The Chautauqua Girls At Home

he rich, full tones which Marion allowed to roll out from her throat-richer, fuller, stronger than they would have been had she not again received this

and the few occupants were surely justified in

their richness, she lost sight of self and the attention she was attracting, and sang with all her heart. It so happened tha

ered with her firm, strong hand the trembling little gloved hand of Flossy, and he

d afterward. "Shown me my duty and shamed me into it; the

habit of saying anything, waited until the very latest moment, as if hopeful that they might find a way of escape altogether, and yet, when once started, talked on as though

r did he pray for all the world in detail because that is the proper way to do? Someway, I don't feel as i

them," Marion said. "I can't help thinking that the worst feature of it is the keeping on, long after

is prays, either; but then, he has a theological

the door in the corner, hasn't a theological education, nor any other sort of education. Did he speak one singl

he others meant it?" Ruth said, spea

e is something the matter with them. It may be that the ones who m

cked about it. But, as true as I live, I have been in places that I thought were ever so much pleasanter than it was there this evening. Now, to tell the plain truth, some of the

their way homeward. Before that, as

or the evening, girls?

d all heard more or less of it, and all in some form or other had received petitions for help, but none of them had come in direct contact with it, save Eurie, and it appeared t

arion, who were walking together, with a pleasant good-evening. Something in Marion's manner of singing the hymn had interested h

Miss Wilbur, you don't propose to take it alone, I

what evidently seemed to Dr. Dennis the impropriety of having to traverse the street alone so

s Hall, to make arrangements

ainment than Eurie did, and his few minutes of feeling that perhaps he

one imaginable, and almost immediat

evidently for the purpose of overtaking him. A

moment," the girls heard Dr. Dennis

that she had no need for their company. But the law of unselfishness, which is the very essence of a true Christian life, was

nd walk with us until you can have hi

though she knew Grace by sight, and bowed to her in the daytime, their familiar

we see each other plainly enough. I have been meaning to call with papa, Miss

had little sympathy with that phase of fashionable

ht, Miss Dennis, to help in getti

Grace Dennis said, "Oh, no," made

o be there. I can imagine you in a splendid tableau, Gracie; perhaps you would better go and help. To be

much; but papa does not approve of making tableaux of Scripture sce

ed face, as one who had been obliged into saying a

Eurie asked; and in the same brea

him say very much on the subject; but I know quite well that he would not like me to go. Don't you know, Miss Mitchell,

k into this question. I have never thought of it. It will have to be put down with that l

er to his side, and it was after they had turned onto another s

was to meet her there, and Col. Baker, who had come for the purpose of meeting Flossy, much to her discomfiture. Mr. Hol

ate you. I knew Flossy would help, and possibly Miss Wilbur;

o far as I am concerned, for they will have a grievous fall. I am the most indifferent of spectators

Holden asked, in a tone so familiar and

k you

en discovered hims

success. Eurie, let me show you the picture of one which we have planned for you; the scenic e

efore she turned to look at the plate spread before her. On the instant an angry flush arose, spreading

, in astonishment. Mr. H

desirable. We want to get away from the ordinary sort. This is magnificent in its w

as so cold and haughty that Marion turned toward her in

s it the representation of the Saviour that you dislike? I cannot see why that should be objectionable. It is dealing with him as a mere man, you know. It is simply an Orient

the book, and her eyes and cheeks told the story of her aversio

as prompt wi

ling to undertake it. Why, my dear young ladies, you see it is nothing but the masculine form of dress that we want to

an argument with me. I will be very plain with you, and inform you that, aside from the irreverent nature of the tableau, I consider myself insulted in being chos

ertainly a compliment that he meant to pay, and not the shadow of a discourtesy; but since they looked at it in that singular manner, of course it should be withdrawn from the lists; nothing further sho

elshazzar at his impious feast, at the time when he was arrested by the handwriti

he said, in her haughtiest tones. "He is so willing to lend himself to the oth

romptly clos

here came in for the purpose of helping, not for ridiculing. Of course if we d

ion said. "And, that bei

ssing Eurie. "One expects such lofty humbug from Miss Erskine, and even from Miss Wilbur-the tragic is in her line; bu

ide. "And I presume you assisted in the selection of the characters that I sho

on the street again, Nellis Mitchell being the only one of the astonished ge

at next?"

ie, "what do you

ugged his

omised, and I thought if you had, with your eyes open, it was none of my business.

ieved and hurt that her friend of long standing, Leonard Brooks, could have said and done just what he had;

er idea of what Grace De