The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-07-04
The Franklin Plates.

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grandmother, and when after lunch.
con. in her fresh white dress, she
came down the long staircase, the
minister and his wife were just being
shown into the beautiful drawing
room.
Grandmother took Dorothy in and
introduced her to the visitors. Dor
othy shook hands shyly, for the great
room. with its stately furnishings,
and the portraits of her ancestors
looking down at her from the white
and gold walls, always rather over
powered her.
Presently Phoebe, the maid, brought
in the tea things and some of grand
mothers famous fruit cake.
Dorothy had equally famous seed
cakes, which Phoebe brought her, on
a pink lustre plate, that had one of
Poor Richards proverbs around the
edge.
silks and satins put out the kitch-
en- fire. read Dorothy.
It sounded very queer; she longed
to experiment with it. and she touched
grandmother's black satin gown with
her hand. Grandmother looked down
at the little girl. who sat on a low
stool near her chair, and smiled.
Dorothy smiled back again, but grand
mother thinking she looked tired,
said:
You can go out in the kitchen, If
cook to show you the kittens"
So Dorothy excused herself and ran
down the hall There was no one in
the kitchen, however, for cook and
Phoebe were down in the laundry.
There was a bright fire in the range,
and Dorothy was reminded of the
provorb.
Il don't think grandmother would
care ii | brought down few gowns
out of the closet upstairs to try with"
she thought.
So she slipped up the back stairs,
and presently came back with her
arms full of silk and satin gowns,
which she hung around the fire.
When the callers had gone, grand.
mother found very sober and tear.
stained Dorothy curled up in the win.
dow seat in the library.
What is the matter. deary?" she
asked anXiously, seeming home-sick.
ness in the air.
Il have been very bad girl. grand.
mother sobbed dorothy. You know
the Franklin plates? Well, mine said
that bout silks and satins, you know.
Tried 1t; hung some of yours around
TO see, and it didn't so out at all-no
indeed-it scorched the sleeve, a lit.
tie, and ! know now ought not to
have done it without asking yos.
You pro5'ly won't want me to stay
here any longer and shouldn't think
you would"
"Oh, dear child!' said grandmother,
trying not to laugh, did you think it
meant that? No, It means, think,
that if YOU wear better things than
you can afford, You must go without
things you really need"
But the scorched places" said
Dorothy.
What closet did you get them
FROM"
THE East room closet"
We'll, those are old ones. hung
away there to use for patchwork"
said grandmother, $50 there is no
great harm done"
But Dorothy knew better.
1T might have been. and it isn't
my fault that it isn't she said in a
penitent voice. 1T might have been
your bestest one"
Yes, you can always ask, you
know" suggested grandmother, in her
gentle voice.
Eyes, always will after this" said
Dorothy, and | will get a plate to
eat on that says something that can
understand, so | won't want to try
things, for do love to do that, grand.
mother"
Grandmother always liked to think
Dorothy was like herself when she
was a little girl, so now she laughed.
"Ah, so did I, Dorothy, when was
your age" she said.
", tel me, pleaseY said Dorothy.
And grandmother told stories until
the bell called them into the dining
room. Dorothy ran ahead and chose
plate, this time. which instructed
her not to pay too dear for her whis-
tie, which was comparatively SAFE
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