The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-05-26
The Literary
Circle

The President-We have all greatly
enjoyed Mrs. Atwood's fine paper on
Maeterlinck. and am certain the dis
!cussion of 1t will be exceedingly]lnter-
esting. Who will begin?
Mrs. DUNBAR know this Is foreign
to the topic, but do want to ask,
while think Of 1t, was 1t you, Nine
president, who advised the use OF
Dummer's food for anaemic children?
The President think did, Mrs.
Dunbar.
Mrs. DUNBAR Just wanted to say
that l had the best luck with 1t and
wanted to thank you for suggesting 1t.
My boy weighs 80 pounds now.
Mrs. Allen-Why, my boy isn't as
old as yours by six months, and he
weighs positively not less than 80
pounds.
Mrs. Dunbar-But your boy isn't as
lively as my jamie. My boy is all
motion.
Mrs. Allen-There isn't anyone live.
iier than my George.
Mrs. Jones-I never had any luck
"1lA DuuIner6 1000.
Mrs. Little-My Mamie said the
cleyerest thing the other day. wish
u could remember how It went, but II
was something about my spring hat.
1t wasn't 80 much what she said a
the way she said 1t.
Mrs. Phillips-l have made remarka
about the spring hats myself!
Nh4
linck-
Mrs. Allen-My little girl calls her
father Mister" Just that and moth.
Ing else. Isn't that bright?
Mrs. Morris-My little girl doesn't
talk at all yet, but she has the most
intelligent expression!
Mrs. Dunbar-We had such dis.
cussion about Jamie's looks only yes.
terday. His aunt thinks the upper
part OF his face is like mine and his
grandmother declares the lower por.
ton is all mine. The truth is that
he looks exactly like me, except for
the mouth. He has his fathers
mouth.
Mrs. Lewis-My boys resemble me
and my daughter is the image of her
father. His eyes are SO blue that
they are really very becoming to
Adele. Don't you think SO, Mrs. Bel.
lows?
Mrs. Bellows-Yes, indeed; though
] was under the impression that her
eyes were brown.
The President-Ladies, If you
Mrs. Prescott have small niece
who is really a prodigy. She is only
four and she can play the piano quite
well.
Mrs. Allen-I knew a child who died
doing that. She injured her spine
and fell off the stool all in heap one
day. 1t was terrible.
Mrs. Little-I have forbidden m,
Mamie to jump the rope for the same
reason. heard OF child who died
doing that.
Miss Phlllips-My grandmother used
to tell me that tale, but never heard
the child's name.
Mrs. Lewis-I forbid Adele to go
roller skating: The jar to the spine
is terribly dangerous.
Mrs. Morris don't have to think
OF those things yet, but am worried
about teething. My little girl
Mrs. Little-This Is to be her sec.
ond summer, isn't it? You must be
go careful of her until cold weather
comes!
Miss Phillips-If had baby I'd
leave out the second summer, even if
had to choke it. When a child has a
good second summer people shake
their heads and say he is not normal.
Mrs. Allen-Yes, indeed. forget
the statistics, but more babies die in
the second summer than at any other
time of their lives.
Mrs. Morris-My little one seems
we'll. She is fat and laughs all the
time.
Mrs. Bellows-Just when you are
thrown off your guard by seeming
health is the moment when you should
be most careful. Wasn't it terrible
about Mrs. Naylor?
Mrs. Little-It surely was. She was
boasting one day about how we'll her
baby was and the next day he had
scarlet fever!
Mrs. PRESCOTT was measles.
Mrs. Bellows-Are you quite sure?
Mrs. Little-I know it was scarlet
fever.
Mrs. Prescott-Oh. very well; then
1t was. Of course.
The President-Ladies! Maeter-
linck-
Mrs. Morris-I give my little girl
matted milk and barley water and
Bonehead's food.
Miss Phillips-One Of them surely
ought to be fatal.
Mrs. Allen-lll come over and look
at her tomorrow.
Miss Phillips-As last resort?
The President-Ladies. the closing
hour has come, SO a motion to ad,
journ is IN order.
Mrs. Dunbar move and second