The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-09-17
Written for THE CoMRr.
"MULTUM IN PARvUSH."
A Story of the nay.

by ANNIE LAURIE BURK.
"Suppers, fetes, festivals. The
goodness graciousl And one is COM
PEELED to be on hand at all times.
Just at the moment one cohtemplates
an hours rest, in comes q card, beg
ging the pleasure OF your company,
etc. say, girls, suppose we put our
foot down uponit it. We all know there
are few modern Croesus Too bad!
] shouldn't wonder were the little sim
pletons to imagine we preferred con-
fectioneries to themselves. What
care 1? Ice cream gone, 90 dudel
Hal ha! What do you say, girisi"
1t was key Brown, pretty, wild,
harum-scsrum key Brown who gave
utterance to the above at meeting
Of the society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals and she had in
troduced this conglomeration Of true
but girlish nonsense as movement
therein.
"Ikey, dear, how can your" Queenie
Loving, the sweet girl of the village
replied, q lovely smile dimpling her
dead-white cheeks. Now Queerie
loved ice cream more than all else
saving certain tall, handsome
Adonis Bare. key loved every boy
she met, just wee bit, but cared moi
very much for any. Her gay move
(unbusiness like indeedD excited
much merriment and severe com
ments. Each girl expressed her idei
and the work few on. Hannah Bare
grave, quiet, intelligent Hannah, who
on account of her slight literary inclin
alton, was elected recording secreta
ry, alone had not expressed hel
thoughts thereon.
"Out with it, Ham, cried the presi
dent, who was no other than Mis-
key, striving to appear very dignife'
and composed as che sat bolt uprigh
awaiting Hans words. She faile'
completely. however, when one Of tn
girls near her whispered audibly tha
"Ika in her big chair looked for tn
world like little toad on o thronel
Then there was calm, pause, cel
sation (if that were possible) Of th
feminine chatter. Hannah laid asid
her pen for moment. You do nc
know herr OF course not; but, than
fortune, there are, despite the friv,
lous butterfly girls, many Hannah
therefore yon may have met with on
like her, in the course Of your lif
Her beauty2 Well, there is grei
deal in this world OF ours, beside
beauty and no one ever thought
her deficiency in that line. Thel
was character in every feature Of h,
sweet face. Intelligence shown frol
her lovely gray eyes and her facina
ing manners won her many war
friends; but, like ray Of sunshin
she found her way to. every hea
alike.
aWell@
"Just like you, key dear, to bril-
up such a subjectl Placing u
young, tender, innocent boys on |
equality with animals. Therel
mean the reverse. Shamel To
sure we all love little dainties al
some certain young ladies more thl
that" with meaning glance th
brought bushes to the presiden
little, brown cheeks, "but in her sil
lie our honored president has paid
double compliment Some animi
are noted for their sagacity and fait
fullness. Let us pass a resolution
touch not, taste not, handle not
cream for three entire months. p
haps a reform will be perceptible /
then. Dimes will be more plenti
in their impoverished purses and
(which will go for cigars, bets a
drams,p interposed Queenie.
sDrams, forsooth,e ? quoth Ikey.
TIr resumed Hannah, ''at the
piralion Of that time ready money
not more plentiful, we win draw
own references and resume our ere
and flowers, our suppers and par
ct their expense
"Goodl good You may bet
Hannahp