The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-11-16

AHee's CIab.
Father. father. please wait for
mel" called Alice Mead, all out Of
breath with running to meet her father.
Father beard and stopped just at he
reached the piazza steps, saying,
Good afternoon, little lady! Why
didn't you make father hear before.
SO we might have walked up the
street together"
q did try very hard" said Alice.
Then she took his outstretc1ed hand,
ard they climbed the steps and sat
down beside mother
Back again. girlie?" asked mother
Did you have nice timer
Where have you been?" inquired
father.
Down tc Bertha Hobbies. Our club
held the first meeting there today, and
we had a lovely time, mother an
swered the little girl, with a smile.
Your club? My dear little girl. 40
you mean to tell me you belong to
club?' exclaimed father. with the mer-
~ look in his eyes that Alice loved to
see.
Why YES, father | thought every
body did" Mother and father both
laughed as Alice continued. you do,
and mother has two or three, haven't
you motheI?"
Eyes. dear. fully as many as that"
answered mother, and she smiled as
she thought OF the many societies of
which she was member
81 thought you did: then Rob be-
longs to 4 baseball club, and sister is
going to JOIN ping-pong club So
somebody is always going to some
thing, and just wished | could have
club. TOO. One day told teacher so,
and she said 'doyou? That's the very
thing; we will have a Good Manners
club
Father was listening hard now "a
Good Manners club. What is that"
Don't you know. father. lots of
girls and boys in our school forget to
say thank YOU and please when we
ought. And sometimes we just say
plain what instead of what father"
Yes little maid have noticed
that answered father; and it is the
same way with yes and no"
Yes" said the young club member.
adding, as she remembered her club,
Yes, father, l mean Miss Knox is
always telling us about those things.
and the boys about lifting their hats
and about beng polite to the girls.
and, oh. ever so many things, So she
said we would have club
ITO whip you with when you were
not polite?" quizzed father.
mo. father laughed Alice. You
know didn't mean that mean a
real truly club with members, like
yours and mothers; only all we have
to do to Join ours is to sign a little
pledge like this: promise to try to be
polite And once week we meet and
tell how we have done.
of course you all succeed don't
your inquired mother.
NO, mother, we DON'T" sighed the
little girl
How do you know about the 9TH
ers?" was the next question.
iii tell you how it is. father Miss
Knox told us that everyone. who had
failed once or twice, or even a great
many times, through the week. could
bring penny to the next meeting If
he wanted to. The pennies are to help
buy something more for our Christmas
box. And what do you s'pose? Today
every boy and girl there brought one,
And Henry Paget-you know him
don't you father"
"Oh, yes, know Henry. What hap
pened to him? Did he forget his pen
n.y."
Oh, no, he brought his penny. but he
asked Miss Knox what it means to be
polite. and said he eouldn. be, be-
cause he didn't know what it means.
What did Miss Knox tell him,
dear?"
She said the best definition she
knew is the cid rhyme-shall l speak
il for YOU?
True poli;eness is to say
The kindest thing in the kindest
way
Father kissed her as ne said 81
think your club is better than some of
the growa-up ones"
And mother added so do r.
Youths Companion.