Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-08-06
GLASS HOUSES.
How the Occupant Of One Was
Led to Move Out.

whenever hear any one make use
OF the good old saying: 'People in glass
houses shouldn 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 fond of fancy work of
any kind, and seldom took a needle in
her fingers, relying on very amiable
mother and an obliging younger sister
to do her necessary mending. But it
happened that an aunt in California,
who had never seen her and knew moth
ing of her likes and dislikes, sent her q
large bundle of velvet, silk, plush, bro
cade and satin pieces, taking it for
granted that it would prove most &C
ceptable gift.
I'LL have TO make a crazy-quilt now.
fn-ss lie of myself said Kate, as she
surveyed the pieces ruefully, '.for if
Aunt Hester keeps her promise of CON-
ing over to see us next year, she will
certainly ask me how | used her gift,
and would probably be hurt if told that
l hadn't used it at all
So she wrote Aunt Hestera nice little
letter of thanks, and began Oh the quilt
without loss of time.
She didn't find piecing the squares as
tedious as she had expected. 1t was
really a pleasure TO arrange the colors
and shades SO that they would harmon
ize; and when she began the embroid-
cry she was still more interested. She
discovered that she had genius for
making up new stitches, and was much
fiattered when several of her girl friends
asked to copy her designs. and praised
her for her Zine effects"
Il am falling in love with my crazy
quilt, she said TO her mother one day,
land l have made up my mind to ex-
hibit it at the county fair. Della Rogers
intends to exhibit hers, and it won't
bear comparison with mine. She doesn't
understand how to arrange her colors,
and nearly all her pieces are the same
size; and Cora Maydew's is worse, if
anything. She has SO many cheap satin
ard 1summer-silk pieces. If l exhibit
mine, l ought to take the first prize
am only afraid l can't get it done in
time"
1.-The fair won't open for eight weeks
yet," said Mrs. Stormouth. lit seems
to me you have time enough"
but l don't want to neglect my
piano, said Kate. 81 won't give up
practcing even to take prize at the
fair
'.You certainly ought to know all
there is to know about music" said her
siStac Lila. 81 can't remember the
at e when you didn't practice
ne,ate could scarcely remember the
= either. She had begun to take
lie lessons as soon rs her little
rs could stretch an octave. and for
hast eight years had made it rule
al oyote four hours a day to practic-
. nj, She belonged to musical club.
~. coSed of only eight members. but
ssre genuine musicians, and did not
anc tie anything that was not strictly
WISH al. Kate was fine performer
OF tn'as always nervous when she
busin at the club meetings. for her
tis were merciless. She had long
since given up playing anything but the
most advanced music, and all the
sweet, old-time pieces which had be-
longed to her mother were slowed
away in the attic on high shelf. Kate
said it made her sick to look at
them and think that she had ever
known SO little of music rs to enjoy
them. She profoundly pitied her father
and sister that their tastes had NOT been
cultivated, and that they could take
pleasure in hearing Della Rogers and
Cora Maydew drum on the piano.
Il suppose l ought to be ashamed to
confess il" MIR. stormouth said to his
wife one day, but don enjoy kate's
music. Of course it is to her credit
that she plays so well, and can not APP
preciate anything but the best. but l
sometimes wish she knew some of those
good old pieces YOU used TO play years
ago.'
About four weeks before the fair was
70 open, Kate came downstairs one
evening after supper, and found Lila
sitting on the front porch with several
Of her young friends. Among them was
Will Beardsley, an artist, who was
spending few weeks in ellington
visiting his parents, who We're among
the Oldest residents. Kate had known
wiz very well during his boyhood; but
- had spent the past elk years In