West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-08-21
GLASS HOUSES.
How the Occupant of One Was
Led to Move Out.

Whenever hear any one make nae
OF the good old saying: People in glass
houses shouldn't throw stones" l am
reminded of my friend, Kate Stormouth
and her crazy-quilt
Kate was the last girl any one would
have selected as likely to become a vic
tim OF the crazy-quilt mania, for She
had never been fonl of fancy work of
any kind, and seldom took a peedl, in
her fingers. relying on very amiable
mother and an obliging younger sister
TO do her necessary mend:ng. BIN il
happened that an aunt in California,
who had never seen her and knew moth
ing OF her likes and dislikes, sent her a
large bundle of velvet, silk. plush, bro
cade and satin pieces, taking it for
granted that it would prove a most nc
ceptable gift.
III have to make crazy-quilt now
III spite OF myself, laid Kate, as she
surveyed the pieces ruefully, ''for If
Aunt hester keeps her promise OF com.
IhS over TO see us next year. she will
certainly ask me how / used her Gift
and would probably be hurt If told t.at
hadn' used it at all"
80 she wrote Aunt Hestera nice littIo
letter OF thanks, and began on the Quilt
without loss OF time
She didn' [ find pIccing tin. SQUARES n
tedious as She had expected. II was
really pleasure 10 arrange the colors
and shades 50 that theT would harmon.
lZe' and when she began the embro.d.
cry she was still more Interested She
discovered that she had a genius to.
making up new stitche.. and was much
hattercd when several OF her girl friends
asked to copy her designs. and praised
her for her Zine eject.
i am falling IN love with my crazy-
quit, she said to her mother one doy
anu nave made up my mind lo ex-
hibit It at tAe county fair. Della ROGERS
intends TO exhibit hcrs, and If wont
Dear comparison with mine She doesn't
understand how TO arrange her colors
aud nearly all her pieces are tine same
size and Cora Maydew's 4, wor.a II
anything. She has 10 many CHEAP satin
and summer-silk pieces. II 7 evbibit
mine, ! ought 30 take the first prile
am only afraid l can get il done i'm
time"
The fair won't open for eight weeks
yet said Mrs Stormouth. ut seems
10 me YOU have time enough"
but / don't want to NEGLECT nv
piano, said Kate 81 won give u1
practcing even to take q pie at the
you certainly ought to know all
there IS To know about music said her
sister Lila u can't remember the
slime when YOU didn't practice
rate could scarcely remember the
time either She had begun 10 take
music lessons as soon as her iltlo
fingers could stretch on octave and for
the past eight years had made IL rule
TO "e'ole Tour hours "a dag 90 uract.c-
ing she belonged ~ "a musical club.
e1Mpo-e1 OF only eight members but
4ii were genuine musician and did not
rae auLth NJ tIat was not strictly
classical Nate wa- fine performer
DIT was always nervous when -lr
played 90 the CLUB meeting. for her
cruc- "cre Nero Joss She bad iona
since given up playing auyth.nv b.It tbe
most advance music. and at the
sweet OId-Gme pieces which had bo.
IOpgnd ~ her mother wore flowed
away in the attic ON "a high shelf Kaie
said 10 made her .ck' 10 look .l
tnom end think that she had ever
known -J little Of music "a. fg eniov
them. She profoundly .ied her father
and sister taat their Ia.fas had no. Io.r
cultivated and That they could lake
pleasure Iu hearing Della Foynr. and
Cora MaNdaw drII ON the r.a
suppose Z ought ~ Da a med 10
comics DO Mr fom8u.n ld Zoo h.
wife one dar 'nut don rn.s. ..t...
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