The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-11

would be my friend. -
Think Of tito live and have a .frienG
my friend does not fully understand
me: she thinks much too well Of me. She
has not q correct idea of my soufs depths
and shadows But II she DID know S, tnem
the heavy weight of my unrest ana un'
happiness She Is tenderly sympathetic.
She Is the one in all the world who 10
dear to me-"
Her keen sense of humor ought to be-
Mary MacLane's salvation. She Is fond
Of quoting the saying, Life is trasedy
for those who feel" ! wonder that 1ne
and a comedy for those who tnink.
Her hurnor IL really very good, thougn
grim. Witnes the incidents of the tooth
brushes and of the chrysanthemums' inc
litany is worth quoting:
From women and men vino dispense
odors Of musk: from littie boys with Ions
curls; from The kind OF people VINO can \
woman's figure her shape KIND Devil
From the sweet girls: from gentle
men: from feminine men; hind pevi9
deliver me-.
"'From black underclothing--and any
color but white: from hips that ~abpie
as one walks: from persons with hshy
eyes, from the books of Archibald e..
Gunter and Albert Ross; Kind Devil de-
liver me. :.
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round. tight garters; from brilliant brass
belts; Kind Devil deliver me.
From insipid sweet wine; from men
who wear mustaches: from the sort OF
gied white petticoats, Kind Devil deliver
me. IL
From an ordinary man; from a bad
stomach. bad eyes and bad feet; hiha
Devil. deliver me.
From soft old bachelors and soft old
widowers: from any masculine thing that
wears a pale blue necktie; from agonlZ,
ing eiocutionists VINO recite 'Curfew snail
Touch Liquor Shall Never Touch Nine /;
from a Salvation Army singing hymns In
slang: Kind Devil. deliver me
From people who persist in calling my
who appear to know all about me and
enioin me not to battle my eyes IN not
water since it hurts their own; from TOOLS
who tell me what 1 want to do; hlnd
Devil deliver me.
From nice young man; from tin
spoons: from popular songs; Nlno De'i'
deliver me.
From pleasant old ladies who tell a
great many uninterestfng, OBVIOUS Hes;
from men with watch chains draped
across their middles; from some paintings
Of the old masters which am unaple
to appreciate: from side saddles; Kind
From the kind of man who sings oh,
Promise Me"-who sings at 1t; from peo-
pie who don't wash their hair often
enough: Kind Devil deliver me
From a servant girl with false teeth;
| from persons who make a regular prac-
| tice of rubbing oily mixtures into tneir
| faces: from bed that sinks in the mid
| die; Kind Devil deliver me-
Mary MacLane acknowledges certain
| Indebtedness to Marie Bashkirtsen. ana
goes on to show wherein they are alike
| and where they differ.
Broadly speaking. she hits the nail on
| the head Both Of them are intense both
| in revolt at surroundings, and both bear
the plagne-tainted lame of woman 10
| use the MacLane expression
Out of palace came Marie Bashkirt-
seff's book In the nude out Of a cot
tage in the wflds of Montana Mary Mac
| Lanes. The latter impresses You Simply
because of itself. 1t Is without single
| adventurous aid. 1t describes no famous
| places, persons or deeds.
| The report that comes from Butte SUB
Stimulates Mary MacLane's statement
| that her environment Is unbeautltui. Sne
| is surrounded by everything that is COM
moa and unspiring. Her nature, peins
| one of opposition, of depth, rebels al
| this"
| had the best the world affords. she was
beautiful nobly born, splendidly endoWed
| trained by the best masters and at home
| in the highest intellectual circles Sht
| could have left her mark as musician
| a singer, a dancer, a painter or a nov
elist. She chose art, ana ner ,6 pheh'he
| Royal dukes and the state itself bough'
| her pictures. She was loved and sough
| by the famous painter of her day. Bas
tien Lepage. and MOBILES ana ceieDrlties
| worslfiped and wooed her. 1t Is hard tc
| institute a comparison between the tive
| girls, that will not be unfair to Mary
| MacLane.
| 70 think nf this wilt
| Westerner? | for one entirely disbeneVf
| in her wickedness Her egotism is GER
| tainlv somewhat nauseating. put they sa!
| that MANY girls of her age go near tt
| bursting with self-conceit ana get bravery
| over 1t afterward.
| AS for irreligion. there are plenty o.
sane comfortable citizens who tnd lf'
bearable. even while believing that thu
| creation and care of man is not the sol'
| purpose of the universe.
| People brought up in orthodox house
| holds often remained tinctured win ol'
| superstitions even while protesting eman
| cipation Loudly shouting defiance. Mar!
MacLane calls upon the devil: and then
| expects the heavens to fall. The heavens
do not fall Eternal truths are not shaken
| Like the child Riley tells about who dit
not say his prayers last night, Is not go
ing to say them tonight, and then. i
nothing happens. amt never goin TO sa!
them again''-in her soul, Mary MacLan
expects something to happen.
| Inc lack OF COHSCltHCS anu VI WI ~
Is all 'in Mary's eye. She knows to-
much already not to know the little more
that true happiness cannot come OF Kill
ing ones finer feelings.
As the Butte correspondent to me Rec
ord Herald said last Monday: Her tall
Of loving the devil and being his specia
protege might be given thought If sh
| we're wicked. interruptions or immorl
herself. Though rebellious. Miss MacI.an
is dutiful. She is really child, and no
| a bad one, either.
The unusual literary quality and in
| sight into deepest meanings are features
| about The Story of Mary Mac Lane" tina
| cannot be ignored Co lsidernS the you'll
| and training Of the writer. her feeling fol
| words is wonderful. and they are al
| Anglo-Saxon. Her nonchalent at-home
ness with the best writers comes pretty
near genius
70 be at home with big thoughts is
| great, but to be able to put your owr
mintmark on them Is still greater, anC
that she frequently does. In range Of
reading and grasp she is likewise un
usual, One finds the literary influence o
the Bible, and, such writers as Byron
| Whitman Maeterlinck. Ibsen and so on
She has conscious power over artist,
situations, and rises high when depicting