Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-01

turned travellers. At this dinner Stow
ell being the principal speaker. gave
n racy account of the worlds they had
wandered through. not forgetting the
world Uf women-thc'sl sleepy daintineSs
of the japanese. the warm r"Eelincss of
the Italian. the vivnciOus lOv'lincss OF
the French. and. aDov" all. the frank
splcndor Of the American women. with
their free step. their npturned faces and
their conqucring eyes.
That was felt by various young
Manxmcn to be feast that could be
partakcn of more than once. so club
/ was straiChtway founded for the fur
therance of such studies. 1t met once
week mt Mount Murray. an old house a
few miles out of Douglas. in the mid
die Of a forest of oak and pine trees.
now an inn. but formerly the HON" OF
n branch of the Athols. when they were
the Lords of Mnn. and kept a swash-
bucklcr court of half-pay officers who
had come to end their days on the is
land because the living and liquor were
cheap.
One room Of this house. the din.
ing room, still remained as It used
"a be when the old blOods routed ana
shouted there, though its coat of arms
was now discolorcd by damp. and its
table was rs worm eaten ms their cof-
fins must have been. And here 1t was
that the young bloods Of the "Ellan
Vunnin' lthe Isle of Mani held their
weekly revel--riding out in the early
evening on their hired horses. twenty
or thirty together. sitting late over
their cups and pipes. and tine ias'
toast drunl, and the last story tod
breaking up in the dark OF the morn
ing stumbling ont to the front. wherf
I,,t,,ro u,nplI ha lining fhJ
noth, the horses champing the grave
and the sleepy stable boys chewing
: their uuids TO keep themselves awake
! and then leaping into their saddles
singing their last song at the full bel
lows OF their lungs in the wide clear
, ing Of the fra to the wondering skv
, nrL galloping home. like so many Gil
: pins Ias many OF them as were sob"I
| enough to get there at the same time
: ar their mounts) and Gathering up th'
: stcep and stony streets of Douglas Il
, ,he scandal of its awakened inhabitants
, Victor Stowcll was president OF th
.Ellan Vannin." and in that charactc
I he made one contribution to It's dare
1 devil jol!ity which terminated its ex
( istencc and led to other consequence
: more material to this story
= In his heavy days nt Ballnmonr. be
= fore he went abroad. his fathers nous
&, had been like n dam to which IN
Il troubled waters of the island howcu,
: the little jealouses and cnyios OF IN
Island community. the chickering's
e church and chapel. of town and coun
II try' of town and town. not TO spca
v ~ the darker maelstrom of more uii
:. mcr,hy uuarrels. While the Deemste
N had moved through all this with M
= calm dignity AS the great mediator. n
J. oreat pacifier, Victor with his Nuic
- Irain and wounded heart had stoc
n by. seeing all and saying nothing. Bc
sr now. making call upon H. memor!
J. for the amusement ot ms i"oN cur
u no thought Of evil, he composed nun
her Of four-lne 'I.imericks' on Il
Y, big wigs Of the, island.
d. Such scorching irony and biting st
ne tire had never been heard in the isini
at before. II any pOmpous or hypocrit
it cal person (by preference parson.
local preacher, n High Bailiff or ne!
rs mad n dark secret. which he would ha
he riven his souls salvation not to ha
We iisclosed, IL was held up. under SOL
n thin disguise. to withering ridicule.
he A long series Of these reckless !an
ell moons Victor fired OF weekly over t
nd worln eaten tabl" at Mount Murray,
th. delirious delight OF the clubme
.cc Who. learning them by heart. rarri
rst them to their little world outside, wi
the result that they ran over the
pir land like fiery cross and set
he Manx people aroar with laughter.
i'm The good and the unco' good We
,st scandalized. but the victims were sacl
in 6ced. And to put an end to th'
- anemy. and terminate his hostiliti
l~A.- l. A. Al
10 thsse lssfef, lsyine theS heads togsti