Daily British Whig (1850), 25 Jun 1915, p. 10

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ete ue PAGE TEN | - GRATIFIED x AMBITION - Sarah Marvin had one great ambi- tion. ' She longed with all her heart to become a member 6f the Woman's club. Sarah Marvin lived in a house of even rooms, four of which were oc cupied by young men boarders It may be said that they occupied the fifth room algo, which was the living room. it was always strewn with their belongings--a mandolin here, a pipe there, and newspapers and nov- vl8 wherever they could find a con- venient foothold. There remained to Sarah the kitchen and the dining rcom, though the dining room was invaded regularly thrice a day, and the attic where she slept. Her do- main really cousisted of the kitchen and attic. The attic was bare and the kitchen was small and always hot and steamy. "Besides her boarders Sarah kept hens. And as hens are almost as much trouble as boarders she had seldom an hour for recreation. When her husband had finished his job of drinking himself to death Sarah found herself with a mortgage and numerous debts to pay. She was a brave, sturdy, hopeful little woman, Some of her neighbors kept boarders, which 'gave her the idea that she, teo, could keep board- ers. She decided to admit men only, ginge they would be "out from under foot" most of the time. After the "irst boarder had tasted her crullers and griddle cakes she had no trouble in getting others. Her rooms were soon full and remained full, In time Sarah got the debts paid off and the mortgage under control, and she began to be happier than she had ever been in all the long years that she was Bert Marvin's wife. Her husband's living and dy- ing had cast a shadow upon Sarah which most people did not disregard. She had been Bert Marvin's wife and she was now Bert Marvin's widow. And admirable though she was, peo- ple would not forget that fact. So poor Sarah, from no fault of her own, was lonely. She would have been lonelier if she had not been so busy. Often she longed for neighhorliness and friendship, but none seemed to be forthcoming. More than all else, she longed to be received into the Woman's club. The Woman's club was exclusive. It had several departments, and edu- cated as well as entertained. In her heart Sarah felt that she was not un- worthy of it. She had been a teacher with a normal school diploma when she threw herself away in a fit of young girl romanticism by marrying Bert Marvin, and she had some books which she still read. She got the gist, too, of the newspapers, which her boys, as she called them, kept lying about. Five minutes now and then will garner a store of knowlad- ge, and Sarah, eager to learn, never let an opportunity to improve her- self escape. Yet the Woman's club skipped her and asked her opposite neighbor, Mrs. Leddy, who could not speak a word of five syllables correc- tly to save her life. But, then, Mrs. Leddy had' a player-plano and her house looked down from a great height upon Sarah's humble roof. Sarah had no hope of ever being asked to enter the Woman's club, and so one day she was astonished to receive a telephone message from its secretary inviting her to join. There was to be a cieeting at the house of Mrs, Adams, Ata previous meeting her name had been pro- posed and had favorable receptiom. It was to be a Hugo meeting and they wore to discuss 'Les Miserables." Now Sarah knew "Les Miserables" by heart. The subject seemed to be extraordinary. propitious,- She ac- cepted the invitation in a faint little voice, and, hanging up the receiver, tried to think of the wonderful thing that had happened to her, Her dream come true. © was henceforth to be identified with the most super- for women in the town. She was to Ziave a chance to hear music, to learn fresh things of art, literature and musie. It would be expensive, of course, and it would take time but Sarah felt that no sacrifice was too great to make for such a privilege. @ told her boys about it as she Ahdea round the soup that night, "Good for ypu, Mother Marvin," they cried. "It's an honor, to be sure, but no more than you deserve." After dinner they had "a whisper- ing mateh," then the six of them trailed oft downtown. An hour la- ter, as Sarah sat with her feet on the hearth of the kitohen stove, refresh-} ing her memory on the candlestick Atene, she heard them re-entering the house. They came straight to her because they knew where to find her. Tommy Mitchell carried large box. He presented it. while the others looked in at the door. His presentation speech was brief: "There's soffiething for you, Mo- ther Marvin. = See it it suits you. We had a deuce of a time picking it out, but we wanted to do something at this time to show our appreciation of your kindness to us." The box contained a beautiful black dress - of exquisite satin and late, Hat a long He Sarah could see or tears. When she trie d | them she broke down, and| the boys, un ding, stole and left her with Sains. J away it was forth for a of which has not yet been born," an -- with a welcome--*'80 glad to see you, Mrs. Martin." The secretary gave a prolonged stare. She was not a woman or re- pose. "Marvin?" she repeated, blankly | 'Fm Mrs, Sarah Marvin, who keeps the boarding house on Essex street. I hope there's no mistake. "Oh, ng," Tied the secretary. Sarah tried to rest on what assur- ance, but shé was uneasy. Her un- easiness Became actual alarm when presently she heard herself being dis- cussed behind her back. Mrs, Leddy and another woman were. doing it. she was getting Mrs. Sarah Martin, that rich friend of Mrs, Van Akin's. And in walks this person who Keeps boarders!" For a moment Sarah felt ready to faint; then her native grit rallied. She undérstood now, She was the wrong woman. All these other wom- en knew of her was that she , kept woarders and was old Bert Marvin's widow. She felt called to vindicate herself. When she had done this she would withdraw from the club She was Tacing the greatest disap- pointment of her life, but at least she would show these women that she possessed the dignity of some knowledge and culture. She got upon her feet trembling she began to talk. In three minutes she told them more about Hugo and his masterpiece than they had ever known. In thoge three minutes she almost forgot how she came to be there and who she was, She was back before her class in literature in that western academy where she had been so popular. She gathered spirit and inspiration as she went on, and before she ended she gave the fam- ous candlestick scene with such ad- mirable elocution that you could have heard a pin drop in the room. A perfect wave of applause thanked her ag she sat down. Mrs. Adams sailed over to her "Mrs. Maryin that was very fine'. You have infused new spirit into our club. I'm sure we shall all appre- ciate Hugo as never before, You must have a paper for us at our next literary evening----" Sarah interrupted calmly, "But I shan't be here. You see, I'm here tonight only by mistake, and I in- tend to withdraw my name." There was a flurry of course. She had more than vindicated herself. She had proved herself an acquisi- tion. They crowded round her and begged her to stay with them. And Sarah stayed, "BULLS" IN PARLIAMENT. Evefy Speaker Is Liable to Make Them Some Time In His Career, There is nothing, perhaps, whieh members of the House of Lords and the House of Commons enjoy. so much as a "bull," one of those quaint inconsistencies of speech involving a contradiction in terms, which is all the more ludicrous because it ig ut- tered quite unconsciously, Not long ago Mr. Bonar. Law brought under the notice of the Lower House a "bull" of more than ordipary proportions when he spoke of * the habit of. the Government in letting things drift until they run against some precipice which brings them to a standstill," \ ward Carson, when making an atfack on the Government some time ago, remarked that 'Mr. As quith was like a drunken man walk- ing along a straight line--the far. ther he went the sooner he fell," while it wag also Sir Edward who referred in cordial tones to "thé gentleman, 1 gee hehind me." Tr. FE, Smith, on one occasion, in 'discussing thé Parliament "Act with its famous preamble, referred to them as "twin Bills, the younger Ulster member being equally humor {ous when he said, "We have to go back centuries for a parallel to such treatment, and even then we don't {find it." Mention of Ulster reminds Mr. J. .C. Percy, to whose book, "Bulls and Blunders," we are ln- debted for these amusing examples of Parliamentary metaphors, that a orthern politician 1s responsible for saying that "with one' volee Ulster would 1ift up her héad and stamp out the outrage." Mr.' Ramsay Macdonald once re- ferred In the House of Cominons to the "empty grave where all our ruined Industries lie," and it was 'another Irish member who, speaking of a question about which there had been much discussion extending over 'a long period of time, remarked, "If you léave this question t6 us for three years, we will gettle it to-mor- row morning." Probably the champion mixed metaphor on record is that aftribut- ed to an Irish member, who is said to have accused the Government of "killing the fatted calf which lays the golden eggs," while the House Mocked with laughter when a mem- ber, denouncing a bill he did not like, said, "Sit, 1 intend to drive the last nail into the coffin of this un- born babe. 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