The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
COLLEGE GIRLS HOLIDAY.
SHE SPENDS THANKS0IVIN6 IN TONY
AND BRINGS BACK IDEAS.

Please light my lamp for me" painted Clarissa
70 the girl whom she met outside her door. Il
am used up with Juggling my dress suit case and
these bundles from the station OF course there
was not q carriage. There never Is at night.
when you want IL most. And don't remember
where left my matches. You'll have 10 borrow
some"
There was a delay, while Clarissa sank on
the couch and shook her numbed fingers and the
friend, having borrowed the matches. struggled
with the ntricacies Of the student lamp.
4 am ever 10 much obliged" said Clarissa,
when II was done. Il never could have done IL
myself Have many Of the girls got back"
"No one but you. What sent you back when
you might have stayed until H. morrow"
Il wanted 10 have my cake and eat H. too |
wanted TO visit my friends and wanted TO meet
the friends who had visited you That in ge.
neric, not a personal you. II means all the girls
who stayed a, college over Thanksgiving. My
experience II that they always invite the men
they are engaged Ia or the men they are going
TO be engaged TO or the brothers who may get
engaged to their friends and I like 10 inspect
them all Why, my dear. you are actually blush.
ing! didn't guess was being personal Is
he going To be at dinner To morrow? And il 1t
announced yeti"
You are talking nonsense" answered the
friend, standing with her hand on the doorknob
ready 10 flee precipitately. But first, II possible,
she wished 10 change the current " Clarissa's
thoughts. How did you accumulate ~ many
bundles she asked. Il believe you would ge,
bundles on desert island"
That wouldn't be much Of a feat as this
was" replied Clarissa. Il got almost all these
at Brooklyn stores, and | wasn't more than one
day about il, either | never before got things
NO quickly there Il didn't take more than an
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clerks to a basement Only once got alarmed
and had 10 ask the salcswoman il she thought
the casbboy had fallen Ill on the way | was
serious but she had red hair and misunderstood
"rye got a new hat" continued Clarissa and
two new candlesticks, and some colorcd way
candles and half a dozen champagne glasses
for lemonade and cider. and n nut cracker and
nut picks, and cut glass bowl and two new cups
and a pint Of thick salad dressing for sandwiches
and a new belt buckle but that IL in the bag
and mincc pie and some other things don't
remember now
81 don't wonder" exclaimed IN. friend "put
I saw don't Won wan, In rom. dox, IN I.u,,'s
room when YOU &c, your things On, SHE has
an open FIRE: AZ W, are al, sitting with ker She
ia making fudv. and waiting "a, mi. su,or
mus, Vo rich, IN
"Ill lie th,,, whom IN. f,dy. ia made said
Clariasa rising abruptly from the midst Of her
spoils "Tye yot TO change NV clothes and MI,
things AWAY"
Left alone in her room. Cl.rissa turned slowly
around. taking in everything with one com.
.,,t =. -, =,
p'c'ens'e g'ane" !" hi' tnouRn' " hokru
cosy and homelik- she said. hall audibly. hut
Il In all wrong The room has been swept and
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e'e,s '''hs "o'o
she began 70 take on her clothes with intention
Of putting on Wrapper. but the process was
slo, a., sh. in,sr,,n,.d h.,..u ,o,.,.n,Iv 10
'o"' ''' sue '"N',up"u "e'' , '"n'N"y '"
move chair an men To the reh' ana htie an
inch 10 the left 10 un the rug about and 10 change
the angle OF the screen and finally TO rcarrange
a., -. -. 80, - "
uc cuAions on inc couch' lhese 'hings done
TO her satisfaction she WAS content 10 20 or lcav
ing IN. dress suit case unnacked and tho bundles
..s,,.r.t or., Al. a.,
"on'o'eu Over VIC "oo''
Her FIRST question when she was installed in
| Iaura's room was what IL the news nut
ain. h.J !, ,dI, h..,d IN, ,,oou-, ~ an. ,rh,,Ls
sue '" ,,a''iy 'cn'u '''o n''oun' W "'e n"''na
giving dinner. the catemporaneous play, the
private teas and the list Of guests before she be
cam. i,,,.,.r, IN tell ne, cum .,,.rerc. Sho
ON ms '" N,' '''' W." " -
had grnham wafer In one hhnd' an owe IN inc
l T. "a NN.r To- haW