St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-04-17
Color Blind.
Written for the CALIFORNIAN

sociable of Grace church was read
Sunday morning, there was almost
a futter of expectation ripping
through the congregation, especially
among the ladies. For did not the
notice read:
1.-THE monthly sociable of the ladies'
society will be held at the home OF
Mr.. c. S. Granger, corner of Grant
street and Everett avenue, Wednes-
day. Supper served at six o'clock.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
the congregation"
Then the pastor in his cordial way
added: Many Of you know that Mr..
and Mrs. Granger have recently come
among us, and we want them to feel
at home. Now as they throw open
their house to entertain us, we ought
to show our appreciation by all being
there Wednesday,"
At the close of the service a group
of young people were talking of the
coming event and one of them said,
us it not kind in Mrs. Granger to ask
us there so soon? They have only
been here three months, but she is
lovely any way, she is so bright. l
am just longing for view of their
home-I have been told it is beautiful
so | shall be there without fail,
weather not excepted. By the way,
girls Mabel Danforth is coming home
soon; her aunt Hattie told me so
today. She comes for short vaca-
ton and then goes to the training
school for deaconesses at Highburg.
Her uncle Horace says Mabel's father
won't let her be anything but a
Methodist, and as she cannot be a
deacon in good and regular standing
she is to be deaconess, and for the
life of him he can't see much difference,
for a deacon is supposed to help look
out for saints and sinners in the
church, and the deaconess those out
side," and with merry laugh and
good-by the young lady walked
away.
Time sped on rapidly las it has way
of doing, and Wednesday afternoon
came, and with it throng of people,
filling Mrs. Granger's spacious par
lors. Every one was made welcome
in so cordial a way that the stiffness
so often noticed among company
of this kind was absent. 1t had been
said by Mrs. Granger's former friends
that she was gifted with wonderful
tact, and almost all yielded to her
influence when with her. She had
not been asleep during the three
months here, and with her aptitude
in reading people she saw many
social ball that needed to be set in
motion.
Today she was more than ever
winning and tactiul, for had she not
her own pet balls which were to be
sent spinning in the midst Of these
people, and did she not know now,
as well as she did three hours later,
what a whirlwind of dust these inno-
cent balls would stir up.
She went from room to room, chat
ting first with the old ladies who had
been persuaded to come out this
bright afternoon, listening with in
terest to discussion on some debated
subject, and drawing some shy one
from corner where she had shielded
herself. Atlast she came to number
of young people busy with portfolio
of pictures. They were talking so
fast that Mrs. Granger stood smil-
ingly watching them several minutes
before they saw her.
II shall ask Mrs. Granger what
she knows about it," one was saying.
"Here are ever so many views of diff
ferent homes. She must be interested
in some way"
what is it, dear, you wanted to
ask me ?"
"Oh Mrs. Granger!" they exclaimed,
show long have you been standing
there? We want to know about
these views of deaconesses' homes.
They seem so strange and way off,
I can't see why they should place
themselves so out of line ofeverything.
Mabel Danforth is to be one, dea-
coness, l mean, and | don't see what
for. She has everything she can wish
for, is Just through the seminary, and
now to shut herself up, don't likeit.
If you could only see her, you would