The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-10-11

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was wonderful to behold.
One lady, whose hair was won
derful shade Of yellow and whose
gown was Of shade the old ladies
termed magenta, Z exclaimed petu.
lantIy to her compilation, Il shall be
very uncomfortable without my hand
kerchief. Is it not provoking to have
lost it?"
Forgetful Of self In her anxiety to
relieve the grand iady's discomfort.
Mindy. with an alertness born Of ex-
citement. jumped from her seat and
held out her embroidered handker-
chief to the lady, with q polite, Il
would thank you il you would let me
give you mine
Il thank you. she said gently, but
viii you not need it yourself?"
'Oh. no" Mindy pleaded. please
do take It. for after today ! shall
never need it again
Then sweet, wonderful thing hap.
pened. The woman impulsively put
her arms around the weakened form
and implanted kiss upon the wrin.
kled cheek.
But Mrs. vandemere was not going
to let her benefactress escape SO
easily, and as she followed the quaint
little figure
Now we must get acquainted she
said cordially, land you must intro.
duce me to your friend.
Now my dear friends" the lady
cried gayly, Il have set my heart
upon your company for this after.
noon, you are too kind to disappoint
me, know and tuckiAg the old frat
arms within her plump ones, they en-
tered the theater and were ushered tc
box, where were seated a smartly
dressed gentleman and sad-facec
lady, whom Mrs Vandemere intro
duced as her husband and mother.
After removing their bcnnets and
smoothing out the ties with their Gus
tomary care and precision the two sis
tiers sat with hands primly folded
waiting for they knew not what.
AS they looked upon the stage with
its gorgeous settings and superb
scenery. Mindy. blissfully unconscious
of her surroundings, caused a ripple OF
amusement to spread through the
house BY murmuring ecstatically: Oh,
Jane. 1t seems just like heaven, doesn't
it?'
Never did players on the stage por
tray the comedy or tragedy of the lives
of those whom they impersonate SO
truly as did the faces of these two sim.
pie country folk portray the pathos Of
their lonely existence. To the other
occupants OF the box the drama at
their side became more interesting
than that on the stage
During an intermission they were
adrcitly led to talk OF themselves, and
finally Jane poured into interested
ears the story OF their setting out"
going back to the cold night of last
winter, when they saw a CHASTITY face
peering in at them through the win.
dow
1--WE didn't have the heart to leave
the poor unhappy creature out in the
cold" Mindy chimed in as Jane
stopped to taRe breath. $50 opened
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