The morning news., 1897-08-15

Il ,.,fntrV, one pleasure "liANH 0'N9 W
.,-,;ocnrly and which is as certain as
.,,n or the moon or any of the mystic
mat we count as certain, but which
.,tremely uncertain. This certain
,,-,,re is the fair given for the benefit
,,a noorest church in the neighbor-
We were warned of it about two
.- aoo when the minister called TO
.,Y,i. donations He is pale young man.
., looks half starved, but ne has high
:-,t;ons He boards with one OF his
.--rsqation. an elderly lady who likes
80 man in the house, and the re-
~. ,s that he looks as if the strongest
.,iven him were tea and toast. sun
r,,,7 must be forgiven him, since ne mas
=, hive on $3.50 a year and please con-
--.e,tion largely composed of women Inc
,.,r is alUays got up when summer board
are TO the fore, probably because the
,-i,.es object to spending money ana
I'm. that the average summer boarder
soft thing easily fooled. In the very
i ..yi,ring we all promised to give some
.,irr toward the fair and to go the sec
and night 20 the entertainment.
u mas beautiful to see the basket OF
,.,-,. work that went down from our es-
..},isbment one lady. who wears her
~, Psvche knot, gave a plate cover
"a with postage stamps. Everybody pro-
i r,,,nced If very artistic, but to me 1t sug-
ol that the measles had broken out
Fl h. ~. IN china. Another lady, who Is fond
..e,,,ne that she never wastes anything,
..z bsoo learning how to knit lace
,,~ aannel petticoats, so she gave all her
s,p,,ras-tbat is. those where stitches had
bsen dropped or where any old worsted
nod been used. in place of that showing
nroner colors It's curious how willing we
arc TO give trumpery to the Lord. Ihen
,bere we're little hats to hold hairpns-in
reality dust collectors-pincushion tides
and the usual riffraff that is supposed to
be suited to a bazaar.
knitted five washcloths, tied cake of
soap on each, accompanied them with the
onotatiou. Cleanliness is next to godli-
ness" and earnestly prayed that they
world be sold cheap and often used. We
heard about the first night With the ther-
Il mometer AZ about 1OS, a stove was voted
IA that inoffensiVe minister! He also got
q monogram quilt. 1t was so sweet to thlnk
that on ID We're the monogramS OIL all the
choir. Then a very brazen looking girl
who'd been going around from mouse TO
Fl house asking people to give her votes on
bicycle cot left. much to my delight,
but because she was a half orphan and
& cried So hard they gave her rocking
chair with a red plush cushion. l wonder
q if she will sit in, that chair and imagine
b she's riding a bicycle.
on the night of the musicale-We all OIL
us gave a prolonged sound to the last
syiabie-it rained, not in the ordinary
q way drop by drop but as if the hoses up
8 in the sky had been turned down on the
s earth. The consequence was that the au-
a dieuce arrived in rubbers, in traps OF va
rious kinds and under umbrellas varying
in age and size. The umbrellas did not add
20 the briliancy of the scene, as, owing
To the fact that all the neighborhood was
81 intimately acquainted, nobody would let
60 Of his or her umbrella long enough TO
a allow it to be checked The eager listen
s ers were difficult to seat, but after all the
children had been put in front the remain
81 der dispersed itself wherever its frocks
would show best or its young man g
"a within nearest reach.
Then the minister came out on the plat
form and announced that little Flossy
fnikms would play for us. Flossy is a
iong-legged specimen about II years As
soon as you look at her you are con-
s'i3us of only two things her mouth and
uer legs. Her legs have a fashion of
running riot all over the place, and when
ever child is missing part of somebody 8
WASH Is lost or a pet dog has disappeared
people look first for these legs and then
trace up whatever is gone. 1t Is said that
arge mouth is an evidence of great
aHeclon 1t that is true, Flossy will love
he entire world for her mouth like a
am shell In shape, extends piacidly from
'-H ear 10 the other, and when she yaWnS
'a wonder if she has swallowed a baby.
Ae was dressed in a stiffiy starched white
i'OA wore blue sash and had her hair
Hped SO tightly that she couldn't wink
'l eyes Consequently she looked like a
Dutch doll
however the children all applauded her
'pl'atauce, although this infant Pade.
s" was heard IN an undertone TO tell
oi lAe boys sitting near her TO shut
Inen She began. She gave us the
'''na. airs, with many variations. and
"len his was applauded, began to
'f sumo ming that sounded very much
N' lne scales. Fortunately, Just here
broke down and had to be conducted
D." Tears because a boy was making
07 al her. In my musical memories
y.
'h We had the pleasure of listening
'let given by two young people
were etaphorically wrapped up
w." oiner The young woman, who
'.'A'f lair to look upon. Joined her
20 juat OF a young man who look
".'1f fair nor brave. He wasn't Z
'' COT. as she but what he lacked
H.. he made up in mustache.
,... "ar mick. stuhby and creased with
- .nlt even from the thirteen n
900 lEl sassafras. His hair was
s '. one side, aad a curly lock. the
'. country people call "A roach. re-
A.. N'l his manly brow
a.. Two loved each other. They
H o' 'le same sheet of music ana
m. - ''oui The way the song wont.
lrt.' 'a'' ssued sounds Of tinkle tlnlSlc,
..t. "i lAeu in a very high voice
-,. ponded 20 Il by singing 'govc.
.r and hc would come In very
..., answer with heart heart
p-.,. 'a.onaily there would De Il
pound. .h' p.1n0 would send out doop
r .. .'lEFircqs would 40 a. low al
r s. .. having % real hard cry. and
Frm ts nigh a. n he were yelling
h... 'N'u n.s mother. who sat lust
"'ud say. That's beautiful
r... hody fcit very much inter-
no. ..t performance. 80 thnt an on.
r. .. 'ne result Then the vouno
'In roach auur Yfon. ..sf M.