Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-08
THE LESSON ALICE LEARNED

"0h dear, it's terribIe!" exclaimed Alice Hunting as she threw herself down in the morris chair.
 A week before MT. Hunting, Alice's father, brought home the news that the bank had lost a great deal of money and had to else its doors. and MT. Hunting thought he had lost al- most all his money.
 And that was what Alice thought was terrible. All her life she had had the things she wanted in reason and she never knew what the word "pov- erty" meant. The past week she had gone to school and had tried to be as cheerful as usual before her friends They had wanted her to go to sev- eral entertainments with them, but always she had to decline. She was interrupted in her thinking by laugh ing and merry voices outside. Soon the door opened and 8 group of girls ran in.
 "Oh! Alice" cried one, running over to the fireside to get warm. i've want you-", she was interrupted by the other girls. ITO go to the tteater with us tonight"
 .,., -ohi l,1o;s,yi. DSstyi" said Alice to one. T
 "Wfy not? they ali asked.
 well" stammered Alice, T might as well tell you now as anytime Her voice quivered, and her eyes were blinded with tears, "You see almost all the money we had was in the bank poor, so I cannot go to the theaters and such places again"
 ''Oh, you poor thingl" said Dotty's best friend. 'Is this why you haven't been with us lately?'
 Yes" answered Alice.
 Gladys Simmons tossed her head: Come on girls! We have to eat din- v,ey. 0 yfd dreaa before Tva eSo {"
 Gladys Simmons. for shame!" cried Dotty, and one or two more of Alice's churns. 'Of course we won't go" added Dotty.
 What And leave our. leader out of our good times" cried Dotty.
 "Yes, yes, you must gO." cried Alice flor 1t would be much harder for me to bear ifyou girls stayed at home.
 Really 2" queried Dotty.
 "Yes indsedl" said Alice.
 Are you girls ever comingr cried
 "Oh, that gnob!" exclaimed Dotty nodding her head toward the hall where Gladys was.
 Why Dotty, no," said Alice, "don't you remember we have acted just that way lots of times to Ellen Gray g
 aNo. not any, different in money matters, now," said Alice.
 'WeIl, we'll have to go" put in one
 "Yes.S replied Dotty. "Good-b bye" and they all ran out.
 Alice moved her chair nearer the fire and rested her head on her hands She had told them all about, it and probably they would never run 1T again. except Dotty. But why should theyf she thought. Hadn't she treat ed Ellen Gray the same way? Many times had Ellen gone by and she had looked at her shabby and patched coat and than looked away. Never hadsehe spoksnSas cheerful word to hel and Ellen hadrcome every week fol the laundry.
 Alice Hunt1ng'B mother had diet now she was eight years m0therless.
 Mr. Hunting came softly in ant peeped through the hall into the sit ting room. His already tired ana white face grsw winter stfl1s as he saw Alice deep in thought looking into
 He tookson fais hat and !oyercoa' and Alice jumpedsaS he came into ths sitting room.
 "Oh, daddy" cried. she. jumping mp T didn't hear you come in.'
 T know #, dear answered Mfr Hunting. and his weary. voice sounded so sad to her.
 He sat- down, in a-great leather chail that she pulled up to the fireplace.
 Well, how have yun been2" he asked trying to make his voice sound as cheerful as possible.
 All right she answered, ther lEonE .hgnascoztsand slippers Excuss