Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-21
XI-ONTINUED.

Burns was quite a DOOR boy and he
did not enpoy the advantages we en-
JOY today. except for the advantages
Of the fine old Scotch kirk where he
heard the Word of God preached
more fearlessly than even in the finest
big brick churches in the big and So
called. advanced cities of today. but
he did not have our educational ad-
vantages n Latin and the other
treasures of the mind SO richly strewn
before the. alas. too offtimes inatten-
tive feet Of u youth who do not al
ways sufficiently appreciate the priv
IegeS freely granted to every Amer
can boy rich or poor. Burns had to
work hard and. was sometimes led by
evil companionship into low habits.
But it is morally instructive to know
that he was a good student and edu-
Gated himself. in striking contrast to
the loose ways and so-called aristo-
cratic society-life Of Lord Byron, on
which l have just spoken. And GER
tainly though the lord and earls of
his day nay have looked down up
on Burns as a humble person. many
of us have greatly enjoyed his pieces
about the mouse and other rustic
subjects. with their message Of hum
bic beauty am &c sorry I have not
got the time to quote some Of them"
Mrs. George Edwin Mott gave ten
minutes to T%ennyson and Browning.
Mrs. Nat Hicks. a wry-faced. curl
ously sweet woman. so awed by her
betters that Carol wanted to kiss her,
completed the days grim task by a
paper on "Other Poets" The other
poets worthy of consideration were
C~oleridge. Wordsworth. Shelley, Gray,
Mrs. Hemans and Kipling.
Miss Ella Stowbody obliged with a
recital >of The Recessional" and ex-
! ! 10 1ty f.~- ~ D~-IA - L N. -
quest, she ave "An Old Sweetheart
Of Mine" as encore.
Gopher Prairie had finished the
poets. 1t was ready for the next
weeks labor: English Fiction and
Essays.
Mrs. Dawson besousht, "Now wa
will have q discussion OF the papers,
and ] am sure we shall all enjoyehear>
Ing from one who we hope to have as
with her splendid literary training
and all should be able to give; US
many pointers. and-many helpful
pointers
Carol had warned herself not to be
30 "beastiy supercilious." She had In
sisted that in the belated quest OF
these work-stained women was ar
They think they're doing Burns a
favor. They don't believe fhey have
a Debated quest They're sure that
they have culture salted and hung
up" It was out OF this stupor OF
doubt that Mrs. Dawson's summons
reused her. She was in a panic. How
could she speak without hurting
them?
Mrs. Champ Perry leaned over to
stroke her hand and whisper, @"You
look tired. dearte. Don't you talk un-
less you want to-"
Affection Hooded Carol: she was on
her feeA 0oAecking for words and
~courtesteS:
"Ths saly thing In ths ~ Of mug
gestion- I k1rSw you are following
= definite program, 6ut I 10 wish that
no. you've had such a splendid In
production, instead Of going on with
soMe other subject next year you
could return and take DIP the poets
more IN detail. Especially Actual
quotations-ven though their lvea
are 30 interesting and. ~ Mrs. Warren
said. % morally instructive. And per.
haDs there are several poets not men,
toned today whom 1t might be worth
while constdertnEA-Keats, for In
stance. and Matthew Arnold and Ros-
scttt and Swfnburne. Swinburne
would be such a--well, that Ii. such q
contrast 10 life, AZ We all enjoy It IN
our beautiful Middlewest-
She saw that Mr.. Leonard Warren
was mot with her. She captured her
by ~innocentIy coutfnuinH;
Unless perhaps 6vfnbtrne tends TO
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