The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-30
The Kind Of 'sPleasant Surprises" Som.
: People Delight in Giving. D.

8 ; There are vain mortals who believe
that in spending lew days at 3
fr.ends the charm of the visit is much
increased to the rend if no revious
notice OF the pleasur has been given.
j ut how well-bred pc son can W IL
ingly run the risk of inconven encine
other persons asses the compreh n.
sion of this writer. Evey house.
keeper, if she is frank, will admit hat
she much prefers sufficient warnings OF
visitors coming if for no other rea.
son than to have the guest-chambel
swept and garn shed, and some little
preparation made for the table Ever
If the intimacy be of the closest kind
one NAV be little put about by an TN.
expected guest. Possib y ones accom-.
mediation may be limited, ard the one
spare room alread a propr ,ated when
the new visitor comes, thus creating 5
general feeling of discomfort which
ought to fall mo heavily on the one
whose unlooked-for advent has caused
the awkward comp cation. However,
the same popularity of disposition
which makes certain persons en- oy civ.
ing these surpr SEES generally pre- ents
q the fee ing anv annoyan e.
Ut does happen sometimes that these
pleasant surprises react disagreeably
upon the vi-itor. and some rather severe
lessons have been taught in this way.
Prom nent among such cases is that Of
a lady who attempted to give distant
friend a surprise. She had Ion been
invited to spend a lew weeks with this
friend. but no time had ever been ap-
pointed between them. Instea OF
writing TO SIX if visit at certain time
would be agre cable, Mrs. Brown kept
her social design profound secret and
with much glee ul anticipation O. the
surpr Sc she was prepa ing for Mrs.
Jones packed up her belongings. and
taking her two small children started
Npon her 10 ey in hi b spirits. But
at the lou ney's end the high spirits be-
came excessively low. ior re ,sonS which
will presently appear. The better tc
carry out her plan Mr.. Brown. on ar
irving at her destination after night a |.
ha left the hack which brought her
from the depot al short distance from
her friends, and smu 81 ng the a !
Browns into the hall sent up wor that
a person wi he'd p rti ularly 10 see the
lady of the house. Mrs. JcneS came
into The parlor in reply to the summons.
and was Nurprised more thoroughly
than pleased at this extensive addition
to her family al what happened to be a
most mconven ent iuncture. Mrs.
, Browns S, surprise soon followed. Tor
after a subdued greeting, her friend
tearfully in oImed her that both her
children were living very i'll with the
most mali nant kind of scarlet fever.
And can not forgive the giri," con-
tinued Mrs. Zones. after making the APP
palling announcement, '.for LETT NC you
m. MY orders were to admit no chill
dren. for fear ,ontagion. .a-.-..
Poor Mrs. Brown confessed that. aid
ed by the darkness of the. hall. she had
Kept her child zen rom the maids SIGHT
be ind her ample draperies, he more
thoroughly to take her friend by snr-
prise. Neither her children had ever
had the fever. consequently the teri fed
mothe IS one desire was to get them
away from the house as SION as posi-
bic, but the single small hotel that the
village could boast had among its board
ers several cases of the same disease,
which was almost an epidemic in the
place. So Mrs Brown, wth he small
tired Browns, took the midnight tram
for home, a sadder and much W ser
woman. and as result of her del ght-
full surprise had, in short time. to
nurse her children through a severe
course OF scarlet fever, VIII ch left one
of them entirely blind. 1t is to be hoped
that Mrs. Browns bitter experience
may be taken as warning by others
who like to drop in on tneir friends I'M
expectedly. Let them remember thai
the telegraph and post Office ord ex-
cellent facilities for announcing con-
templated visits. Mrs. M C. Hanger
ford, tn Good Cheer.