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Show 0 1.KC1UIIK. The Illlndlui; hlonii lultrftnd Wllh II. Ixlitur Ikurct Acut: Wheul went down to tho Theatre list night It waa with a conviction that no irsou would comu thero to hoar so hutubto an ludlvldual as myself leu turo on "Society and dornmeut," or imnonMllow to Oct Illch." Voucau Imagine my ruriirlse when I tell you that although we closed the house at tight o'clock there had Ixen present not far from a hundred people and among them tight joung ladlta. It was a most Uatlertug compliment on suihanight. It was a night the like ot whkh I have not seen for many ,cars and never toforo out of Nuw l.ngliud. There, I havo iii'il many such nights. There, such storms aru not lufriquint. rheyurolou'wludeit, too. Twenty dour and soiih time forty-elkht forty-elkht hours 1 have seen snow driven throvh the air and over the flilds illlngln drifts that covered country femes out of eliiht and packed so hard thut you could tramp over them ru ou a veuieiit. When I waa younger I loid to bo out In such storms, but to da I like the fireside bitter. At the Theatre, that being what I starlid to lell you of, I thanktd in frleuds, and did It heartily too, for their prisence. explained to them that wire I to glw litem my lecture It woul I bo depriving many who watito I to hear 1c of that irlvlhgi; aisurid them that no etorm uould aiiofl tho lee turo; Hint It was warranted to keep In any illiuati, and that If they would excuse me I would ndjouru the luieb lug until neat Hinday, hoi Ing for filler aklea. Then wo all started fur home. I found It a tedloua tramp to reach inlnn and I hoo thoao btave ladha had no harder strug-le thun I orsulfired nu more from theexauro XtitHunday ulchl, then, we will try again, and If theeltmwiU aro still unfriendly to churih goers, w can waltaudwlu, C'iiaulvj Ullis. |