The Columbus Day tramp of the Field 

 ana Forest Club was enlivened by a num- 

 Tramtipr.! Out °^ Incidents, the brll- 



xrampers out n^^^jj^ jj,^ weaWier and 



on. the delightful views. A 



Columbus Day ''."'"^'^ him- 



•' self and rattled, and was 

 the focusing point of half a dozen cam- 

 eras. There are but few who realize the 

 quality of the cross-country walking In the 

 Blue Hill Reservation. Rattlesnake, which 

 can be gained with only a few dozen yards 

 of real road walking-, !s the hill that grlves 

 the most In point of view for the labor of 

 ascending It. The landsoape is land and 

 water In fairly equal proportions and the 

 contrasts on the opposite sides ot the hori- 

 zon are most marked. There is a rod 

 slide of a hundred feet and more in vertl' 

 cal height that Is a fair sample of the 

 White Mountain work, while above the 

 rambler at its foot the castles of Rattle- 

 snake tower in real majesty. Rattle Rock 

 Is a little Chocorua, and the descent of its 

 .ilmost vertical side is a scramble that 

 m-'.-.-s'? !h.' Six Husbands or Huntington 

 M there are the scarps of 

 i:. a <ern garden of exeeed- 

 1' ' i; a riprap of prisms broken 



■trum Uie cUiTs at)ove. The top of Chlck- 

 atawbut Is now civilized; it has been sand- 

 papered and smooth paths lead up on two 

 of Its sides. It divides witli Great Blue 

 the honors of the reservation, and many 

 aro the parties that now find Its summit a 

 delightful picnicking place. 



At this season of the year there are few 

 amphitheatres more filled with color than 

 the side of Chickatawbut, looklnig- to the 

 ol.l Glover place. Here is a good lunch- 

 ing- place, for, unlike others of the pumps 

 in tho resei-vatlon, this one never runs dry. 



Unless one can strike the swath cut up 

 Buck he is likely to encounter the scrub 

 for which this hill has always ^een fa- 

 mous, but at tho summit running to the 

 west Is a general clearing of the bushes 

 that makes the tramp to the foot of Tucker 

 a rapid and easy one, and even the rough- 

 ness of the last-named hill has been much 

 smoothed away. The southern view from 

 Tucker remains easily the best autumn 

 prospect in the whole range, for the coun- 

 try is well disposed and the trees of kinds 

 that lend themselves to brilliant fall dec- 

 or.'i tions. 



The striking thing observed on Monday's 

 walk was the number of persons who are 

 availing themselves of this great recrea- 

 tion ground for the people. It, Is the sea- 

 son for chestnuts, and many of the 

 youn.?;er companies were bent on collecting 

 them, and Indeed ever.vwher6 the amateurs 

 wer.> .^educed by the beauty of the brown 

 'Hits to poke about and get them. The dis- 

 tribution o£ tho ramblers Is an interesting 

 feat which shows that the reservation is 

 coming to Its own. Rattle Crag is so well 

 kno-wn and so easy of access that it is rare 

 not to And some one In possession of It 

 or on the way thither. In the valley at 

 its foot, children's calls were heard, and 

 on the farther side of Chickatawbut were 

 a dozen picturesque forms scattered about 

 the slope?. Along Administration road 

 h.-il' ri ili'TTi n.-irtlpR v.-^y-- pn uii t.'-'-iv, j-, and 



dozen cai: 

 side of tl 



tration !ii 



tl;:- 



li.-ilf 



ii-om the Monatlquot 

 nd from the adminls- 

 to f'lf. path to -^^lld 

 ' ■ ■ - of saimterers 



I -h path It- 

 I'losiiiicwhis- 



i-i- I ! ' ■ ' procession, 



wiiilL' iiH tiiL adj.Ti-ent woods sprouted 

 chestnut bunters. The Bliot Bridg^e was 

 f. boulevard with at least one couple n 

 minute, while the top of Great Blue had 

 IIS customary holiday hundreds. Such use 

 of the park eystem Is most gratifying evi- 

 dence of the fitness of the reservations for 

 the needs of tJie people 



MORAL TURPITCDB 

 The interpretation that has been given 

 to the immigration act in the case of Mrs. 

 Pankhurst seems to impart to that instru- 

 ment a flexibility equal to that of Oie 

 Mexican constitution. The diametrically 

 opposing comments that the action of the 

 national authorities has called forUi would 

 indicate either that Its terms were very 

 vague and confusing, or that the law was 

 one to be applied or suspended according 

 to the Judgment or the desires of those 

 administering it. But the words of the 

 act aro very plain. It excludes all "per- 

 sons who have been convicted of or admit 

 having committed a felony or other crime 

 or misdemeanor Involving moral turpi- 

 tude." Moreover, "no person who advo- 

 cates or teaches the duty, necessity or 

 propriety of the mjlawful assaulting of 

 any officer of the United States or of any 

 organized government because o£ his ol- 

 flcial cuaracter shall be permitted to enter 

 the United States." 



It is apparently not a question of ex- 

 pediency but of law that is involved, yet 

 quite as apparently law has been saerllieed 

 to supposed expediency. The situation has 

 seemed to turn upon tho question of "moral 

 turpitude." Mrs. Pankhurst's attorneys as- 

 sured the President and the SecreUry of 

 Labor that her offences were purely political 

 and did not involve moral turpitude and 

 those high ofllclala accepted their state- 

 ments at their face value. Mrs. Pankhurst 

 claims to be simply a rebel against her 

 Government. But if a political offender 

 cannot be guilty of moral turpitude, why 

 is the Pn-sUlent so uncommonly hot against 

 Hucrta and so it iiient toward her? We 

 hardly suppose that Huerta iired the shot 

 that killed Madero; at least there Is no 

 proof of it. 



One definition of arson, of accepted au- 

 thority, is that "in the laws of all civilized 

 countries arson Is a crime of the deep- 

 est atrocity." Kven without the deflnlUon 

 society has long so regarded It. It stands 

 next to murder, and was long a capital 

 offence. In fact, we believe in some places 

 It still remains so. If loss of life results 

 from It, it is murder and is so treated. But 

 ii h.as been adjudged by our sapient ad- 

 ministrators as involving no moral turpi- 

 tude. It is an axiom of mathematics that 



109 



the 



A- ho 



up 



ot the law a more atrocious one. In I'res- 

 cott's history of Ferdinand and Isabella he 

 speaks of one "whose political vices, at 

 least, were imputfible to mental incapacity 

 and evil counsellors, rather than to any, 

 natural turpitude of heart " In M... . n 

 Mrs. Pankhurst even thni 

 not be pleaded. She is n 

 even if temperamentally um n.- - i .^he i 

 i.s not the -victim of evil counsellors, beaausa 

 lierself the chief counsellor of the felonious 

 band that Is more or Jess constantly plot- 

 ting and performing criminal acts. 



The situation is very confusing. The 

 decision that has been rendered confounds 

 both the phraseology of the law and the 

 consensus of the dicrtonaries, and it leaves 

 the imraigratlon officials no definite stand- 

 ard for their guidance hereafter. Is U to 

 be used as a precedent? If so we do not 

 see how anyone can be kept out of the 

 country because of any views he may 

 hold or acts committed in advancing thorn, 

 iinli si an acuial fugitive from justice. An 

 , . ii under any other name is no less 

 . Ii but he evidently stands a bet- 

 orking his propaganda. 



The 515th meeting was held in the hall of the 

 Cosmos Club, November 1, 1913, with Preaideat E. 

 W. Nelson in the chair and about 50 members 



present. 



I -WOULD WOT l,IVBi At WAY. 



I would not live alway— live alway belowl 

 O, no, I'll not linger when bidden to go; 

 The days of our pilgrimage granted ' us 

 here, 



Are enough for life's woes. ftUl enough for 

 its cheer. 



Would I shriiik from the path which the 

 prophets of God, 



Apostles and martyrs, bo .ioyfully trod? 



While brethren and friends are all has- 

 tening home. 



Like a spirit unblest, o'er the earth t^onld 

 I roam? 



I -would not live alway— 1 aak not to rtaj'. 



Where storm after storm rises dark o'ef 

 the way; 



SVhere seeking for rest, I but hovec 

 around, 



Like the patriarch's bird, and no resting 

 is found; 



Where hope, when she paints her gay bow 

 on the air, 



Leaves its brilliance to fade in the night 

 of despair. 



And .ioy'e fleeting angel ne'er sheds a glad 

 ray. 



Save the gleam of the plumage tJiat bears 

 him away. 



I would not live alway— thus fettered by 

 sin; 



Temptation without, and corruption with- ' 

 in; ' 



In a moment of strength, if I sever the 

 chain. 



Scarce the victory is mine ere I'm captive 

 again; 



E'en the rupture of pardon is mingled with 



fears. 



And the ctip of thanksgiving with peni- 

 tent tears. 



The festival trump calls for .iubilant aonsis. 

 But my spirit her own miserere prolon.HS. 

 I would not live alway— no, welcome the 

 tomb. 



Immortality's lamp burns there bright mid 



the gloom: i 

 There, too, is the pillow where Christ 



bowed his head; 

 O! soft be mv slumbers on that holy bed. 

 And then the glad morn soon to follow , 



that night, , , , 



When the sunrise of glory shall burit on 



my sight. 



And the full matm song, as the sleepers 

 arise . , , . 



To shout in the mormng, shall peal 

 through the skies. 



Who, would live alway? away fronl his 



,\way from yon heaven, that blissful 



Whei-o the 'rivers of pleasure flow ti'erthe 



bright plains. 

 And the noontide of glory eternBlly reisfns; 

 Where the saints of all ages in harmony 

 meet. 



Their Savior and brethren transported to 

 greet. 



While the anthems of rapture unceasingly 

 roll. 



And the smile of the Lord is the feast of 

 the soul I 



That hcaveulv music! what is it 1 hear? 

 The notes of the harpers ring aweet on 

 mine ear: 



And see. soft unfolding those portals of 

 sold: 



goia: 



The King all arrayed in his beauty behold ! 

 O! Sive mo. O. give me the wings of u 

 dove! 



Let Bie hasten my flight to those mansions 

 above; 



Aye. 'tis now that my soul on swift pin- 

 ions would soar. 

 And in ecstasy hid earth adieu evermore. 

 —William Augustus Muhlenberg, 



