Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-10
INTO SOCIETY

really too good 10 keep. although
feel a. II II ought not to be spoken OF
she has been trying so long. poo
thing, And now she Is succeeding in
small way. and Il Is such an immens
pleasure TO her. and no particular trou
BILE TO anyone else. Really. there 1
nothing against her. you know. II wa
only that she wasn't IN, and now she 4
In. In a sort OF way.
We'll. you know the Simpsons. o
course. Very nice. quiet. old fashion
cd people. who had real genuine great
grandfathers Of their own, and. though
they are 80 quiet. have always an in
disputable right to be invited. though
now they are getting older they dom
90 ont 30 very much.
How did know about H. OH neve,
mind how knew about H. Don't. pray
get to be an inquisitiye girl. Helena.
beg Of you Those little stories always
do get to be known. TO a certain ex.
tent. though don't think they ough,
Z TO be talked about.
Moral? Oh. no. don't want 10 be
caught morallzlng; that's almost as
/ bad
However. Il seems that Mrs. Old
Stoke was going 70 give a very large
party, and she meant TO bring out some
very nice people who don't 20 out very
often. She made a special list OF these
herself. Pretty hastily. for she Is a
very busy woman You know what a
very careless hand she writes7
She wrote that list herself. and then
wen, out and left II for Miss Rousselle
who, Of course had an enormous guam
tity Of writing to DO. Mrs. oldsiocke
bed put the names down just as they
came into her head. without any re-
gard 10 alphabetical order. and where
she meant Mrs. r. d. Sampson she had
hastily dragged her pen through the
name so that Il looked like Mrs r. ID.
l.ampson.
so Mas Rousselle addressed an In.
yitation TO Mrs. r. ID. Lampson.
Though she aid wonder o little. when
she gathered them up 10 send them.
how the name happened to be there.
but as Mrs OldstOcke had written Il
herself Il would hardly DO for her 10
ask any questions.
so the card was sent. and Won can
Imagine poor Mrs. Lampson's delight
when she saw 10. She must have been
astcnlshod. for SIZE had been trying
every known and unknown way OF get
Ting herself recognized. But nobody
had ever seemed 10 take any Interest
In her, and ! should have thought that
she would have given il up long ago
In sheer despair.
The fun Of Il Is that she has not
the least Idea how she got Il. n she
knew that that card came 10 her by
pure accident and was intended an the
time for somebody else tremble 10
think Of the effect II would have upon
her
1T Is to be hoped that she never will
know. OF course. she must never know.
poor soul
But Il was amusing. There was Mrs
Oldstoeke, all smiles and graclousness
as usual, when there enters all AZ once
Mrs Lampson. who had never crossed
that threshold before. most sumptu.
ously gotten up. with a radiant face
and actually whispering. Oh, dear
Mrs Oldstocke. II was too lovely in YOU
10 ask me.
To Mrs. Oldstocke. who Is so-well.
Mrs. Oldstocke could not Imagine what
Il meant and had to ask Miss Rousselle
TO ind out
Poor Miss Ronsselle was fairly
frightened. and no wonder. She could
hardly get breath TO say. Why. Mrs
Oldstocke. that is Mrs Lampson. who
has been two years trying 10 get into
society. do hope this isn't my fault
The poor girl was just ready to cry.
Luckily. Mrs Oldstocke is very
good-natured. and she knows Miss
Rouaselle's value; she rarely does
make a mistake.
"Oh. I've heard OF her. said Mrs
Oldstocke aud she looked rather blank
Tor a moment Then she said Never
mind, my dear. one Jay can't do much
harm In such a flock Of fue birds. and
she Is very determined. pushing
woman. and she would be sure TO get
In some time She Is just the one 10
do 10, and ! .ht MS well take the
blame Of Il as anybody. There's really
nothing against her. believe
80 she took occasion 10 speak TO
Mrs. Lampson and call her by name In
Mrs. Van Ratchem's hearing. and Mrs.
Van invited her. and then other people
did. and so the thing was done.
Everybody wonders how Il came
about but hardly anybody knows.
But take care you don't tell this
story to any Of the girls. my love. IT'S
too good to keep, as I said. but then.
remember. It's quite too good TO be
told. Helen Brown In Boston Post