The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
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! "Why Mrs. Malinda Meiss!" cxclsin..
the a5tonshcd Mrs. Wilton you are no
| joking me-
"No, ma am, Im not, giving the handl
| OF the wring"r an emphatic yank: ~
the Bible truth. And | vas 50 tickled a
what she writ onto the gold ased card
she sent me"
"Nhat was that" asked Mrs. Wilton
| desperately, the awtuncss OF phiIan
| thropic movement gripping her heart
! strings, =
| why, she writ that she and her hus,
band would turn the new leaf themse!ve.
this time and i,it" the worthy poor to
dine with them Oh New Years day.
And now, dropping her voice to one OF
pleasant interogative. where be YOU
agoin' to dine. New Years, ma a'am?'
Il hardly know yet. answered Mrs
Wilton, truthfully; then she fed to the
closet and studied the fine, new dinner
dress, with conflicting thoughts.
For young chit from college to como
lording it into their midst and make such
unheitd OF snubbng plan. III her en-
dcavor to appear peculiar, was simply
outrageous. The Shelly Farms, new lea {
Nua p''It'llI hocHlindDit! sonnet n INK
would have 10 be done to Offset this dis
sustins philanthropy.
BY four o'clock that afternoon Mrs
Wilton had made the rounds OF the insult.
ed elite OF the countryside; and a swell
dinner party had heen arranged for, Al
Mrs. fo!twaitc's, for three solid reasons.
FIRST, to air their new toilettes; second,
To soothe one another in their common
grievance, aud third, the Godwaitr cot.
tage was 80 situated hat they could cas-
uy see tho coarse tide Of the "secOud,'--
snd possibly the "thIrds'-how to tho
farms.
PpnctUaIiy Al the appointed time tho
outraged upher current gathered at the
appointed place 10 see the Outrageous ,Sl.
der current set toward the ph!lanthropc
president.
By three O'Clock all the inligcut but re.
spectacle people OF the ncisnhornood mad
gone by in their Sunday best
Onions and sauerkraut!" drawled Mr..
wilton, As German family passed on
loot.
Our white nerktje brigade, comment.
ed another first, as the pa stor Of a poor
church, mile away. aud the superinteu.
dent Of It's Sunday school. together with
dozen scholars, went by in double
sleigh. And the "frsts" rustIcd their
sIks and smiled IN arisoCratic contempt.
Before the Goidwaitc party broke up,
however, a me5senscr from the Farms
bowed himself into their mid, and out
again. leaving the hostess looking sus-
pic'ously at message in her hand. with
the army coat b!azed onto the corner,'
4, Mrs. Meig' would have said, She
glanced timidly around the cxpectant
Circle and finally drew forth daintlly
perfumed note and read:
"A very happy New Year 10 all. 1t
has occurred to US. dear people. that you
may not have comprehended our motive
in bidding our guests for the day As
We all are interested in philanthropic
work, We will be understood when we
bay, the ne" leaf We turned i. very time
ly and beautiful, aud has made many
hearts happy Husband and turned lhs
leaf Suggested by Luke, the beloved physi.
clan, We knew you were all well able 10
return the compliment, and so we bads
those who could not rccompense US.
I'VE extend greetings and desire that
you all rejoice with u.s. Mr. and Mrs,
John Berric, Shelly Farms"
The "irsts" looked soberly at each
other; the spirit Of the note touched the
good iu them and the new dinner dresses
we're, for the time, forgotten.
"ia." they said. "the whole n.ighbor-
hood has enjoyed a Happy New Year To.
day. Surely it is u pleasant new leaf"
But the philanthropic society has never
been organized, although the prospective
president is ready and waiting.