The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-16
CLUB W@MEW HRE
SEVERE CRITICS

limbed maiden OF 10 who HIS an !nsatiaAa
appetite for stories and poems" Owing 70
her Willingness TO ohlige. friends less gilitd
In the Use OF the pen were net slow TO Gu
upon hes when their clubs demanded thes
services as speakers Naturally she A.
scented when a certain Mrs. Smith asked !as
a paper 10 be read before the county COZ
Vent.on OF missionary societies. WonderiH
that Mrs. Smith. who MAS woman OF %
telligeDce did not write 1er own paper. fae
oblising authoress agree, 10 SUPPLY twenty.
five pages Of literature on the subjec; q
Chinese missions. The literary lady, wD
for convenience may be styled Mrs. BroTs
had busy week before hr and thought 10
more OF the missionary paper until cas
morning she opened an envelope, lfuM
which fell q programme q the missionary
convention. bearing in iarg letters. among
other announcements, the statement taas
Mrs. William Henry Brown would RAJ
paper on mission work il China MA
Brown almost tainted.
1T is some terrible mistake on the part
some one. / VII write to Ms. Smith ana
call her attention 10 it," saio Mrs. Brcen
In due time she received ananswer troa
Ars. Smith, saying that no mistake naa
been made and that she hopd dear Mn
Brown would be on hand at the cnulsa
promptly at the opening hours. = her papa
was 10 be one OF the first.
This note arrived the day befge the coz
vention. and CONSERVATION reilned IN ~
Brown had written papers hd AWAY
dunned her assiduousy for them weeks y
advance. and, depending on Mrs SIni'h =
do the same, she had forgotten ,ow ssosa
tho paper would ba required. Tree iess
and a reception were booked for hat cay
and u was 1T O'Clock "A night beb-s So
rounded by encyclopedias and othr nooss
or reference. she GOT TO work al theLhhr~
missions. 1t was l o'clock before sae =.
tired. having completed twenty-five paSS
OF a closely written article breathir; Io'.s
good things OF the work done by tie rilr
sionaries In the land OF pigtails- 81.
Mrs. Brown IS a humorist Bessds g:
husband !s one o, the cleVerest professors
testers IN the country. while her youh,a
daughter has an appreciation or the Ahy
side of life that makes the conyersats1a =
the Brown household far from solemn: o.
Ing in an atmosphere Of jocularity, -
very hard for Mrs. Brown to give ner q
Gle on the Missions Of China the proper.
dateness and earnes,nazs for A Hlisslohz..
convention. Early in the evening sns -.
sent an agonized telegram 20 Mrs So y. =
asking her 20 tax. ne paper ana rssa : ii
the scheduled vjct ms place. A profDP' ="
decided negative MAS returned. -.
tn start out n the morning ano -
soma ono 70 read 1t for me, saa =
t5roHn az she retired. There are W =
women on this street who are quite ufrs -. |.
reading club papers. I've written papeIs -
some Of them. and they can't very ci''@s
refuse 10 read this ole for me" ..,s
The morning fount Mrs. Brown naA.s1
round Of the ladIe; IN the neignD9rasosse
known 70 have had operience on cseo -'r~
miss" ~ platforms sr Il IonFirE TOT 80
IL was remarkable, however the nurlpe,, !.
engagements every woman was pre9aIss :.
briU. forward in support Of her resrs1 "
uot being ao'e 20 oDhg= Mrs. BFows. =.
Even Little Frances Brown. moFea -;
c0mpass ion by her mothers evident men, p.
suffering had volunteered 20 90 across -
way and interview Mrs. Or. Creed. ths - -
Of tina clergyman VINO vas conHectlysn, -
marriage OF the Browns Mrs. Creed aus !.
ted having read many Missionary paposs. ii
her day. bat gave Fraieea co9kf -
said she vas sorry she s3Uld not hsipss =
mamma out o. ina dilemma. Possibly -
Creed was suspicious Of the gravi,y y. -.
paper that came from tae pen o. me Tint
Gus Mrs. Brown, A. any Nie. Francs =
home cynical and unsuccessful. dsc.ih'as
eat the cOoky. t.~s
At luncheon time Mrs. frown came go
exhausted ard despair!ne and SspaiSs-
Mary, the hoaaeynaij. 10 he family pDlsa
ClaG. with 2 note requesting any fofs ~.
dose that RIll put a iit&ie courage mo 3 -
loTn woman who has 10 rad nlseios~s