The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-02-10
THE SUN
BY Charles BatteI LOOmiS


this country, having gained admittance to many
private galleries through the good offices OF million.
aire compatrot and added to that he had condensed
into twelve months study the work of three years
course in art instruction, and the boys said, he
was not long for a newspaper Office.
He read the allegory that noon and his sympa-
thetic soul recognized kindred spirit in the work
of the Hndoo and by afternoon he was hard at work
on the illustration having obtained permission to do
the work at home, where he would be free from all
distracting Influences
He felt he had lived a lifetime when his fellow
artists saw his work. They were generous in their
praise. There jealous feeling at all. These
Americans were honestly proud of their Hebrew
brother and the praise of ones fellow craftmen out
weighs whole theaterful of others.
And now comes the conclusion of the whole mat
ter The story was unsigned the picture had moth
ing but initials, and the great public did not know
that the editor was an agnostc; but the day after
the publication of this agnostic Hndoo-liebrew story
of the Resurrection admiring letters began to come
in from the Christian public and more than
fessed that the beautiful allegory and the spiritual
picture had been in the nature of an unfit
But let this letter tell its story:
"To the Editor of -:
"Dear Sir-I am not much on doctrines or forms,
but recognize Christianity and brOtherly love when
l see them, and want to tell you how much good
that allegory and its accompanying picture did me.
No man who was not could could have done either
story picture and / wish you had printed the
names of the author and artist. That page repre-
scented real Christianity, and | want to thank you
for it. ONE WHO HAD DOUBTED"
"They do His WILL" said the thoughtful man who
had known.
putocrat, an aristocrat a scientist, and pugil-
ist found themselves travelling together They were
all of size, each one was inclined to be arrogant,
and while they outwardly polite to each other
there not man among them who did not look
down upon the other three.
And proetariat walked afar off, beneath the
contempt of any one of them
In the of their journeyings the four en-
tered into great building devoted to trade and full
of men of business, who as they saw the plu-
tocrat began bowling to him and asked him to come
and take the highest seat. "For," said they, you
began with one cent and now you have thousand
millions"
The aristocrat shifted, the scientist sneered and
the pugilist snorted, but there doubt Of it
that if every dog has his day the plutocrat was now
having his
But the proletarit walked afar off, beneath the
contempt of any of them.
After a season they left the hall of the men OF
trade and travelled to an antique Colonial mansion,
which they entered. And here the aristocrat took
precedence and, while the other three were treated
with civilty, it was he to whom the honors were
paid. "For" said one, "his line back for many
generations, traced in the bluest blood"
And the plutocrat said; "Why, can buy him
out"
And they bowed the putocrat out
The pugilist jeered audibly at the family preten-
sions, and he also was asked to 60 outside.
The scientist sneered to himself, but he was
suffered to remain for ancestor of the aristocrat
had been patron of scientist of the fifteenth cen
fury, and there tradition in the family that
it quite the proper thing to condescend to science
Now, the scientist was plainly bored at the rigid
etiquette and ceremony of the place, and after time
he rejoined his companions, who were waiting out
side and in a little while the aristocrat came out
also, being of restless temperament and loving
travel "1t~
But the proletariat walked afar off, beneath the
contempt of any one of them.
1t so happened that in their travels they came
to a university and all four entered it.
And now it was the scientist who was honOred
and was invited to chair, the chair of learning
Whereat the pugist openly scoied.
And he went out-with undergraduate help.
For in those days pugilism had not been recog-
nized as one of the fine arts
And the plutocrat said: whats the matter
with my giving million dollars to this institution!
| guess my name will then last long that of
the scientist"
But he not good guesser
The aristocrat said: | understand the reason
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