The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-31

band said to Helen:
Don't you think, dear, you had better
put on your pretty dress this morning
that one with the roses all over it, l
mean-the one you look so beautiful in,
you know?"
She put it on, feeling half vexed and
half amused, but the visitor was wholly
charmed, and was never tired of telling
his friends afterwards what lovely wom-
an Mrs. Kendall was, and in what ex-
quisite taste she dressed, hearing which
in roundabout way, she was fain to
confess that the wrapper probably did
it all.
Mother" said Phil, as he came in
one day before supper, George Benson
and Harry White are coming over this
evening"
care they? All right. 1 shall be
glad to see them"
Phil wriggled about, and twisted him.
self into all sorts of shapes on the arms
and posts of his mothers chair, until
she was convinced he had something
on his mind.
'Can / do any thing to help entertain
them? can set out little spread of
apples and nuts and cookies, if you
would like. Will that do?"
st isn't that!' Phil burst out. cts
-it's-say, mother, won't you wear your
rosy dress this EVENING""
"Why, Phil, that is only wrapper
for mornings. 1t will hardly do for an
evening""
"Oh, yes, it will! The boys won't
know the difference"
'But why would you like me to wear
it?"
because, was over to George Benz
sons yesterday. and his mothers new
dress was on the sofa, and it was all
bows and lace and fixings, and it was
green or blue or some color-I dom
know which; and George said wasn't it
the prettiest dress ever saw, and / said
no, my mother had one ever so much
prettier; and he said he didn't believe it,
and said for him to come over and see
it himself-so won't you please wear it
tonight, mother?"
Here was situation, but Helen was
equal to it. Her boy should not be put
to shame, and she promised him to
wear the wrapper. Attired in it, with
an extra bow or two pinned on, she did
the honors for the admiring guests, and
nobody but herself knew her secret
terror lest some of the session, or of
the sessions wives. should drop in and
find her tricked out in such unseemly
fnery. But she had her reward.
George Benson was heard to declare
that the rosy dress was "a sumner"
and Phil was triumphant
This incident gave her food for
farther thought, and resulted in the
purchase of deep ruby wool, which
she had made up as tastefully as
possible for home afternoons and even
ings. The boys often importune her to
wear it to church or down town, but
here she draws the lire and stands
firm. Her husband declares that she
has grown ten years younger since her
marriage, and she retOrts that, if she is
made to dress like girl of twenty, she
must be expected to act like one; but
that she will keep her gayety and
giddiness for the home circle, and not
expend it on the parish.
The rosy wrapper, like other mum
dane things began to show signs of
wear, and Helen was anxiously con-
irving how she could renovate it,
when, upon the first anniversary of her
wedding day, package was put into
her hands containing material for an
other equally beautiful, and attached
to it was card bearing the inscrip-
ton: ITO mother, from her boys" -
Mary Fl. Smith, in The Interior.
The Lime Kiln Club.
! When the meeting had been called to order
Brother Gardner requested Whalebone How
ker to come forward to the desk, and when
he had him there he continued:
"Brudder Howker, ar gwine to send you
to Toronto on a mission consarnin' de welfar'
of dis club. Befo' you go want to speak a
few furder words to YOU"
eyes, sah"
"In gwine among strangers doan' be so
dignified dat people will emagine you own
half of Detroit, an yit on de odder hand
doan' be SO free an easy dat any one will
dare poke you in the ribs. Seek fur de happy
medium.
'Doan' be too fond of talk De less you say
de mo- you will be credited wild knowin'.
"Many man has broken his leg on de side
walk bekase he was ashamed to take a safe
path in de middle of de road.
'Treat cherry man like a gentleman. De
cost is a mere trifle, an it tickles der
vanity
keep cl'ar of argument. If stranger
wants to bet on his game turn from him in
silent contempt. If de kayrs run off de track
trus' in de Lawd.
"Be keerful of yer manners at table. Our
ikin' fur man kin be killed as dead as a
dooh nail by de way he eats.
de use of cuss words ar to be deplored. A
man wild a clean mouf will be respected, chen
among rascals. If you fall ober wheel
barrer or saw your neck on clothes line,
devote tive mlnits to expressin' your feelins.
Den stop short off.
"DoaT be ashamed to carry yer money in
yer shoe. Many member of congress has
come to grief by prancin' around wild his
wallet in his pocket
IF you meet man who says he doan' be-
lieve in de fucher state doan' waste YER
breaf to argify de matter. He may be a
pusson whom de Lawd created widout a soul.
jist as an experiment. Detroit Free Press.
The Turning Point.
My son, once upon time there was a bow
real live, flesh and blood, skin and bones
boy, not story book boy He lived in Ger
many, but that was not his fault, and YOU
should not lay it against him. He did worse
things than that, although he was only a boy.
One day he was reading book, German
book, so full Of gutturals that man might