CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1897-12-02

OLD Lady in Pew Reserved for Pr~.i-


Old Lady in Pew Reserycd for Presi-
dent Of the Colonial. Danics-
Not long ago several societies Of pa
triotic women held meeting over in
Brooklyn. OF course. being in Crook
lyn, the meeting was in a church. That
goes without saying. The committee
ON arrangements had visited The cdi-
fee in advance and had selected GER
tain conspicuous pcws to bc occupied
by the presidents of the sis.or,. soci-
cites. A the risk OF oausi1r +. ,.vii.ge
of Jealousy the committee ordered ii.c
ushers to reserve the most commando
ing pew for the use of the president OF
the Colonial DANES. No lesser light
must be allowed to beam from that par
ticular pew.
The day of the meeting came, but for
some reason or other the illustrions
president of the Colonial Danes did
not. One after another the less favored
pi esidents arrived aud were seated.
The house gradually filed. Ever SO
many women made for the reserved
rev, but they were caught cn ronte, n
Iuagic sentence was whispered TO them,
and. with respectful "Ohl" they re-
tired into the shadows under the bal
cony. The ushers faithfully shuntcd
various persons of high and loD de-
gree off into other seats. The house
was fnll. In the rush of the last few
moments the members of the commit
tee were unmindful OF the door A SOL
itary usher guarded the entrassRe.
At this interesting jnnctnre little
old lady entered. She wore n rusty
black dress, an oid-fnshioned bonnet,
and ill-ftting gloves. She had ecner
ai air of decayed gcntiliiy. but sil. had
also n quick eye. In oae l:as;y survey
through her steel-bowed spectacles she
had located the fine empty pew in the
front of the church and in the twink
ling of an eye she had started down the
aisle. The usher tried to intercept her
but in vain Another one came to the
rescue.
MAY we show you a seat. madam?
That pew is for the president of the
Colonial Danes"
She waved them inside and proceeded
on her way. A third usher made the
same remark 10 the old lazy. but she
vouchsafed no further notice of it. and
the puzzled ushers concluded that the
new arrival must know wha; she was
about; that she was. In short. the ex-
pected president herself Without fur
ther moIcstation. therefore, the little
old lady installed herself in solitary
grandeur in the conspicuous pew.
of course everybody knew for whom
that pew had been waiting, and there
was much craning of Decks and many
whispered comments when at last il
wns occupied. Those who did not per-
sonaliy know the high and mighty r. of
the c. ID. wondered not little over the
rusty old lady, but they finally con-
ciuded that IL must have been BY
means Of her family tree that the new
conner had attained her exalted posi-
iion. In the meantime those who knew
that the old lady was not the ono they
had waited for. held n whispered con
sritn;ion and concluded that the real
president Was not coming. and tha,
they might ns well proceed to business.
The prediction proved correct The ex-
pecied president did not arrive
The old lady sat through the meeting
with an apparently somnoicnt enjoy
ment. She dozed fifully: occasionally
she manifested some wonder and puz-
zlcd curiosity. but, on the whole. she
took Il calmly. When the nffair was
over she shook out her rusty gown.
picked up her shopping bag and pre-
pared TO depart. but she wns intercept
esl before she was fairly in the aisle.
you are the president OF the
Colonial Dames?" said one of the pa
friofic women. by way of opening the
conversation.
What's ,ha,?- said the old lady. put
ting her hand 10 her ear. I'm "a little
bard of hearing" she explained apollo
yc,ically.
The patriotic woman repeated her
question,
DANES. I say?" she said,
.f7r said the old lady. still some
what uncertain, ''oh, no, I'm Meth
Ddist,"-N. y, Sun.