The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-29

practically all the misery Of the city.
We have no place for service in our
! programme of life. We neither know
ror care for the brotherhood. We exist
for our OWL pleasure. And I suppose it
will be no more than fair that in the
other world we shall long for 4 drop Of
water to cool our tongues while the
Lazarus we despised here shall recline
in Abraham's bosom. Do you eyer think,
Archie, of the time coming when things
arc 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 selfshness shall some time or
other face some kind Of judgment"
Archie turned around and laughed. It
was a laugh that made his aunt shud-
der. 1t 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 be@sar the crumbs of the feast.
Well, aunt, you're a good one! Miss
Andrews couldn't do better. Why don't
you offer her your. services as lecturer?
II you got off all that stuff in the draw
ing rooms, it would create Q sensation,
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 -Archie's 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.
"aliss Marsh and I are going down to
Hope House tomorrow afternoon to see
Miss Andrews and the place. VIII you
SO with us!'
ITO Hope House,
81 said so. Miss Andrews has in
vited ne to come several times. I con
tributed little at the time Of the fire.
So did Luclla. Miss Andrews wants
US to see what has been done. have
never been down there, neither has
Luella. Of course you never have. II
you care to so, Ill speak for Luella
that she Will not object to your escort. "
'Why, III go all right. Tomorrow
afternoon?'
"Yes. Well start from here prompt,
" at 3"
"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 evi'
dentIy not forgotten his indictment OF
her social weakness.
you'll see. Luella Marsh will be
my wife one Of these days.
''She has my sympathy when the day
arrives"
"Look here, Aunt Constance" he
spoke almost brutally, coming back
into the room. IF you feel that way,
why do you ask me to so with her and
you tomorrow"
'I want you to see some human mis-,
cry before you die. I-want you tc
know that God has some good reason
for the Judgment be will some time
deliver to your selfish SOUL
Glow about yours?"
and again he laughed the laugh that
centuries Of idle society has not beer
able to soften or ciyilize.
"And mine, too," she answered, with
deep gravity that made ner nephew
stare in astonishment.
'sWell, I'll be here at @" he said as
he turned from her. "1 don't care
what your reason is, but I'll go any
where Luella goes
When be had gone, Mrs. Constance
Perrose did q remarka BILE thing, or at