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THE COURIER.
therefore, that Mr. DiivIb now regards
hie murk iih ho indolilily tiiiulo that a
wifo will bo unnhlo to olTaeo it, and hav
ing oxporioncodtho montaboxaltation ro
Aultnnt upon a llfo of Bolfdonylng coll
baoy ho vonturta to risk a descent to
common placo mediocrity for tho novolty
of hymonoal bliHO. Thono that know
Mr. Davh beet, hownvor, nro a little
surprised that ho should have choBon to
wed a young woman aB aggressively
assertive an Ib liia bride of today rather
than Homo bwco. slip of femininity of
tho clinging vino description. MIbb
Clurk is the oppoBilo of feininino, and a
elap on thn back with a "Oivo uh a eiga
rotto, old chap!" appears to bo much
moto charnctoriBlic of hor than love
pata and labial earoHsos. Arrayod in
modish attiro and seated on tho box of
her high cart, bIio has for several sea
eons boon a moHt attractive llguro on
tho Ohicngo boulevards and at tho
Bovoral Buburban olubB of tho Western
MetropollB. Conlldont in hor improRtiu
bio position, tho conventions havo been
of Binall momonl to Miss Clark. Upon
Mr. Davis sho lioapod invitationa to
drive, to dino and to Bup in Biich Matter
ing multiplicity that ho had scant
opportunity to rcciprocato. For tho
Hako of old friendship Mr. Davis invari
ably accoptod, and this constant com
panionship roaultod in tho attachment
that now llnds its natural sequel at tho
altar. I understand that Mr. DnviB and
Mrs. Clark aro simply devoted to each
other, and tho alToctionato admiration
of tho mother Ib second only to that of
tho daughter. MisB Clark's beauty ia
in her iiguro, which ia tall, Blonder and
very erect. An abundanco of curling
hair and a froeh color aro other charms.
Town Topics.
IN THE SCHOOL ROOM.
MAKTHA 1'IEltUi:.
Tho straight and narrow way trodden
by tho roligiouB instructor of tho infant
mind, Iuib also its pitfalls. Wo ofton
hoar of ludicrous occurences arising
from attompts to force on a baby mind
loBsons which will stun an adult unloss
moat carofully presented. Unfortunate
ly it cannot bo claimed that our primary
Sunday bcIiooIb, generally, havo kept up
with modern educational thought.
Not bo long ago tho writer happonod
to bo in a primary Sunday school, num
bering perhapB a hundred ranging in
ago from four to ton yoars. Tho Inter
national sorios presented tho martyrdom
of John tho Daptiat for tho delectation
of tho innocent, that morning. Oeforo
the Bchool wub a thing purporting to bo
a picturo, in which a murdorous looking
man in flamboyant rod flourished a drip
ping eword in tho near vicinity of a
body whoso grues groon draperies could
not compensate for tho loss of its rather
undesirable looking head, now in tho
possession of a third atrocious croaturo
in abhorrent bluo. If tho toachcr who
"explained" tho picturo to tho school
would havo takon tho troublo to explain
to tho critic, its probablo elToct, and as
surod her that tho admiration depicted
on certain fucoa whb certainly for John
tho BaptiBt, it would havo contributed
largoly to my comfort.
Tho samo misguided .oal which porpo
trated tnings of this sort upon tho child
ia responBiblo for cramming his mind
with hap-huzard toxts, with reward cardB
alluring in tho dim perspective of tho
future
A school which semi-occasionally al
lows itself a diversion, rccontly recited
quotations aB a morning exorcise. A
shock headed boy with wide solemn gray
eyes, took breath enough to last him
through tho performance and favored us
thus,
"In thoso dnB came John tho Daptiat
preaching in tho wildorneEs of Judea
saying Ropont ye fop tho Kingdom of
heaven is at hand, for this ib ho that was
Bpokon of by tho prophet Eeaina aayirg
the vok'o of ono crying in tho wilder
ncsB, that ain't all of it but its all I
know, and when I got it learned aB far
as tho lift' vorso my Sunday school
teacher's going to givo mo a card about
so big with all protty pictures on it and
a nothot vorBO." ho finished breathless,
ly. "Llttlo childish voico crjingin tho
wildornoBB."
"U-ni-in!" said tho toacher. not feeling
equally to anything more explicit. Tho
hurried rapid enunciation recalled to
momory a timo when a little girl oppres
sed with a sensoof duty roso up to "tako
part" in a mooting. Sho strovo to re
pent a favorito pansugo Biiccoodlng thus,
"Tho Lord in my Bhophord, I shall not
want. Ho loadeth mo besido still pas
tures, ho makoth mo to lio down in
green wators." Suddonly over como sho
sat dovn and wept. To somo such bu.
miliating early blunder might bo traced
tho aversion some peoplo entertain to
tho idea of roligiouB meetings for chil
dren, in which they aro encouraged to
baro thoii great small souls for tho ad
vancement of religion generally, and
taught to bo both self conscious and
priggish.
Fortunately a groat deal of tho aeri
oUBnosB which is poured upon thorn iB
shed oir as lightly as tho water from tho
back of tho proverbial water.fowl. A
little girl who "learnB a verso every
week" came homo ono day with tho
usual announcement, "l'vo learned an
other ono." Being urged to air hor new
knowledgo sho rattled on glibly,
"A good name is rather to bo Joseph
than gray broechos."
If thiB gem of wisdom contained any
moaning for her, inquiry failed to elicit
tho fact,
Liko tho littlo boy in tho following
Btory tho moaning wbb ratbor provorterl
by a slight misapprehension.
This littlo boy, aged live, gave such
Borious and round oyod attention whilo
tho morning lesson waB being road, that
ho called particular attention to hiruBelf.
Tho lesson was concoriug tho hand writ
ing on tho wall, and tho minister who
was tho fortunate fathor of tho livo-yoar-old,
ilattorod by hia unu&ual alort
intoreat, oxplaino 1 tho lesson carefully.
"1 boliovo ho understands every word of
it" ho said fondly and enthusiastically
to tho child's mothor, Thut evening
when ho unfolded tho paper, tho boy's
oyo was caught by the picturo of a hen
scratching by a stono wall.
'Papa,' ho Bald excitodly "Is that the
lion writing on tho wall?"
It is aafo to guess that tlio father has
not since made any serious attempts to
explain tho prophets to a juvonilo audi
enco of one Children have such funny
notions.
A patriotic school insists after repeat
ed correction upon singing with groat
unction,
"Our father's God to Thoo
Arthur of liberty, otc"
What, in tho infant consciousness is
an Arthur of liberty? Perhaps tho in
fant niiud does not troublo itself sutllci
ontlyto onquiro? A class of maturor
ago, learned a song from tho blackboard.
In this song somo reforonce is made to
"angel chores.'' Tho united efforts of
teachor and school mates havo not suf
ficed to deter ono littlo girl from warb
ling Joyfully of "angol chores." What
ever in hor mind tho chores of thoangelB
may bo, sho evidently takes genuino
satisfaction In tho thought that thoy
aro omployod.
A woman who can still romombor her
Binall perplexed thoughts pursuod whilo
sno Bat upon her father's knoo in church
and listoned solemnly with half under
standing ears to all the quoor proceed
inge, says she thought for somo years
that tho congregation sang.
"Was it for crimes that I had dono
Ho growed upon the tree?"
Her littlo head was perplexed to know
how anybody's sins could causo a porson
to do a thing so extraordinary
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