The Washington times., 1913-12-12

palmer and poorer than any they hat
ever seen. and their mother wearing tn,
coat and skirt belonging TO the cook
started to walk to the poorer part o
the city
Mother, You do look so funny wit!
that veil tied over your hat and Mag
gie's coat" said Mary.
suppose this was all had to wear
said her mother, would you laugh al
me or think looked funny?' asked hcr
mother
20, no: I should feel so sorry 1 could
not <augh," replied Mary, quietly.
| That is what you must remember
| when you See a person poorly dressed,
that they have nothing better. 1t is
not the clothes that makes the person
| In them good or bad, but the heart
! that beats under the clothes, whether
they are of silk or the cheapest cotton -
The little girls thought their mother
| was taking long walk, but finally she
| turned IN at a gateway and went up the
| steps of big building and rang the
| bell.
| A girl about Francis age answered
| the Dell, and they were shown into a
| bare-looking roUm with a few wooden
chairs and wooden settee
lhen a pieaSant-iOokiag lady came in
and spoke to their mother. and tkev
followed her to another very large room
where there We're more little girls of
an ages than the three little sisters
had ever seen at one time
II am going to talk with this ladv"
said their mother You can play with
these children until 1 RETURN
The sisters took off their hats and
coats and found that their dresses wen
not the same color as those worn by the
other little girls, but they were made
the same and not much better looking
Frances was the first one to speak TO
one of the sttle girls, and then it was
easy for Mary and Marian to follow,
and before they know IL their mother
was back and they were not ready to
go home.
''Oh, mother, what do you think" said
Mary: every one of those little girls
know just what they will have for
Christmas: they get the same thing
every yeaT-a bag o. candy, an orange
and book or Il doll"
They never have a chance to wish
for anything" said Frances; they just
have to take what is given to them
And think of 1t. mother" said Ma
but said that the charity societies sent
them their Christmas gifts. Isn't it
dreadful to have Christmas like that"
And they don't put any names on
the presents. They have tree, but as
every one gets the same thing there is
no need of names" one of the little
girls told me.
II shouldn't feel ! had a Christmas
present if my own name was not on it,
said Frances
asked Marian. Il wish 1 could send
two it'll" girls | was playing with
book Of fairy stories. One of them
never heard of fairies"
= will tell yOu this evening after din ,
ntr" her mother replied.
The little sisters could hardly wait for
dinner t" b" over. they were so anxious
20 hear their mothers plan for the /!
Christmas fairies.
Il hope my little daughters have
learned "a lesson this afternoon" was
the way their mother began. Il want |
ed they should feel that those little girls |
So Fortunate as my little girls. and that |
I" give them gifts for the pleasure of |
sport of them for the manner in |
"hiCh they received them was not only |
,ihklnh. e., ; hnt not noble way in>which |
II think We all think that now" said |
Marian. II am sorry ! thought Of it in
tina, way now
:" 8re no" happy it made one little girl
was paVing with to get a ribbon for
her hair with her name on the package.
me me was wishing for a red ribbon to-
am sorry asked to have the tree
,or the Door children this morning." said
happy w
That is Just what we will do" said
-heir mother. 81 have the nftne OF each
lttle gir' and each little bov who lives
Al the home. and anothe- day Won can
z" and find out what the other little
-irlS want and as far as we can we will
i've them one gift each that they have
wished for. with their name on tho
package
THE little bows | will look after. and
h' II on Christmas Eve we will 20 to
heir tree dressed Just as VIC were to
iaF and YOU shall see how happy you
nave made them"
Tomorrow. "The undelivsrcd Present."'