Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-10
BROWNIES FIRST INVITATION.

The very day that Brownie was five years old
she was Invited TO party. Brownie had three
sisters older than herself, and they had been to
a great many parties, but this was Brownies
ilrst invitation; so you may well imagine how
Delighted the whole family were.
She had white dress TO wear pretty blue
SASH, blue stockings and new blue shoes Nam
ma and the three sisters helped dress her, Even
papa and the one brother lent helping hand.
Inc mamma curled her hair, the oldest sister
pinned her sash on lust lovely" papa buttOned
her shoes, the brother perfumed her handker-
Chief and the other two sisters ran hither and
II am AFRAID, after all that you won't know
how to behave nicely" said the Oldest sister
while clasping Brownies necklace.
maam, l guess!' replied Brownie, stamping
her foot on the carpet.
Another sister said, while putting Brownies
you 90 more than Hundred times a day here re
at home; because If you do you viii wear holes
right through these thin stockings"
~, me brother thought he had better give Brow.
"Only take one piece of cake. 1t isn't polite
70 lake piece OF every kind. Now remem-
Then mamma said, 'You must not find fault
With anything that is given you to eat. II YOU
do not like it do not say So"
Brownie was all dressed just as the dash
Toned clock In the hall struck six
"Oh, dear mel" she exclaimed 81 must 20
right straight away, for Mrs. Barns said must
come at six o'clock. 1 DIES the party goes In
then" 49,
Brownie was not taken to the party in a car.
back.
At nine o'clock the brother went after her and
brought her home In the same manner While
mamma and papa were taking Brownies wraps
OH she drew long breath saying:
We'll. I've got home from the party, but 1t
am am tWite out cause there are two or free or
ten ltt!e girls there yet"
Did you have a pleasant time. Brownie9,
asked the papa.
'Oh, yes; the bread and butter with meat in
II was twite pleasant. Mrs. Barns asked me IL
didn't want some more Sanriches, when don't
You b'lieve hadn't had none sanriches at all!
, dldnt S see speck OF any tell YOU" she con-
one piece OF cake Mrs. Barns said could take
as many pieces as wanted told her that 1
DIES wished could, but brother said it wasn't
Pe[ aT 70 TAKE Dnt one piece Then, don't you
had TO laugh to see so many dear little children
so happy. Oh! there was such a lot of candies
ana nuts all Jum6led up together in a-a-dish.
LOOK Tree or my hands deS as full as full could
De, cause they had such lots and lots of 'em.
But, mamma" and Brownies voice sank to a
Whispered tone, the lemonade wasn't one bit
good. 1t was so awful sweet and so awful sour
L told Mrs. Barns that | didn't like 1t pretty
good r WY
Brownie! didn't tell you not to find fault
why, mamma, you only said mustn't with
what had TO eat. You didn't say nothing bout
what had to drink"
s,,N What nat. amussments did you have, Browne?"
asked papa. You had plays, didn't you?"
Some few. They played Pillow and keys.
but wasn't going TO play that"
Why not. Brownie!" asked one Of the SIS
terS. 'YOu know we told you that you must do
" hat the other children did"
MIS-. Barns did want me to play 1t, but
told her couldn't, cause sister said mu STINT
stockings all full OF holes You can't play it
else you gel down on your knees to kiss some.
body" ~ ''''''
nrem were playing Pillow and keys'?" asked
oh, des sat in the torner with little lame
girl that couldn't walk pretty good"
why, BrOWnfe!" suddenly exclaimed the
brother. See she has one blue shoe on and one
Brownies feet.
one OF the sisters. Brownie held first one foot
up. then the other, saying:
- DON'T don't know where it-oh. now
member. Igave my other blue shoe to that
little lame girl, cause she amt never in all her
live days had any blue ShoeS-des only black"
Brownie gazed first In the face of one, then
another, and she saw that something was
wrong. The sisters held their handkerchiefs
over their mouths; the brother opened wide his
eyes; the papa and the mamma looked very
soper She held up one foot saving This is
She continued 1T Is des as good to have differ
ent ones. amt it, mammal"
Mamma said that she thought 1t looked bet
ter to have shoes on alike, and not one of one
color and the other OF another.
oh, Well!' she cried, with a careless toss of
her curly head, 'maybe I'll go next day before
yesterday and give her this other new blue
shoe, and deS as lief have the black ones
cause She is such nice poor little girl and she
don't never have no blue shoes. Can't give it
To her mammal"
Yes, Brownie, you can,' replied mamma;
but you must give her this black one It be-
longs TO her. think know who her mamma
Is. She is poor, but an excellent Christian
woman"
Well you better b1ieve was good to her
little lame girl, said Brownie, earnestly. "When
we all played Button, but on l DIES put the
button In her hand when / was it, cause she
didn't have one specified bit or trimming on her
dress But l told her 1t was deS as nice without
crimming"
Then Brownie climbed up on mammals lap,
saying. slowly, "Oh, dear! 1T des makes you
very, very tired and sleepy to be invited to a
party. des.I won't go to no more parties to-
night, cause 'cause"- And in less than one
minute after dear little Brownie was fast asleep
christian Union.
The Song Of the Mother Elephant.
Let me hold you in my trunk
Baby mine, baby mine,
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