Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-03-26
BROWNIE,s FIRsT NYITATION.


The very day that Brownie was five
years old she was invited 10 a party.
Brownie had three sisters older than
herself, and they had been to a great
many parties, but this was Brownies
first invitation: so you may well i'm
agine how delighted the whole family
we're.
She had a white dress to wear, a
pretty blue sash, blue stockings and
blue shoes. The mamma and the three
sisters helped dress her. Even the
papa and the one brother lent helping
hand.
The mamma curled her hair, the old
est sister pinned her sash on ''iust love-
ly," the papa buttOned her shoes, the
brother perfumed her handkerchief, and
the other two sisters ran hither and
thither bringing things.
81 am afraid, after all, that you
won't know how to behave nicely" said
the oldest sister, while clasping Brown
les necklace.
Yes, I'll know how to behave,
thank you, ma'am, / guessm replied
Brownie, stamping her foot on the car
pet.
Another sister said, while putting
Brownies stockings on:
Don't get down on your knees, as
you do more than a hundred times a
day here at home; because if you do you
will wear holes right through these thin
stockings"
The brother thought that he had bet
ter give Brownie some advice:
"Only take one piece of cake. 1t
saV,1e v.nlfNa % Nal~a vafnua ruF lind
Now, remember"
Then the mamma said:
"Youmust not find fault with anything
that is given you to eat. If you do not
like it do not say So"
Brownie was all dressed Just as the
old-fashiOned clock in the hall struck six.
"Oh, dear mer' she exclaimed, 81
must go right straight away, for Mrs.
Barns said must come at six o'clock.
des the party goes in then"
| Brownie was not taken to the party
in a carriage, but, instead thereof, on
the brothers back.
At nine o'clock the brother went after
her and brought her home in the same
manner.
While the mamma and the papa were
taking Brownies wraps off, she drew a
long breath, saying:
"Well, I've got home from the party,
but it amt twite out, cause there are
two or free or ten little girls there yet. "
"Did you have a pleasant time,
BrowniePh asked the papa.
"Oh, yes; the bread and butter with
meat in it was twite pleasant. Mrs.
Barns asked me if l didn't want some
more sanriches, when don't you b'lieve
/ hadn't had none sanriches at all!
didn't see a speck of any. Itch you, y
she continued, looking at the brother
81 only took but one piece of cake
Mrs. Barns said could take as many
pieces as l wanted. 1 told her that
des wished l could, but brother said il
wasn't perlite to take but one piece.
"Then, dOn'tyOu b'lieve, she laughed
| out loud. But she said she had to laugl
to see 50 many dear little children 81
happy.
"Oh! there was such lot of candies
and nuts all jumbled up together in a
a-dish. took free of my hands de
as full as full could be, cause they ha'
: such lots and lots of 'em,
! But, mamma and Brownies voic
sank to whispered-tone, 'the lemon
ade wasn't one bit good. 1t was 5
; awful sweet and so awful sour. l toll
= Mrs. Barns that didn't like it prett
: good"
Brownie! didn't I tell you not t
: find fault with"
! "Why, mamma, you only said
! mustn't with what l had to eat. YO
: didn't say nothing bout what had t
!. drink"
"What amusements did you have
y BrownieP" asked the papa. "You ha
i plays, didn't you?"
4 dSome few. They played Pillo'
and keys but l wasn't going to pla
n that"
y "Why not, BrownieP' asked one {
> the sisters. "You know we told yo
Z that you must do what the other chi
1, dren did"
y 'sMrs. Barns did want me to play
n but told her couldn't, cause sistC
,: said l mustn't get down on my kne'
" or would wear my stockings all full
/ holes. You can't play it else you g
n down on your knees to kiss somebody.
10 What did you do, Brownie, while Il
fS9 children were playing Pillow aI
4. keysP'" " asked the mamma.
at "Oh, des sat in the tOrner with
4. little lame girl that couldn'twalk pret
5. good
h ed the brother.
to t "Seel she has one blue shoe on al
st one black one"
Is All eyes were turned then to Brownie
lv feet.
J. Where is your other new bll
n shoeP" asked one of the sisters.
ix Brownie held first one foot up, th'
10 the other, saying;
- 90 dOn't-I don't know where it
oh! now member. gave my 9th
blue shoe to that little lame girl, eau
she amt never in all her live days hi
70 any blue shoe-des only blaek."
y "BrOwnie gazed first in the face
n one, then another, and she saw tn
u something was wrong. The sisters he
~ their handkerchief over their mouth
se the brother opened wide his eyesi d
a. papa and the mamma looked We
- sober.
o. She then held up one foot, sayin
1e 'sThis is a very boOful black shoe, "
y, remained silent. She continued; g
ay is des as good to have dihnent on
amt it, mammal"
The mamma said that she thought
ny looked better to have shoes on alil
L. and not one of one color and the otl
a of another.
"Oh, wenF' she cried, with ca