The National tribune., 1882-12-28
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
GTandmamma'S Pearls and the Trials
Of The Kit Kat Club.
IEY L0viS7 n. AlcOHl

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youug -iIl- IH SO public place as the cafe OF I
gre .slr. ! cur mothers differ with me- and
have DO Iiglt 10 dl-suade you. But l hay
asked leave 10 Try and keep the young head
from h.,ug uulta turned and the young heart
from -uIE- -.t.H- tuC sweet old NTjucS-mod
esfv. ugsGlelCe, and seli-GCnlaL 30 / write Il
say tia, ] intend TO give the set OF pearls yoI
ali so Iluch admire 10 the one VINO behave
best auru@ the week. Like the fairy god
mother ID the story, / shall know what hap
pens and which OF you deserves the reward
Laugh, il You Will but keep our little sccrc
and try 30 please GRANDNAlI0IA.'
This was the letter read aloud by one Ct thre,
young girls who sat together in the pretty, old
time dresses they were to wear while serving
as attendants in the retreshmeut saloon II Tia,
fair very select and fashionable fair. you
may be sure, or Kitty, Kate, and Catharine It
John would not be allowed to play waiter-giri>
in these dainty costumes OF muslin, silk, and
lace.
That Is Just one of Graudma'S queer ideas
I don't mind trying, but ! know l shau't get
the pearls, because I'm always doing something
dreadful - said Kitty, the merry mcmbvroi the
Kit Kat Club, aS the three cousins were called.
I'd do anything TO get them, for they are
perfectly lovely, and Just what ! want, cried
Kate, dropping the letter 10 give the kitten in
her lap JOYFUL squeeze.
e ! suppose she will find out how we spend the
gold ten-Goliarpeccs she gave us, il she Is gong
10 know everything we do; 50 we must mind
what we buy, added C8Jhagiue, with a irown,
Ior she dearly loved TO buy nice little things
and enjoy them ali 10y herself
- Let Us Sec modgsty, obedience, and scli-
denial l think il wont be very hard to be
have like angels for one week, said Kate, the
oldest and }gctjitst Of the three, looking again
ut The letter she had read aloud.
"Dbculgncc is always hard TO me. and never
expect 10 be an augel," laughed Kitty, while
her black eyes twinkled witn mirth and mis-
chief, Is she threw down her knitting.
"Seif-deniai sounds very nice. but do hate TO
give up things ! want, and that is just what il
means, sighed Cathy, who seldom had a chance
10 try this wholesome virtue in her luxurious
home.
People call me vain sometimes, because |
don't pretend to think I'm a fright when l
know I'm not: so perhaps Grandma meant the
mOdesty Tor me- said Kate, glancing at the
long mirror before her, which reflected charm
ing figure all blue silk lace ruIiies and coquett
ish knots oi ribbon here and there.
OF course you can't help knowing You are
beauty, with your blue eyes yellow hair, and
swee1 complexion. lsaOuld be Is vain as a pea
cock il / were half as pretty answered Cathy,
who m0uuld over her auburn locks and the
five trecklcs on her rosy checks. But she had
never looked better than now in her pale
green-a4d-white costume, with fan and mItts,
and the Objectionable hair, hidden under a big
cap that added several years to her age-a
thing one does not object 10 1T sixteen.
Nov. I don't worry about looks, and as
long aa l have a good time it uosu matter ii /
0R SIS brown as berry and have turncd-up
nose aIl brunette Kitty. settling the cherry
bows Ga her t'oGuced apron ana surveying with
great satisfaction her Tcd silk hose and buckled
SHOES
Il Ont II he delicious to own q set of real
peaI,s-Heaklacr, earrings, and cro,s-alI on
blacE Nc.y,C iu q red ease with great gold {
on tis u.tslUC. SO glad our fathers were
brothers ana named us ali .or Grandma; now
the Jtsyi suits each ot Us. Young girls can
w,a. sar-, son know. Won't The necklace
look Wc,l oa Iac : asked KATE glaucing again
a.. m4fT,r. as ii She already saw the new
t.. ..a,ato o9 her white throat
-gstlE.' cried both the others, who heart
.ilIiIyd b5nuy KatC. aud Let her rule over
To. Bacause she WAS q iJtle older Dout
oHy one ahoU. this trial Of ours, nor what
10 "a, the fair, and see II Grandma really
.s-- KNOW, SAID Kitty. whose prauks always
..eIs found out in some mysterious manner.
she will know she Will, Grandma is q
We. wise old lady, and | do feel sometimes IS
Il Sic really was "A fairy godmother-she knows
50 WEI what We want and do and think about
without a word being said added Cathy. in
such an awe-sEr5cGeu tone that the others
laughed, and agreed that they must look well
to their ways if they wanted the promised
reward
The fair began next day. and splendid
opeUiUg 1t was, for neither time, taste. nor
money had been spared to make the great hall
an inviting place. The fiower-table in the
middle was lovely bower Of green. with
slngnC-birds, little fountains, and the attend
ant young ladies dressed as roses Of different
sorts. At the art table maidens in medieval
Costu umes made graceful pictures OF themselves.
and IN the cafe old-fashoned PrisciIas and
ncat-handed Phyliiaes tIpped TO and fro with
al the deliCacieS OF the season on their silver
saiyers. Round the walls were the usual
booths, full Of gay Jr.tlcs. and behind them sat
the stately matrons who managed the affair,
with their corps OF smiling assistants, to be
guile the money out Of the full pockets Of the
visitors The admission fee was 50 high that
none but wcil-t0-d0 could enter. 50 10 common
folk mingled with the elegant crowd that soon
filled the hall and went circlng around the
gay stalls with a soft rustic o. silks, much nod
ding Of plumed bOnncts. and a lively rattling
OF coin, as people bought their last Christmas
gifts at double the price asked for them in any
shop.
. Is Mt it splendid?" whispered the Kit Kat
Club, as they stood with their trays waiting for
the first customers to appear.
" I'm sure / don't see what harm Grandma
Souiu Iuu III JuIs, Stlu NaJt. shaking out her
skirts and smoothing the golden curls shining
on her temples.
"Nor l." cried Kitty, prancing a little to
enjoy the glitter Of the buckles in her smart
shoes.
Nor I yet" echoed Cathy, as she looked
from her cousins 10 the nine other girls who
made up the twelve, and saw ia the excited
faces Of all something which dimly suggested
10 her more thoughtful mind what Grandma
meant
Just then 4 party came under the fag-fes-
tooned arch, and ali the young walters few 10
serve their guests for now the fun began.
Nothing remarkable happened that first day,
and cur three were too busy learning their
duties and trying TO do them well, Tor any
thought Of pearls or promises. But at night
they cOntded 10 one another that they never
W ere 80 tired in all their lives, for their feet
ached, their heads were jumhie of orders an a
Suudry mistakes and breakages much disturbed
their peace Of mind.
Kitty walked in her sleep that night and
walked her mother by rattling the candlestick,
evidently under the impression that it was her
tray.
Kate kept calling out "Two vanilla ices!
Cup Of coficei Chicken salad for three," And
~athy got up with a headache, which inclined
her TO think, for q time at least, that Grandma
might be right about young girls at fairs.
But the pleasant hustle soon set spirits dane |
ing again, and praises from various quarters /
recOuC.led them to the work, which was not /
bal SO much ike play rs they had supposed: /
50 tie cousins strolcd about arm in arm, euiov- |
ny themselves very much, till the hour for /
opening the cafe arrived.
They all three made a discovery this dav.
md each IN different way learned the special