Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-06
p, C. NJ on Monday afternoon, April
2, at o'clock sharp.


2, at 3 o'clock sharp.
"MOLLIE BROWN, Secretary"
And pray what is the IS. p, c. NJ"
questioned Besses mother and myself.
in one breath 1.-The Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Monkeys l
guess" laughed Mrs. Bates, with
fond glance at the l6-year- daughter,
who had just then moved to the other
side Of the room for a cushion to place
at her mothers back. There is only
one thing about tiff the Brown girls
originated It, 1t may be queer, but 1t is
certain to be right"
This remark made us all smile, for the
various fads of the Brown children had
caused much Innocent amusement in
the neighborhood ever since they had
moved into 1t five years ago. The
father of the five tow-headed tots was
a professor, more wrapped up in the
unraveling of dead languages than the
sowing Of human problems that were
hetore his eyes every minute OF the day
IN the capricious moods OF growing
daughters. One thing he did preach to
them, and that was charity. but in his
absent-mtnded way he appeared to for
ger that charity begins at home and
frequently did the very thing through
| a mistaken idea Of philanthropy, that
would cause his poor overwOrked and
worried wife to sit up late in the night,
N's-~tA f'A AAAb ~ lildht over and mend
garments for the girls because the
father had given away to some plaus-
lple peBgar the money that was to be
expended on new wardrobe
II was no unusual sight to see the
Brown children marching out with
their breakfast to some poor family in
"a nearby alley. They We're always
getting up fairs Tor the poor, or start
ing some scheme by which some one
was TO be benefited. Therefore. when
the invitation to the IS. p. c. NJ was
opened, Mrs. Bates felt very positive
that whatever those mysterious letters
slgniiied they We're founded on some
good though possibly ,impracticable
N you win promise not TO TON -
said Bessie. 81 will tell You ali about
IT, But you must also promise not TO
laugh or l won't have the courage TO
We both did as requested, and the
great secret was revealed for our BEN
You know the Brown girls are nj
ways planning something no one else
ever thinks OF began Bessie. We nod
ded emphatic acquiescence, and she
continues
we We're all at Meta Smiths one af-
ternoon when her mother came into
the room while We We're discussing the
probability of Nan Browns yyinnIne,
me cosmopolitan prizes and asked Meta
II she would mind having little Robbie
with her for awhile The cook left
this morning. you know, dear; sbe
sald' and have such a number of
things to do before supper thar
thought If you would only look aftar
Ropple awhile, 1t would be such 81
heip TO me, for he Is such busy little
Fellow can't keep track of him
Ch' mother, answered Meta, In n
sort or fretty tone, aud before Oh
could say anything more. Mrs SroitS
salu, never mind, dear and took Rob.
ple away down stairs. But she sighed |
Nheh she did so, and we girls felt I-ery, |
uiSoulioftable, even though Meta tried |
70 Iaugh 1t or and continued talking
,,,0,,n me composition prize, Just as |
"Es n we hadnt been Interrupted.
On the way home Nan Brow, ,ras |
very quiet until we had almost reoched |
my sne corner where we Were to separate
rom Maud and Amy Havlland vlba,,
she suddenly exclaimed. Girls 7 ba,-a
an iuea As she or her sisters are III
Ndys having ideas. we all cried I'm
safd US What another Yes she |
tbo,,.,s s,'u one mat we all ought TO have
eletyr start So
a society we echoed; what IN doo
sgciety Tor the Prevention OF Crueit,.
10 20 Ahtnthers.' she replied earnestlv W.
a !. heard how Meta spoke 10 he, n,,,,'
QUAY and We saw how tired nd , az
appointed Mrs. Smith looked vban us us,
eoited that mischevous Robhia An, sale
siars, Meta didn't mean 10 he c, smh
put she was. We all are more a., i,uei'
l can remember lots OF times , Use,
mother has asked me to do sor,at Mhen
anu nave pleaded that was too h,,ss.
win my composition, or rlven ousy
ptrer excuse, when / could have ha1,,ls
aer JUST as well as not. We o,sht ~ is.
20 ., walt 70 be asked. We ought ~ o
what VIII help our mothers ~ sc
NON nave them always with ne Ne
, .le pest we can do is to try ana a. ,' a.iu
~ WIN Kindness and Consider ~
III LII ali me sacrifices they arr conti l,oh
We're all very quiet wb,ia ~,
Mas holding forth" continus5 nan
lor we knew she was snaeI., BESSIE.
sr ol, and when she went on ny me
>, .esaiar meetings where We , ses-
~ y, ~ GUESS TO each other our mere msre
invahors and revel In our sf,a, nlisae-
l l,i helpfulness at home w. az
sys.s N With the scheme, ard ieli
IN monday afternoon srh sSahoW
~, ~. me Prevention OF Cruelty ~ S o
,ns meets and darns stockines Mosh-
HApk'ns. or does anything