The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-01-23
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THE BATTLE MAUDE FOUGHT
From Youths COMPANION.

suppose 1t can be!
You seem to think my correspondence
is limited, - smiled mother, as she slipped
her knife blade under the flap of the en-
velope.
..Oh. how delightful she explained,
as she began to read 1T Is letter from
Eva Hackett, now Mrs Brightley, saying
that the old Buckston Academy girls are
going to form an association aud hold their
first reunion next week in the school build
ings 1t will last two days She says
they want every Buck ston girl to join, aud
to be present Wednesday and Thursday,
II possible Mrs. Sanderson looked
round the breakfast table with shining
ewes. There was brigh, color in her
checks
1t make, ven feel as if you had just
been graduated. dosep IT, laughed her
husband
Yes. it does I'd give anything to 20
mex, week | believe it would actually
make me feel twenty years younger 90
meet those grls again, said Mrs san
derson, eagerly.
Well, GO, by all means, % said her hu~
band. cordially. There's % reason 10
the world why You shouldn
60 Frank. do yoa think so Nrs.
Sander~,n locked across at her husband
with grateful smile You always were
such dear. Frank
Thank You. returned Mr. Sander
sou. with an appreoiaiive look
But mother, pa, in Mauie there
ms dress. and Stella
oh. YES. | knoa OF course | can &
~ lis folly for me To talk hike this
Sone.imes | thinA the Young folks are
foolish. bat belieye | u ja-t as bad my
eli. thrilled over that reunion as # /
wers only sixteen Mn Sanjer~ou ttsak
ano,her pieoe Of teas, aud -at~ilei She
was - absorbed in her nxn thoughts bat
,he did ua, notice the laok her husband
gave Muude
"Wba, aboas year dresses Nauie.
h. asked, car,iy
"Weu there's Stella graduating iress
TO 6uish for next Thur-jsy moTnius, aui
,hers's nv orsaniy to make !ar scst week
Friday, No,ber promised thar ,hesli
have It to wcar ., Emily t;rcenleaf gar
den party, explained Naaie 'and |
must
wy must asked her father
Well. ! haven { 4 tbios 90 wear. re-
tarae,l Naudc. bcsirulas to look injured
"wba, about that graduating gown
yoa made such a rumpa- aboul last year,
Why. father, it vssn', las, year. 1t
was ,so years asa. c0aldn scar that
old thing in which Va, graduated from
the grammar school ,wo years ago.
"Oh. you ooulda Father tone
Implied grrat deal and MauJr looked
anooniortablc,
No. she eoulin Frank said moth
er, coming 10 the re>yue n-n. let 5
think auy more about il
30 nothing more Wa said about new
gowns Of academy reaaion, Malhrr pot
90 an air Of extra gheerfulns-,s. and Stella
did her share d the talkin. Father aud
Maude werr qaie, Il Wa very uufor;u
nate about .ha, reunion, though, Maude
Ii ii had r,,ne two weeks later, there would
be nothing in the world to prevent mother
FROM going Il was nice in father % SAINT
her to 20. but he could not understand how
extremely important new gown for that
particular party was Neither could be
understand that there was nothing quite
- obsolete 20 high school Junior n 4
grammar school graduation gown. To be
sure this gown was made Of pretty white
muslin, and the sleeves did very veil, for
they had been altered last year But
Maude had set her heart on $ rosebud or
CANDY for that party, aud she must have
it, Ii was with determination 10 hold
her own rigbteou,ly that She began to clear
away the breakfast things As she car
ried some dishes to the slide she heard her
father aud mother talking in the kitchen
How much have you to do on Stella 5
dress? father was asking.
II have nothing TO do but to hem the
skirt and put on TWO rufles.
This is only Friday. Coul3n.t { you
finish that and get ready to 20 by We'd
nesday?''
''Yes, could easily, if it were not for
Maudes dress, answered mother; but
| dislike to ask her to give up the party
or wear the old dress. They are expect
ing some very nice young people, and
want Maude to look well. Of course
"What dear mother she Is, thought
Maude, as she fingered in the china closet
to listen
Il wish | could say let Jane Howard
come and sew you all mp, but [ can t,
said Mr. SandeFson.
Now. Frank, don't want you to
think any more about it, spoke up moth
er, quickly. ''Of course, we can't afford
to hire our sewing done, and we ought not
to while am strong and well, and know
how to do it. You run right along down
town and don think union again.
"Well, Marion, you know best, per
haps, but | know if were Maude | would
put my pride in my pocket for once and
let my mother have some fun in her own
way, said Mr. Sanderson, with indigna-
tion in his voice.
"The white muslin hasn't any pocket,
so now, laughed Mrs Sanderson.
Thav hapron tn toll hnuSa affairs and