The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-03-19
HELEN's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Helen had great-grandmother who
lived with her grandmother, and when
Helen went to see her grandmother
she spent an hour each day in Grand
ma Greats room. One day, while
Helen was sitting with her, she asked {:
How old are you, Grandma Great?"
Il am eighty years young, my dear.
was the reply.
"Young?" said Helen. Il thought
eighty very old"
No" answered Grandma Great.
mot II your heart is young"
And is your heart young?" inquired
Helen
Yes, my heart is young; all these
things keep it So" said Grandma
Great, pointing to the old.fashioned
furniture around the room.
Helen looked her thoughts very
plainly. She did not understand how
all that old furniture could make any.
one feel young.
linen ! have many other things"
Grandma Great continued, (which you
do not see, and when feel bit like
! growing old look at them and | am
young again. Would you like to see
them?"
Helens curiosity was really aroused
and she was eager to see what won
derful things could make Grandma
Great feel young.
Grandma opened the drawer or an
old'fashioned bureau. There were won
derful boxes. One was called hand
kerchief box: it opened in the middle,
and two little tapes held it together;
then the covers opened on either side.
Grandma Great took out little lace
collar II was fine as a spiders web
This was one of my wedding col
lars" she told Helen. Then there was
fine linen handkerchief, yellow with
age. with the tiniest flowers embroid-
cred In one corner. There was a chain
made OF hair, with gold clasp, and
also ring made of hair, with little
gold buckle, which make it look like
tiny belt
Grandma Great handed her a pic.
ture.
See If you can tell who this is"
she said. Helen looked and saw a very
pretty girl with black curls and pink
cheeks. Her eyes were black, like her
own, and she had on a dress made
oh! so queerly-of Powered material.
Il was eighteen when that was
TAKEN" said Grandma Great. Helen
thought she looked like beautiful
wax doll and wondered if Grandma
Great was as young and pretty as that,
and then she wondered If some day
she would be old like Grandma Great.
She had never thought of it before.
Here is picture of your great.
grandfather, taken when we were mar.
ried." Helen saw handsome young
man, with blue eyes and brown, curl
ing hair. He looked very straight and
he had on high collar, and it looked
to Helen as though he had yards of
black satin wound around it. Then
there was fan, with pearl sticks, and
on one of the outside sticks was tiny
mirror. She was told that 1t would be
hers some day.
Then there was funny pair Of kid
gloves-pale pink, with little brass
hooks. These we're my wedding
gloves" said Grandma Great, and
these we're my travelling gloves" Helen
thought she never had seen anything
so funny as the second pair, which
were bright green.
Then there were queer little ties
with tassels and a pair of stockings
the color of the pink gloves. "They
we're my wedding stockings, and your
grandmother wore them when she was
married." said Grandma Great, "and |
hope they will be yours. some day"
Helen thought that very odd She
did not want to wear old stockings |
when she was married. There were |
locks of hair. tied with ribbon, and pic
lures of people in queerlooking |
clothes.
Here is breastpin your great.
grandfather gave me, with his hair in
it."
Helen took 1t in her hand and looked
at it. She thought it very odd that
anyone should want to wear a pin
like that. There was watch with
a gold face. and on the back of the
case was house and trees. THAT
will be yours. also.' Grandma Great
told her. but Helen did not think she
would ever wear such big watch.
my wedding dress is In that trunk
Would you like to see it?". Helen told
her she would, for she often wondered
what was in the trunk covered with
hair
"Oh, my; that is beautiful" ex.
claimed Helen. as Grandma Great held
up dress of pale pink silk, with little
sprays of green on It. The skirt was
very full and long. and the waist
ooked as though it might fit Helen.
Your grandmother wore this dress