The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-03-07
What Three Girls Did.

Ihree small girls were putting their
heads together and that generally re-
suited in a plan that made itself felt
in immediate action. Polly Molly and
Mary Esther had come out into the
country with their widowed mother to
spend the summer. They were by no
means rich. In fact they had to work
very hard indeed to make both ends
meet; but Polly was just over a fever,
and Molly was growing so fast, that
she had no strength, and as the people
who employed their mother were will
ing, she concluded to go out into the
country and take tiny cottage for the
summer vacation. 1t was a great lark
until their brother Charley enlisted
and went to the Philippines. After that
the days focused themselves around
the hours for the mail, when they
should hear the latest news from the
front 1t was about this that they
were planning now.
I'VE just can't plan anything thAt
takes money" said Mary Esther, who
was the practical one of the three. Be
cause we haven't a cent, and won't
have. Mothers purse is as a starved
mouse now, so we must not ask her for
cent, for we couldn't get it, and it
would just worry her to pieces"
But Charliei" said Molly, down
there in the heat, and nothing to eat
but old bareback and stuff like that,
and we with milk and blackberries,
and" But Polly bounced up. Lets
sell blackberries, and put 'em up, and
do a lot of things with 'em; and send
box to Charlie" she said.
The other two thought about it. Then
Mary Esther said: would anybody
care if we do?"
mot if we get the wild ones and
they are the best. heard Mrs. Graham
say yesterday that she wanted at least
a bushel.'
well have to hurry to get them, y
said Polly. "'cadse the boys know all
our work That wouldn't be fair to
mother. So we will have to get up
earlier, and that means go to bed ear
lier, too
"Wel, it's a pity if we can't do
that much, when Charlie is roasting
down in the Philippines" said Molly.
Their mother felt trifie doubtful
about it at first, but one day when she
was in town with her work, she went
into a fruit store, and there happened
to be customer there, who asked for
wild berries.
"rd be glad to get them if 1 could, ;"
said the man. People generally like
them so much better than the culti-
waited ones"
So the children's mother stepped for
ward and told them of the children's
nIan. The groceryman did not have
his shop hung with American flags
for nothing. He at once took the
liyeliest interest in the plan, and Of
fered to take all they would send at
fine prices.
ssTell them to decorate the boxes with
American flags, and / will tell my Gus
toners they must pay fancy prices, for
these are patriotic berries" he sug-
gested.
After this. everything was plain sail
ing Heretofore the fund had grown
but slowly, with the country orders
But they picked early and late, and the
crates of sweet berries went to town
daily with flags futterlng gaiiy from
tha hoxes. They felt like millionaires
when they counted up their funds, and
tba HOY was soon started on its way.
AZ soon as the neighbors had under
stood about the box, they had taken
. most intense and practical interest IN
II The rector's wife organized a sew
mo society. and the pure white linen
sheets and cases for the pillows tha'
Wont in. sent the originators of the ooH
wild with delight.
n0b brother darling" they wrote
1T was we who began u, put .Ioa' anu ~
tba neighbors and the groeeryman 10
the civ that made it SUCH nice one
'A Is rss very mountain Of box, and
a. rat riotic fruiterer came out in per-
s si,e PM and hacked the jellies, jams and
Chr Shrubs with marvellous skill. Canned
snuns and timed biscuits went in by
s s,,u n,boiesale. Medicated soap, soft
e LIZ and the liners were packed by
clo'i as-c;ta5 three. assisted by the neigh
hors - Tben on top. and all around the
~, E miss were packed tprayer books