Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 81, 14 February 1920 — Page 16
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Mrs. Ellon's Last Valentine Party By JULIA BURR "Oh, mother, may I have a Valentfoe party?" asked Doris, as she put her school books on the table. "Well, I don't know," said Mrs. Elian, "Well see what your father says." So Doris Impatiently wait
ed for her father. It would be an j
hour before be would come. She triedto pass the time away by reading a book, but somehow
it didn't seem as interesting as it;
had the night before. Then she; tried to Bew, but It seemed as if j
sho couldn't sew straight and
tried to do numerous r" .
tmt was too ' ... sflStty to do any of
uitin. At last she thought of something to do which satisfied her. She got a pencil and some paper and wrote the names of whom she thought she. would invite to her party, if she wa$ to have one. She had been writing for some time when she glanced out of the window and saw her father coming. She ran out to him and asked him the same question that she had asked her mother just an hour before. "We'll see what your mother Fays," said Mr. Elian as he opened the door of his house. "Cut mother said to Bee what you 6aid," said Doris. "Doris, oh Doris," 6houted Mrs. Elian from the kitchen. "Coming," Doris shouted back. She assisted her mother with the upper and at the table Mrs. Elian said. "What did father say?" "Oh,he said for me to see what you said," Doris answered. "How funny," laughtd Mrs. Elian, "I said to ask him and he said to ask me." What shall we do about it, father?"
"Well," said Mr. EUan, "I think it would be nice for her to have a party. What do you think about it." " I think It would be nice, too," replied Mrs. Elian. "Remember the last Valentine party we went to?" asked Mr. Elian, chuckling at the remembrance of it. "I should say I do," answered Mrs. Elian, 6mlling over her coffee. "Tell me about It, won't you, mother?" pleaded Doris. "Yes, but not now," Bald Doris's mother, "after we wash and dry the dishes." Doris hurried with the dishes and then seated her mother and self in the living room.' "Now tell me," she begged. '"Well," began Mrs. Elian, "It happened about a month before your father and I were married. We had quarreled about something, I forget what is was now, anyway It was just a silly, little quarrel. The quarrel began about three weeks
before the valentine party and father and I had not spoken to each other since. A few days before the party I received my invitation and father received one, too, although at the time I did not know it and if I had, I probably would not have gone. Then the night of the party came. I put on my blue silk dress and presented my pass which was a heart, pierced with an arrow. I forgot to mention that it was sent with the invitation and without it I could not have gone to the party. The rooms were prettily decorated. Red Hearts hung on red and gold strings from the ceiling and the walla had" cupids here and there. We danced for a while and then the hostess told us that we were 'to play a game called the "Valentine Post Office." Each one waa to go to the Post office and say, "Is there any mail for me," and then give your name. Of course there was mail for everyone who attended the party. The
mail waa beautifully home made
valentines.
Inside of the valentines waa a verse which told you what you
were to do, Mine read somethin, like this:
Out of the front door you must go,
Around the north corner of the
house, you know. Walking backward all the time,
Until someone says. "Thou art
Mine."
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When you begin to sink, For there t will be your connecting link, So when every one had received queer directions, we were told to their mail with the different, do just as they said. So I went out of the front door and around the corner of the house, going backwards all the time, I had no Idea what was going to happen. I,
soon reached the back yard and waa thinking how dark it was when suddenly I fell Into a hole, at first I didn't know what happened and when I was just about getting my thoughts together when somebody else fell into the same hole and I said, "Who are you?" and then I recognized your father's voice as he said, "It Is I, Liziio," but what are you doing here?"
"Charlie Elian, I said, real sternly, "I would like to know what you are doing here. I am here because that is what it said for me to do in my mail, but they didn't make it very plain. That is how I fell into this hole. But what business have you following me here? and then your father said, "Why, Lizzie, I didn't follow you here. My valentine gave me directions that led me here. I will show you.' Then he struck a match and I read the verse that was on his valentine. It waa just like mine
except instead of having north corner of the house, it had west corner and both ways led to the same place. Then but Charlie, you tell the rest. I have to go up
stair," Mrs. EUan leftf the room
and so Mr. Elian continued,
"When she came to the lines
that said, For there will be your
connecting link," she said "Charlie they meant us." And right there
the quarrel ended and I gave mother her engagement ring, which
I had been carrying about in my
pocket, waiting for her to end the
quarrel."
Just then Mrs, EUan entered the
room and went over to Lizzie and gave her two yellow looking valentines.
"This is the one that was given
to me," she said, pointing to it," and this one is your father's." And Lizzie read the two little verses that in one night had ended a quarrel. "Oh, mother!" exclaimed Lizzie, "I am going to have my party just like the one you went to and I am going to try to make George Brownly and Mary Tilter friends again. Mary got mad at George because
he would not take her to a show
one night. He had taken her the night before and this night he had lessons to get. I am going to do
almost like they did at the party you went to, but I am not going to drop them into a hole in the ground.
8AYINGS OF LINCOLN Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say, for one, that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. I made a point of honor and conscience in all things to stick to my word, especially if others had been induced to act on it. The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in evrry way
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distance to the North-West; suppose that you intended to leave the road and strike out across lots. Then when ready to take the first step hold your "compass in both hands at half-arm's length (that Is the way Edward Breck puts it) and find a good landmark directly in line with the North-West point of the compass, a distance barn perhaps, or a tall tree. Walk straight towards your landmark and consult your compass immediately if you lose sight of it. In case your straight North-West course takes -you to a swamp or pond that you can not cross, you must find a way around. But before changing your direction, be sure to notice and remember some inlet, clump of trees, or lone pine on the other side, In line with the N. -W. point of your compass, which you can use as a new starting point when you reach it. If you decide to turn toward the east in rounding the pond or swamp, iind a landmark in that direction and, when you reach it, stop until you choose another landmark due
THE SETTLEMENT WORKER north, then go toward that.
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What is Jane Addams' "Twenty 'pagd at gt0Pi yQU wlll ,.each Years in Hull House" one of the; he otner Bl(le of (he wa(er and can most popular books in the highjthen wa)k west untn you find the school girl's reading list? Why do lone pine or lnlet and from lhere so many college girls elect the take your North-West course again, social sciences? Why are ' the; fjnauy reaching the promised haunt majority of settlement workers ; of Uie Rufned Grouse.
women?
Why Enter the Work
Many answers are possible.
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me to assure you that suspicion and jealousy never did help any man in any situation. Our Government rests in public opinion. Whoever can change public opinion can change the Government practically so much. As to the ycung men. You must not wait to be brought forward by
the older men For instance, do you suppose that I should ever have got into notice if I had waited to be hunted up and pushed forward by older men? Washington is the mightipst name ' of earth long since the
mightiest in the cause of civil liberty, still mightiest in moral reformation. On that name no eulogy is expected. The leading rule for a lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence. Leave nothing for tomorrow that can be done today. As a peace maker, the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough. Equality in society alike beats inequality, whether the latter be of the British aristocratic sort or of the domestic. slavery sort.
variety and an opportunity for no end of the thrilling experiences. Then tco, the stories of ill-fed, neglected children arouse their sympathy and fire them with a determination to uplift their neighbors of the slums.
Why Not Enter It,
ENJOYED THE ICE, TOO. Aunt Polly: I went to Greensfork last Sunday to see my grandma and grandpa. Had a good time and a good dinner. While there i was sliding on the ice, there were some other boys playing on the ice. While there i found a piece of poetry my grandpa has
Most vounz colleze eirls entering 'composed. You may call it steal-
settlement work are carried away ing but i just took a copy of it so with the idea of sacrifice for a great ; that is not stealing.
i win senu you a copy or u.
you think it too long to put in the
THE REALIST My little daughter was flower girl at her cousin's wedding, and, being curious as to the church, with which she waa not familiar, she asked on returning home, "What house was that we were in?" "That was God's house," I replied, "And was that God playing the piano up In the roof?" the little one asked.
es and sympathies are exhausted.
cause and forget to examine their own Qualifications for the work.
At the f.nd of the first week, their ! Junior, cast it into the waste bast
noses may be adjusted to the con-jet. Howard Brooks, East Haven,glomeration of odors and their ears j Roscoe Street. P. S. I sold my to the endless noise, but their nerv-i rabbits, thank you.
(Note wo, nowara, we ao not call this stealing when wou tell who wrote it. We are glad to publish it. The "copied" poems we can not publish in the Junior are the well known ones, poems already published in many books and magazines. We appreciate your thanking us for the help the Junior gave you in selling your rabbits. Ed)
HOW TO STUDY SPELLING How many different ways to study spelling do you suppose there are? Some students write the words out, and some don't. Some spell them out loud, and some don't. Some look at them on the page of the book and some try to make a picture of them in their minds. If you can get a spelling lesson quickly and make no mistakes, write to the Junior Editor and tell him just how you do it. Other boys and girls who cannot do it bo well would like to know.
EXCUSES Of all the many excuses With which this old world is accursed, The common excuse, "I'm too busy, Is the poorest, the meanest, the worst. Detroit Free Press.
OLD AND NEW DEBATES "Let's have a debate Friday after noon!" "All right! How about the question, 'Resolved that Washington was greater than Lincoln'?" By all means, no! Get new questions for your debates. If you want to debate about famous men pick two men for president of the United States next time and then try to prove that your man is better than the other. You will like it much better than an old threadbare question.