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r f gag thubbdli toly j ill fc 1 ta the fateothc flapper tbsre was elf ffmuch rtgown who lived i wott say where who took a nation ttr from sane that aha must bars bobbed hair so she was shorn of bar ion locks and surely looked a sight and frlssed and primped what e still jxmuined each morning noon and night iter hair afood out around her henv just like a lions mane jer friends implored her to have sense i but pleading was in vain oho summer day eho fell asleep in the garden chair where two birds came and built tbelrij nest tunld that mat of hab- and when those birdies thus engaged beheld those up of rod they thought them cherries so they ate and next day they were dead what happened to these- uttle birds may bo some young mans fate if grts dont pease to camouflage be fore it is too late a painted picture is admired on can vas or in frame but who on nature would improve sees but an effort lame the lilies in the field do they or rosea the master hand who painted thorn i likewise created you and so young flappers be ye warosdc and for past sins atone when tempted in the future sy let well enough alone marjorie mildred lawson age 14 qijff r prra inirt taty v for richer for poorer lulu linton a 8inqmuarlv qipted oarbfttt hellenla traits have disappeared nm inntrr p mil ihtr wt s done when you remember it history under augustas it was completely latinised and although bysan tines came hither under nlcepborus pbooes they have long ago merged lhtd the italian element only the barbers aeem to have preserved something of the old traditions tbejr are granduo- quent and terrible talkers like th cooks in atbnnaeus i witnessed mr norman douglas writes in old calabria an arlstophanj lo scene in one of their shone fcmety when a simpleminded strangst s north italian brought uttle boy io have his hair out not too short smd on returning from a brief visit to the tobaoconist next door found it -crop- ped much closer than ha liked i told you not to cut the hair too short- he said the barber immaculate and lmper- turbsdte mode a preli bow he was collecting bis thoughts and his breath z sari told you not to out it too short i it looks horrible horrible that slf pardon my frankness a matter of opinion z folly admit that you desired the childs helrmo be cub not too abort those in fact were your vary words not withstanding x venture to think yqrt will dmg roand to mypolnt of vtes on due reflection like nsdfi of my cosl tamers in the first pleee there b ibej ethnological aspect of jibje question you are doubtless sqjbclently v i t was mwtinn u mrs uarfthrl jwatfn tired d din couraged- tawi down iiu tho top stop oj the stalrwuy to rest a moment bcfarwattaekiiik tho upper rooms tho vw of the lower roams even from thui lofty point of ytaw was 3lsourugitur with the rugs up and tln piece or furnlturo palled kwb from their accustomed places the pltlhw sppshlno showed clearly every- break in the curpcl unj every soiled spot upon he wullpaper achats the use of trying to chun up cover up nndprotena any ibngor mrs barnard said bitterly i believe that noo things whuii they do begln to show the effects ut long and rough usage iqok worse than cheaper ones but if they badn t been good i dpnt know whui wa would have done for wve nver boen able to j replace anything and she alghod as she looked at the expensive furniture now marred and scratched and at the osrpet still bravely holding ttr thidr rtch coloring although worn utmost threadbare her gsse could not reach tho dlnlng- room but she knew that the beautiful but fragile glass and china with which sbe had so proudly ntarted housekeep ing bad dwindled sadly and the oostl uhen was patched and darned in many places the bedrooms still awaiting the attack of her broom were an needing supplies its the old story of flying before we learned to walk hera we are careworn and old before our lmc aad ha s strati utm w har too although that more difference thai if not criminal to ar mo welt nowadays we thnk dlssrsntly which proves that faahjoas chanf sir and the wise man bends to ihstu ui ot a certain point off course tip to- 1 u certain reasonable point out i sold and tn favor of pry oobtantton that hulr should be worn abort nowadays 1 uod only cite the caae of hi ma- jemty the king whose august head we oil know u clipped like that of nuuhorse horrible as you cmll it or nut the system has mpmsntarjlr the uydfuvul of royalty and -elspr- fjops khoul l suftloe for all loyal subjects to doom tt not unworthy of imitation vkt there are what one might des- rlbe um hyglenlo and cumatlo oonaid- eratiitiis summer is approaching liv utid upart from certain tmplaaamat risks tltat 1 need not specify you will ktiruly uaree vlth me that 4h sol bltlul tiout is a needlesaly severe trial rir u ituy with long hair my own thldrii are all cropped close and i lmv rwison to think they are grate ful foi it why not yours t boys may ulner in strength or complexion in murul character and mental attain- 1 tnut hut hoy are quite unanimous uu to whuf constitutes personal oom- tatt af6 it is obviously the duty of lutrenu t consult the personai oom- rurt of thur ottaprlngwlthin reusonableyimlts of uuti lasuyjiaksbatsbsil to much-d- kaow which way to turn and think of the start we had i qur little for tune vu curse instead of a blessing for it gave us a taste of a life of ease then left us to be common drudges if johnhad only known how to nan- ags or if bo could only learn to man- new 41ke other men but 1 don t much hope i jf i hod a daughter id educate per so tbst she- might be able to support herself and teach her to let married life alone what rlgat faaa any man to persuade a happy oarsfree girl into risking her hap- plness in his hands p the town clock struck ten and mrs bar rose- wearily picked up her broom and adjusted the towel that was w about her head the rooms must be put la order before the noon day meal and many tasks wore wait ing yt in the lower part of the house tho postman s whuttle sounded at the front door and she went down to receive from him two envelopes each addre in the same handwriting one was a wedding invitation and th other a letter vwhy its from una my little una epcbumed mrs barnard as she read t aunt fna i am not writing letter to send with all my invitations but i wonted jo wrlt to you to tell ypu that you must oome to my wed- i dpg it would not bo oompletewlth- out you ybu know my first experl- xln church weddings was when i sower gicf at your wedding and wont tdjuln up thntuirwuy j j blrl tfhe saved tli letter uml invluiluii for u utile mufpriaa it tht luble uiil wiu u chbor trv rciit tin in h ui gd l heg husbun i ttiut m tie did not wit t aut but wh ii nuo viiinol u hit rl of ilm riutdlng lnr liuhlmnd mil utid huherly i don t no how w un ijd i present band it uhu u bowl hlunkly wo cull just tuku 11 un wu i john lturmird looki d ui in hui rlnt you kimw wn cuii t o li iiutd ve must hm una ft uruddlngl she gasped liglit wuv tt is jolmu wedllni lm not muko an if iiih numu wim jerumluh we cant ultoul il bulnir lna h wtnlillht l n dif ferent from ull tti olhor thlnjch w vo glvon up on account of tnn ejiiiiu why john she wus nupiud f me and aha haualus callud- out uiu i loved hor and nurnud her win n hiiq i wuh u tiny thing mid who was our tloivor elrl and she wuntw tnn hhe was plead ns with him in hur qurientness but ho uiiswurvd a trlfli imiiatlontly i tell you wo cun t v havon t the money for iw clothes and i cant ovoa ttnuro tho enr faro jukt now ifo rusa hurriedly itnd luft the room ami ills wlfo gased after him llkti one dusoil by sudden misfnrtuue of counts womanlike she had thought first of tho clothes und realised that the shortness of the tlniff wlmll th in history to icnow that under the laelijvo ar attended one since that oglme it wag oonaldexed improper yrm half so pretty nor have i ever jramp sojnuch lnuircsgad by any other ceremony as i was bv that young us x was 1 want my wedding td be nat las 000x1 like yours as it can be and oh aunt unsy the strangost part of it is i sip to marry u john too ypu will remembeb johq nelson lie was such a great gawky boy and i never dreamed tbutl would ever marry any oqe z bad always known but when you see him you 11 say hes a perfeot dear of course you will qt think htm half as handsome as your john and i know i shall notfbe half so jovftty a bride as you were but were very much in iqve and sp happy i it will spoil ap my pleasure though if you fall to ootns 1 want you so much your little una v why shea only a child mrs uor nard said as she folded the letter then as she thought of tho dttoen years that had flown since her name- sake aad been flower girl at her wed- djuic she realised that the second una would be an older bride thun she bad been the letters hail miscarried and bad- been on the road for some days tbe wedding was to take plco on wed nesday evening of the next week and this was friday how she would have to hurry to get ready for ill bhe must begin hurrying right away and she preparations harder hut she had thought tltat by beginning that uftor- n she could make u prutty evening waist and could make hex old skirt presentable by a uttle furbishing for john s suit it could be brushed and pressed no one ever noticed u man clothes ut a wadding anyway but now dropping her hi ml on the luble she uubtied like tt dhmpjiglntori child tim children not vnuwlig juqt how t alt i such an emergency slipped out of their chairs utid betoqk themselvus to tho buck yard to uilk it over it isnt thi wumo if 1 wore sjwaiu asking for thinks tthu sobbed l ve learned unu kli to do without un 1 keep my lonulnj to myself ha rout ed me us if i wore u spollod child j then the soltw uilnn so thick and ral j that they oh ok ml out the words presently uoiuothliig milled in h lap a hard mill htitid wus awkwurdly stroking hr hull upd the oldest rf her four little boh bald timidly wo put all out money in wen dells bank utid wi want you to huvo it to go to tho wuddng wo wero saving it for hrrtt it july but wan too big to euro iiuh1i rr that and and 0 mother pi line don t cry looked up fn astonishment to find hgr four oilhlron rugardink if with wide sympilhttlc uyos ury- ing- her tears slt u them all in one greut mothuil mbrsoo ktstilug ftwuy all their wiurum and giving back uielr money with as much tuol as if it had bomi ortuted by oldur friends assuring tin in hint she touwi munugv some uthur wuy to jru to tllp wedding and tti mill in ti use i to mothers hubjt or mtntillnv und he ability to clour tho prntnuvmi when loomed up returned ih play soomlngiy insurmouiilalilo olwitaal in the first niomunt f hlllordlsap point men t over hui huut m i k ierusul to uttend tbe wvddlnu bar nor 1 had giyan it ull u but tin children by bringing out tlfulr uiuall hoiml hail suggested a now plun tuakod away in bt huh ilurchlnf i box upstairs wm u pticloiii bill tltat had been her hlrtlutuy ulft fntn hei j only brother she had imn u ivtng ii not because uiere wuf i ssjim need fur it but brcattae iiiuk wero so many needs thut it u u imtd to decide where to use it to ht uilvunt- uge it was lust enough to pty the hmnu town to utun weddltig and to buy i fur u wf44iuslt her mart pleasurw lb i in the world hhf up the hew wal one wtvuld ot crow ed and dtscottraged dreading td meet itlti wife s nv pronchiiul eyes bo wa- hqrprlsud to flml he- talking cheerfully to the children us silo- set the tea- tab lo with more than unuu1 euro alm0nt iter first woros to him wiire wo rv itlng f icr nll i y a run rod fur aunt slocum to kieii th boys ife openetl his lips to protest- hut nhe interrupted him quickly no you noed ut loso any time we can ipnvn lu ro lifter the fuctot closes slay fur tha wedding und ruceptlon tak th lust train buck to the city und come nut homo on the owl car as to thft t xixtnxe i m going to iay that wlfi my birthday woney john barnard know how many timet ihni proc la us mony had already been hunt in imagtnatlqn und how badly iiih wife needed tt to replenish tier hiunty wardrobe bui face clouded us he tinswerod i cun t lor you tnko- your money to l uy my way f ou must go uk tmrt of it to buy homuthlng new ut wtur und the rest for your car fare 1 ii stay with the boys mho nimwercd i can t go hack there i i i no i must gu und you muit go with mo 1 don t euro much for tho uoiixm tut o john i do wnt to go 1 die wedding and you must ut t ol all my pleasure 1 1 ho axtitemont ot preparation on nventfu evening brought a color mi llurnhrd s cheuks und a light to her ivh that made her look almost lifti uml as sbe klnsod tho boys il by llnln wendell touched th- soft wuy of her hulr suylng ulmost niitl pretty mammal catching h r hiihbjiids quick glupce she blush- o jiki a girl tluy nrrlved early at the jjhureh i und suw many old frlonds ushered into th suits ubout them mrs barnard folded hci hands with the best glove on top und wopdered if her waist did look very narrow between the should but the soft sweet music was sooth ing abo ah about her heart and when it pealod out triumphantly an naunclng the urrlval of the wedding party she was absorbed in the excite ment of the moment then came the dear slaw pro cessional notes and she caught her be a good puv couple to tiavo v rd ut i i uvii v of tni r ai tlu uirne i vus rlli 1i111 in bmkotil b nyp ilurlliu gl thut poorer 1 you fqr every married rereroony perform nfcn years if nt nent una barnard i il bride whlsrrltn ye l tsses una un t vi ippenn doli t for pro nt4od foi rlchor for qem8 of thouqht 7ho worlls iwlili llaldji have been in the heart hh fll mure heroism bus teen dlspluyed in llii household and the closel tltuii on t most memor able batth tl iiih of liutury if iteechor it la iii f conflict is over that hlsl ry iram to a right understand i iiu t tin utrjfe and 1m ready to oxrluim ln 0 1 la here and wo knew it it uuncrfl tha sereii ullont h uuty of a holy life is tho in t powi rful influence fn tho world nixt io the might of the spirit oflo ijscui man think dlhly cupldly ill the mjrld rises quicker thun i fjesthem uan llioiio who rpto flimum nothlnir ml mtruw and ho junl und ttiv thnu ulmest ut li lod h nnd tnttl icalth lu the i slons n imfcf d sick king- flluti l ht ull the ends thy rouolrys tly hhnki hpouro il ht of ull ioass r u im iter thnn a seemed oveulh wltlt deep reeling that she wus living over again bar own wedding night the brldul party panwd down tho aisle mrs barnard clusped her hanb tightly but they shook with nervous nesa the pretty young bride stood trust fully and proudly beslda the tall young man who henceforth was to be her shield against the world the minister was speaking una barnards beutt stood still as sbe heard tha groom repeating after the mnlntes the solemn words of the bouutirul ring service x john tuke thee una to my wed ded wife john barnard jrboved uk- easlly tha ceremony proceeded fur bofter ton worse far- richer for uoori nr in sickness sud in health to love and to cherish till death dq us part una barnard turned u fistful fc toward tc husband arui roaching over ho clasped ote at ijerj work 1 burdened hands with one of his big strong ones then tbe girls sweet u yoloe was heurd distinctly ah she rejteatedi l una take- thee john o mv wedded husband to have und to bold from this day forward una burnards eyes were blurred by teurs of memory and regret as she listened to the promises hur bet tor for worse for richer fo poorer ah the suoreu promises and bow poorly she had kept thetnl bhe had a guy bright companion in the time of abundance put it the tlma of loss and unaccustomed toll she hud buuii hitter und gloomy silently pining for iter iurefree girlhood instead trying to ihoar the nun who wa struggling to make u homo for he he too bail been accustomed lo u life of autte how hard the struggle fr dully bread must have been for him tbew ware gray hairs nbont his tm pies und lines of ducourngumlt about his mouth she caught her hrruth with u sob und dung to his hund as if she would never let git the audience was intent on the cerulhony uad no one saw or heard whuit john barnard patted the lion i ho inld and stooped to wblspot lav ingly there there dear i right well try h then csmo the organ the bhf far that which rej to us generally of ii itnushvuu nothing sets u of the devil r jonuthun ldwardl officers rn ufa liurdmsome lht frt m the ubuso ho raucji out s humility difficulties an liiaitporloiiti sure to oncuunur the practical mui in tlie ield an presents a scene al tiotldt a volunteer illltary othcer s ruve dimcultles in otnent of soldiers pgllsh journal u general ins lieutenant tompklha 4n excellent fellow but a poor spldlar is called but to show tho gen public what be bin entl now sir you in quarter cohimn would you get 1 quickest possible eastr well sir suys kins after frultli you know thut wondered i this officers uikaiuity hattullon in which llot 1 und the british ws says the gen lave the battulloii facing south 12ow into line in tho ay caolsg nurth- lleutenant tomp- inslderatlon do hut 1 ve ulwuys not equal to that of abruhiitii lincoln when ho was a captain of ibinols volunteers ii the blockhawk war mr norma jfapgood in his tjlfa of lincoln ra hitea that durint fliu campaign lin coin once had hid company murchlng in a column t we n tyimen wide whun was suddenly uiiffontel with a high fence with un open gate through which oo one liisn lquld pass ut time he had no idea of the proper way to get hlu men into single nu so tie halted tho cuinpuny and said this company is dismissed hut will cofflo togetl r immediately utter gottliig through thut gutot russian proverbs muny familiar i roverbs of ue bus- slan peoplo have a cynical flavor ifuro is u little group uf them vonl are not arrows buf thuy lly further after tho fight thcr r lots of brave rhen everything is 1 liter tp those thut have gall in thur mouths the bread uf others is iwtl hot u lout ut yat r luble and ho will jllt his feet on it the rare vjsitoi is u jolly oompan- ion i lie who robs sits once hu who hi rubbed sins ten times i lurti bold make itself kpr in the dirt free- io h we give 11 10 comfortable for ten mornings we oftcr yfoii atjrl comes- fr6m haviug alutvod cleanly b without arritatiug sensitive bktn it is attest roihtonj of men have 1 makinff it they discovered or themb tlnct advantages wc produced m shaving cream for is months wo worked carried i tory experiments perfecting for 00 cream that multiplies itself richest lather j- thar softexulhe wickedest minute without rubbing iji lathrr that lasts it necesggrjr sunutcs pn your face moist ipjo strong bubbles that hold each 1 ior cleaner easier cutting 0 finally a cool soothed afterfee l to our careful blend of pam and lalrl shave this way for 10 days not tfcef allday comfort after that youll the old methods post the coupon today getyor free the pa1molzvb company of palmohvj shaving ci do yol thatbusint adayk ithas to thati advei tha have the cash hat nothing