The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-14
A GREEN MOUNTAIN GIRL.
simon Of Albany Discovers a Vision
and a Wonder.

ing the past month ] have happened
to hear considerable talk about FEM
nism | have also attended a music fcs-
tival and an entertainment given by A
young ladies' dram tic club. Watch re-
minds me of an interesting experience
I had last fall.
one day, late In the afternoon. 7 ar
rived at "A farmhouse in northern Yer
mont. | found a young girl preparing
supper. She Informed me that her
father. whom ! had come to see. would
be in directly. She was about twenty
! years old and rather tail and slim. N
deniahly She VAS pretty. and there was
some hing else equally pleasing about
her that ! could not make out at iirst.
But ] discovered what IL was the next
morning when she drove me to the rail-
way station. a distance of about twelve
miles. We talked quite freely, and
among other things | discovered that
she had been graduated from the high
school two years before. that she Was
taking violin lessons and had managed
the house since her mother died the
previous summer.
Wouldn't you like to take a course
in a conservatory OF music asked.
You might some day become a great
violinist.' Not L." said she. with a
droll expression Il learned to play the
violin because father wanted me to |
don't care especially for music
This answer surprised me. for | had
never before met a young violinist who
did not aspire to appear some day be-
fore the crowned heads Of the old
World. II was altogether unusual. For
several moments We rode along in ST.
lence, but ! was cudgelling my brains.
] must try something else. | thought to
myself. something sure TO touch her
vanity. / proceeded directly TO the
point.
Have YOU ever thought OF a career
On the tag ! inquired. and then
added lnsidiously. "A girl OF your tenn
permanent, with ambition and persever-
ance, might 60 FAR indeed.
NO she replied, Il have never given
It a thought ! have neter even wanted
20 take part in amateur theatricals.'
What" | gasped. you never
] paused, utterly dumfounded. Could
this be true? | looked at her In amaze
ment. Could there be a high school girl.
twenty years old. anywhere In the civ
ilized world who had never reamed Of
going on the stage? Impossible! Surely
! had misunderstood her.
But" l explained, you must have
read about actresses in the newspapers
and magazines. Don't you envy them
You know they all have country homes
and raise chickens and ducks, and have
diamond and pearl tiaras and poor
brothers whom they always set up IN
trade. Surely YOU envy them
NO" said she with a smile perhaps
! ought TO. but | don't"
OF course this was hcresy. What was
the matter with the girl anyway? For
a momen | felt utterly at sea The
idols l had thought supreme were
crumblins And then. suddenly. I dis
cerned a plausible explanatio q. This girl
was not enimoured OF worldly things
Passing pleasures, the gay ne, flames
gaudy tinsel were not FOR her. Instead.
seclusion. the c~loister. the dim. religious
light. ! glanced at her face. Was there
something ethereal about Il. or did !
imagine IT.
had heard ~ young girls. and in
fact had met ore or two. who lonCCl
TO consecrate their lives to the over
throw OF old religions who dreamed Of
e~stranging the alien heathc from the
gods of his fathers Perhaps she had
visions OF A life CorseCrated to mission
AIRY work IN hin or Patagonia. Per
haps she even aspired 10 convert .h-
7 domestic heatheu' such s The bound
less zeal and enthusiasm ~ youth
Yes" / murmured, "ther- arc otte r
things in life. things that pertain 70 ne
spiritual VOL being ~ humanity nd
Ii ever occur 20 You that il might be
YOUR mission IN life % carry the Gospel
10 those .u darkness
She laughed merrily. 'Never," sh.
answered, shaking her head I'm a
Curistian. hut ! can't help feeling toler-
ant toward all the other religions I've
heard about. because don't understand
any Of them
Angels and ministers Of grace was
his blessed ignorance fcirned Was
his girl having a it'll" qu.et Yum at my