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he was instantly struck by a new tone In the streets. There was an utter absence of the old-time “ Sabbath sense. The gutterways were already lined with fruit and other hawkers, their coarse voices, crying their wares, making hideous what should have been a Sunday quiet. It was barely ten, yet already many of the Tea Rooms were open, and most of them seemed thronged,— whole fam ilies, and pleasure-parties, taking breakfast, evidently, i He passed a large and popular theatre, across the whole front of which was a huge, hand-painted announcement: “ Matinee at 2, this afternoon. Performance tonight 7:45. New Topical song entitled ‘The Rapture,’ on the great event of the week. Living Pictures at both performances: ‘The Flight of the Saints.’ ” Ralph, in his amaze, had paused to read the full con tents of the announcement. He shuddered as he took in the full import of the blasphemy. Surveying the crowd that stood around the notice, he was struck by the composition of the little mob. It was anything but a low-class crowd. Many of them were evidently of the upper middle class, well-dressed, and often intellectual-looking people. He was turning to leave the spot, when a horsey-looking young fellow close to. him, in a voice loud enough to be heard by the whole crowd— he evidently meant that it should be— cried: "Well, if it's true that all the long-faced puritans have been carted off, vamoused, kidnapped, ‘Rapturized,’ as they call It, and that now there’s to be no Theatre Censor, and every one can do as they like, well then, good riddance to the kill-joys, I say.” “ And so say all of us," sang a voice, almost everyone present joining in the song. When twenty yards off Ralph could hear the blasphemy ringing out, "The Devil’s a jolly good fellow, and so say all of us!” “ What will,London be like in a month’s time!” he mused. He moved on quickly, but even as he' went the thought thrust itself upon him, that half London, for some reason or other, was abroad in the streets unusually early. His own objective was a great Nonconformist church, where one of London’s most popular and remarkable preachers had min istered. He had been one of the comparatively few whose ministry had been characterized by a close adherence to the Word of God, and an occasional solemn word of expository warning and exhortation anent the “ Coming of the Lord.” Ralph was within a stone’s throw of the great building when the squeaking tones of Punchinello reached his ears, while a deep roar of many laughing voices accofnpanied the squeakings. A moment more and he was abreast of a crowd of many hundreds o f people gathered around the Punch and Judy show. Sick In soul at all that told of open blasphemy every where around him, he hurried on, not so much as casting an eye at the show, though it was impossible for him to miss the question and answer that rang out from the show. “ Now, now Mr. Punch, where’s your poor wife? Have you done away with her?” “ No,” screamed the hook-nosed puppet, “ not me, I ain’t done away with her, she done away with herself, she’s gone and got ‘Rapturized.’ ” Then, above the ribald laughter of the crowd, the squeak ing puppet sang: “ Oh, p’ raps she is, p’raps she ain’t, An’ p’raps she’s gone to sea, Or p’raps she’s gone to Brigham Voung, A Mormonite to be.” Ralph shivered as with chill, as he went up the steps of
Four Girls at Chautauqua
The King’s Daughter By “Pansy” This story deals with a young girl called by duty from a Christian home to a position as housekeeper for her father in a village tavern. Her vic tory over unfavorable circum stances in home and in church is brought about by her work not being done in her own strength. Cloth# 75c This book abounds in keen wit, and shows a wonderful insight into human nature. It deals effectively as well as en- tertaingly with such subjects as: A young minister’s wife's fondness of dress. Entertain ments for those classed as re ligious, and The position of women employed for h o u s e work. Cloth# 7Sc By “Pansy” Tip is found a ragged boy in a mision class, deserving his bad name, and becomes respected and honored through the teaching of his sacred “Lamp.** He overcomes him self and wins his way against unfriendliness and disdain. The influence for good exerted by this book can never be esti mated. Cloth# 75c By “Puay” The “three people'* are three boys born on the same day# one in the aristocracy, one in the well-to-do middle c.1 a s s , and one in the slums. The boy with the least chance is the one to come safely to manhood and act a noble part in helping others. Cloth# 75c porting, secures a position as bookkeeper in a city. Away from home as she is, and with a beauty and attractiveness that admit her to desirable so cial circles, Julia is soon con fronted with the questions that a Christian girl in the world must decide for herself. The struggle between conscience and pleasure is a hard one, but the power of early train ing leads Julia aright in due time. Cloth# 75c Wise and Otherwise By “Pansy” Tip Lewis and His Lamp Three People Julia Reid By “Psnsy” Julia, wishing to be self-sup
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By “Pansy” Four young ladiea, for summer outing, go to the gath ering at Chautauqua with no other purpose than that of a merry “lark“ in that beautiful spot. The summer so lightly begun, turns out to be of most weighty importance and also brings genuine pleasure to the girls. Cloth# 75c
Judge Burnham’ s Daughters By “Panay”
This splendid story for girls tells of a Christian step-mo ther's trials with two beautiful and wayward step-daughters, in full glow of early womanhood. Ruth Erskine, well-known as one of the memorable “Four Girls at Chautauqua“ finds that her efforts have brought a result beyond her expecta tion. Cloth# 75c By “Pansy” Esther Reid, occupying the responsible position of eldest in the family, awakes to the fact that she might do far more in helping her younger sisters and brother to form noble lives. Her own life is all too short, but in it she accomplishes a wonderful and enduring work. Cloth# 75c Ruth Erskine will be remem bered as the most stately and aristocratic of the well known “ Four Girls at Chatauqua.** Well was it for her that she had a strong personality and an indomitable spirit in view of what she was called upon to endure. She soon learns the great lesson that humble, practical people may be the truest and most useful in emergency. Cloth# 75c Esther Reid Ruth Erskine’s Crosses By “ Pansy”
The Chautauqua Girls at Home By “Pansy”
This is an entirety indepen dent story, although it con cerns of course, the well- known “Four Girls“ who went to Chatauqua on a pleasure excursion and found an Influ ence which changed each to an enthusiastic Christian. Cloth# 75c
A really wonderful selection of wholesome stories^ written for young people— both boys and girls—as only “Pansy“ can writs.
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