Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-05-11
HE NEVER CALLED.
And the Girl Vowed Never Again to Give
Away Old Clothes.

clothes" declared the Lewiston girl, who
was Just back from visit in the country
Her friends looked interested. why this
rash resolved questioned one young won
Ian. The girl from the country looked
wrathy. as she told her experiences in posing
as a good Samaritan.
Down in b., there are lots OF poor white
trash, | guess you might call them, and my
cousins always give away lots of their things
TO those families. Not to be outdone,
selected family and bestowed my useless
duds upon them. think ! picked out the
little girl because she wore red cloak and
had fluffy yellow curls She sort OF APP
pealed to the artistic or the romantic side
Of my nature, whatever you call H.
Unfortunately | never bothered to fix
my things over before ! cast them of.
Just gave EN- as they left my back. hoping
the family would do the remodelling act
/ noticed my cousins looked rather funny
when told them of my proteges. They
didn't seem a bit impressed with my good
ness
II soon found out why. II seemed l had
picked out the very worst family in town,
and nothing did them muck good. The
mother was shiftless creature and whatever
was given the children she wore herself II
the garments fitted; after they were worn
out she burned them up. She never was
known to fix anything over. | doubt IL she
knew how to sew. Then she had fits and
was liable to go of in one most any time.
Little Mamie, my special friend APP
peared very thankful for what | gave her,
and in spite Of the circumstances of the
girls, ! kept on giving her my WORKOUT
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my cousins but | scorned their advice.
Among other things I had this summer was
pale blue evening gown, short sleeves,
and low in the neck. got some paint on
it, one evening, and though / tried every
thing nothing would take il OFF So, when
/ little Mamie next appeared on the scene,
| | recklessly transferred the gown to her. /
had forgotten that her mother was stranger
to the needle and thought perhaps she
could get a dress out Of the blue gown for
Mamie. / didn't tell Of that gift Of mine
knew well enough my cousins would laugh
at me.
II forgot to say that Mames fifty moth.
er was just about my size and little way
off, we resembled one another quite lot
Now don't begin TO laugh. or l won't tell
you the rest OF ii. There was football
game the next day after | gave away the
blue dress, and we had all planned to go,
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VOC wv '1i so w W n.y. 10" nou
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riuihppantiy' ven were you GENEVA
oi''' "ouiu" ! sme any n'oie VI my 'nihss
way oue' wait 'in = zen you sfoaneu
"'o -, """, was uv"ins neAe'
"h'" on'i'i. % ""'' "ent W
my feien,iess COUSIN wen ne was AZ the
saine anu inquireu ,or !ou' anu Wheh we
toid MN you were ~ win toothaehe' ne
S"iu ne "ouiu can 'his evening
iou heeun loon 50 oeahihg' ne won
come now hght IN Tue middle oil the game
ne 'eaheu over ana sa'u III horrlhed voice.
Nah til"t oe your cousin GENEVA what an
ouu eos'uihe ~ wear 20 iootoaii game
iouheu' anu sure enough, there you were,
VIZ" paie jug evening gown training ABOUT
you Dig reu nat perched raklshiy on one
sue tne very wa! you Always wear your
"a'S' anu ions "hi'e slo'es On iou were
S'ieah'ns ~ Ior 'ne eianuStahu; ana such an
aNiui ioohihs man WIN you everyone was
,ooAins ny '""' 'iie' anu ieaiigt oeheVa
Ior an ! Know you so wen, lot rev MN
u'e'' ; cou'a nave taken oath mat person IN
nv iunns ioonlhs ris was you 4 neard
..as oiu men, MISS Dapp'''' VINO was just De-
iinu me- say u ioii Lester one is such
peou'ai shI No s'aoii,y' just as 1
vas ANU W urn oh ner' 'here was rustic
anu quI'e sur IA our row, Wnere nearly
ah Your sPeciai iriehus were ana saw that
VIZ one nau CIV on 10 'ne iact .hat you
Ne,e PRESENT. Nopoas watched the game
CIV 80" SUM u 'he men VINO were pia!
US e''ie ~ 'n"' amiui hsure. just men,
u."eN"' !ou up anu nau nt' regular
oIu 'eaie,' Wv me poicemeh rushed up,
anu siappeu you oeio,e 'he boys with us
u se' " 'ou "ien tney hau oeen near
i'p ny .ouiu nave toiu VINO you were
80. 80 pipeu up III that iog'horn
so.e VI ms "nen you were kicking and
en- az '"e noa'h' mere goes oeneva
~. IL 'he 'ihe ne said
ence among ,bem f'''
".It was terrible M oorrso NJ, ,a.
stood that IL was Nom;o,s a.har 49,.
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