Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-28

at what might be- called the handler
chief Htall-that is to say, sold cheap
for cash, finely hsmmed handkerchisfs,
trimmed with lace and with the dear
ones initial In one corner, TO the young
mkn who 10 beginning to have in
tentions toward the young lady whom
be escorts; then. had large, expansive
red handkerchiefa that can belong to
nobody but the head of a family. Then
thure we're cheaper ones, having initials,
but not too deliberately embroidered,
tied up with ribnon to be- sold 10
packages of six for that tpye Of girl
who is always losing her handkerchief
| and yet must have it because she
doesn't know what to do with nsr
hands. Then there had to be . few
bandannHs and few silk ones. Those
Of silk were voted for, as at this church
they do not admit rafting, as it is too
much liks gambling, but you can vote
any thing--I wonder II the good Lord
knows the difference between voting
and rafflingH r
Then any good sized handkerchief
that were left-sensjbls ONES, suitable
ones-will be sent to the soldier boys
to wipe the Precipitation of their poor
faces.
Molly had charge of a table whore
flags of all sorts we're to the fore. and by
my advice she had oil sizns OF Old
Glory, a considerable number of English
flags, about four French. about two
German, while tbs fair land Of Spain,
although it discovered us, went unrep-
resented, Hs
Molly's neck has got nice, and go she
was dressed up or dressed down, as you
4 xxIa 81. H. II
Liberty, and the children are guying
her still. One Of them said, "Oh.
Molly, what would Jack think of you
If he knew you represented the free ana
easyr and another said, "As Molly
represented Liberty and invited people
to take liberties with her--that is, in
the way Of buying her Hags-she must
not be squeamish about allowing some
OF the elderly deacons, purely in the
interest Of the war and to Encourage
proper patriotism, to kiss her, THIS
troubled her a little bit, aud at first
she said, Somebody else can sell the
darned old flags which shocked her
mother go that. although it was only IL
o'clock in the morning, she had to
have fresh tea aud toast to bring her to.
It's funny how some foods will soothe
the sorrows OF some people.
once knsw girl whose only sister
died and who on the day of her death
ate IA bananas because she was 90
downcaat" and another one who kept
funeral procession waiting willis she
gave finishing polish to her nails
ShB said she knew Aunt Camilla would
not like her to appear at her funeral
without representing truth to tbs in
nermoet parts, and 20 matter how clean
she might be unless her nails were
brilliant Aunt Camilla might look
down from heaven and feel little
hurt. And we all sat around and felt
sorry for each other, though of course
there comes time when even 10 fin
gers-I mean eight fingers and two
thumbs-can have received all the rub
hing and the scrubbing that ia posi-.
BILE. But TO return to the fair. Our
children had tha lemonade stand, and
! nobody understood their method OF dis.
posing OF 1t. 1t was that beautiful
. pink lemonade that raises the soul tc
higher things aud causes pain that il
of the earth earthly. Dressed in theil
very best white frocks and assisted by
, their brothers. who looked so happy
that they must be up to soma mischief.
, they sold lemonade for and cents 1
, glass. questioned one young woman,
aged ii, back of the booth as to why,
, since glasses of lemonade all looked
alike. ons should he cheaper than the
! other. oh" shs answered ''thay Ar,
,, just alike; hut, you see, the reason
, that We sell that in the blue bowl for :
! cents is because the puppy fell In it. y
understand that they made quite {
, deal of money that evening, bur az fai
as was concerned / never interierrst
, with their base deception. We reall,
! had lovely time.
! The young girl who helps the mil
! liner and who is generally known th,
!. country over as Melissa recitrd tina
: poem about "Ths Six Hundred, :, AMI
We all cbeered wildly and hallooed
!. Remember the Maine7n' "Hurrsh 10
Deweyp' and "Down with traitors! =
, and, In fact. were so iubilant that /,
: my SORROW she took an encore, and thsi
4 she read the touching history Of eth
= Pride Of Battery b. She told M
q herself that she had come up to tow
twice week during the last white
q to learn to elocute and that she iii,
n think she was at least pleasant at ii
l. Her gestures bad the grscefulness Of
: iointed doll, and whenever she had t
Il give special expression TO word or
!. line or sentence she caught with be
II eye some small boy in the audience
n looking at him as If she were Lad,
4 Macbeth, who not only walked a
queer times but snorted. Nothing els
= Describes il than this somewhat vulga
"a word, for what else tan you call th
i combination of q gasp, a choke and
q shuttle? Two boys were carried GU
. crying at ths tops Of their voices tina
y they didn't want Mis- Browns Me
o LISA to look at them in that sort OF
,ee way" Little did they dream that the
were honored In their mingliug q
n snort and dream. Later the eentlama
/ who sells sugar, kerosene, ARTICLE
al flowers, hairpins and candy in the stor
II performed on the flute. Molly wa
to taken with the tootbache ann wer
home, and l was left to bear the brur
In OF this culturs. because / had tn hel
III count out the money that was taken IL
"a But We had lovely time. Coin
home in a big wagon, sitting ON th
"a straw. it was srather pleasant to hay
IA something masculine take your hHnt
II even, If the masculine something wi
an 60 and had buried three wives. II
lv must have been a nice man, elss
IN wouldn't have attracted SO mar
he women. The fair was bowling Hu,
az cess, and We were all glad We wen
NJ though, as my old nanny used to sa,
il VIZ were glad twice glad when v
10 went and glad when we got hom
re- although was gladiest when v
va reached the ralatial mansiun th
ur counted among its guests her who
Ne known as Bah.
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