who
had always lived in the city.

8. Read the account of how this story was written, (page 210). What
first suggested the idea? What work remained after the story was
first written? How did the author feel while writing it? Compare
what William Allen White says about his work, (page 75).

9. Other stories of New England life that you will enjoy reading
are found in the following books: _New England Nun_, Mary E.
Wilkins; _Cape Cod Folks_, S. P. McLean Greene; _Pratt Portraits_,
Anna Fuller; _The Country Road_, Alice Brown; _Tales of New
England_, Sarah Orne Jewett.

THE ORDEAL AT MT. HOPE

1. This story contains three characters who are typical of many
colored people, and as such are worth study. Howard Dokesbury is
the educated colored man of the North. What are the chief traits of
this character?

2. Aunt Caroline is the old-fashioned darky who suggests slavery
days. What are her chief characteristics?

3. 'Lias is the new generation of the Southern negro of the towns.
What are his characteristics?

4. Is the colored American given the same rights as others? Read
carefully the opening paragraph of the story.

5. What were the weaknesses of the colored people of Mt. Hope? How
far are they true of the race? How were they overcome in this case?

6. There are two theories about the proper solution of what is
called "The Negro Problem." One is, that the hope of the race lies
in industrial training; the other theory, that they should have
higher intellectual training, so as to develope great leaders.
Which theory do you think Dunbar held? Why do you think so?

7. Other stories dealing with the life of the colored people are:
_Free Joe_, and _Tales of the Home Folks_, by Joel Chandler Harris;
_Polished Ebony_, by Octavius R. Cohen; _Aunt Amity's Silver
Wedding_, by Ruth McEnery Stuart; _In Ole Virginia_, by Thomas
Nelson Page.

ISRAEL DRAKE

The Pennsylvania State Police have made a wonderful record for
maintaining law and order in the rural sections of the state. The
history of this organization was told by Katherine Mayo in a book called
_Justice to All_. In a later book, _The Standard Bearers_, she tells
various incidents which show how these men do their work. The book is
not fiction--the story here told happened just as it is set down, even