she learned
this: That the charity and benevo-
lence of well intentioned persons is
often misapplied, and that all that is
wanted by many Of the poor is to be
let alone. There is a lesson in this
little tale which might be pondered
upon with profit by many charity
workers.
Favors Christian Science.
The latest argument in favor of
Christian Science is in the shape of
novel called 1.-The Right Princess"
which brings in the subject in an adroit
way and one supposed to be highly
convincing. The tale concerns a beau
tiful New England school teacher, who
has under her care a boy who is not
right mentally. 1t is case of arrest
ed development, and when he gets to
be tWenty-one he still has the wits of
a child. He falls under the influence
of the teacher, who is q Christian
Scientist, and under her instruction his
mind blossoms forth in the most re-
markable manner and his development
continues at such rapid pace that he
falls in love with the teacher, which
is what we might expect, and without