The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-12

As Mrs. Thompson fluttered in.
wrapped up to her little pug nose in
fur. with cheeks rosy from crisp air
and excitement. her husband looked up
from the table apologetically.
Il didn't wait dinner. Sue" said he.
MARY said you might be late and that
you left word to go right ahead"
That's perfectly right, John dear. -
said Mrs. Thompson. I was afraid
you would wait and / almost ran all
the way home. We had such an aw-
fully busy afternoon at the club, you
know. The new teacher came. and the
first lesson took such a long while, and
then we had a little reception after
ward, and some tea, and the first thing
j knew Mrs. Dexter said. oh, mercy;
it's half-past six, and then we all ran.
You know It takes nearly fifteen min
utes to walk from Mrs. Eldridge's, and
/ just flew"
Mrs. Thompson was flinging off her
wraps as she prattled. Then she kiss
ed Mr.. Thompson very prettily and
pumped down into chair at the ia
bic.
I'm as hungry as a bear" she said.
you look more like a Kitten said
Mr.. Thompson thoughtfully.
John, you must stop treating me like
a baby" said Mrs. Thompson, pouting.
Il have just come from very serious
meeting. I'm not going to be frivolous
again this winter
'"Then III get a divorce" said Mr..
Thompson, mOurnfully.
Don't be silly now, John Really. ]
mean It. Sometimes when l think of
the way I've frittered away my time on
trivial things, why it seems just per-
fectly awful"
Worse than awful; horribly dread
full" said Mr.. Thompson.
so now" said Mrs. Thompson, 1--WE
that's the Study club, you know
; have taken up a very serious work, and
We're going 20 give all our time to ii
and give up all these foolish theatre
parties and dauces-that is, most OF
them-and devote our whole winter tC
study"
Great said Mr.. Thompson. ''What
are you going to study? Arithmetic?'
John Thompson. that's mean re-
mark. Even if 1 can't balance my ac-
counts sometimes, 1t isn't because
can't add; it's because l forget TO put
down some of the things. No, 1T ISM
arithmetic. We're studying philoso-
ply
teacher"
Brother RamaIanda, said Mrs
Thompson.
Mr.. Thompson raised his eyebrows
"Whose brother is he?" he asked.
He isn't anybody's brother" said
Mrs. Thompson Indignantly. THAT is
of course, he may be, but that ISM
why he's called brother. He's a Hin
doc and a very learned man. And you
reedn't look that way, because he's
fine-simply fine"
"A Hindoo." repeated Mr.. Thompson
musingly. "Can he do the basket
trick?''
Certainly not; he's teacher" said
Mrs. Thompson.
BE a. lot nicer if he did a basket
trick" pursued MI Thompson, appar-
emily talking to himself. Il like to see
'em jab all around with a sword
Il won't tell you anything about il
AT all if you're going to talk like that,
said Mrs. Thompson offended.
TN be good" said her husband con
tritely.
well. he teaches Hindoo philoso-
ply" said Mrs. Thompson, and ht
explains it beautifully. Mrs. Winfield
got him down in the city. He's going
to give US instruction ali winter and
sthen he's going back to India to joir
his brotherhood and life the rest of hi;
life in meditation
wise man." commented Mr.. Thomp'
SON what Is he? A Buddhist" =
NO, not exactly" said Mrs
Thompson. AT least l don't think h(
is OF course. part of it's about Bud
dhism, but there's lots more about
Brahminism and Babism and Maho-
mechanism and whole lot of mysticism
] can't remember it all. but I've got
the names of it written down. And
Pantheism. That's another one
nearly forgot"
But what is he?" asked Mr.. Thomp.
SON "A Baptist?"
Il said Babism. not baptism" said
Mrs. Thompson. Don't be horrid."
Perhaps he's Presbyterian" sug-
gested John.
Certainly not" retorted Mrs
Thompson.
Then he's a pagan, a regular, plain
pagan"
He isn't, either, and I wish yoJ
wouldn't tease me-" said Mrs. Thomp-
son. Hes just a philosopher. 1t isn't
religion at all; it takes in everything
Christianity and all. You can be q
Christian or a pagan or an atheist oil
anything you want TO be and it's al
rart of mis- philosophy. That's the