The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-24
AT A COUNTRY FAIR.
..h Explains the Fashions to the Villagers ant
Tells How a Leaking Pipe Was Mended.

chiefs that were iegt-senslbIe onea r.s.a-
bic ones-wii BE- Sent TO the soldier boys 10
wipe the perspiratson of their poor faces
Molly had charge OF a table where Gags
o. al sorts were TO the fore. and By my
advice sfe had al dies Of Old Glory. a
considerable number OF English aaxs
ABOUT four French, about two German
while the fair land OF Spain. although /,
discovered Us. went unrepresented
Aoiiy's neck has got nice and - she
was dressed up or dressed down an Won
please TO call IL. as the Goddess OF Liberty.
and the children are guying her ssiu. One
OF them said. ''Oh, Molly. what would Jack
ming OF you II ne knew you represented
the free and easy?" ani another said IA
Molly represented Liberty and invited pso-
PIE 20 take liberties with hsr--thzt L, In
the way OF buying her nags-she mustn't
De saueaMssh ABOUT allowing some OF the
e.deriy deacons. purely In the interes. Of
tae war and 10 encourage proper patriot
ism. to kks her" This troubled her q liz.
tie bit, and az first shr sad, Somebody
efse can sell the darned old nags." which
shocked her mother 50 that, although IT
was Only III o'clock in the morning ane
had 10 have fresh tea ind toast to tkjns
her 10. lis funny how some foods will
sootne the sorrows OF some s.eopIa
once knew a girl whose only sister dled
and who on the day OF her death ate four
teen hanar&s because she was SO down
cast: and another one who kept a funeral
procession waiting while she gave fin
is9!ng polish TO her nails. SIZE said she
knew Aunt Camilla would no, like her TO
appear at her funeral without representing
truth TO the innsrmost parts. and no mat
ter how clean she might be unless her nails
were brilliant Aunt Camilla might look
doEn from heasen and feel a little hurt
And We ali sat around and felt sorry for
GfEEr q ar sfxnra
time when even ten fingers-I mean
eight fingers and two thumbs-can have
received all the rubbing and the scrubting
that Is possible. But 10 return to the fair
Our children had the lemonade stand, and
nobody understood their method Of dispos-
ing OF IL. Il was that beautiful pink
lemonade that raises the soul 10 higher
things and causes a pain that is of the
earth earthly Dressed in their very best
white froeks and assisted by their broth
ers. who looked so happy that they must
be up TO some mischief. they sold lemon
ade for and 3 cents glass. ! questioned
one young woman. aged II. back OF the
booth IA to why. since giasse. OF lemonade
all looked 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."
understand that they made quite a deal
~
was concerned / never interiered with
their base deception. We really had a
lovely time.
The young girl who helps the millner
and who Is generally known the country
over as Melissa. rec.ted that poem ABOUT
THE Six Hundred and we all cheered
wildly and hiliooed. Remember the
Maine "Hurrah for Dewey" ard Down
with traitors'' and in fact, were SO jubii-
ant that 10 my sorrow she took an encore,
aud then she read the touching history OF
''The Pride OF Battery r." She told me
herself that she had come up 10 town twice
a week during the last winter to learn to
elocute and thai she iii think she at
least pleasant ~ II, Her gestures had the
| gracetuinese OF a jointed doll. and when
ever she had TO give special expression TO
a word or "A lire n sentence, she caught
| with her eye some small boy In the audi
, ence looking at him as II she were Lady
| Macbeth. who rot only walked a; queer
simes, but snorted. Nothing csc describes
! 1t than this somewhat vulgar word for
/ what else can you calf the combination
OF ~ gasp, "A choke and a shuttle? TWO
boys were carried out crying n the tops
% their voices that they didn't want Mis-
/ Browns Melissa 10 look M them in that sort
+ of way Little did they dream that they
! were honored IN her mingug OF snort and
! dream. I.aterthe gentleman who sells sugar
/ kerosene. artificial flowers, hairplns and
candy In the store. performed on the flute
! Molly VAS taken with I've toothache and
| went home. and ] was left TO bear the
/ brunt ~ this culture. because | hai 10 help
| count out the money that was taken In.
But Ne had lovely time. Going home
| In the big wagon. sitting on the straw, il
( MAS rather pleasant 20 have something
! masculine take your hand. even II he mas
! cu,ine something was O. and had BURIED
! three wives. He mus: have been a nee
/ man, else he wouldn't have attracted so
! many women. The fair was a bowling sue
/ cess. and We We're ali glad We went
though as my cid NANNY used to say. We
| We're glad twice glad when we went and
| glad when We got home. although I was
| gladdest when We reached the paiatiai
| mansion that counted among lis guests her
1 who is known as Bah