Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-12-24
iT was just before the Christmas OF
1883 that four little Alabama girls

= Lily Langhorne. Lucy Waller, Mat
tie 5Harwood and Lizzie Ella Manning
could be. They were to have a dolls
party. on the Monday after Christmas,
and they could talk Of nothing else.
Hal Stanley discovered that the girls
had project on hand. The whisper
5 ing behind desk lids and around the
stove, and the long conferences during,
recess, told the secret although me
strictest silence about their :planssWas..
maintained in The presence of.the boys.
Lily oftcnslet slip anzungnard dsre-
mark about the coming festivity, ana
then clapped her hands over her
mouth if she saw Hal Stanley near,
for.Lizzie. Ella had said over and over
again, whatever you do, Lily Lang.
horne, don't you tell Hal Stanley. 1
don't want him to know one word
about it until it is all over!'
81 sty so, toor' exclaimed Matte
Harwood. '.5Why, aren't you going to
slet, him come tosthe party?' asked Lily,
in a pathetic voice.
"Let him comev' said Lizzie Ella.
"I'm astonished at you, Lilly Lang
horne Don't you know Hal Stanley
well enough-to know we don't want
him at our PARTY What are you think,
! ing about ~ ]. e. "a Ii
s ..I thought maybe you'd Jet shim
come. after we had. finished fixin'So
Z things2y said Lily.
ss..tITell, you thought Wrong-he shan't
come any time If i have anything to
! do with IT. asserted Lizzie ,Ella:
'.He lets me ride on his .pony some
times, ard leads him. all around the
front yard" said Lily,smeekly.
es and pinches you when he takes
you of tie pony; doesn't he ~ retorted
Lizzie Ella. s.a5.
sHe don't pinch me harl," insisted
Lily
ell, Lily Langhorne, you are a
strange girl, declare. 1 should think
you wouldn't want him at the party" !"
answered Lizzie Ella, with a. toss of
her head. zs.
Oh don't want Linn, il you don't
Lizziez Only S-s.essNvssts
comiil aay how said Lily.
Very well,.H said Lizzie Ella, still
: provoked, "none of the boys shall come
if Hal Stanle--- is to come If lie comes
I shall not come, and my sister shall
not make the dolls dresses, and
won't lsy my hand to thing. I did
think G could have some boys and
have dance, but we'll have girls
enoug.: TO make q set"
''It would be nice to have some
, boys" said Matte Harwood. ED.
Waller can dance"
"Well we can't have them. Ny
mother says We cannot invite the other
boys and not invite Hal Stanley, and l
-will-not-have-Hal Stanley at our
dolls party. Now. you've got it," said
Lizzie Ella defiantly, a. she walked
away from the group of girls.
- And so it was settled that the dolls
party should be enjoyed without the
presence Of boys, and the preparations
for the event began. The Saturday
before the eventful Monday the table
was already decorated with frosted
cakes and fruits and candies. The
dolls in all their fnery were in their
seats.
The table was beautiful. The bright
colored candles and the gay dresses of
the dolls hone among bouquets and
garlands and bowers. Everything had
been arranged to perfection, and the
door of the room was closed. After
the dance the girls were to enter the
room and stand around the table be-
hind the dolls. Each girl was to have
q match, and alta given signal each
was to light the three candles in front
Of the doll behind which she Stood
They had practiced the marching and
standing until they could.do it without
mistake. All were to light the can
dies at once, so that an illumination
should burst over the table like flash.
BY 4 o'clock Monday afternoon the
girls had arrived in full dress. They
talked and played games, and every
thing was delightful. The moment ar
rived when the procession was to
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