The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-05-04
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I dSAiH' uer tTUiSSeIH WIS SDnS HEG
= exhausted. and now she tived auG
moved aisi had her being IN black
l 'thinGs and Uvnthinlss and an things
= tlat wouldn't show Il r1- On, dear!
II but-blessed &ttertlRUrctE..- wouldn't
| slss rather he the wit.' VI, .Iols Law
) RENEE in black brilliaust.es ,and Brown
: ,serges. than YibOdy eiE-ill the world?
The prcsidrsnt Of 81. Na-yS Auxiliary
wa%rup9ing Gnn{gy for ar1ez Sl.e was
) l,rcadinS LETTER" siyin.- rheF1 tle' Rev
',erpFnL .iO-ln i-sNvrelce ysDuid be deeply
.grIt,q,ui FOR y sVit. mr. o@arcQat. ct
.cetcra. Il w;1s when SIP CrEne 10 the
ovprOat that r,- confusion, arose; for
None lady had a. practically new over
coat which lAsr' present eOIchman.
FDeinS' stow, cc1id, not wear: 1t Wis ex-
hactEy the Reverend NSf' tLawucnce's
Ssize. but being ,surtout She questioned
kwhethpr' e wUIid be tine cCsreCt. thing
Afor clerical wear. iThe entir. auxiliary
Eset feseif to arIteythis poinH whysn the
Apresident stopped them
I ladies' we can discuss thisi matter!
3later Let me- finlsh reading .his let.
l. y.
hcascs, table Inen-. and'-whati is this z,
pa pale blue cashmefe, gownt.'
4 pale BLUE, cashmsre jgowrat Haii
lEhe asked for an automobile, coat II e,
!. ,request could not ha " Eroduced more
\ surprise. There w@s deep silence.
=. Eren the president found nothing To
say for soIDc time.
"a little unusualt" she firally,saiSi!
"Wefl. 1 never h.f a pale blue cash
: I'mere gown in my life" gaspedI some
one.
8 "Pale blue! So. perlshabler, another
said feebly.
'>And cashmeret So out fof styler"
4 a third added.
/ "She must be some poorjlittle conn.
. try SOUL" the secretary said.
= well. whoever she isisheyolrght to be
n reprimapled. The idea sof sseh world
J. liness in a missionary s'wife+
t He should have Known better than
TO. have asked for it"'
|. THE idea, Of our money going fora
,. pale blue cashmere gowng"
d so the Comments went around. till
everybody had had her say; some of
t them had two or three says" and
,e theyfwere seemingly gasping for breath
y to, say something even more severe,
* when a bombshel fell In their midst.
n 'Why shouldn't she have pale blue
tcashmere gown? She is probably a
IL young woman, and maybe has not q
a single pretty thing! oh, graciousr'
Of and the speaker grew so energetic that
he she arose and stood facing them, her
I'd face rosy with excitement. AZ have
helped With box after box In this So
OF cely, and never have | seen really
r. pretty thing go into them. They are
is so deadly practical, How it will wear
how it will wash, whether it will show
It dlrt-I sympathl2e with this younl
to woman away out there among thos'
NJ Indians. dependent on us hard-hearteC
so things for the little she wants. Goo
be knows" she added, even more ear
nestly, where they get the grace Il
be sustain them in their work. AS To-
IT. this gown"-her voice trembled III
lie tle-"let us give it to her. Cashmer
er Is cheap and just imagine her pleas
,r- ure; and do you know. 1 think pret
ny ty gown would have a cheerful effec
ok on both herself and her husband. Per
ed haps 1t might even convert few NOR
ed Indians" She sat down, little EN-
lie barrassed by the feeling she ha
al shown.
ut 1--WE might make her mother hub
Dr. bard II you are so bent on IT," some on
he said doubtfully. "Made up plainly
in would not cost much" -"---e'ass'z'
nat But 1t mustn't be a mother hub
bard. wouldn't doom even VIC
'as man living among the Indians to thai
lad IL we send 1t at all. let 1t be pretty
tile Let us put our hearts into 1t and max
Ice 1t beautiful surprise for her. Sh
for VIII probably expect something ugly
IL II she expects 1t at ALL"
she 81 don't know why we should dis
CHI crlmlnate this way In favor of Mr.:
ow John Lawrence. We have never don
lad 1t before" A severe voice threw
damper on the proceedings.
nti "Mrs. John Lawrence" echoed al
ed. other; 'prsy let me see that lette
'os- Mrs. John Lawrence was an honor st,
dent In my class at college in lS0
sti- and I beliye / am safe In saying thi
cry there Is no one here who could su
n" pass her In either intellect or beaut
iity l remember now that she married
Us missionary enthusiast and went out
hat those wilds chscrfully." The speak
he crossed the room rapidly and n
preached the advocate OF the bll
gown. II VIII gladly help you with Il
,tty gown. and we Will make 1t beautlf
any as Dream " -----''