Gloucester County Democrat., 1904-01-21
TH0ROFARE.

How much will your dress cost you ?''
said the hostess Of the very exclusive pen
sion in which the Lady Anne and her hus-
hand bad taken refuge lG was at break
fast. aud almost all the guests had left the
dining room I don't know, said the
/ Lady Anne, Madalne could not tell just
how much velvet she would require Her
husband put down his morning paper, ard,
taking M ese-g ass from one eye, said
4 Velvetl- -do you know there are people.
in this city. suffering for bread to-day, and
Won talk Of velvet ?''--s.W We !. = said the
Lady Anne. II would Just as willingly
s.iffrr for bread, as suffer for velvet. IL
f@ct | think the latter the more paignant
suffering Of the two = We all laughed,
and set it, down as one Of the speeches.
for which the Lady Anne was famona; but,
since then, | have grown to think that there
was more truth III her philosophy than her
hearers dreamed Of The suffering for
bread il d mere material suffering which
must soon exhaust itself because it has
nothing TO feed upon; hut the suffering
for velvet and all that velvet stands FIR,
wears quite differens aspect 1t means
being deprived of travel; OF the power to
buy books, and see great pictures. and
come in contact with the minds which live
in the upper air, and which uncnnsciously,
draw your thoughts and aspirations TO
higher heights, and more extended views.
1t means 4 life of constant repression 1t
means living in an atmosphere where any
thing outside the common place is regaid ded
as an innovation, and frowntd upon lest it
may, by chance, breed vice. / was in
country village once not Thornfare where
after time. hungered and thursted FIR
he society of nv kind. so | joined seveia
nf the Out-lying branches of the church
One afternoon at a meeting of the Ladies
Aid, we were all ses ing busily for box,
which was 10 be sent to some Domestic
Mission Station. and conversation was in
order. One of the ladies' remarked: Has
anyone read the morning paper ? What is
the news?' I finally confessed to having
read il, and mentioned an act Of Congr. IS,
chrUnicled that morning, in which Thought
everyone must be interested. There was
dead ii ence for moment, and then some
one remarked that Mrs Hall's servant was
abont to leave her chorous of voices
wondered what Mrs Hall would do, since
the girl had heen with her during three
years; and then. the conversation flowed
along placidly in that chanel Perhaps
when all has heen said, the happy ones are
those who suffer neither for bread nor
velvet
'sThe foolish sonls that seem
To foam along life's shallow stream"
But the keenest pain which the suffering
for velvet brings in when, as now. ne is
forced to endure the winds, the snow, and
the rain of a cruel winter, while ones vely
soul cries OUT
.Give lucider hills and intanser seas,
Since ever by symbols and bright degrees
Art childlike, climbs to the dear LOid's
knees
Mrs J. Fl Bozarth, of Elw0od, New Jer-
sey, and her son Alfred Bazarth, from North
Carolina, have been recent visitors at the
parsonage.
| Mr.. James Carter, Assessor, and his littls
daughter, Anna, haye been very i'll with
mumps Typhoid fever was feared for Mr.
Carter, but this danger is passed and he is
Thought to be on the road for recovery
About twenty Of the members Of the
Thorofare Grange attended the Pomona
Grange he at Mickleton on Tuesday night,
January 12 Mr.. T Wood Wyne, of the
Thorofare Grange was elected Steward
the Pomona's, and Mrs Josephine Gibbs
also of the Thorofare Grange was electe.
C, res of the Pomona's. Owing TO ines
among the members there will be no Grange
literary" in Thorofare this month.
The Wilkins Bros have given the con-
tract for putting up the steam beater
in their new store. 10 Mr.. Irwin
Starr, of Th0Iofare and Swtdeshoro. 1t i
expected that the store will he ready for
occupancy by the first of February.
Mr. John Eastlack. Sr., has gone to
Jamaica Islands to escape the rigors of .
Thorofare Winter
Mr. George Fl. Parker and family
mostd on Tuesday last. to farm, heiween
Mantua and Sewell, formerly owned by
Mr. Isaac M Haines
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas H. Rnhb, from
Gloucester City have b en- recent yisitors
il the home of Mr. and Mrs Edward E.
Morris, the parents Of Mrs Rnhb
Mr. Scntt Rambo will take the place,
with Wilkins Bros left vacant by the re-
moval of Mr.. Parker.
Miss Mary Stewart. from near Rchwood
has heen spes ding some weeks with the
family of Mr. Augustus Truncer.