Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-01
"A BAD HABIT.

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,Ho5 f4lTeA BAD HABIT. 5a,.i f,,e q
Yes, we had a. most magnificent
time at the sociable. All the people
were perfectly delightful and the music
was charming and the decorations Just
too1ovely for anythingt The roomwass
frightfullyi hot, thought was. fairly
melted. 'n'r,...e.,s 10 tr-,.,as...rc,,.
Yes, the, room vas 81 rather T' warm ~
'n" And got tired to death before IL.
was over, things dragged SO dreadfully.,
L thought that Glee Club syould surely
go on singing all night! And what an,
awfully shrill voice Janet CRANKY has
it really ,deafened me. Don't YOU think
Chat dress of hers is horritl with
fiounces piled on by the dozef?', I9sliilA
% ] thought it had only seven.'' >
salt must have got into the ice
cream, did you noticep There was,
enough in the saucerful l ate to freeze
a whole; freezer full. E, Wasn't that a.
splendid bouquet they threw to. S,lsy
Merton! So big it almost covered her
up" ''' linn - ''''..,' ~ 80 u 2
, >. Indeed!" quietly exclaimed grand
father, who was sitting near II should,
like to have seen it. !. have heard of
the. wonderful things florists, construct
nowadays with cut flowers, but had no
idea they made them SO large as that"
i." AS what, grandfather?" asked Ma
bel, pausing before launching into an
other stream of talk, she having, as was
usual with her, forgotten her trifing
words almost-as seen as uttered.---
ut must have been-well, you did
not give the dimensions, my dear, but
should guess it could not have been less
than four or five feet in diametef.'d ar.
ID What diameter, grandfather rs
ie 9Wly, the diameter of that bouquet. -
. What bouquet:?'1' Mabel looked be-
wiIdered.
'.The one you have been telling
about.n as)~4fY9i 2.is5n.T
81 never told of a bouquet four Or five
feet in diameter grandfather You
must be dreaming sir. never saw
such q thing in my life ,.,,...t-.
Then the lady you spoke of must be
very small, dear. " t'1' -i'i-' go '4.i''fi
~What lady, grandfatker?',-
The lady whose bouquet almost COW
cred herup.o ttr.,.4s t,,.,f.;...,:sl .. =
b .'Oh-h-hn' Mabel burst into hearty
laugh. ."'Why, grandfather. that's Just
my way of talking. or course did not
mean that she had a bouquet as large
as 'thatDslY5Tq sd rsblJ nooa ne.
Then. why did You way so, Mabela"
well-mamma does seold me
most outrageously for, it. She says |
6Ss srmg sas. q thHss horribly but what
y ar = =. -. -. .is-pI = :. nj s.;1 II II
mother" said the old gentleman, grave
ly.I Il had always supposed that her
behavior was far within the limits of de-
cepcy and propriety."
My motheri- Grandpa. you are very
queer to-day! What DO you mean?''
+ s'Look in the dicti0n.ify for the
definition of things done finf'nf outrag-
,e0us manner, dear II ann only taking
you at your word. But j, ana afraid,
Mabel, that your health will suffer from
the effects of eating SO much salt. -
81 hav'n mt been eating salt, grand
father. if''lAA' ''tHr = Ll;3pi0 5i. =
nar-I understood YOU to say your ice
cream contained enough salt to freeze a
whole freezer fulI.''.rn,I raz.a,f- ,h.-,,
"0h, now, grandfather, you are a
most fearful critic
liz Il shall try not to be alarming. How
did You manage to reduce yourself to a
solid condition so soon after being
melted2pU.ass MS nsf1aaga h.Ik .yl
i'"Oh, ! only meant that the room was
solroasting hot, -, .,.,.-
.;a.. 1t must have been quite danger,
Gus place you were attacked with
deafness, too, you say?--you seem tobe
recovering from it. ~
But you know didn't mean any
/ such thingr R3g I'M Gos4ii!i lfi9
e'irThen why did you say il, dear2 WAS
it trle2,,'n - tsrsrI, ,,as >.,rt,r :.
ira,..' Whit wasn't SO, of course -.
IF il was not true, what was il e'''
Mabel looked as II this was a4s6berer
view of the matter than she wished to
take. T3bJnsg sgij yah sd' s2gai!3 .ygt =
Sat' Did yon really think the Giee Club
would sing all night ,9 i.qg fos g,,l
!. Then, when YOU lsa7l2 said you a, thought
SO did you tell the truth |? If not what
did you tell ?'' The tears came1 into
Mabeps'eyes.Gfii besHuonur f,rs esI4a,
Grandfathers do Yen think I1would,
tell an untruth?' $500. ~, = !
~ No, dear, not Intentionally, but,
Mabef'-he laid bis hand tenderiy ON Il,
her head 4" T. want You fosihinE how
many things you have said in the last
fifteen minutes which are simply not
true. I'want to caution you earnestly
against INDUCING in this habit of loose,
thoughtless speech. = am sorry TO hear
30 many young people giving way to IT,
II Is vulgar, IT. is foo1ishDSand IL not
wicked, It's direct tendency 10 to wicked
ness for remember, what is not true is
false. And even where careless express
sion does not involve disregard of truth
II may be wen to reflect that 1t is heard
by the Lord, who has assured us that
for every idle word that. man shall
speak he shall give IAN aAcconnt. lin the
day ofijedgment. Sydgsy 'DGyres IN