Middletown transcript., 1910-11-19

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tpld ha hatd 20 select any one psrticn-
Iar hlessiug But. she continued, Think
80 thiaga taken iuso consideration, | |
have most Feseon % b. tliantinI foF nv |
wllsal. and the p.easnFe. health and |
strength hsve derived from lie nsp.
During size pass year IhAvs gained in
weight aud i'd endurance, and csrsainly
ny friends mnst acknowledee thas my
temper has improved 9 litile. Having
gaih led more control Of my nerves IitsIe
shisgs do not annoy me 80 mnch. anl
cons tqnsntly my 0tleFances hays besn
littly less hasty. Yes, on tile whole,
an more tllankfni that | am learning
10 10 ID my loneue unless have come
thing pleasant % say tllan for anything
slss. and the bicycle hsa been my faith.
full friend aud helper.
Nov, Ned. let's bear from you. chorus
cd she others.
Ned tlowly Fa.ss1 his cup OF clear
coffee, drank few sips, and then with
tbs air of q Solomon said: am thank.
fol thai there are some girls who like
saEdines and crackers better than ehoco-
late creams, and who know enough to
take wrap with them when starting for
an outing even on a hos August day In
this land Of she east wind. These may
seem rather trivial reasons for the render.
ing Of special thanks, bnt II You study the
subjsct q Bit, my friends, IL Will gain IN
importance.
A laugh greeted sllis sally, Tor they oil
knew Evd's pEedilsCliou for creature
comforts, aud his theory that bright
spirits do not usually dwell ID dull bodies.
1 There are two enemies Of the New
EnglandsF, he was wont to say, indiges.
zion and the east wind. Eliminate the
one aud eircumyeBt the other aud Es
shall be all right.
Mary Laaton, she schoolma'am, ulI-
besitatingly pronounced the Rainy.day
costume 70 be she most unInixsd blessing
which she had rtjniced in during the
preceding year.
must be ont in all kinds Of weather.
said slle. aud do not $50 Why l Was ever
foolish enOugh 70 wear anything but
short.skirted costume, thick bOoss aud
the other wealhsr-deiyinR articles which
; glto make up the moss seneible and COM
Portable dress woman ever ware. No
, vet ankIss asd soRgy soIes. No silly tsath'
srs to sst wes and l1Ok still siIlier. No
muddy skirts Topping dlsOOnsOlatsly
about.
By the way girls, do Jon know how and
s Why the fres Rainy Day Dress was evOl
!. ved2 You have eli heard OF Bertha Vel
[. BY. the WeIi known dramatic teacher and
club woman. who orIanized the Rainy
y Daisies. Well, one day when sitting in a.
y Office in New York, she received friend
" call from young newspaper woman
!. The day Wasrainy and the streets muddy
q This girl had her baDds foil OF parcelr
: books, papers. etc.. and could not hoIC
. her skirts clear Of ths mud. especial!
y when decendine she L staiTs.
OIL The consequences vas that her skin
e and ankles WsFe in q deploFable condition
i She complainsd Of feeling chilly ant
:, cOughed in way 70 alarm her friend
Dear, sympathetic MEs. Wsbly made he
Z 9 hot cup Of tea and begged her 10 go HON
s and 90 TO bed. The young woman !. .IIOW
q ed the advice, bat IL was too Iose, On
n week from tbas day she was buried
pneumonia
After attending her young friends fu
E neral, Mrs. WsIhy came home and devils
7, ed the plan Of oERanizinR Rainy Da.
d Club, whose meplbers would wear shoT
! skirts and sensible clothing in storm
!. weather. This cI0b is still in existeRCe
: and to it and 70 tils Wheelwomsn We oW
4 the popularity Of the allort skirt"
q Will Hayes next spoke. and there We
tender CLEAN in bic brown eyes as b
a glanced at little Bsssis Wood. sitting Dea
i him. can add my sestimOny % that Q
Sue regarding the bicycle, only 4 10 Of th
: tandem variety, for which OffeF specia
thanks. You know Bessie is not yer.
], strong, and il was hard for herto keep ul
,. with the rest in fest Or long distance rid
!, ing; but We dou't have any difficulty nov
do we, BessieH
= No; the difficulty now ia for the rest 0
8 us TO keep pace with Jon, said Sue.
i Max, who was RsneEally ths escort o
3 Mary Lawton, said bis gratitude fOuH'
n it's loudest expressiou when he succeeded
in teaching that youns Iady that the sru
> stroke was NOT all thesa was to learn o
J, the art Of prOpelIing ons's self thrOugl
9 the water.
,t Max was handsome. athletic younl
man, and an expert swimmer. Thee
/, facts caused some Of Glle RiFls to mutually
: resolve that he should have more cans
S for shankfulness an0shsF season if Ii
g could be persuaded TO become shei
q teacheE, and there vas Al almost simul
taneous glance toward the water spark
ling and ripping in the neonday sun.
Kate DaytOn's testimony was ne1s u
!. order. Nov, Kate wass lasy girl slOv
's in movement and spsech, bat % bsautiiu
d and sweet tempered thas her indolenc
q was never looked upon e a iaOlt. bn
% rather as . Tessful factor. among be
d more nervous and highly strung eou,pAn
], ions. As comfortable - Kate, had com
. TO mean the acme Of ease aud quietpdl
u with them.
. / am thankful, said she. that John De
brother) bought canoe instead 81 iOioinI
y she eoIl cIub, Rnd that be Hsida llis siase
y pleasant companion. though not 10 b
d trusted with paddle.
V This wee q long speech foF Kate Il
. make, but John supplemented i by say
ing: What nicer cOinpaRion ccaid mar
d wish than such haedsoms, ohiisiug sis
d Ger. am thaukFuP5O sBeh siaseE, and
% that shsn ever insists on paddlins, be add
y ed Bhsly.
I'll Is was now Minnie Asl.ley's turn
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