Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-11-16

10 call him brother George, and as the
Year, went on and we were both left
widows, Capt. Dewey used to say he
thought we needed looking after, and
so we used to call him stepfather
George; all, of course, just in fun"
Fun for you girls" l observed. q
don't believe it was wild sport for the
Admiral. Anyhow, l don't think he
would find the situation irresistibly
amusing today, do your"
No, l really don't think he would:
neither would l." said Mrs. Hazen. be-
coming suddenly serious. Well, in all
these years l learned to revere Admiral
Dewey's character. He was my preux
chevalier. His generosity, his pure
patriotism, his gentleness and fairness,
his love of JUSTICE knew and hon
ored all these traits, and when he went
to Manila we felt, as a family, that we
had lost the daily association of one
VINO was very dear to us. While the
admiral, who was commodore then,
commanded the Olympia you may be
sure we were vitality interested in
everything that went on away over
there in the east. We correspondent
constantly, and after the battle of
Manila we felt as though one of us
was the hero of that great engagement.
Mamma and l sent the first despatch of
congratulation that Commodore Dewey
received after the victory of Manila.
When he was made an admiral we sent
him the cablegram that gave him the
news of his promotion Secretary
Longs message, "You may hoist the
admiral's flag, Dewey" was several
hours later than ours. We knew Of
his promotion in less than five minutes
after it happened, and we Instantly
cabled:
Dewey, Manila: You are an ad-
miral. God bless you. (Signed)
Mary M'Lean and Mildred Hazen.
and the answer came:
'Mesdames Mclean and Hazen.
Washington and thanks,
and yet again thanks.-George Dewey
1T sounds like a beautiful story
and you look just like the portraits of
Dolly Madison" 1 volunteered, with
feminine irrelevancy.
Just here Mrs. Mclean, the stately
and beautiful chatelaine of the superb
mansion, came to join us, and for a
few moments we talked of common
place topics. The servant presently
announced Mrs. Ludlow, Mrs. Hazen's
sister, one of the wittiest and most
brilliant of women, and we talked
photographs, for Mrs. Hazen had prom
ised to pose especially for picture for
the World. Mother and sister i'm
plored the dearest woman" not to
pose in sombre black, and at last Mrs.
HaZen consented to wear the simple
white gown in which her portrait was
taken.
While we were waiting for the artist
to arrange the Photographic parapher-
MALTA Mrs. Hazen suddenly said to me:
"Oh, by the bye, l want you to join a
society we are all much interested in
mamma, sister and l are members.
It's the society for never saying a hurt
full thing about another woman. Will
you john"
What are the fees and things" |
frugally inquired, with memory for
yearly dues that seem to be always
clamoring for consideration from GER
tain clubs upon whose books | have the
honor to be enrolled.
mo fees at ALL" said Mrs Hazen.
land just one article in the creed. You
promise here, in the presence of NAM
ma and sister, never to say a word
that will injure the moral reputat;r
\ of woman. No matter what her pa 3
has been, you promise never by a syll-
able to add to the injury done her repu-
tation by herself or any one else. Hold
up your hand!"
And | obeyed like one hypnotized,
and, and before l knew it / was a full
fledged member of the society, and
rather frightened at the prospect.
Cant l even tell jokes-little Jokes,
you know-about women" l asked
feebly.
Not if they hurt" said Mrs. Hazen
with decision. You see," she con-
tinued, I'VE women have go to help
each other. We must stand by each
other. Never mind what has happen
ed, we will help by words as well as
deeds. "Of course" she added, sit
does take good deal of the spice out
of life and contributes rather to the
dulness than the gayety of nations, and
it's about all we can do to resist. al
most choke sometimes in the effort.
But as Uncle Remus would say, You
done jined into this society and you's
bleeged to bide by de laws"
A servant now announced that Ad-
miral Dewey presented his compli-
ments and wished to know how Mrs.
Hazen was this morning, and the
dearest woman" blushed and fed to a
telephone in the next room. When she
returned we went to the mushroom
where Mrs. Hazen allowed me to pose
her. AS she sat at the piano with an
unstudied and absolutely unaffected
desire to give me the picture which I
particularly fancied. / could not help