Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-11
Break Your AIabaster Boxes Now
Mrs. Annie A. Preston
And who are they, please! :"

And who are they, please!'
 "The Quinn sisters, Honora and Mary
 They are well able to have any thing that they may fancy to wear.
 That did not enter into the matter , with them They knew if they were up so late Saturday night they would not be fresh for early church Sunday morning.
 'Is it just matter of compulsion?" Not at all. dearie. You know what lovely girls they are. We with others took refuge at Balls during that sud den shower yesterday, and several of the salesgirls there who are of that class were just as wild about this af- fair as is our Eva, and Mary Quinn said in her frank way that always in itself carries conviction of sincerity that she and her sister had induced their brothers there are several, all | nice boys, they are a large family, to be at home, always, Saturday night, as early as possible. so as to be up and to go cheerfully to church Sunday morning, and even if they cared for such party they would not risk losing 1 their influence over the laddies.' They | love their church and really seem to make their religion more a vital part 1 of their lives than we do. l will change | that and say than do. as l must not i judge others.
 i And Mary added, to break the little | silence that had fallen as she gave their reason for sending regrets; Break your alabaSter boxes now. Is 1 not this good time to make 8 de- cision-are not all here Sunday school | girls, if no more?'
 l And what was the decision?'' asked 1 grandma
 1 Nothing definite, but the sun broke through the clouds and all went silent ly away; but feel that thought of the
 alabaster boxes will not be lost"
 ~1f Ray will wear her graduation ! T II -,zs,, i Then we shall be like two nice little ! girls in an old fashioned Sunday school
 book, and as the silk is not yet cut it 1 can be taken back to the store and that will cancel my problem of trying to make one hundred dollars go as far as l two hundred"
 Admirable, as far as it goes," said
 grandma, but does not your alabaster
 box contain more?"
 You hoped I would give up the
 party?"
 Certainly"
 There was a struggle in the sweet young face, then she said bravely, go- l ing over to kneel on grandma's has | sock:
 T will give it up entirely, and all l other such invitations as well. I have l known all along that none of you dear home folk approved of the way our little set have been amusing ourselves, and it is not fair that you should be blamed for indulging me in following the Fletchers and a few others
 Possibly, now. if you all take a brave stand, these girls will follow you," said Isabel. You know there is 1 to be an out of doors union meeting at the park Sunday morning at that has the sanction of all the ministers in the city. Volunteers for the choir are being asked for. Why does not this
 class of yours that are so much in evil dence just now, and who at graduation proved themselves good singers, go in I a body, and do your best"
 The outcome of this was that the frivolous Fletcher affair was given up,
 and the F1etchers themselves joined the chorus that Eva and Ray, with the
 assistance of Isabel, had organized,
 and Mrs. Cross said to grandma, who
 was sitting in the family car. and call ed to her softly as she was passing: 'I shall not forget to cast my cares, hereafter, on Him who careth-' 'tNor to break your alabaster box! Are not those girls sweet?'