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substitute for Lydia G. Thomas who was not able to
attend gave us, "In thy House" an excellent scrap
urging us to address and keep our spirits
that visitors viewing our inner life should see only
beauty and order. An incident in Raphael's
life was read by Mary P. T. Jackson. The artist
in some need at an inn painted some guineas
on a wooden table in his room and the landlord
allowed him to depart in peace. A wealthy
English tourist appeased the rage of Bonifacio by
offering to buy the table for much more than
the amount of the board bill. M.J. also read
of the temperance Divine, John Ritchie, who in telling
a party of rowdies that whisky was their worst
enemy was reminded how he had a few
minutes before expounded upon "loving ones enemies"
to which he replied "yes but you need not swallow
them". We were told of the wonders of the dead
Letter office where 6000 letters are handled every
day and of the marvellous work of the "blind
clerk" Mrs. Patty Lyle Collins, whose sole duty is
to decipher addresses that no one else has been
able to read. In the museum are to be seen an
alligator a Hindoo Idol, a human scull and
a base ball mask with many other extraordinary
articles not generally considered mailable.

Sarah T. Miller favored us with a graphic
story "The Ram Cats Kittens" illustrated by Lillie
Hallowell, and a very good cat tale it was.