The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05


week. | expect that was an eIaggera-
ton, but | know every extra cent
counts with her, and it is almost ali
act Of charity TO help her sc. some
thing to do. OF course 70 one else
, need be influenced by my action, bat
think it is we'll worth the cost"
Il will get her surely. if she VIII
come" said ono and another.
How have you arranged, supposing
there should be extra company? You
seem to have this thing thoroughly
adjusted without our taking any
trouble to think over the matter"
"Wcll, my plans are very flexible, |
assure you, and can be altered, modi-
fed, amended, or what you please, as
| conditions arise requiring il, bat so far
as unexpected company + concerned,
| We could pay the hostess u the day
| whatever she deemed fair pro rata
| amount for the extra guest. md for
/ undesirable company, tncs dear rcla-
tives who 60 net care h)N laUCH We
| bake and brCil so that they arr com
| Portable, what easier than to say, We
| are going out to dinner next Sunday
| Ions enough bef4re hand to mp their
project in the bud. | know We all
| enjoy having cur friends visit us, bat
there are limits to everything, ana
when a certain few make it a point
| 20 always be on hand for Sunday din
rer think a mild lesson IS in order"
Mrs. Brown flushed little.
You have noticed it. too, have
youo Well, do get pretty tired some
tlmes; Of course l know to whom yen
are referring, and though | do care
for them in a way, still when rncse
| distant cousins come and bring their
friends, utterly unexpected, though
! can look for them most any time, and
and keep home frCm church, and
make it the hardest day in the week.
| do wish they would be more consid-
crate"
well, there is a new rule il order
now, end | shall expect yoH all to din
ner one wc5h from tomorrow. We
will decide in the meantime who can
best entertain us the next time, and
the invitation can b. given in an oil
hand manner al dinner, and no male
biped will suppose for a moment that
he is being managed" said clover Mrs.
Fletcher, clever, because she knew
she was the one woman Of the group
whose pocket book mover was empty.
and who could furnish the first G::nner
and give the others a chance to save
up in the meantime for the day wn2n
they should serve.
She knew perfectly well that she
should talk tle matter over with
Ned, and was sure Cf his cooperation
in anything she wisi>d, for ne was
Cna Of the husbands who did rot need
managing, and if tho ether men could
have known the blessing Of such com
radeship as existed between him and
his wife, sane, oving, coas:derat5,
they would have shed for it in Their
own home But t1?iGiag and dispcSi-
ton was against it. ard so perfect con
fdence was an unknown quantity in
their homes. Only in Iit:lc things, but
the fncness Of the gold was dimmeG.
the beauty of the hcme-life impaired,
to the extent that mutual confidence
was imperfect.
Was the combine successful? Mcst
omphatically so, as any one Of them
would tell you. coal YEA see her per-
sonally. Th4 mi -, = congratulated
himself because ii of his teachers,
who had been went take vacation
through the warm weather, alleging
that they simply could not care for
the classes and Sunday dinners, did
not even suggest substitute, and
the very infrequen. Sabbath5 they
were absent he secured Mrs. Fletcher.
who had no regular class, to fill the
vacancy.
Rested, cheerful women ready for
the next weeks work, instead CT
dreading it. was a partial result. and
four well satisfied households through
out the summer spoke much for the
combination.
One day Mrs Raynor asked Mrs.
tletcher now she came " tHlliN Va
such a delightful arrangement.
We'll, did not exactly think Of it,
il evolved as most things do. When
nv sister and both lived in the same
city. it was an understood thing that
every other Sunday only GRE should
get dinner. One day | thoL. 1T how
nice It would be to enter into some
such plan with neighbor; gradually,
as thought it over, l decided that
four would be the right number, nei-
ther too many nor too few, and select
ed YOU three to help me, as first
choice. II for any reason either OF
YOU had thought it impossible, | should
have selected some one else, for was
determined to try it, and equally de-
termined you should enjoy it if could
persuade you
well, l can say right now that
never enjoyed a summer more. Some
way, that free coming in made me
feel as if l was free from RESPONSE
bility for time, and gave me strength
to rest, for it takes strength to do
that" and she laughed a little con-