The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-08-03

CIUNM NNINaIa Via lAN NAANIAaa "
Neu York and Boston. Cincinnati has
more points Of Interest for strangcra
thAn almost any other city In Amer
ioa.
with renewed tntercsl again
viewed the massive Postofnce building
IN Government square. again l
asimlred the Fountain In Fsfth avenue.
presented 70 the city By Tyler David.
con; again I entered the wondcrful
Romanesque Public Library building
with its more than q quarter OF a
million volumes: once again In Apprc-
clatlre silence I stood In So. Peters
cathedral before Muriilo's mastery
picture. st Peter Delivered--a gio-
rious conception
In meditation again stood and
viewed number tventy-one on East
Eighth avenue, where. on q wintry
afternoon, November 2ist. 1854. 7.
buchanan Read wrote that doathlosa
poem. "shsridRn's Ride; again. nind-
ful OF the sweet memories that cluster
around their immortal and God-blessed
songs In every Christian heart, ! Jour.
neyed out 70 beautiful "Clovernook"
and stood with barred head before the
Cary. now the Home for the Blind.
In Garfield place once more I ad.
mired that superb equestrian statue OF
William Henry Harrison. ninth presi-
dent OF the United States (from whom
my own son can claim descent). and.
mindful OF historic interest I went
down the river TO North Bend 70 the
old Harrison home. now sacred 10 the
memory OF the hero OF Tippecanoe.
On the ride 20 Price Hill. via the
warsaw car. is one OF the finest speci-
mems Of Ingenious engineering | have
ever seen-made necessary BY the ex-
traordinArily steep grade.
From one OF the many elevations on
Price Hill q wonderful scene caught
my eye-au OF beautiful Cincinnati
in Natures own magnificent amphi-
theater below. ! was still thinking Of
this grand panorama when the con-
ductor called: "Hawthorne"-and
touching me on the shoulder said,
There's the gate to the convent
grounds, sir, just follow the drive
way"
Following your assignment, faithful
20 my promise to the editors, and
through them 10 the vast army Of
Menace readers, a quarter OF a million
strong. ! was on my way to explore
the mysteries of one OF the greatest,
most notorious, most feared, most wor-
shipped, most hated, most loved. most
poverty-stricken, most profitable, ap.
parently most innocent, yet best
guarded and shrouded In secrecy-of
all converts in America.
succeeded. What saw there l
shall tell, kindly as may be, and yet
fearlessly-for, readers ALI you were
unconseiously looking through my
eyes: what saw, you OF The Menace
army shall see. And yet, one word
with you before We, together, you and
I-shall walk those long, dark halls,
or peer suddenly into many rooms
with locked doors. or stand before the
holy shrines, OF stare into long, dark,
cemented tunnel or gaze into the
dumb souls that peer darkly out from
the suffering eyes OF countless little
childrenl
Let US divest ourselves first, Of all
malice-all hAtred--all personal bit.
terness. Let US distinguish in our
civic wrath and righteousness indigna-
ton, between the Individual and the
Roman system that makes that indi.
vidual it's self-sacrihced victim, and
its dumb-driven slave. Let US have
mercy and human sympathy for the
victim, the slave; even as we demand
and enforce the political extinction
OF the Vatican system in America.
TIE hot summer sunshine beat down
al - II Nheaf
aside the iron gate of the driveway
cinnau convent OF the Good Shepherd
The grounds comprise one OF the
many high points OF Price Hill; a
board fence some ten feet In height
extends around the enclosure which
contains eleven acres.
A few steps-and | discovered that
had entered a beautiful place. Great
widespread trees cast Q graceful
shade Trees and grass everywhere
A hundred feet farther-and above
the trees q great, gray, four-story
building lowered In massive silence,
A second glance and / saw q second
building, perhaps half a city block 70
the rear. three stories In height and
built OF red brick.
About the second building were
walls and high board fences extend.
ing In several directions. forming va.
rious yards. But now ! was nearing
the great gray building. and was saun,
tering leisurely up the cement walk
and admiring the beautiful flowers
that bloomed in luxuriant profusion
beside the walks.
In my pocket carrieC a permit
20 tour the convent. in tie form Of q
letter Of Introduction from an influ.
ential Catholic source, and further re
questing that my Investigation be
thorough. How did I secure this!
Well. I-but what's the use-you
really don't want me to tell "out
loud" do youi We may want another
you know.
Fifteen or twenty little girls were
sedately playing under the trees. An
other, some eight or nine years old
came suddenly out Of a side entrance
near me. In answer TO my question
as TO where I would find the "Nother
Superior" she said. ~I1l call her for
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