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New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

fewer hearbroken mothers in the land, and there
would be less of the human wrecks that now Strew
the great trail that leads toward the of life
The burnt child breads the fire according TO
the old saw and the writer of this letter speaks with
the conviction of who has experienced the suffer
ing of burnt fingers 1t wise boy who Will listen
and upon the advice that from the heart
Of experience 1t Will save him the folly of wasting
years in his life to gain the Selfsame prohtless
perience.-years IN which he may make for his
material betternent.
The letter was written by " \ Returned Prodigal
after he had read in a daily paper the appeal of a
much worried mother who sought the return OF her
boy, who had left home two months ago with some
strange man, perhaps tramp He opens his letter
by saying that the boy about whom this mother
lust the kind of boy he was some years
ago The rest of the letter follows.
When was fourteen years old left a good home
my father farm because of boyiSh plque, and be
cause | wanted be free from what considered the
bondage of life on the farm. | had read a lot of
detective stories and other cheap fiction which IS the
same poison to any boys mind. and had the
idea that | could 90 anywhere anywhere but
around home. of course and make my fortune IN
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trance of Rose interrupted the train Of his thoughts
Il brought YOU some champagne, she SAID
Maybe it will do YOU good
then set it down on a chair. Go down stars, ne
said Go your guests You ought 20 oe among
''s'7r "Thev know YOU are sick" she replied and
want to stay here awhile
DIT he nersuaded her 10 leave He closed his eyes
D in an effort to fall asleep But closed eyes didn
WOO slurnber. so he opened them again tie stared
xedv at the pictures the wall, trying 70 detect
new beauties IN them His gaze however, Ies.gu
longest on the portrait of George aShngton IN the
flag draped frame
The t1nuIt Of his mind would not permit hlm %
rest quietly He got out OF bed and donne' a ,irt>
7, Gown. uD and down the floor ne strobe IN MS
slippers his ear catching the sound Of joyful laughter
rs i foated through the door He thought ot ms
daughter in all her fresh beauty outshnlng the ar-
ciai srIendOrs Of the OF hers He his " 1e NOV
ing among the dazzling matrons, the ne" friends
The 10Y he felt IN her triumph earned Win u the
sting Of his own solitude.
SSbindeI stopped in front Of the old portrait with
its dull caption. Father OF our '"unTL- "HSH
there came an outburst oil Pairl"'. an. nom -
changing tunes Of the medley, their notes using
stronger and clearer
The emotions within him became more turbulent
rs he looked at the picture 1t seemed 70 take on new
meaning His fingers touched the red, white, and
As a finale the orchestra swung into the strains Of
The Star Sr.ng1ed Banner" and something within
him stirred His frame quivered; he became pos
sessed bv the vibrating harmony The music gre"
louder as the guests took up the chorus; a sold
volume Of sound pressed into the room SChlndei
stood with arms Outstre tChed, II he would seize
the stirring music in long Unfolding embrace
His ewes were the portrait. whose face seemed
ayIow with life Suddenly the struggling emotloT7
within him broke forth in all their intensity III,
hands tore the draping from the portrait and pressed
the siIken emblem against ms face
oh America America" he exclaimed IN all the
anguish of his heart y on have been good to me-
You have given opportunity, You nave gwen me
riches: YOU have done much for me. But YOU IT,
taking nv Elsa and my Rose from me. who love
them better than my life. Why must they be
taken from me. Why must ! be LETT alone: What
have | done to deserve this, ] need them-netd
them more than their new friends-more than ever
now!
Schindel's frame contracted and expanded II re-
sponse 10 his varying emotions Tears drIPPed
through the flag He pressed the draping, crushed
between his hands closer his face.
See what I've done for them he walled
Haven't | given them everything, TINS house
built for thern-a1d they leave me alone IN 1t We
were going 10 be so happy here. everything Was
going to be 50 bright. and now everything Is dark
for me- They have forgotten their love Tor their
father for their husband They are worshipIng "a
false idol which VIII turn them and mock them
as they have turned the who loves them, And
Confined Czys IS
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himself in the looking glass and thought of the old
Schindel the one who had marched at the head of
the parade to the Schutzenpark.
The Tvroese hat and the dangling sword he glrded
on made the portrait even vivid, brought the
mast nearer Then one at a time, he pinned on the
medals he had won; the gold ones in a row at the
top the silver ones beneath and finally the bronze
ones all attesting to the correctness OF his marks
manship. ,. II
A little calendar on the desk caught his eye. He
looked at the date; it the eleventh.
"To-morrow, tomorrow IS the ochutzenlest ne
,,,,t+erad Tnconsciouslv he drew the sword from
its scabbard and carried it against the shoulder HIS
military strides were mufed by the heavy carpet as
he marched up and down the room HIS imagination
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peace | did find. though. a world Of misery and
suffering and heartache and hunger. of ~elrShue~>
and hard words and abuse.
For three years | roamed about II this way and
each of those years had three hundred and siNJyve
DAYS. and. oh, what long DAYS they were, And II
seemed TO me that each dav | lived was longer
than the dav that had gone before The body wreck
ing spirit breaking hardshipS that | went through
with IN those three would have driven many
older person To self destruction, and. Young rs |
was. | sometimes seriously thought of II
II this boy doeSut want To suffer as he has never
suffered he should at home. and be glad To do
SO, for his youthful imagination VIII lead him INTO
many SloughS of DeSpond and make him regret
thousand times that he ever left his home and
mother
If were this boy, | should pitch my hopes high
and strike out for thorough education
That last paragraph sounds the keynote of the
whole question: II Is the Of The whole story
Instead OF striking out a runaway expedition that
leads TO nowhere but misery and regret strike out
for thorough education That Is sonnet hing worth
while a sharp edged fighting tool that VIII take YOU
through the world high up Your natural abilities
Will carry YOU.
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It's the one | wore when used to lead the parade;
when we used to 90 to the Schutzenfest park YOU and
Your mother and l. Tomorrow Is the parade and |
am going .,.. .,- ,..s. ..;,
firmly. You not going You are not going to
disgrace US by walking out OF this house in that rldc-
ulous costume, Have YOU pride, Have YOU no
thought for Rose and for me, What will the neigh
bors say: They'll laugh at us; we Il be the laughing
stock of our friends
Always the neighbors. always the neighborsl'
the husband murnurcd The friends! What
friends, Ny friends won laugh at me They'll be
glad TO see Schindel they'll say Schinde isn't proud,
if his daughter has fine parties
Rose tell him not TO 60! the mother appealed
stopping him: I'm tired Of trying TO make some
thing OF him. Maybe he'll listen to YOU.
Rose put her arms about his neck Her smooth
90 she SAID You Il please her and me. wont YOU?
You haven been there IN so long 1t won make any
Schinders arm encircled her waist, his cheek
pressed closer to hers and he caressed her hair III
stay home he answered meekIy, if you want
to-
When they left the room, tears rolled down his
cheeks.
D OSE went to her fathers room, expecting to find
N him dressed for the ball She swept IN lightly,
radiant figure in soft pink the bright light OF eXpec-
fancy glowing on her face In her quick, happy
strides the exhilaration of youthful excitement
She stopped abruptly. however, few feet from the
threshold. Father She exclaimed in surprise.
d" What's the matter,
Schindel was in bed his head propped against the
white pillows He looked at her with mild tiXednesS,
d tnge of pride creeping into his face as he viewed
her resplcndent in her ball gown and Jewels
Rose, he SAID almost plaintivey, I'm sick.
don't feel we'll 50 I'm going to stay here You go
down stairs and enjoy yourself; don't worry about
me"
But l am worried -" She replied You are so
pale there are dark rings under Your eyesl I'm so
sorry" she clasped his hand impulsivcly,- I'm so
sorry that YOU should be sick tonight, of all
nights
I'm not 50 very sick" He tried to instil a note
# cheerfulness in his voice There is nothing the
matter with me, only headache. | feel ] can't
stand the excitement; so I'm going to stay in bed.
II be better Tomorrow
The guests began to arrive, and Rose went down
stairs. The clinking Of glasses and the hum of
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SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR MAY 9. 1909

many voices, above which sounded the light laugh
ter of the women, Aoated upward, rafting OF
plates was followed by the popping OF corks; the
mingled tones of the guests filled the house Ana
Schindel listened, trying to distinguish the lndl-
vidual sounds in the bedlam of noises.
\ short interval of silence was broken by the music
of the orchestra The dreamy dance strains and en-
lvening twOsteps followed another IN successive
intervals. The swishng of dresses rekndled old
memories in Schindel
1t seems so long since danced tOgetherl he
said half aloud Such very long timel My Rose $
party. and can't dance with them, But it's better
this way won't disgrace them They'll not be
ashamed of me tonight
Mrs. Schindel somewhat anxious, came up stars
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feel a little better " he SAID to her; but don't
want to get up. I'm nervous want everything to
come of all right"
The we's hand passed caressingly across his fore
head Schindel thought he noted trace OF affection
in her touch His Imagination promptly cIrcled
round the old DAYS. when they danced together. He
watched her tenderlv She left. When her figure
disappeared in the hallway he contrasted the lonely
present with the happy crowded events of the past
But | love her,' he exclaimed " | love her, and
| want her to be happy, His head sank deep into
the pillow. he tried hard convince himself that
her happiness brought him no misery But the agony
IN his heart wouldn't permit him to. Then the en-
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

THERE IS before me on my desk
i a letter written by a boy who
signs himself Be \ Returned Prodigal. -
| wish that every boy in all America
could read that letter. and would
follow the advice It offers If they
rnnld and Wn11ld there Wn11ld he
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A H OY 20 R II Q M E

lust no time. and Incidentally become
famous, If l cared 10 aspire 20 fame.
After | left home / wandered over
the whole North American continent.
seeking the thing | never found
fortune | never even found COM
fort or rest. let alone happiness and
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They Heard the OutPour-
ines of His Heart, and
Now They Understood
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gotten uniform, he saw
behind him the marching
lines of the paraders-un-
til the door opened and the
frowning face of his wife
appeared at the threshold.
Behind her was Rose,
radiant in her new ball
gown.
SEE, fatherl" she ex-
~ claimed. | have tried
on the dress. Isn't it
splendid? Don't YOU think
it beautiful, -
In her enthusiasm she
didn't notice the strange
garb of her parent. II was
brought forcibly to her
attention by her mother,
who sad:
Your father thinks it's
a masquerade ball. See
what he has on"
Schindel kissed his
daughters cheek; he look
ed fOndly at the magnif-
cent dress she had on.
" Beautiful, beautiful. he
exclaimed. Il never saw
YOU look more beautiful
before "
But why are YOU wear
ing that green suit, Rose
asked.
It's the old Schutzcn-
fest suit" he replied
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-06-03
CORRESPONDENTS

, Mrs. Hoisten, Mrs. Wills. of Roanoke
va; DR.. johnson, Mrs. Mary w. Free
man, Mrs. Mary Edwards. Mrs. Emma
Brown, Mrs. Annie Brown, Mrs. Mil
Ter and Mrs. Cassie Loman, Of CIV.
ingtoH, Va; Mrs. M. e. Branham, Miss
Ethel Brown, DR.. B. F. White and wife.
Of Montgomery; Miss Alice Bolding
Of Page; Mrs. M. A. Farmer. Mrs,
Ella Lewis. Of Boomer; Mrs. c. H.
Rogers, 'Smithers: DR.. Hunter. James
Jackson, Sylvia; DR.. S. A. Washington
and Rev Dean, Hill Top; T. ]. Sweeney
of Fayetteville; Hon. j. NJ. Ellis, of
Oak Hill; T. T.. Thompson, of Powell
ton; Rev. Charles Lewis. II. T. Moore.
Mrs. Mary II. Lewis and Mrs. d. r.
Hickman, of Ronceverte; w. w. Allen,
I'niontOwn, Pa; George RidOut, Ohio.
Mrs Mary Freeman had a special
coach attached to No. 3 last Tuesday
for the benefit Of the Covington coun-
ellis.
Mrs. Halay. Of Maysville, Ky, Is
visiting Mrs. Henry Morton on Morrow
favenue.
| Miss Maggie X. Marshall returned
last week from Maybeury where she
taught very successful term Of school
Miss Viola Thompson left Saturday
for Elkins, to see her father, Tom
Tompk ms, who IS very i'll.
Mrs. Owen Price, of McKendree Hos
pital, and Mrs. Thomas Johns and
daughter were visiting Mrs. ID. II.
Hickman last week.
Charles Mills and wife left last week
for Union.
Miss Josephine P. Jackson, OF Lewis
burg, was the guest Of Mrs. H. #,
Moore Wednesday and Thursday of
last week.
Quite a crowd Of Odd Fellows and
Ruths attended the Thanksgiving SER
mon at Anderson Sunday. :
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MONTGOMERY.

Mrs George Brown is sick at her
home on Fourth avenue.
Mrs. Peter Hall. who has been quite
sick, is reported much better.
J. H. Campbell. Of Moundsville, was
a business visitor here last week.
Mrs. Samuel Buster is out again
after several weeks illness.
J. W. White, of Charleston, was the
guest of relatives here Sunday.
J. S. Noel is a business visitor to
Huntington this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. w. Wright have
moved into their new cottage on Col
lege street.
Miss Ada Burke, Of Huntington, is
here, the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Silas
Marks.
George Jackson is out again after
several days illness. .
Mrs. Woodson Jones, who sustained
injuries by a fall, is able to be out
again.
Mrs. Beulah Jackson spent a few
week.
4. Il. Pack, or Sylvia, was the guest
of relatives here Friday.
Mrs. II. II. Railey is sick at her
home on Fifth avenue
Miss Mary Noel, Of Institute, is
spending a few days here with her
parents.
Miss Alberta Gay, of Boomer, is this
weeks guest of Miss Ethel Deans
V. NJ. Willis is spending few days
in Charleston this week.
Miss Ethel Brown, the daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. Luther Brown, Of Eagle,
died Friday and was buried here Sun
day.
Leon Jones, of Red Star was the
guest Of r. L. Geter 4 few days last
week. -
Drs. Lawrence and White are ar.
| ranging for the entertainment Of the
Medical Association, which meets here
next week. d,
Union Decoration Day was observed
here on Monday with impressive cere,
monies.
The various fraternh organizations
and citizens met at the Odd Fellows
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RONCEVERTE.

The; Grand. Council of Red Men and
Daughters Of @Pocahontas held their
first biennial meeting here last Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday. Mayor
Dougherty's address of welcome was
very encouraging and was heartily re-
ceived. Addresses were made by D.
f.. Hickman. Thomas Sweeney and
Mrs. Mary H. Lewis. DR.. Woods was
master Of ceremonies. In the evening
q street parade was had, all wore In,
dian costumes and made fine appear
ance, Officers were elected for the
ensuing term and a public installation
was he1d Friday night at the Baptist
church.
> Some OF the delegates who attended
were Rev. w. d. Woods and wife
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ST. ALBANS.

The pulpit Of the St. Paul Baptist
church was filled Sunday morning and
at 2:30 p. m. by Rev: r. D. w. Mea-
dows, and at night by Rev J. w. Rob-
inson, who was installed as pastor at
2:30 p. m. The installation sermon
was preached by Rev Meadows, assist
ed by Rev. Daniel Robinson and Rev.
II. t. Brinkley, OF the A. M. E. church.
Miss Bessie Dawson, of Charlestn,
was visiting her aunt, Mrs Mary Carr,
Sunday
Miss Rhoda A. Wilson, teacher at
Charleston, spent Sunday with her par
ents
Miss Rubie Preston, who has been
very i'll for some time, remains about
the same
A. c. Branham spent Sunday with
/ his family.
Henry Milton and Edward Turkery
and their mother, Mrs. Mary Turkery
who have had the small pox for sew
eral weeks, are rapidly improving.
James Fouler and wife came down
! from Page Saturday to his wife's peo
pie.
Mrs. Nancy BROOKS, of Plymouth
was calling on her mother, Mrs Lou
| Wilson, Sunday.
George Sullivan, of Elk Ridge, was
calling on friends Saturday.
Henry Coles, Of Raymond City, was
a business caller here Saturday.
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Hall at I O'clock p. my where A.. w.
Slaughter grand marshal. formed the
line OF march. Headed by the NJ: j. 8.
Concert Band the procession moved to-
ward the cemetery, Following in car
riagest were Master of Ceremonies 81
B. Morgan and the speakers Of tho
day, W.+E Campbell, national board al
the U. N. w. A, DR.. !. AIeHeHnrS
Jones, president w. V, l.. T.; w. J..
Thompson, Or G. of X. Of =. of W. Wa,
and A. P. Straughte:s. field agent for
the United Order Of st. I.u&es., -
The Nd. E., church being near the
cemetery, the trustees and pastor gem
erously threw open It's doors for the
speaking. .. .....
The following program was rem
dered:
a. Selection form Band
The Master OF Ceremonies S. b. Nor
gan introduced A. P. Strughter, who
In a neat and appropriate speech in
troduced President Jones, who after re-
viewing the history and cause of Dec
Grafton Day, spoke on education and
industrialism.
w. ]. Thompson was next intro
duced. He spoke on the moral stand
ing OF our people; admonishing the
audience that no race rises higher
than the status Of It's women
- W. j. Campbell spoke on organiza-
ton and unity, reminding us of the
fact that we can not help the dead; but
must prepare to live here by uniting
hearts, hands and minds. He admon-
fshed us to not pay SO much attention
to lodge or denomination. since one
black mans interest was the interest
Of the whole race and that one can
not possibly rise without the assist
,ance of the other.
The entire exercises were impressive
and instructive from every standpoint.
They were closed by singing Ameri-
co. Lodges and Tribes from all the
nearby towns were here and took part
in the decoration.
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Friday evening at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Hughes. Quite q
number responded to the invitation,
and most enjoyable evening was
spent.
Rev. S. o. Lewis, pastor Of the 1st
Baptist church, Lynchburg, Va, is
here spending commencement season
with his parents and friends.
Mrs. I. II. Holmes was removed,
Sunday, from Kesseler hospital to the
home Of her sister, Mrs. c. G. Bar
nett, and is improving rapidly.
The sophomores and juniors of
Douglass high school held reception
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Dickerson, Tuesday evening, in honor
or the class of this year. The house
was beautifully decorated for the oc-
casion, with potted plants, cut flow
ers. and draperies carrying out the
scheme Of the class colors, blue and
white. The evening was spent in So
cial chat and music, and at an. ap-
propriate hour refreshments in sew
eral., courses were most charmingly
served by the young ladies of the two
classes. After. the refreshments,
toasts were given and responded to
by the various participants.
Little Frhgilia Smith, who was i'll
last week, is very much better.
The alumni association Of Douglas
high school held it's annual reception
| for the class of 1909, at Douglas
school building Monday evening. A
very interesting literary program was
rendered, besides most practical
and eloquent address from an alum
nus, now pastor Of one of the largest
churches in Lynchburg, Va, Rev. l..
o. Lewis. At the close of the pro-
gram, refreshments were served by
the young ladies of the junior class.
John Noel was the guest Of G. w.
Hughes, Sunday.
| One Of the most profitable and en-
joyable commencements in the his
tory Of Douglass school was that held
at the Huntington theatre, Friday
evening. The three young ladies Of
the class acquitted themselves In a
most creditable manner and showed
careful study and preparation of
their subjects. The music rendered
under the direction Of Prof e. \.
Whey, was beautiful and Of the high
cst class. Miss Lula James was at
her best in the rendition Of most
difficult piano solo. The address to
the class by DR.. s. 3. Moore, one Of
the faculty Of Howard university, Of
| Washington, D. c., was so full Of
good advice and instruction, plainly,
but fluently expressed, that its real
worth, not only to pupils, but to all
who heard 1t, could not have been
| estimated in dollars and cents. He
labored to impress upon the class and
all present the importance Of sta
bic, undertaking character, and his
| instructions, as to how to build such
o character, we're worth more than
gold to every young person In the
audience. 1t was an address that was
impressively appropriate to our peo-
Eple and should not be forgotten. The
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LOT.


Benediction. -,
i Mr.. Gillespie, who is here .lecturing
at the tuberculosis exhibit, spoke at the
three churches Sunday.
A committee of three was appointed
from each church to meet at the school
hall Monday evening and arrange for
practical work in this community
= Rev. ]. W., Colbert and Mrs Aaron
Wilson spent Sunday afternoon at
Fairmont looking after church matters
L. o. Wilson, Of Weston, passed
through the city Thursday en- route to
Fairmont to address the class.
James West. who has been attending
school at Wherefore, O., is now here
with his father, Rev. S. P. West.
Mrs. s. P: West spent Sunday here
with her husband and SON. She ex-
poets to return soon to reside perma-
nently.