The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-28
NtcY ALICE's BfRfHDAf'
Tho story Of How she Was Cured OF Med

ding.
Goodbye dear, and remember that
shall De home for the birthday dinner
Tonight; have just as nice time as you
can"
Mary Alice held up a very doleful III
tie face t. be kissed. 1T won't De
mite ike my other birthdays, Tor you
let me do just as 1 please all day. anu
now you won't be here" 1900.
sally will let you do as you piease,
and 1 must so. you know ior auhtl9
sick. and needs me. L shall be home ny
& o'clock. sure. BE brave little slri
and take good care Of papa at luhcn'
and with another kiss, mamma was sVne'
A very forlorn little figure watched the
carriage disappear. and then Mary Silec
turned away from the window. She Wv
a willow rocker 20 the cheerful hre' ana
taking Margaret Eveline, her Christmas
dou In her arms, she sat down 10 tnlhk
how she should pass whole day "i'hoUe
mother. ,to,ea
Mamma said I could do as l. plyase,
but [ don't even know what i
-. mother to help me think. 1 be-
liove l will have Edith and ktttfe motifs
come and spend the day, and I'll make tue
birthdav cake my own self saily ca.
tell me how. And. oh, my ] know "nat
We will dol Ill get some OF tlose P'0.s
| dresses out of mammals cedar rooin W
| stairs that great grandmother wore VIZ"
She was young. Mamma said coulu 10
as plea sed and she Is going 20 lel SONS
ladies have them 20 wear 10 'nc o,u
fashioned party on George Nasi'ihs ,D va. ?
| Lrfhdav. and Of course mamma thinks
| more of my birthday lhdu sn0 w.
| George WashingtOn's. At.
81. 4fl r,s fool unite happy ABOUT lilA
reasoning. but like older people she was
| more sure OF IL after going over lhe al
| arIments a few times more.
| she went hastily into her mothers room
| and milling out the top drawer OF tht
dresser she found the jewel box. IL was
locked but Mary Alice knew where 'ht
XIV was kept and she soon hnd the poN
omen. There lay the tiny ring that mel
admiring eyes had so often seen De,ore
a diamond ser In pearls when nau peei
Given TO great-grandmother when she wal
1ittis Girl II was TO belong to Mar,
Alice some day.
at is really Just the same as min'
now and | am 10 do as I please. sh
aem,red herself again. And quickly sup
ming the ring on her finger, she went III
~ the garret and to the cedar room
which held the trunk Of the old-fashione
clothing. s.,
| The door Of the cedar room hdu bV'
propped OPEN for her mother wanted l
air the dresses Three or four OF Ih.i
Law over the boxes and the backs
chairs looking like the ghosts of a pas
generation. Mary Alice slipped sottl
irto me room and closed the door ate
She was so busy looking at the clothin'
that she did not hear the sharp eick
The soring outside, as il slipped int
Mace The room was lighted by a squal
ransom above the tall door.
AZ Mary Alice lifted one Of the dresse
there came the faint sweet odor OF We
lets. "Oh my N.Y. she cried no
beautiful they are. don't know VIZ.
TO wear myself. and which 70 let hit1
and Edith have" This one n 10y
nected. and how soft and fine the silk
The lace shawl will just DO 10 put ov'
NV shoulders. and then 10 wont matter
A. is 700 big I'm the waist No, this hisi
recl,al one Is best blue, with PINK roT
bnds All over H. and fan TO match no
.icb oreat-erandmother must have pee
viii dress an up in IT, and there Is
class so I can see myself II stanu
on chair ,,. ~ a.
blue serge and into the vatican so~
, rho waist was n little too large ~
1 ,-reat areat-grand-mothcr had been Yer
- snall and the lace cape made II 100
( I'M rieht. She piled her curly hair he
, M an her head \ very quaint htt
, n,.ura cazed back at her, as she peicn'
o. IN the edge OF the chair. and locke
, into the old mirror. ..,.,,
I "oh II Is real run" she cried. TN
j eho,y sally. and then l VIII dress al
! 20 get the girls. ..t
S An her miselyings had panianeu tu'
-. into the backgrounds. she climber ITO
a The chair. and just theh ps' ~
e -, The door. 1t was shut tight al
9 -, vas no latch, not even MIC
e -, tho inside. Mary Alice sat down al
$ o' ar II rniserably. She had forge
4 -, IN her haste, to hook II back
:. 10 came In, and now she was prisone
;. "a on her birthday. Sally could ID
c hear her call way down in the oaseine"
r ..bere she was busy with her washih
pona would come home to lunch al
mink she had gone with mamma
She wondered how long she couid ~
-, thrae ginger cookies; there were thr
- IN her apron pocket. 1t might DE 'nr
whole weeks before any one cAne
- the cedar room. They wouid nave
y 49, ,hen for the dresses for q
= Washington party. TO Mary Anee ~
: soer,ad no escape, for the room was ma
- :, - narrow cedar panels from hoor
n cciling. . a., -, r u,
% II nodded" she said. Il knew W
re meddlln' every minute or tne uine' u.
;, ,,ould not let myself think so. 9
!. .o,r,ed 10 Get punished. only don TIM
of deserved all-this. and the auai
~ i,,re tady of Martha Washinstons IN
- ,'''s wecoing very much after the las
l. ion OF a modern Naiien.
pr After that she felt better. ana NOR
an .,.,ea 40 her fate. She went over
- the clothes In the truak, even the Gu
way coat and the yellow