The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-11
THE VACATION AND SOCIETY
HUMBUGs.
(Continued.)

THE VACATION AND SOCIETY
HUMBUGs.
CContinued.)
"Thon there are the waldos descend
ants OF the waldenses or Lyons. France.
who were compelled to seseape TO Eng
land from the Duke DAlva, who was
seeking to perseeute them because OF
their advanced ideas and their independ-
ert besring. They are entitled TO come.
because theirs IN one OF the most re-
nsrkable histories that IL recorded, and
they are OF a very high literary class.
Tor generations they have been preachers
end teachers and writers OF books"
go the WaIdos were put down 20 he
invited. and there are several families OF
them In the neiehborhocd And the
Cleveands were invited because they
were of the Governor Cleveland strain
and therefore, would be credit TO the
name OF Wiberforce.
'Then." says Cornelia. there are the
Greenes. descendants OF the Hugenots:
whose great grandfather made
such an honorable record in the Ameri-
can Revolution. and the Whipples. whose
record is about the same or course
they must come, for their girls are meH-
bers or the Daughters OF the Revolu-
tion."
got invitations,
But, says she II wouldn't have the
Morrisons"
why note" says Federation.
"Oh," says Cornelia. 'they haven't got
any history. They can't claim a de-
scent from the Mayf9wer nor from much
OF anything else. They are not OF your
class. The recognized laws OF society,
excludes them.
Well" says federation. they descent
from Aiam don't they? And I guess
the Maynower folks have got 10 boast of
that common kind OF lineage. notwith-
standing a. connects them with the first
notorious sinner that we have any re-
cord Of"
IL know" says Cornelis. but they
haven't cared for anything that Ia his
Norical. They have too common a con-
ception OF what life Is really for. Their
presence wouhi take away from the dig
nifty OF the occasion. What you want
is people whose presence will lend eolat
10 the event"
We'll sayr federation. may be you re
right, Cornelia. but YOU mustn't put I'm
too many OF your city notions I don't
want the folks who come here that night
TO lend too much 10 the occasion for fear
sometime they'll want to borrow more'n
we can return. The Morrisons are good
honest folks. ard are thought a lot OF I'm
the community"
'"That al may be-" says Cornelia. but
honesty doesn't make society dualiica-
tions. That Is. not that alone. There
must be some honorable descent, or in
other words there must be blood aualif-
cations"
celkerlete that anybody who tries 10 he
honest and do unto others as he would
like 10 have them do unto him. has got
pretty good blood. Guess you'd better
put the Morrtsons down TO be invited
hadn't she mother" and he turned to
me for an answer or course ! said
have them come by all means.
ooh. dear" says Cornelie. that's just
like you federation. No sentiment
Just commonplace idea OF things. II
everybody was like YOU there wouldn't
he any dividing line. and consequently.
no society. What n loss to the world
'twould he IL YOU could once get into
the real exclusive enjoyment OF the
higher life that modern fashion has
| shaped IN TIA laws OF etiquette IN social
| events you'd never want 20 depart from
| its fascinating spell
But suppose you'll never change
while you remain out here in the country
Oh. It's so exquisite to bask in the warm
| atmosphere that Is develorei in the pres
ence OF people who have history,
whose blood tells what they really are.
BLOOD will tell. federation It's an old
| saying but nevertheless, true"
Yes" SAYS Tpleration.'I guess blood u
| tell all right enough. but I've discovered
that it'Il fell lies sometimes without half
trying. Makes me think Of the Lords
| over I'm the joining town OF Scotland
Jacob Lord was the leader OF the crowd
| IN all financial matters. Relieve they
| claimed 20 be descended from Julius
| Caesar or some such family. and were
| hitched on 10 the Rothschilds In cola
| teral kind OF a way. which seemed TO
| give them the confidence that they had
| the right TO play the role Of financial
vultures here I'm windhsm County the
same as the Rothschilds have for so many
| wears i'm the European countries. Well,
| they were dreadfully stuck up and
rroun and leaned on their family he-
tory with great desperation Everybody
hereabout got 10 bowling and scraping u
them and trying TO get into their good
graces because they thought into the
bargain they had a lot OF money. Well
they pretty much swept the town clean
with their elegance. and things were
moving along pretty smooth like. until
after a time they set up to do something
pretty big In manufacturing that would
make everybody In the county more or
less rich they said They had estab-
lished themselves so well. they borrowed
money right and left among the farmers
rounsi about, giving their own personal
note at the rate OF ten per cent. While
they were gathering the money they
stated I'm TO build n dam down at How
ards Valley. and promised big mill
IN the spring. What was the outcome
Never got any further than that dam.
And today that dam stands as symbol
OF the sentiment that exists among a
lot of good people or the town. No
other words can quite express their feel
ings towards the Lords who lorded n
over this region TO their hearts content
until they had got all OF the money that
they thought the people OF the place had
20 spare snd then they went away. sell
ing ALI or their possessions and never
paNino = cont Ia anVbodv. Now. there