Mower County transcript., 1903-09-23

place and work have killed him!' ex-
claimed Luella. Her face had paled at
sight of Miss Andrews 1t blanched
now, and her exclamation contained
certain tone Of reproach as if the wo-
man in front of her We're to blame. IT,.
"And, If they have, is it not better for
him to die there after having fought
good fight for humanity than to live
elsewhere and carry no burdens that
kill?'' -. 1>5ss. @s
1t was question provoked by the
entire social cruelty of that world rep
resented by such women as Luella and
Mrs. Penrose. The gentle, patient, sac
rificing spirit of the blue eyed woman
who had given her whole life to lift
the human burden burst out Of it's ha-
bitual repression Of feeling and swept
up and over Luella as if she were the
incarnation of social selfshness which
in all great cities of the world seeks
ease and pleasure and luxury and de-
MES all claims of brotherhood, refuses
to share it's strength with the weak
| and never dreams of such thing as
personal responsibility for childhoods
ways of mankind's suffering.
1t seemed a long time that Luella
was silent. After awhile she raised her
| eyes to Miss Andrews. 2 -.
II am all that you think am. And
YETI ~-S
"And yet, Miss Marsh, John Gordon
! loves you. He wants to see YOU before
| he'- - + = -. '"'@ %@y
'"Did he send you here?' ~ j.
| "No. But l know he longs to see
you. Will you Gomez" =
| eyes,. Luella trembled. "But I am
sure he does not love me! Oh. Miss An
drews! Have Eisy on me! Ii loyeu
him truly, would, refuse to accept his
test for me? Why do l shrink from
that?' 1,.~,.sss53'r ~ ST..
'Do YOU expect me to answer all the
contradictions of ycur heart? You have
been born into a social life that recks
ons up it's wealth in physical things. II
is also rue-pardon me for saying. it
but it is true that you women of wealth
and social activities are as a class des
| titute of any real love for humanity
You can feel &remorse .or! momentary
! pity. A- You will weep at the representa-
tion Of wrongs upon the stage III !;
well lighted, warmed and upholstered
theater from a conf forta bic seat fol
which you have paid an exorbitan1
price, but you will not take the price 81
that seat and go with it yourself t
4 a real human sufferer, or if you do ii
It is in spasilodic fort to sreIies.e &
/ dull day on y compound with Ii con
science that will not always leave tsyo1
alone in your selfishness. The broad
basic element Of genuine love Of !, hui
manlty is not known by you Or wome1
like you. The richest, most cultured
most favored women in this city are a.
rule destitute Of real human love fol
i the masses. They are born wit th1out 1T
they live without it, and, may God 5haV,
mercy on On il them, they will dieESWithoutEi Il
and and i receive the a final d conc emma tioI1
spoken &c to- those who like the rich maj
~ s. = esus story, hay their good. thing:
Il In this world, but will be shut out Is,
an impa assable #chasm from the low, 81
Lazarus in the bosom Of "A bra ia ii. ri
gain the spirit 81 this woman VIC
i had for all those idreary years ofS lone
some burden bearing felt the, crushina
weight ssofs; a q proud city y wealth and
II fashion which lifted no finger is shelr
i in DROP portion to its enormous respIonsi
y bilitz roe - and owed over .its HE