The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11
The Bazaar at RiverburG
BY TOM GARNER, Tuscaloosa, Ala

think I know a plan." and reaching his office about this time, he invited the other two in and a conference of a half hour ensued.
 About two weeks after this, Jack Harper walked into his house and hand ed his wife a letter. It was addressed in a large. scrawling and very fem mine hand. Mrs. Harper seized the missive. sniffed at 1t a minute and then and eagerly glanced at the contents. She uttered little delighted scream and then turned triumphantly to her husband.
 You said 1t wouldn't come See and she thrust the letter into his hand.
 He gravely took 1t and read 1t slow ly. Sure enough 1t rather gushingly informed dear Mrs. Harper" that it would give the writer the greatest pleasure to send a doll for the bazaar, etc. It was signed Your friend, LII"
 Your friend. LII" quoted Jack Eleanor. you never told me you knew the lady"
 T don't. never saw her even. She was just showing a friendly spirit. You are trying to find fault with the letter because your predictions haven't been verified. But I must telephone Mama this very minute"
 Mrs. Harper sprang up but just as she reached the telephone. the door bell rang, and without waiting for anybody to answer 1t. Mrs. Wilson rushed in, out of breath. and follow ed by her husband.
 "Oh. Eleanor" she cried. See-a letter from Maude Adams. She has sent me a coll dressed as Lady Babbie. Isn't 1t dear of her?'
 Before Mrs. Harper could reply or even take the letter. the telephone rang and answering the call. she heard the usually calm voice of her mother speaking excited by My dear child. I have just received such a beautiful letter from MT. Jefferson and he has sent us a doll for our bazaar"
 There was an answering shriek of delight and the two women at the liar. per end of the phone and the one in the Stewart mansion talked vigorously all at one time and to the great edl- flcation of he husbands. who were standing near. By ten o'clock that night. everybody in Riverburg knew about the actors and actresses sending dolls for the Christmas bazaar of St. James Church. and if advertisement was any sign the affair was a sure success already.
 A called meeting of the Society was
  the morning, expressmen had called at fifteen or twenty Riverburg homes and left precious parcels of varying sizes. Some of the dolls were tiny things. some were big. flashy affairs, some were dressed and some were in scanty dishabille. few were handsome But little or big. dressed or undressed. those dolls possessed a wonderful fas- cination for these women and everybody was delighted except Miss Martin, and old maid, who had written to a popular romantic actor and gotten no reply. There were several defects in the dolls that she readily discovered but nobody else did.
 It was a suggestion of Miss Mar tin that the autograph letters be auc- tioned of at the bazaar as well as the dolls This opinion finally prevailed though Mrs. Stweart stoutly opposed 1t to the last.
 Ladies" she said, T cannot sell the letter of Mir. Jefferson It Is a per sonal letter to me and I shall treasure 1t always I will make any contribu- tion to the bazaar you say but I can not have this letter put up at auc- tion."
 That night, when Mrs. Harper rela- ted the occurrence to her husband he