The Republican journal., 1906-06-21

| country, have been shaken through to China
according to schedule, though | never pub.
| lished that part of the program. II you feel
| able to take little walk perhaps we may
| run across some Of our compatrlots. Fol-
my part | have always been most anxious
| to visit China, but never really felt as if
| could afford it: SO you may imagine how de.
| lighted l was when l first foresaw this oc-
| curence. OF course to you and the others,
il may seem tritie abrupt, but-"Oh Mr..
| whom | know WE'LL; This was only the
| beginning, but must not stop TO tell you Of
the establishment of our little American
Colony and OF the pleasant year we spent
in China, sightseeing. teaching and being
taught. Rather it is my purpose TO tell
you OF one pleasant afternoon, the tenth
anniversary Of our graduation from the
High School, when Mr.. Hicks consented to
reveal TO me the whereabouts OF my former
Classmates. partly as he saw them himself
and partly by allowing me to look into his
wonderful crystal. the bequest OF great
uncle in India. "W HON viii you see nr>t?
he began, and after receiving my reply bade
me look into the crystal where saw a large,
plate glass window decorated with d most
TraviShing display OF Partisan millinery,
and above the door the sign Eliza Frances
Abbott. at is a Chicago estabi shment'
near tie top round Of the ladder
"Who next "Wouldn't il be more fun
for me if you should choose from this list
herr? | began alphabetically lur the sake
of being strickly Impartial. al IIght,
said Mr.. Hicks Look. And beheId a
beautiful ballroom. .downt the centre OF which
dressed in satin, sparkling with diamonds
and surrounded by her ga4lant> Ike IA
swarm of bees around a flower. came float
ing the belle Of the ball. Maud HerriCh the
famous tom-boy OF %, ''I Oh know tt Il tive
years ago Miss Herrick inherited a large
h...a, ,.f. f.f,1Llr
lady added MI. Hicks. ''Perhaps il would
be better Tor me to tell You about the next
one" he continued. ''for the scene upon
which | am gazing is anything but pleasant
There has just been horrible fire in the
tenement district OF New York City, and
suffice it 10 say that among the most
efficient and active workers Is certain
red-croSs nurse, whose very presence seems
to bring comfort to the suffering and order
out of chaos. 1t is Lucy Dlchey. 1T is
noble work l said to myself land Just like
Lucy TO choose such a life of helpfuiness.'
Just as the contrasts OF lite are great, so
it was with the next picture. l could scarce
ly repress a smile. An old fashioned snow
storm was raging and ploughing through
the snow, already badly druted. were two
horses drawing coach elaborately dec
grated with white ribbon. suddenly the
coach hee}ed over and from beneath the
ruins two people eXtricated themselves.
l Al0H NV4 ~ ttN4e '''''A~' 49,.
t0rian. and Robie, just returning from
their wedding ceremony. Gertrude forth
with began 10 help up Robie, sinking
deeper INTO the snow hersel1 "hiie he1
betterhaIf attempted to perform Ike ser
vice for her, thus presenting 10 the on
l09ker the appearance OF a human iif seeSam;
The picture faded, but there SIN remained
iA my memory certain 18th OF March,
on winch something Vl the same hat0ie
happened
While my thoughts were thus occupied,
Nr. HICKS began 10 describe 20 l1e d mos
taseinatins antique store pfesl91lng t over }'i
which was tail, slender. si4all-heaueG,
red-haired man OF about 80 y on needn
20 any, further Mr.. HICKS, interrupted
"ArthuT MuFch always nau d mama loI az
tlqueS. even IN his hlGh school days. ne
cUu!dn even oedr 10 give up HIS olu
clothes:
''>uch levltE i quite out uf place, spoke
my companion in tone Of reouke feF7
haps Iou are not aware that your lIlehd
Annette Arabeila >humdn IS IN an insane
hospital in boston. "Ch, AoIIloIe.
exclaimed. 1--WE always were atrdld that
Nettie would over study How terrlole Il
is son, not 80 bad as 1t might seem. re-
joined my companion compiacently she
has SIMPLY gone tnerr 10 ma d htepTI
tor ljfe. The joke flashed across me.
had qui-e forgotten Nettle "id tame. "a
die collin IS in boston, TOO, he continued
- uel SEE Il SbJ't Ntd4 VI VtIe dl4o Lhe4' "a
die has become quite a ce4ehfattu medium
and her LATEST BOOK. "SplrtuaH>lh tut ~
Practical | So. has created quite flrore.
Oh, and speaking Of religions. Marian
Bailey. who Went to the Ursula tonVent IN
NaW 0lh Immediately after graduation.
has RECENTLY taken the vail. ou would
hardly know her in her sisters costume,
and she has grown very thin, TOO, with
much fasting and long vlgIls.
That naturally brings me to the MINIS
teTial member u1 Your class, ont You Woulu
never connect fasting and long viglls with
him When you 90 back 20 America II
would pay you 10 make SPECIAL tllp TO
Portland TO hear Their l nltaTlan minister,
a Slick, well-bred, cur ly-headed cherub, the
idol OF the feminine portion OF the congIe-
CATION and not sufficiently energetic 10 dis
turb the easy goilI- consciences of The men,
who pronounce the Rev. Eugene Thomas a
good fellow. Ethoa Frost played IN MS
church ior a short time, but IS now in Italy
studying the organ and substituting dur
ing the summer months for the foremost
organist in Florence.
Blanche bali, TOO, has just such po-
matron Of the largest house in Bradford
managing a large retinue OF servants and
great tact in dealing with the Young ladies
under her charge. Ethel Davis teaches
physical culture in the same institution.
She has organized IA pedestrian club, which
is very popular. After getting herself into
practice by ner six mile walk every day
for four Years while attending the Refa>t
High school. she said that she did mot in
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