Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-08-29

round with the little brown man
and the brown mans children. You
Will find that they are not the little
innocent dreams of darkness your
imagination and the newspapers have
led you to believe"
The sulky man had drawn insensi-
bly, nearer. The speakers pessimis-
tic views conceded comfortably with
his own evil mood. The girl spoke
after pause.
Il shall expect to find my pupils dis
| figured mentally and morally by the
degraded civilization that has been
forced upon them" she said.
You will also expect to find in
them some trace of their man-eating
ancestors. won't your" he Knocked,
lazily. Let me give you piece of
advice. Don't go into this expecting
to combat only the evils of a degrad-
ed civilization The wild beast is in
them, too. No doubt those early civ
ilizers were a tough lot, but these is
landers were no saints. Christianiz-
ing savage is good deal like max
ing love to woman--be too gentle
and meek and you get despised for
your pains"
Don't you know" the girl said
turning toward him confidentially, "of
course. | wouldn't say 1t publicly, but |
have always thought that there was
good deal more of the savage in a
woman than in the man. Look how
she admires the bloodiest kinds OF
deeds, so they be bravely done. And
she has hundred times the stoicism
that q man has. You know that Rus
kin always said IL it was not for the
women there would De no more wars.
Now. of course. he was inclined to
be severe with the sex--he had suf-
fered by it-but sometimes wonder
on my soul if there is not a good deal
Of truth in that saying of his"
The sullen man had ceased to lis
ZEN. The other mans words filed his
ears: BE gentle and meek and you
get despised for your pains" He
moved away with the slacrity of hope.
lie knew the number of her berth
md before night he would know more.
When she opened the door in re-
ponse to his knock she found him
tanding upon the threshold with a
air.
THE sunset is fine. I want you to /
ONE up on deck and enjoy It,"
Thank you, but have some study. {
ng to do" she replied sedately. {
"Oh. bother" he returned, with ,
areless masterfulness that astonished I
err. .You have been doing nothing 9
ut study for the last four days |
egan to think that you had gone back d
n all your sea-bred principles and h
ERE having an attack of NAL de q
Ier." =
She smiled. more at his manner h
IAN at his words.
Come on" he urged. don't you h
nov that sunsets are catalogued
ing with time and tide? Wait for {,
either man nor woman. Besides, q
,u ought not to cut the acquaint- ;,
nee of waters made famous by Drake :,
i@ Cavendish"
S.ill she hesitated. She had prom =,
ed her pride to avoid his society
ring this long voyage. and pride.
<e Shylock. is prone to demand the
lfillment of her bond.
"Tou see. | don't understand Span
h very well and will have to study 20
steadily during the voyage" e.
. Then" he interrupted her. "I'll u
u you what we can do. We can al
artice speaking Spanish together
lille we are admiring the sunset" CO
laughed little exultingly. g
IsYen't you found out now that I u
Not intend to take no for an en- Ut
e~?" an
"Iut the sunset must be gone by WI
is time" she objected.
Probably II is, but there are still w
} rtars. Rest assured that as long en-
life lasts there win always be tn
OF interest for us to look on
Yea" she agreed. the world Is in
elf wonderful mystery" an
Aye. but ! meant they would be tn
eresting because we looked at them pr
,ether. The world In itself may BE- Oh