Emmons County record., 1911-02-02
| IS GIRL FRIENDS.
\ ark Twain Dearly Loved Chill
dren as PIaymates.
II ANGEL FISH SOCIETY.

!E ANGEL FISH SOCIETY.
Delightful and Touching Story About
-ittle Marsarst, One Of Its Members,
md the Genial Humsrist-A Pretty
orpaet and Quaint Letter.
IKE many another great man. Marx
aln was fond Of children. He never
rev childhood, and he always
Sc young playmates where they
to be found. He formed curious
'ctics Of these girl friends Back
lie nineties. when he was liTing In
-cpe. he created club which was
onsist of one (only one, girl in each
ntry OF the globe. the duty OF said
aber being to write occasionally TO
chief officer, who faithfully replied
acsc random and far fariug mes
6. OF course these little girls were
rt into womanhood presently. but
to the last years Of his life the
aber who signed herself France
aimed faithful to the Law.
mother club Of girls. little girls, be
ne one OF the chief interests during
final years. 1t had its beginning
l,ermuda during one Of his frequent
$ to those happy islands. 1t was
ed the Angel Fish club. after q
,eous swimmer of those waters, and
gave to each member an angel fish
az society badge. 1t was sue
full club, and on his return TO
erica he elected other members,
ugh to make twelve In all.
liz home at Redding. Conn, Storm
L. had been originally named IN
ence at Home. and as Angel Fish
lqnarters Innocence at Home II
avs remained. Members with thir
ents visited him there. and de bill
4 room, where the dishes" were
y to spend NEST Of their time
cking the balls about, under the
Il members instruction, was called
Aquarium. and gay prints o:
ny Bermuda fishes were hung along
walls to carry out the idea. Each
Der had the privilege Of selecting
OF these as her patron fish and Of
Atifying 1t with her name.
vas in Bermuda one day when be
walking along the beach With one
is angel fish members that he pick
s& Q s9Sli ila6l1ssle eQ5ols Asn
-sleiy htnsed toxrt1sr; He sss4-
d it and handed hfs cen1panion hae.
leu will be going dway from ne
,ty soon. Margaret" he said, "and
wing up. and l won't know you
more I shall see a great many
trgarets, and now and then one Of
IN will say she is my Margaret, but
viii say. No; you resemble my Mar
ret, but you are bigger than my
arsaret. and can't be sure Then I
4 take out this shell and VIII say.
you are really my Margaret you
III have the other half Of this she'll,
I'd it will lt exactly Then II she
IS the shell and 1t fts shall know
7as it Is really my Margaret, no mat
: how many years have gone By or
wv much older she has grown
.ll this he said very gravely and
rnestly. and the little girl took the
seil thoushtfully ana promised to
eep it always. Next morning when
ne came running up to meet him on
ie hotel veranda he looked at her
'estioningly.
You look like Margaret" he said,
ut I can't be sure. II you are really
= Margaret you will have a shell
We her once-the mate to this one
He got no further. The talisman was
opptly produced. ana it fitted e1
tly. He returned to America, and
mewhat later Margaret received a
tcr-one Of the pretty letters he was
9ays writing to children. In 1t he
~:
ain Away. making mistakes. When
is in New York six weeks ago I was
corner Of Fifth avenue and saw a
il girl-not big one-start across
N the opposite corner and exclainl-
70 myself joyfully. THAT Is certainly
Margaret" So rushed to meet her
as she came nearer began TO doub,
ID said to myself Its Margaret. that
plain enough. but I'm half afraid It 4:
melody else's." So when passed hel
ield my shell 30 she couldn't help trl
II. Dear. she only glanced at 1t ant
ssed on. l wondered II she could have
rlooked 1t. II seemed best to find out
t,,rv, nod IAN ,,tyi$
I'll her and said deferentially, "Dea
IS. l already know your first name b,
look OF you. but would you mint
Hing mo your other one!" She wa
7sxsd and said. pretty sharply: IT
ouslas. II you're SO anxious TO know.
low your name by your looks, and IL
wise you TO shut yourself up With PEI
nd Ink and write some more rubbish.
= surprised that they allow you to ru
large. You are likely to get run owe
i baby car1iage any time. Run alon
,l3w and don't let the COWS bite YOU
What an idea! There aren't any COW
{ dat let on no perceive how unculture
,hc was. She was from the country. c
and didn't know what cemics
slunder she was making.
Margaret, with her mother, cnlle
nhcn they returned to America. Whe
he cards were brought to him he lool
q at hers. and said:
Well, the young lady. her nan
& SINS familiar. but can't be sure 1t
my Margaret without q certain toke
Aich she. is supposed to carry as
oof." The shell came up witho'
clay. lie took the two halves now
:. icweler and had them set in gold
hirms. One OF these Margaret wo
n ribbon about her neck. and 4
yer he linked TO his watch ehai
here it remained till he died. WI
swcet fancy 1t all was.
He spent the last months OF his u
: Bermuda in the home Of one Of