Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-30
Her Impulsiive
Way

why, Alice, didn't you go out to
lunch today?"
mo, didn't" The stenographer did
not look up from the crocheting, and
what's more, therell be no rest for me
moons, nights, or Sundays, Caroline,
until these table mats are done"
81 wasn't aware thta you were in
any Immediately need of table mats"
pursued the bookkeeper. Isn't this
rather sudden?'
They aren't for me, worse luck.
When l need household goods III let
you know, never fear. These mats
are for another and they are long over
due" The stenographer laughed bit
terly. Behold in me a victim of the
habit Of promising in haste to repent
when repentance is entirely useless"
"What?"
81 mean that I'm one of those unfor-
tunate impulsive persons who are al
ways gratuitously and recklessly Of
fering to do things for people. Observe
these mats. There was really no rea-
son why should undertake the manu-.
facture of eighteen doilies, six of each
of the three sizes, you know, for per
son like Mrs. Corwine, but when she
told me that Mr.. Corwine had bought
her a beautiful mahogany dining table
| at once said, without considering the
matter at all, automatically, you know
| that | would make her a set of mats
! Fn Z will inn n
and hoped I'd do the pineapple pat
tern. It's the most difficult stitch
| know.
! Now she is probably wondering
when I'm ever going to get them done
/ The truth is that I've only just been
able to begin them, for I've been spend
ing every spare minute for the last
month on the border of French knots
that in a moment of abstraction
promised to embroider on Gertrude
Lanes white marquisette dress. She
bought it ready made and she thought
it looked to plain, SO, Of course,
suggested the French dots and wher
she said that she didn't know how tC
make them, l volunteered to do then
for her.
For four long weeks those knots
have haunted me. Every evening thai
| I've wished to read or play cards I've
been obliged to stick to the dots, anC
| the worst of it is that my offer to dc
them was made so casually that Ger
| trude has no realization of what {
Herculean task they were. l wouldnt
| feel so sorry for myself as l do if
thought 1 were receiving proper credit
| for my labor.
Its the same way with these doll
| les. Mrs. Corwine thinks that because
said in a light and airy way that PC
make them they're a mere amusement
or pastime for me. Did you ever know
such goose as l am-to get myself
into doing things and to hate myself
| for it? I'm one of those who jump II
where angels fear to tread"
The bookkeeper laughed, and Alice
continuing to crochet violently, con
| tinued:
You ought to be thankful yor
all sorts of entanglements. A few
weeks ago l met some suburban
friends on the street. They appeared
| so pleased to see me that before
really thought what l was doing
! asked them to come to town some day
and have lunch with me, and l prom
| Used to let them know very soon just
what day to come. That luncheon, fol
which l can neither afford the time mol
the money, and which wasn't in the
least called for, has hung on my neck
| like milestone. The thought of it has
worried and depressed me ever since
The event comes tomorrow, and then
after these mats are done, I'm
through! l shall not mortgage my
time, money and industry any more
Hear me vow!"
Yes, l hear it," The other young
woman assumed an accusing air. "But
what about my essay for the Young
Women's league that wanted you to
type for me this week."
"Oh, your essay-certainly I'll type
"IlCS tudC lOT YOU, uSdI. Can 10 IL
| after hours, just as we'll as not"
Caroline laughed derisively.
But that's different" protested
Alice guiltily. Tipping for you is
quite different from"
Eyes, of course it's different, kiddo.
Everything is different but you. You
are just the same dear, reckless prom
User as ever, despite your hard heart
ed, strong minded resolutions. But,
anyway, you can't type my essay for
I've already hired it done"
you mean thing! You know /
should have loved to do it for you!"
Talk about helpless cases." laughed
Caroline.-Chicago Daily News.