The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-22
EDenfs OF the Past
Ueek in The City
Personal MeRtion@
The small Child.

So long as Mary Adelaide's Imagination
led her not out OF the paths of righteous
ness its flights were unrebuked by her
elders and betters. To be sure now ana
then an elder sister would set up piaintive
plea that it was very disconcerting when
one was entertaining men callers 10 have
q small child, who had converted the
veranda steps into a pantry in her minds
eye. fly at one with tragic entreaty IL her
prayer TO Get UP right away on-you re
sitting on the ice cream" and other times
II grew a bit wearing even TO the most
amiable OF grownups 10 play like you were
an enchanted princess and could not move
TIL Mary Adelaide. who was a fairy gave
you permission. And If you did move. her
woe over her shattered make-believe was
equally hard 10 bear. Still on the whole
Mary Adelaide and her imagination were
not too difficult TO live with.
But there came day when Mary Ade-
laide's imagination took on a different hue.
For some little time mother had suspected
that some OF the stories told by her small
daughter came nearer being fibs than fab
rications. But she did not realize the depth
Of the iniquity until Mary Adelaide came
IN one day from kindergarten with tears
brimming her blue eyes.
% mamma what you think! Miss
kath'rine let five-six little niger girls come
TO our school an one sits wiv me, an
marches wiv me, an oh, mamma, dc you
think the black might come OFF,
Mother is from Kentucky, and horror
struck is a weak word to apply to her feel
Ing. She waited till evening, when she knew
Miss Katherine would be at home and then
she ran around the corner to demand why
her little daughter subjected to asso-
citation with little colored girls. Miss Kath-
crime was equally horror-struck.
why, Mrs. Browne, of course L havn {
taken any colored pupils. / am afraid
Mary Adelaides imagination is getting a
bit strenuous
AT home mother had an interview with
Mary Adelaide which was narrowing UP
TO that time Mary Adelaide had been ac-
auaiHted with spanking only in the alb
stract; that evening she met it very con-
cretely. Afterwards mother sat with her
in the dark and told her how very, very
wrong it was for little girls to tell lies, and
how she hoped her dear little daughter
would never tell another; that she must
try earnestly to repent for this one. To
the dark to think il over.
After half an hour mother opened the
door softly and listened. For a moment
there was silence; then sweet little plaint-
I've voice said:
''MammaY'
''Yes, dearie."
20 mamma. I'm sorry I told such a
dreadful story. Mamma. there was just
two little niger girls, an one of them was
little Chinaman-"
Social Calendar for the Coming Week.
Monday
Mrs Henry Wallace, tea for Mrs. A. B.
Mrs. Z. c. Atkins and Miss Atkins, dance
for Miss Sayes and Mr.. Moore.
Mrs Joseph Joiner. informal at home fol
Miss Fisher No invitations
Minuet Club dance.
Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. Herman SayIes, dinner fol
Mss Sayles and Mr.. Moore.
Mrs Ward Lean. tea for Mrs Sm9thers
Miss Natalie Dalton, dinner for Miss BAH
Proctor Club, guest evening with Mrs. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick A. Hetherington
studio tea.
wednesday,
Weddings: Miss Mary Helen Sayles and
Mr.. Harri0tt Van Deventer Moore. Miss
Alice Somerville and Mr.. Martin Luther
Kirkpatrick. Miss Emma Kempfer and Mr.
Charles Wilkins.
German Ladies Aid Society, charity ball
Mrs Charles Scott Walker. afternoon
company.
Ms. c. ID. Johnson, cards for Mrs
Holmes.
Mrs. Charles Emery, informal company
for Mrs. Geeting.
Thursday
Marriage OF Miss May Seymour aud Mr
Harry Graftsy.
Marriage OF Miss Elizabeth O'ConneL and
Mr. Frederick J. Gssile.
Mrs. Emma EcklhouSe and Miss Jessie
Eckhouse. informal ct home. No invita-
tions.
Friday
Miss Ruth and Miss Lois Pratt, dinner
for Miss Charlotte Scott.
Miss Edna Stevenson, dancing party.
Miss Hazel Dietz, card parry Tor Mis-:
Evans, Miss Deardorf. Miss Cooper anC
Miss Hill.
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