The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-27
STORY OF A "BREAk"
 BY AN ARI<ANSAvvYER
Mary Ii. N tigstTRiisas.

who has, to my wondering eyes, inherited the earth and the fullness thereof" an invitation to function given by one who counts Uncle Sam's coin of the realr" by mil lions.
 At the appointed time l sallied forth arrayed (for mel most gor- geously. and proud in the conscious ness that my placket could run the gauntlet of a regiment of women what severer test could be imposed :? The magnificent structure of green stone, the solid silve~service things that meant just having money and spending it--I am proud to say did not awe me. Like the old lady who had heard so much of Niagara and looking on it for the first time re- marked: Yes, the fall is great, but what's to hinder 2" I felt the environments were beautiful, but with unlimited wealth, whats to hinder 2"
 But the library, the exquisite marble brought from the Mediter- anian that 1 walked on in the con servatory, the art gallery with treasures from all parts of the world. certainly made me "sit up and take notice" !"
 But let me hasten and make my confession. 1 still turn hot and cold as 1 think of 1t. Everyone was so kind, the orchestra, such pleasant accompaniment to the voices of beautifully gowned women, felt myself floating in fairy land, when the sweet voice of my hostess ad- dressed me saying, Perhaps Mrs. Wigstrand, who hails from Western Arkansas (some looked as though she had said from darkest Africal can tell us something of the noun tain whites we are SO interested in. ," 1 caught the look on some faces when she said Western Arkansas, " and feeling not quite in harmony with the harmonious whole" swept over me. lost my head, and in the most polite and senseless way said: "I do not know about the mountain whites. Perhaps you mean noun tain sprouts" A flutter among the assembly told me 1 had gone into deep waters and was floundering helplessly, but l was going to be game to the last, and when my host ess, after swallowing a gasp said: 'ls that what you call them down there. Mrs. Wigstrand 7' I rallied ana said with sweet made-to-order smile. a"Only one kind, the long green ones with pale green stripes We like them best for table use." felt the last vestige of ground slip beneath my feet and the social waves of oblivion closing over my head. Again my hostess gave me chance, held out a spar to save myself if could, and said, Mrs. Wigstrand we refer to the Southern noun taineer. To what are you refer. ring ?" l just had strength enough left to look at her with an expres. sion of agony as my lips framed the one word "watermelons."
 Another fiutter this time, it seemed to be of relief. Possibly they had half-deined feeling of rubbing elbows with cannibal-but for me, sat just as though nothing had happened, putting my handler. chiet to my brow. But really I was wiping the cold precipitation of ab. solute horror from my face. Why is it. may l ask in parenthesis, wom. an will always consider 8 socia blunder in the light of crime Men don't. But with the wiping oi the dews of horror from my brow came courage. l arose and said Ladies, if 1 was at home in Arkan sas q choked there), my friends would expect just such break ai the prest mt one, andQ recalled the eyebrow episodej would just laugl
 Now please. if you have any regard for poor suffering humanity, do tho same I" And they did and crowded around me, asked questions and were just as lovely as you, my own deal friends, and when l left the hostess gave me a bunch of her rarest or. chids and l could haze ridden home in dozen autos, which all goes te prove points of the compass have nc bearing on true courtesy, for it is 6 plant that grows and thrlves where ever hearts are loyal and true Just that and nothing more.
 i Let me not forget to add that tho second Monday in May is celebrated here as Mothers Day" Did the, have it in Mena? Every man, every boy old and young you meet that da, wears white carnation in his but ton hole-the flower sacred ts Mothers Day" l think the GUS tom beautiful. It's fragrance signi