The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-26


squeainish about allowing some OF tho
elderly deacons. purely IN the interest
or the war and to e~-~ssragc proper pa
triotism, to kiss herr This troubled her
little bit. and at first She said. "some-
body else can sell the darncd old
flags" which shocked. her mother 20
that, although II was only IL o'clock In
the morning, she had to have fresh tee
and toast TO bring her TO. It's funny
how some foods Will soothe the sorrows
OF some people.
i once knew a girl whose only sister
died and who on the day OF her death \
ate ia bananas because she was 80
downcast' and another one who kept
funeral procession waiting while sho
gave finishing polish to her nails. She
said she knew Aunt Camilla would not
like her TO appear at her funeral with
out representing truth 10 the lnnermost
parts. and no matter how clean she
might be unless her nails were brilliant
AUNT Camilla might look down from
heaven and feel a little hurt. And we
all sat around and felt sorry for each
other, though OF course there comes
time when even ten fingers--I mean
eight fingers and two thumbs--can have
received all the rubbing and the scrubs
binS that is possible. But TO return to
the fair. Our children had the lemons
ade stand, and nobody understood their
method of disposing of il. IL was that
beautiful pink lemonade that raises the
soul to higher things and causes pain
that is OF the earth earthly. Dressed in
their very best white froclxs and assist
ed by their brothers. who looked SO
happy that they must be up to some
mischief, they sold lemonade for s ana
cents glass. ] questioned one young
woman, aged II, back OF the booth as to
why since glasses OF lemonade all look
ed alike, one should be cheaper than
the other. "Oh." she answered, they
are Just alike; but, you see. the reason
that we sell that in the blue bowl for 8
cents is because the puppy fell in it." I
understand that they made quite a deal
OF money that evening. but as far as I
was concerned / never interfered with
their base deception. We really had .
lovely time,
The young girl who helps the milliner
and who is generally known the coun.
try over as Melissa recited that poem
about THE Six Hundred" and we all
cheered wildly and hallooed. 'Remem-
ber the Mainel" "Hurrah for Dewey!"
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were so jubilant that to my sorrow she
took an encore. and then she read the
touching history OF "The Pride of Bat
terry b. She told me herself that she
had come UP to town twice week dur
ing the last winter to learn TO eIocute
and that she did think she was at least
pleasant at IT. Her gestures had the
gracefulness OF jointed doll. and when
ever she had TO give special expression
to word or line or sentence she
caught with her eve some small boy In
the audience, looking at him as IL sh0
were Lady Macbeth, who not only walk
ed at queer times, but snorted. Nothing
else describes Ii than this somewhat
vulgar word, for what else can you call
the combination OF gasp. choke and
shuttle? Two boys were carried out
crying at the tops OF their voices that
they didn't want Mis- Browns Melissa
to look at them in that sort of way"
Little did they dream that they were
honored in her mingling of snort ana
dream. Later the gentleman who sells
sugar, kerosene, artificial flowers, hair.
pins and candy in the store performed
on the flute. Molly was taken with the
toothache and went home. and was
left to bear the brunt of this culture. he-
cause had TO help count out the money
that was taken in.
But we had a lovely time. Going
home in the big wagon. sitting on the
straw. it was rather pleasant to have
something masculine take your hand.
even IL the masculine something was SIS
and had buried three wives. He must
have been nice man. else he wouldn't
have attracted so many women. The
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were all glad we went, though. as my
old nanny used to say, we were glad
twice-glad when we went and glad
when we got home. although I was
gladdest when we reached the palatial
mansion that counted among its guests
her who is known as