Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-30

btti6ns.~ 1t IL probably tra1e ethat the
judgment day will rightly condemn 10
~ the; cause Of most, OF tho, misery.
Grace Andrews and John Gordon are
living to relieve. We have 1t absolute
" In our power to change political and
social conditions that create nearly in
the human wrongs that exist III :Sotl-o
ETY.. and 'tns{eads'of 2sexerctsine, ). that
great privilege: We go our ways with
colossal eyotism and monstroua selfish
ness. Jshirking, all duties and, burdens
Of citizenship and dinging our money
Into riotous, and demoraliztng luxury
Of life that inflames the passions Of the
poor and keeps constantly in sight the
vast inequality Of human: existence
1T Is fact, Archie, that we rich
people, with a few noble exceptions so
rare as to excite constant newspaper
comment, are as class the cause of
practically all the misery Of the city.
We have no place for service in our
programme of life. We neither know
nor care for the brotherhood We exist
Tor our own pleasure. And suppose it
will be no more than fair that In the
other world we shall long for a drop Of
water to cool our tongues while the
Lazarus we despised here shall recline
In Abls hams bosom. Do you ever think,
Archie, Of the time coming when things
are going to be evened up. when the
first shall be last and the last first :?
OF course God will never permit all
this human injustice to continue for
ever, and he will see to it that our
earthly seltishness shall some time or
other face some kind Of Judgment"
Archie turned around and laughed. 1t
was laugh that made his aunt shud-
der. It was the laugh of society at its
worst. the pagan Indifference that for
all the centuries has faced humanity'S
woes with dance and jest and flung to
the begsar the crumbs Of the feast.
"Welf, aunt, you're a good one! Miss
Andrews couldn't do better. Why don't
you offer her your services as lecturer?
If you got off all that stuff in the draw
ing rooms, it would create q ton,
and of course it would fill the contribu-
ton boxes when they were passed for
the cause"
Mrs. Penrose did not answer She
lay back in her chair, her eyes closed
and to Arches great surprise when
she opened her eyes tears were on the
lashes. To his added surprise his aunt
arose and went out Of the room. She
was gone several minutes. When she
came back. she spoke as if nothing had
been said of an unusual nature.
Miss Marsh and are going down to
Hope House tomorrow afternoon to see
Miss Andrews and the place. Will you
60 with us?"
''To Hope Housev'
II said so. Miss Andrews has in
vited me to come several times. l con-
tributed little at the time of the fire
So did Luella. Miss Andrews wants
us to see what has been done. l have
never been down there, neither has
Luella. OF course you never have. If
you care to go, I'll speak for Luella
that she will not object to your escort "
"Why, I'll go all right. Tomorrow
afternoon?'
Eyes. Wen start from here prompt
~ at ~
"All right" He started to go and
then hesitated.
Promise me, aunt, you will not pref
udice Luella against me-"
"No need. You do all that is neces-
sary without any help" She had evil
IDENTIFY not forgotten his indictment of
her social weakness.
"You'n see. Luella Marsh will be
my wife one Of these days."
"She has my sympathy when the day
arrives
Look here, Aunt Constancew he
spoke almost brutally, coming back
into the room. If you feel that way,
why do you ask me to go with her and
you tomorrow"
II want you to see some human mis-.
cry before you die. I want you to
know that God has some good reason
for the judgment he will some time
deliver to your selfish SOUL"
''How about yours?"
And again he laughed the laugh that
centuries Of idle society has not been
able to soften or civilize.
"And mine, too," she answered, with
deep gravity that made her nephew
stare In establishment.
"Weu, I'll be here at 2" he said az
he turned from her. Il don't care
what your reason is, but I'll go any
where Luella goes"
When he had gone, Mrs. Constance
Penrose did a remarkable thing. or AT
least those who thought they knew her
best would have been astonished II
they had seen it. 49,
J. She went into her room and -kneeled
1T little desk upon which lay an open
prayer book. twas opened at the Lit
any, and with whispering lips she re-
peated the familiar prayers beginning
with the words:
From all evil and mischief; from sin:
nom the crafts and assaults OF the devil:
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