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The virtues of the humble must be admitted in spite of their dissolute and unhygienic tendencies. THE VIRTUES OF THE HUMBLE MUST BE ADMITTED IN SPITE OF THEIR DISSOLUTE AND UNHYGIENIC TENDENCIES
table. Art must cheer; it must be optimistic and edifying and--ah--suitable for young persons; it must have an uplift, a leaven of righteousness, a--er--a sort of moral baking-powder. It must utterly eschew the--ah--unpleasant and repugnant details of life. It is, if I may so express myself, not at home in the ménage à trois or--er--the representation of the nude. Yes, another glass of claret, if you please." "I quite agree with you," said Mrs. Haggage, in her deep voice. Sarah Ellen Haggage is, of course, the well-known author of "Child-Labour in the South," and "The Down-Trodden Afro-American," and other notable contributions to literature. She is, also, the "Madame President" both of the Society for the Betterment of Civic Government and Sewerage, and of the Ladies' League for the Edification of the Impecunious. "And I am glad to see," Mrs. Haggage presently went on, "that the literature of the day is so largely beginning to chronicle the sayings and doings of the labouring classes. WHO DWELL UPON THE TRUE THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE ER RESPECTABLE ART MUST CHEER IT MUST BE OPTIMISTIC AND EDIFYING AND ER SUITABLE FOR YOUNG PERSONS IT MUST HAVE AN UPLIFT ELEVEN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS A A SORT OF MORAL BAKING POWDER IT MUST UTTERLY ASSUE THE A UNPLEASANT AND REPUGNANT DETAILS OF LIFE IT IS IF I MAY SO EXPRESS MYSELF NOT AT HOME IN THE MENAGE ETOIS OR ER THE REPRESENTATION OF THE NUDE YES ANOTHER GLASS OF CLARET IF YOU PLEASE I QUITE AGREE WITH YOU SAID MISSUS HAGGAGE IN HER DEEP VOICE SARAH ELLEN HAGGAGE IS OF COURSE THE WELL KNOWN AUTHOR OF CHILD LABOUR IN THE SOUTH AND THE DOWNTRODDEN AFRO AMERICAN AND OTHER NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO LITERATURE SHE IS ALSO THE MADAM PRESIDENT BOTH OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE BETTERMENT OF CIVIC GOVERNMENT AND SEWERIDGE AND OF THE LADIES LEAGUE FOR THE EDIFICATION OF THE IMPECUNIOUS AND I AM GLAD TO SEE MISSUS HAGGAGE PRESENTLY WENT ON THAT THE LITERATURE OF THE DAY IS SO LARGELY BEGINNING TO CHRONICLE THE SAYINGS AND DOINGS OF THE LABOURING CLASSES
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