The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-15

Dearest Aunt Nancy know that
yeM are wondering why I did not
write to You last week. but on the
very day that / generally de my
contributions Tuesday. they had
class day exercises, / am going to
tell you about them presently. j
was delighted with nay prize
have bought some black ink. so that
no more drawings Of mine will be fed
to the Old Gray Goose.
On Tuesday. March ard. the high
school graduates Of Petersburg held
their class day exercises. 1t opened
with the country school All Of the
girls had on sun bonnets and check
cred aprons. and the boys had on
everalls and great large bow neck
ties The teacher called the roll,
which was answered ga in such re-
plies AS Please sub. Use Here. II
Got Here" etc The class history
was read ny Mr.. Cdiliam's little
daughter. Irene Miss Irene CAL
fam The class prophecy was read
~ little Louise Talbot. This was
very amusing The prophecy for the
prophecies was read by little Miss
Elizabeth brewer. The class stats
tics were read by the infant OF the
class. MI Bernard Potts (about six
feet tail9 Then the presents were
given out one girl received a tiny
! nighiengaIe. because one Of her de-
voted admirers was named Galet an
other one received hAirpins to keep
the hair cut Of her eyes, and stu an
other a box Of paints with which
ahe might paint pictures since II had
+ " ind - 10
shat she would become a painter.
The class poem was then read by
Helen McCtsIeh after which they
sang the school song. by Miss Louise
Talbot Then came the play. which
was perfectly splendid. 1t was en-
titled '"rhe Spoiled Darling There
were three scenes. Mr., McAlister. the
spoiled darling. comes In and sits
down to read the paper. His wife,
q frail little being. waits on him pa
tiently, and the more patient she is.
the angrier he becomes. One Of the
maids Bessie Murfy, comes in with
a telegram saying that Hunter
Brown was coming TO visit them.
She says please SIR" so often that
Mr.. McAiister gets mad and hollers
out at her In her fright she drops
the bandbox she has and fees, but
presently when every one thinks she
mas gone LOT gopus liSi 4ioita As SF|i'
yainly trying to get the handbox.
Finally she says, PLEASE sir which
exaeperates her employer so much
that he throws the box at her as
she retreats towards the door Next,
ali the servants leave and Mrs. Nc
Alister Ia left without n servant. Her
friends however. coma TO the rescue.
i and, disguised az servants. help her
with her troubles. Hunter brown,
when he does arrive. falls in love
with Henrietta, one of the ladies,
Disguised as a servant. and whi!e
helping with the dish washing pro-
noses to her He was so earnest and
! seemed SO sincere that the audience
inst rosred Miss Talbot Il don't
know what her name wasl, was the
ha,isekeeper. She kept everything
going. The butler whenever he was
called upon 20 do anything. always
] said he. was "hottling". all he seem
I ed 10 bc doing was singing and drink
Sing Finally, ali ends well by his
j servants disguised iadiesl. insisting
.She be shown how really patient and
!. loving his wife was. and in turn. her
]. t.ves were open to the fact that ne
twas a bully tot which she had for
s-ner,v been perfectly ignorant). Hun
4 Ter Brown and Henrietta (whom he
s-fnds out ia lady and not ser
sAsartb, are engaged, Louise anu Inc
butler are reconciled: Mr.. McAlis-
ter is reconciled with his wife. Thus
all ends well Miss Louise Talbot
y II the housekeeper. Miss Clara Jack
son liz tho Mrs McAiister. MI Ber-
aarss potts is the Mr. McAlister. Mr..
: 4sowrnan is the coal man. Miss Gill
liam Is Flora O'Flannagan. the Irish
I cook. Miss Elizabeth Drewry was the
maid. Miss Helen McCaleb was Bes-
sic ,Murfy Miss Beatrice coleman
\ was Henrietta and MT. Booth was
Hunter Brown.
Z The playing was Just perfectly
wonderful They did as well as one
could expect Of experienced actors.
rather than as amateurs. Miss AL
beYta Bowman favored us with two
/ violin selections Altogether, we
1 spent quite an enjoyable evening.
the tickets were only limited. IL
4 was an entertainment given by the
graduates for their friends We on
III wish you could have come.
! / am hoping to make up for lost
time The weather here is simply
= awful. One minute ii is sunny, an
other one 1t is showing, and then IL
! ne rain comes. That is what ! call
! sxtreme.
1 With love to all, best wishes for
nyou, Aunt Nancy.
\ Your loving niece,