The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03

years earlier. but so many important and powerful personages felt them that Moiiere poured over the sins and foibies Of the day that they succeeded In Keeping 1t from the stage till Louis XIV gave his royal permission Tor its
 It has held it's high place ever since: Like snakespsares piSys; u nas .empss tion. ns % and at iU the same m % time offers play easily acted by the poorest of provtn- .as oss,i: .ss. sss ppassIa'sf of uncommon courage for his time. Although he always aimed his satire at contemporaries and pointed his wit sfrsek sISs @ truly at the errors. vices and vnnities common to all humanity mat his work remains as fresh as if stencss of today.
 orgon Pernelis had won the grati- tuds of his king by fighting consist entity on the royal side during the wars Of the Fronde. Naturally. when the issue fell ont well for tho side he had espeussd. he gained the reputation of . man of great senss. None know bet- Der that he rnerited this reputation for wisdom that orgon himself. The good wentleman plumsd himself on his keen perception and his perfect judgment. and it was quite Impossible for him to reznain patient when he beheld friends and relatives running counter to the paus and sensible courses that he marked out for them.
 Perhaps orgon came naturally by Afa simple and unQuestioning belief tn his powers of discernmeut Mime. fernelle. his mother. was equally gen- erous In her estimate or her own pow ers oS mind.
 One day thess two worldly wise ones found paragon who oomhined within himBolG all the earthly virtues, with a few heavenly ones added Tho para Sonss name was Tartuffe. He was . fiorid paragon. with red ears and fat checks. He was oatenkafiously thread bare, as if to illustrate his gentle and submissfve explanation that he had lost & great estate through caring too little for riches and other vanities. He despised things of the nesh and ate enormous meals only that he might keep up his strength for duties. He had not good word for anybody, be- cause he was forced to admit reluc- tantiy that everybody was guilty of sins.
 "what q manr' cried orgon. 'He is s man who-ahi a man--in short. a man! I am quite another man since I became acquainted with him. Who- ever follows his preoepts lives in pro- found peace and all the rest of the world is dross to him !"
 To increase his sudden affection for T@rtufIe, tt was only necessary that there should be . little opposition to the excellent man. This was fur- nished promptly when orgon took Tartuffe into his own house. orgon's son. Damis; his daughter, Marianne. and his young and pretty second wife. Eimire, did not approve of the hungry and uncouth critic who had been thus unceremoniously created a member of the family.
 Mme PernelIe and orgon took up arms at once. and soon, in the blindness of the conflict. 1t mattered little to them whose heads they struck. so long as the precious head of Tartuffe remained sacred.
 Tartuff. deprecating gently, begged them not to quarrel about him and offered with a martyrlike smile of patient forgiveness to leave the hos. pitable refuge and wander forth again. an outcast and a beggar.
 See how wicked you are to that good mans' cried Madam Pernelle to the rebellous family. ~3"You hate him
  Ah, 1t would be much better if every thing in this place were managed ac. cording to his pious directions"
 Inspired by -TartufRe's suggestions which were wrung from him by his sense of duty. Mime. Pernelle saw her sons household with suddenly opened eyes. She perceived that Eimire dress ed like princess and spent money wfckedly Damis. she discovered, was Ms& eianne was so demure that there could De no doubt that she did things secret ly. which belied her outward actions and appearance.
 My son should make you all love himv' said she to the family. All these receptions, these carriages always waiting at the gate. these crowds of lackeys--I am willing to believe that you may mean no harm; but this so- the evil one. My son never acted more wisely than when he took this good man into his family that he might re- deem you. It Is for your salvation he as here, and he reproveS nothing ex- cept what deserves reproof I don't think half as much of you all as did once. and it will be many a long day before you catch me in here again."
 She bounced out in a temper some- WnHt uuDScOAlAu8 one WnO nAu SuCn 6X- alted sentiments. and boxed her maids ears for lingering a moment at the door.
 EIsnire and Damis appealed to FL Inire's brother Cleante. who possessed much influence over Orgon. Cleante went to his brother-in-law and spoke to him seriously. 'Is 1t possible you can be so infatuated with such a man as to forget everything for himT' asked he. You are crazy, brother, do be- lieve."
 If you had seen him when I first met him." replied Orgon. "vou would feel for him the same love I do. HaV- ing heard from his servant who he Is and of his poverty. I made him a small present of money. but he immediately tried to return part of it. It is too much he said. too much by half. do not deserve it. And when refused to take 1t back he went. before my eyes, Heaven moved me to take him into my house. and since then everything has been prosperin6 here. He reproves ev- thing and takes extreme care of my honor. He accuses himself of ein for the slightest things imaginable. The other day he blamed himself for hay ing caught flea and killing 1t with too much wrath"
 "Are you laughing at me with such stuffr' asked Cleante. This ls fool ery.'
 s'You will draw some heavy judgment on your head with such language as thatP responded Orgon indignantly.
 Finding Cleaute unShsken and deter mined to declare his opinion of Tar tuffe. Orgon said "good morning" hast aNSr kgaN AR@ nA N1EA