RURAL ENTERPRISE
“Mother of Army and Navy” in Marble
r
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j girl m ust he deprived of a chance. So
Opal w as reg retfu lly told th a t th e re
w as no opening.
P au sin g long enough to th a n k the
ho stess for her courtesy, she h a sten e d
to M rs Ella Y. Ely, one of th e com
m ittee in ch arg e of th e c o tta g e home
system , whom she had m et sin ce her
a rriv a l. To Mrs. Ely she poured out
her w hole story all over again. And
it w as evident th a t Instead of sending
h e r back to th e fa rm In disco u rag e
m ent th ia first disap p o in tm en t had
m erely stre n g th e n e d h e r determlDS-
I tion.
"I am going to sta y here If I h ave
to sleep on one of th e cam pus
benches," Opal said.
She had arriv e d In A ugust, during
( one of the sh o rt hetw een-term v a ca
tion p e rio d * Mrs. Ely w as th en In
the m idst of a th orough housecleaning.
Ely P ep p er hall w as being p rep ared
for the g irls who w ere to re tu rn w ith
in a few day s to ta k e up th e ir sum-
Supports Family,
Earns Education
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R en ee A d o re e
JUNGLE
With Cheerups and die Quixies
6 / Grace Dliw 5tcwari
ABOUT THE TABBIES
here.
« T _ T L R E , p u ss : here, puss
p u s s c a l l e d C heerups In his
gentlest voice.
“Begging y o u r pardon, sir," purred
the unlm al ad d ressed . " I ’m not ex
actly whut you think, and yet In a way
I am.
T h a t sounds like talk in g in
riddles, doesn't It?
p e rh a p s I have
caught th e habit from th e S p h in x :
you see, 1 live In E gypt. O nly the
Sphinx never ex p lain s and I w ill”
" I ’leuse do.” cried the a stonished
C heerups, us he looked curiously at
Ills visitor.
She w as a little larger
th an one of o u r N orth A m erican cats,
of a grayish-yellow color w ith u few
d ark s trip e s on h e r hack, and her
fine tall w as ringed about and tipped
w ith black.
"W ell.” co ntinued Puss. " It's very
probable th a t th e a n ce sto r of all the
pet c a ts In th e w orld w as like me.
j tuer’s work.
T h is bunt of "M other" Davidson, ulster of D aniel F rohm an, who h a s been
honored by the governm ent by being iiiiiikm I "M other of th e U nited S ta te s
Arm y and Navy." In to be unveiled at G overnor's Island by G eneral Sum m er-
all It Is the gift of Mrs. G eorge L. Aduius. T h e sculptor, P ie tro M oiaaru, is
show n In the picture.
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"You see w hat w e a re doing,” Mrs.
! Ely said. "H e re ’s a broom and a dust
rag and th e re ’s a floor mop down the
hall. G a th e r them up and com e w ith
me. You may help me here until we
have finished ou r liousecleaning. May
be by th a t tim e som ething will tu rn
up.”
Opal did as she w as b id d e n ; did It
w ith a vengeance.
And som ething did tu rn up. Mrs.
Ely found th a t she could give Opal
a six-hour sw eeping d uty for th e five
w eeks' term , hut she could prom ise
n o thing a f te r that.
At the end o f th e five w eeks’ term
th e a m b itio u s girl w as on th e edge of
a n ervous breakdow n, p a rtly because
she w as unaccustom ed to being In
d o o rs us m uch as h e r new ta s k s re
quired, a n d p a rtly because sh e w as
w orried so m uch for fe a r tliu t she
w ould be unable to sta y for th e fall
session. At length she w as sen t to
th e hospital for tw o days, and when
she cam e out she w as tw elve hours
behind w ith her w ork. T h e college
physician said th a t she should re st
betw een term s, hut. as Opal put It.
she "hud to catch up.”
So stie w orked tw elve hours a day
th a t those c a ts h a d a v e ry easy tim e
—all play a n d no w ork.”
“ I w as ju s t g e ttin g to th a t,”
m ew ed T abby u little fre tfu lly . "D o n 't
w ere w orshiped and b u ried in the
Jum p a t conclusions.
E ven If th ey
tom bs o f kings, c a ts w e re e xpected
to be useful, a s It’s my opinion th a t
every one should be.
"O n ly a fe w c a n b e b e a u t i f u l ,
B u t a lt c a n be u s e fu l a n d d u tif u l.
Is niv m otto, sir, a n d E g y p tia n c a ts
In th e long ago had to live up to It.
too. T h ere Is a p ictu re, th o u sa n d s of
y e a rs old. In th e B ritish m useum In
London, w hich show s a h u n te r out In
a boat, h u n tin g w a te r bird s. H is p et
cat Is w ith him, looking very serious,
for she Is th e m ost im p o rta n t m em
ber of th e f o r ty . Yes, sir, th a t g ra n d
m other of all p et c a ts Is show n b rin g
ing back to h e r m a s te r th e b ird s she
has caught. She holds them In h e r
m outh and h e r paw s T h a t's th e sto ry
th e p ictu re tells, and if you d o n 't call
lh a t w ork.” said T abby, w ith a p roud
little w h irry p u rr, "Ju st try c atch in g
a bird y o u rse lf som e tim e. Now If I
m ay w ash my face and paw s before
going, I th in k I had b e tte r be scam
p e rin g along.”
“C e rta in ly . T abby, m ak e y o u rse lf
a t hom e,” sm iled C heerups. “And
th a n k s for your In te re stin g tale.
“ D e a r m e,” sighed C heerups, “ all
th is talk ab o u t E gypt a n d In d ia nnd
E ngland m akes m e re stle ss. How
jolly It w ould be to begin tra v e lin g
a g a in !
I w onder w h a t th e Q uixies
w ould sa y to it?"
“Oh, sir,” gasped th e Q ulxles In
one b re ath , "how w o n d e rfu l! W e a re
ach in g to he o ff!"
I say, le t’s go to In d ia ," c h u tte re il
S ififoot.
had e arn e d picking cotton and tlint
they had received from the cotton
they aoltl, they paid th e ir d e b ts and
began to m ake plana fo r th e next
year.
T he n e x t spring, o r w hen she w as f o r tw o days.
Belton, T exas.—T en y e ars aero Opal
Gets Her Chance.
C ade’s fa th e r, a T ex a s c a rp e n te r i on only fou rteen y e ars old, she undertook
"My Fam ily Has Lived in Egypt t j r
But no g u a ra n te e of w ork for the
tra c to r, suffered a serio u s physical the c u ltiv atio n of a w hole 75-acre
Fivs Thousand Years."
fall term cam e. It seem ed th a t n o th
breakdow n. B efore he hud recovered farm .
ing
would
happen.
Opal
w
as
sent
Now
a
Student.
for
mv
fam ily h a s lived in E gypt for
from th a t his h ip b o n e w as broken
and he w as m ade a cripple for life.
T hnt wns fo u r y e ars ago. Opal Is aw ay from the Ely P epper hall and five th o u sa n d y e a rs.”
"B less me." gasped C heerups. “Tliiul,
Almost a y e ar he lay In a p laste r now eighteen and a stu d e n t In B aylor out Into th e town of B elton to the
p a rls c ast and for a long w hile he academ y and she is show ing th e sam e hom e of Mrs. E ly’s sister. It seem ed of th a t, M l«s—’’
"Call me Tubby, p le a se ; It’s sh o rte r
w as not able to w alk, even on e n erg etic d e te rm in a tio n In h e r light thnt, try ns her frien d s m ight, n o th
Now you may
to win an e d u ca tio n th a t she did In ing could he done to a ssu re her school and m ore friendly.
crutches.
ing for the fall term . H er s p irits at think th a t w h at I have told you Is
D uring all th e long m onths of his her tight to w re st a living fo r herself
the low est possible ebb. Opal w as p re w onderful, but the best p a r t Is com
Illness p rio r to his alm ost fa ta l In and her loved ones o u t of th e stum py
p a rin g to ninke the best of the s itu a ing.” said T abby proudly. “J u s t lis
ju ry . ami th roughout th e y ears th a t soil.
TOUCH IRON
H er e n tra n c e upon h e r life ns a tion when she received a m essage from ten to t h i s ! Long, long ago, th e peo
have follow ed, th e Cade fam ily have
th e placem ent h ostess to come to her ple of E gypt w orshiped us. We are
had to m ake out as best they could. stu d e n t w as In every way its d ra m a tic
wild now, but th en they tam e d us,
F o r Mr. Cade w as not a w ealthy m an, anil u n u su al a s h e r experience on the office.
" tin e o f the g irls who w as to w ait petted us and show ed us every honor, <<*TMCK tac k n e v er chan g e b ack;
and the fam ily w as 111 p re p are d for farm . In te re ste d frien d s had told her
touch o h l I r o n ." accom panied by
tab le s In the L u th e r hall dining room and to kill a c at w as a very g reat
th e ad v ersity w hich befell them . The th a t a t B aylor C ollege for W omen. In
the a p p ro p ria te action. Is a ven erab le
fo u r children, Opal, Macel, H ouston Belton, any girl w ith pluck and de has found th a t she cannot com e," the crim e. W hoever did so w as severely
form of binding a c o n tra c t am ong hoys
and F elder, w ere all young, and th e ir term in atio n could win an education h ostess said. "It Is a six-hour duty, pun ish ed .”
tw o every m orning, tw o at noon and
“P lease.” cried disap p o in ted C h eer a f te r they have m ade a "sw ap ," and
m o th er had to divide her tim e be even though w ithout money.
“T hen t h a t ’s w here I am going," tw o nt night. Do you w ant It?”
ups. "Isn 't th e re anv m ore?" H e w as m ay be freq u e n tly heard in th e ru ral
tw een h e r housew ork, her c are for her
She w anted It so m uch tliut she so eag er by tills tim e for th e re st of d istric ts am ong school ch ild ren ut
brood, and h e r r a r e for her strick en she said.
And t r a T ah b y ’s sto ry th a t he could h ardly play.
L ast A ugust she a p p eared on th e alm ost hugged th e hostess
husband.
T h is Is a v estige of th e a n cien t be
cam pus, announced unhlushliigly th a t dition has It th a t she a ctu ally did go w ait.
Wanted Education.
she did not h a v e enough money to out of th a t office singing us she went.
“Do excuse me. sir." m u rm ured lief In th e efficacy of cold Iron In
Mrs. C ade w as anxious th a t h e r chil buy a ra ilro a d tic k e t back home, only
<>I>nl Is a fam iliar figure In th e din- .
T abby, w inking and blinking sleepily, w ard in g off w itches and o th e r evil
d ren go to school, and she tolled to 15 m iles aw ay, and p u t In her hid for Ing room. She w ears th e sam e sm ile
"I Just dropped off for a m inute. sp irits. W hen m an first trleil to work
tlis t end, hut w hen O pal was tw elve th e first Job th a t p re sen te d Itself— I she m ust have worn when her corn
Some folks call It ta k in g a c a t nap. Iron he u n d o u b ted ly hail m uch tro u
It seem ed th a t sh e could he sp a red no any kind of a Job th a t w ould ullow w as In tassel and e v ery th in g w as go
ble w ith It nnd n a tu ra lly a ttrib u te d
L et m e see, w h e re w as I?"
longer. She, w ith h e r tw o younger her to come to school.
ing well ut the farm . P e rh a p s the
"You w ere tellin g how th e Egyp his fa ilu re s to th e In te rfe re n c e of evil
bro th ers, had been a tte n d in g a c o u n
She got a Job ns a d ishw asher. T o sm ile Is even b ro a d er th an It w as tia n people of long ago w orshiped the sp irits, th u s s ta rtin g the Iron s u ie r s tl-
try school five m iles so u th e ast of K il day sh e Is a fall-fledged stu d e n t, and then. If It Isn’t th e re Is every reason
c at." suld C heerups. "It seem s to me tion w hich bus p e rsiste d e v er since.
leen. In Bell county, w here they lived. she vows th a t abe will never m iss a for It to he. She has m ade friends,
She w as a girl, but she w as th e eld day un til she leaves the cam pus w ith 1 not only of her classmates*, ninny of
est. stro n g and capable for her years, a sheepskin u n d e r her arm .
whom doubtless owe th e ir b e tte r
so she w ent to w ork In the fields.
F or y e ars B aylor college h a s been g rad es ns much to know ledge o f the
It seem ed th a t from th e very s ta r t noted for th e system , begun u n d e r th e fact th a t If they do not “h u stle ” she
G pal w as d estined to be th e m ain d irection of Mrs. Kill Moore T ow n will excel them , as to tlie lr willful
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sta y o f h e r fam ily. O v ertaxing her send, w hereby deserving girls cun studlnusness, hut also of th e girls
Facts about yout name; its history; meaning; whence it
was derived; significance; your lucky day and lucky jewel w
stre n g th , perh ap s. In h e r efforts to come and m ake th e ir way, reg ard less whose food she serves.
m eet th e dem ands m ade upon her, of handicaps, alm ost, but nt no tim e
B ut even in her p re sen t happiness,
Mrs. C ade fell III. She w as not con- has th e re e v er com e a girl who ugg w hich, a f te r all. w ould not c o n stitu te
th e influence of th e fam ous Abigail
lined to h e r bed all th e tim e hut her c rea te d a p ro fo u n d er Im pression upon h appiness for m any w ith less pluck
ABIGAIL
Mushutn.
h e alth becam e so poor th a t she was th e stu d e n t body anil th e college a u Ilian she, Opal realizes th a t the road
T h e am e th y st Is A bigail's talisn ian ic
forced to leave m ore anil m ore of the th o ritie s th an Opal Cade.
before her is a long one, and th a t all
U A INT and Simple and old-fash
stone. It Is believed to p ro te c t her
housew ork and th e Work ab o u t th e
She
As Is to be expected, th ere are h e r problem s a re not solved.
ioned ns Abigail Is considered In
Io
from evil of every kind a n d to he
furm hottie, to Opal.
m any inure a p p lic a n ts th an th e re are say s th a t she e x p e rts som e day to be tills country, the nam e bus an in te r
W hen Opal w as th irte e n her siste r possible opening*. H eroic efforts a re a foreign m issionary, but rig h t now e stin g history In E ngland. It signifies p a rtic u la rly p o ten t In g u a rd in g her
Iltldy w as iMirn. T h e baby wns III a m ade to help every deserving girl who her ch ie f concerns a re her work and " f a th e r of Joy," and w ns used by the from deceitful a cq u a in ta n ce . Sunday
g re at deal a m i-freq u e n tly O pal found come* hut th e college cannot hope to her studies. She Is p a rtic u la rly in te r E a s te rn n a tio n s to re p re se n t th e ab Is her lucky day Hnd 0 h e r lucky
num ber.
It n ecessary to alt up most of the m eet every need. All of tile girls. In ested in m ath e m a tic s and h e r grades s tr a c t q u a lity of Joyfulness.
T he
1© bv W h eeler S y n d ica te 1
night c arin g for her, or for her m oth
w hat Is known as th e c o tta g e home 111 th is subject a re p a rtic u la rly good, Biblical Abigail, In her co u rtesy to
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e r or Mr. Cade. But re g ard less of system , earn a p a rt of th e ir exp en ses but she Is taking ev ery th in g required D avid, so recom m ended h e rself to J
how long n r stre n u o u s th e vigil had by a se lf help o r “d u ly " a rra n g e m e n t, of one who expects to receive the e arly re a d e rs of th e Holy Book th a t
been, or how sleepy she was. Opal hut only a very few of them a re able A. B. degree.
h e r nam e appeared frequently.
“I am going to have th a t degree
knew th a t she m ust he a t work the to e arn even the g re a te r p a rt o f tlielr
In th e reign of Queen Anne, Abigail
som e day.” she will tell you sm ilingly, M ashnm e x erted such a b a ck -sta ir In j
next day, and w hen the day cam e she expenses.
went.
confidently.
”
1
am
going
to
do
m
ore
Found Every Place Filled.
fiuence upon th e w orthy sovereign. I
T h e w in ter h e r fa th e r w as forced
W hen Opal C ade cam e am t e x th an that. 1 am going to put my little th n t th e nam e becam e a sobriquet for
to lie helpless In th e p la s te r cast plained her case to th e college a u th o r siste r through college, too."— New York
Indy's m aid. O th e r etym ologists ex
proved an ex trem ely h ard one for th e ities she w ns told th a t every place W orld.
plain, how ever, th a t It ow es Its repu
Cade fam ily.
T h e next spring the had I hm - ii tilled. T he h o stess In charge
GEORGE IV
ta tio n for belonging to a u n itin g
ch ild ren e arn e d money by chopping of placem ent w as stru c k by o p a l’s en
C h o k es on M e d icin e
wom an to B eaum out's comedy "T he
cotton, and by th is tim e Opal coul I th u siasm ami e a rn e stn e ss, uud listened
K a n sa s City. -W hile a tte m p tin g to Scornful l.ndde."
EOIIGE IV seem s to h ave been th e
bold her p lace beside the best of them w ith deep sym pathy to her story, lu ll m allow m edicine, G eorge H ergqulst
In n play of K llllgrew 's, som e th irty
Inst of th e ancient o rd e r of kings
T he next w in ter the fam ily fared to have given her w hat she needed ■lioked to death In a p hysician's office
y ears late r, th e term Abigail w as used ■ th e last of th o se who could do as
b etter. W ith the money the ch ild ren would have m eant th a t some o th e r i here.
fo r a m aid se rv a n t nnd Its sudden fa il they chose w ithout re g ard to m orals
u re w as a ttrib u te d to Its re fe re n ce to or public opinion.
W here, a few
g e n era tio n s before him. Im m orality
enem ies, she eluded them . F inally she
and e x tra v a g a n c e w ere ta k e n
as
was found, virtually Insane. T h ere was
n ia tte rs of course bv th e people. In
no tra c e of any o th er person and It
G eorge IV'» tim e th ey b rought down
w as assum ed th a t th e baby had p e r
A LINE O' CHEER
g r e a t u n p o p u larity oil Ills head.
ished.
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Bleak, Desolate Island Off Coast of overcom e before a Inndlnc ra n he
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C alifornia Is Inhabited by
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Only Two Persons.
e r gifted. H is tu to r said he would he
Except to Poor B eetles
| from a q u a r te r of a m ile to th re e miles
ON A STO R M Y DAY
e ith e r th e m ost polished gentlem an, or
W ashington. T he D epartm ent of
Sail Fedro. — D esolate and w ind offshore T hey may be negotiated only
th e w orst scoundrel In E u ro p e—and
A g riculture has determ ined th a t th e
sw ept San Nicolas, one of a chain of by extrem ely sm all c r a ft.
I H E w ln d a a r e h e re « , a n d
he w as both. He opposed Ills fa th e r
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C alifornia, has bes-oine a spot shunned las to load sheep, and the m em bers of f so n g ster and useful d e stro y er of 5 6
th em ,
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by most yachtsm en.
her crew som etim es a re the only peo I harm ful In sect* Is tingallant to Isdv- $ F o r In m y b a t t l e s w ith d u ll c a r e 5 Iden e at C a rlto n house, hut g ave it
Old-tim e m arin ers who g a th e r on the pie seen hy the M acA rtburs f o r m onths bird b e e tle * which also a re beneficial g
I e o m e h o w t h i n k I n e e d th e m
V up because o f his d e b ts ; am i w as con
docks of th is h a rb o r city to sw ap y arn s nt a time. T hey have been on th e la to m an a u d are thoroughly harm less. yS T ie fto o d to h a v e th e w e a t h e r ~ sta n tly having p a rliam e n t vote huge
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seldom fall to speak of b a rre n S ub NI c - ■ l« n .t n e a rly th re e years I ntll 1X5 years
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the d e p artm e n t has found again st the
A to n ic b e t t e r f o r m e
nam ed M acA rth u r and Ills wife, who
P rie sts of th e S anta B arb ara m is vlreo. all the ap eries of w hich w ere g
life th e b eau tifu l Mrs. F itz h e rb e rt,
c are for S.iSS) sh eep ow ned by a c a ttle slon tell of a woman who was ahan
§ T h e r e a a f r e s h n e s s in th e a r c t i e S
a widow ut tw enty-five, nnd o ld er th an
com pany which leases th e Island from doned on the Island In 1S3H, for 20 declared In a bulletin Issued to he 5
b re e se
th e prince. H e w as p a ssio n a te ly de-
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m an p rin ce ss C h a rlo tte, whom he
Pluck o f T exas Girl From
A g e of T w elv e Show n
in L ife Story.
Miss Adores, the “ movie” star, is
one of the screen’s most beautiful
and talented actresses.
She is well
known In this country as a capable
actress and is famed abroad fo r her
interpretative dancing.
“Ja p a n w ould be n ice ," m u rm u re d
Sniffsniff.
"C hina Is b e tte r,” coaxed Q u lc k ea r.
"I th in k A u s tra lia w ould he m o re
exciting, b ecau se w e d o n ’t know m uch
a bout It," piped B rlg h te y e s.
“B rlg h te y e s Is r ig h t; w e’ll go to
A u s tr a lia ! ” c rie d C heerups, “ a n d le t ’s
go n o w !” W ith th a t h e Jum ped on
a flying le a f a n d so a re d a w ay o v e r
th e still green Ju n g le . S h o u tin g w ith
glee, each of th e frisk y little Q u lx le s
sn a tch e d a c o n v en ien t b re ez e a n d fol
lowed.
“ Is n 't th is fu n ? " c alled C h e e ru p s
m errily. "W e sh all c e rta in ly b ro a d e n
o u r a c q u a in ta n c e , nnd p e rh a p s there»
will he folks In A u s tra lia w ho n e e d
help t o o !”
1© by L i l i n . Brow n • C o.)
T^H E WHY sf
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e x h ib itin g Itse lf In v a rio u s form .'«
am ong differen t ra ce s.
T h e b lac k
sm ith s o f P om peii, b e ca u se th ey
feared th e s p irits w ould he a f t e r
them fo r w orking a lw ay s in th e m a te
rial m ost h a te d hy th e spirits, p lacet!
pow erful a m u le ts over tlie lr t l o o r s r
Solom on's T em ple w as b u ilt w ith
" n e ith e r hum m er n o r ax n o r any toot
of iro n ” and so w as th e sa c re d Sub-
llc ia n bridge a t R om e w hich, also, h ail
to he kept In re p a ir w ith o u t th e u s»
of m etal. An e n lig h te n e d E a st In d ia n
p rin ce not long aito o b je c te d to th e
use of Iron In con.-trttctlng houses I d
tils do m ain s believing lh a t It w ould
he follow ed by cholera anil o th e r e p i
dem ics— th e s p irits rev en g in g them
selves fo r th e using o f tlie lr a b h o rre d
m etal.
On th e o th e r hand som e ra ce s re a
soned It out th n t If th e evil s p irit»
so h a te d Iron. Iron m ight he a good
th in g to defy them w ith. In c e r ta in
p a r ts of N orth A frica th e re Is n o s u e !)
efficacious c h arm a g a in st w itch e s a »
a piece of Iron. T h e S c o ttish fish e r
m an w hen he h e a rs a sh ip m a te b la s
phem ing. cries o u t. "C old Iron." a m i
all th e m en in th e b o a t touch th e
n e a re s t piece o f Iron th ey can reach.
T h n t b rin g s th e m agic m etal in to th »
case and sc a re s off th e evil s p ir its
who m ight pounce upon th e b la sp h e m
er. W hen th e schoolboys touch cold
Iron to bind th e ir c o n tra c t th ey in
voke th e aid o f th e m etal a g a in s t t h e
evil sp irits w hich m ight tr y to te m p t
them to break It.
<© by M cClure N ew sp a p er S y n d ic a te )
A Change
N ine w eddings out of te n th e so
ciety e d ito r can g uess c o rre c tly t h e
selectio n s th a t will he p lay ed n n d
sung, preceding, d u rin g nnd fo llo w in g
th e cerem ony.
H ow ever, th e o th e r
day she found a new one. A long w ith
th e p ro g ram of th e u su a l b rid al a ir s
of “Oh P ro m ise Me," "A t D a w n in g .”
“T o a W ild R ose," etc., w a s th e n u m
b e r "A dore, nnd Be S till.”
tre a te d so b ru ta lly th a t she. too. w m
forced to s e p a ra te from him . T w e n ty -
five year» a f te r th is he becam e king,
and died a f te r a ten -y e ar reign. I ll»
tre a tm e n t o f th e queen ad d ed to hl»
unp o p u larity .
P o litic a lly his re ig o
w as not so very Im p o rta n t.
( © by O eorpe M a tth ew A d a m s )
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