The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-16
CLUB WOMEN ARE
SEVERE CRITICS.
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paper" The doctor. without a smile. re-
turned half dozen pink loZenges. with di-
Tec1ions that they were 10 be eaten at inter-
walls of an hour.
After having partaken OF one of them
Mrs. Brown felt her courage rally and
started of quite cheerfuily to the conven-
tion. saying that she knew In all that gath
ering OF lovely Christian women there was
sure 10 be one who. seeing her anguish.
would consent 20 read the paper. When she
reached the church, she found Il surrounded
by carriages and the auditorium packed
with people. There were many lovely Chris
tan women present. bat none Of them was
willing to read the Chinese mission paper.
Her faith il women sadly shattered, Mrs
Brown sat near the door and ate another
pink lozenge. MIS-. Smith 0usuea uQ and
shook hands
You must come RICH: up front ana sit
near The pulpit" said she.
Il don't want 10 20 ~ front. and | Just
can't read q paper before these women"
feobly protested The victim. Mrs. Smith vas
too experienced a worker on programme
committees to heed this and chartered vo!u-
by on such topics as the wealth and me
health ot the Brown family "a she lightly
drew AIRS Brown % the front pew, X mere
she seated her among a bevy ~ eye.giasset
elderly ladies. each armed with roll Of
Waisgef.n; & few words 20 the ushers who
lowered al the end o. the pew, Mrs Smith
disappeared. Mrs. Brown felt hat her fate
was sealed for the usher kept ewing the
VFr-tTflHr StEr.c.G}4sEy. SEg fetL sure iDAr
| Mrs Smith had warned the yoUrs woman
20 keep an eye on her lest the writer ~ the
! paper on Chinese missions should escape
from .he church. as she Ia! threatened 10
SO. The first speech was nom i Tea! I've
M se.Gnarv ladv from Shanghai
Nothing could have been worse, sighed
M Brown. ST vii catch me IA every
mistake"
Taere was a dir in Mrs. Browns ears Ike
unto the 1o.otarding 81 Santiago as the
su4ve elegantly go~aed president an
we win BOX listen to = paper on The
condition OF tna Chinese mission Said T.
Waa ureuared and y Z be read by tina. gifted
writer Mrs William Henry Brown"
Mfe Ero~n says that sire vas immediate
IL stricken deaf dumb and blind. far tle
first vague cons i0us1es 50 80 had was q un-
/ rol.irc her paper on tae platform. Down
Aelca The lavender plume IN tn aat ~ t5-
missionary lady waved n1eDac1ngly. II
seemed 20 say. Make an erto: Il you
dare
rar-7fY ana -rernuloue a-r voice sounded.
I So read WIN BIT eye upon tn audience and
on ne lookout fgr shade ~ q sStut ~ me
missionary tGuf. ne 1rst page vas de-
xo,ed % a eulogy - the sanity ana de-
voted mprl au1 women ~eo sacrifice their
lives and co.af1tt sor ire sake - en-sEateD-
ing me dark minded Cinnamon. on" % re-
sleci - tie repre- ser ta'tF@ - t7!s ciass
trfser. the DarcrattCr Na& given q r3unG ~
NelI-hre5 applause CowseTlad nv ta.s Mrs.
Brown Stuuni = on. TGe +rHt3r~@ names
~ues tor wish terror 1It eha pronounced
earh che pi.h g-9Ni@s- confidence as ere
found me m 3fa~v made 10 Object ~.
Now and then she = o433 no3 APPROX agiy.
ard Mrs Brown -c'- req ~ RS rsss-. Falr Y
racing fhros1g5 me taz' page. she s-1rrha+7l
tenn ~ oa!p., steps .H ne- haste drop
g.eF aar5k-r~. Z AM ey"-g 'ass@s.
..sfv dear" ss-l tne r. ssloaary LADY,
one INTO which t1e Exhausted Mrs Brown
/ sank i want ~ taa.k sou for the pleasure
vhS.1 vour sWeaf sE6 carefully prepared
paaaT aas @.FsH ne- e4'n- r'2a. I'm