The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-31
GETTING READY

Jennie always spoke so casually
about the collection toward her house
keeping outfit that every one accept.
ed IL as matter of course.
1t was when she was only 16 that
Jennie's mother. finishing hemming
the last of dozen new napkins, re-
marked: There, Those are ready
to go into the chest. Questioning
brought to light the further infor-
nation that the chest was to be filled
with things for Jennie.
'Of course she'll get married some
day" said her mother. land it's lots
handler to be making things along
instead OF rushing at the last min
ute. I'm doing table linen now
By the time Mrs. Markham had
finished the set of kitchen towels
and had begun on china every one
took 1t without comment. When
Jennie was g the chest was full and
a big dry goods box was called into
requisition to hold things. Not that
Mrs. Markham was anxious for her
daughter to marry and leave her. on
the contrary. she often dropped a
tear on "A completed dolly or bureau
scarf as she laid It with the rest of
the collection. Adding things to
Jennle's store grew to be a habit.
Christmas gifts of an attractive nat
ure We're ruthIessly sacrificed to the
box.
'That'll be nice when you have
house of your own was the requiem
Jennie heard sung over numberless
things snatched from her before she
had chance to use them at the mo-
ment
All her friends knew about her
collection and by the time Jennie had
left school the older women had be-
Gun to say 1t was lucky that Mrs.
Markham had been so ar-slghted,
for in case anything did come OF
Ross Whipple's devotion to Jennie
all her trosseau except mere clothes
would be prepared,
Ross Whippe certainly had a bad
case of young love, He haunted Jen-
ME. All the other girls and boys OF
their age spoke of them as engaged
Then Ross went away to college
and in six months his affair with
Jennie was broken off He had fall
IN in love with college-town girl.
IppDfp bnra nm tpaJI a.
fact that young Lauderback was call |
Ing frequently assisted her TO a salts
factory state of mind. Young Laud- !
erback had a high brow and Jennie
began to read thick books Also she
took to signing her name Jane"
She said 1t was more dignlfel
Young Lauderback certainly had
serious intentions for he brought his
mother and sister to call on Jennie
ma her mother and Jennie frequently
was asked to the Lauderback home
Tor Sunday night tea Again peo-
Die rehcarsed the contents of tho |
hest and the dry-goods box and de-
'ided on what extra things Jennie |
'ould buy with the money which
otherwise she would have had to
pend for Il brides usual linen and
Iousehold OUTFIT.
Her mother became interested aud
old her she must think seriously OF
citing married
Nobody ever quite knew what caus-
d the trouble between Jennie and
Dung Lauderback, She carried her
cad high for a time, while he look
d depressed and blue. Before he
covered she was enjoying immense
7 the visit of young doctor who
ad graduated In the same medical
lass with her brother. He was good
boxing and so was she. He had
OF been at the Markham home for
week before every one was talking
bout how desperately la love with
ach other they were.
Jennie was invited to visit the
Dung doctors family later and she
'ent She had a glorious time and
anne home to find her mother fever
lilly hemming large tablecloth. Il
bought you needed another three
ard one" she explained.
After Jennie had broken her en-
agement to the young doctor be-
ause she was tired of writing letters
} him she went In for social settle II
tent work for n year or so. She
anne near marrying q professor OF
omething or other who had classes {
own there. but she changed her |
lind.
The years sped on Admirers were
ot so plentiful, but Mrs. Markham
added dolly to the :
ore. The boxes were SO full that ,
ere was no room for more linen.
he friends of the family began 10
nile pityingly about Jennie's I'm
ense stock of household goods.
,nnie was nearing 80.
Then of a sudden Jennie married .
theatrical man. Now she travels
it'll him everywhere. so she has not =
e remotest need of the contents of
g chest and dry-goods box In the
tic at home. She lives at hotels
e year round
But Mrs. Markham hopefully turns
'er the pieces of linen and rubs up
]. china from time TO time She