Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-07

f1ne pride which did not seem to see 1t.
Helen had the quiet. ma!denly reserve of
To throw her young enthusiasm into his
work without obtruding herself upon his
attention was difficult procedure. for
which she had at once the decorum and
the wit At UNEXPECTED crises and in un-
thought-of ways he came upon he- foot
prints or her sleight of hand. Helen's
methods were purely her own. She fol-
lowed neither law nor gospel; no rules or
precedents controlled her. She relieved
what suffering she chose. and omitted
where she did elect. and ne was some
times astonfshed at the common sense
of her apparent willfulness. She had no
more training in sociological problems
than the golden-rod upon the bosom of
her white gown. yet she seldom made a
serious mistake. In a word. this summer
girl. playing at charity for a seasons
amusement, poured refreshing amount
of novelty. vfgor ingenuity and a femi-
of the lonely man. His too serious and
anxious people found her as diverting
as a pretty pa-ler play. A laugh ran
around like light flame whenever she
came upon the somber scene She took a
bevy Of idle girls with her, and gave en-
tertainments on which Angel Alley hung,
a breathless and admiring crowd She
played, she sang, she read, she deco
rated. Pictures sprang on barren walls;
books stood on empty shelves: piano re-
pAASSu SiC PoiHoSohiHS HclOuSON, HE
and light leaped where she t-od, into the
poor and unpopular place. The people
took to her. one of the strong, loyal
fancies of the coast. unsupported by her
or by himself, she began, even then. to
be known among them as 1.-The minister's
girl" But this hurt nobody, neither
herself nor hinsa and their Difference to
her never defaulted.< In the indulgence
of that summers serious mood, Helen
seldom met, he was forced to suspect that
she Durn0anlV@ -avnidn6
Often he entered a laughing home from
which she had just vanished Some
times--but l.ss often2he found that she
had preceded Film where death and trou-
Bile were. Their personal interviews were
rare. and OF her seeking. neve-. She is
amusing herselfs>.with a novelty he
thought. Then came the swift. unbid-
den question: f. this is her beautiful
Since to play at helping a mans work,
though at the tip of the sceptor by which
he held er-haek.r meant sense and SYM
pathy. fefvor and courage HE this what
would it be to the great and. solemn
purpose of his life, II she shared it,
crowned queen?"
Has any botanist set down what tn.
seed of love Isl? Has 1t anywhere been
set down ON In how many ways this seed
OF gossame- 1t can float across wide
spaces? Or upon what different coils IT
can fall. and live unknown. and hide its
time for b!ooming?"-Owen Wistar, in
1.-THE Virginian."
She stood. like Ruth. amid the wheat.
With ready hand and sickle keen
And looked on all with aspect sweet
For where she only thought to CLEAN
She found a harvest round her feet.
They went their way and kept their care.
And met again. their toll complete,
Like angels on heavenly stair
Or pilgrims in a golden street
Grown stronger one and one more fair
III. G. Holland. in ''The Mistress of the Nanse
True love is hut humble low horn thing
And hath its food served up In earthen ware:
1t is thing to walk with, hand In hand,
Through the everydayness Of this w0rkday world
Bearing Its fender feet to every roughness
Yet letting not one heartbeat 20 astray
| From Beauty's law OF plainness and content
Lowell.