The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-02-14

school. had a good mind to refuse
because She wouldn't let me see the
valentine She got the day before
thought il was real mean of her,
when | showed her all mine. But ] got Ia
see il. anyway. for Cousin Zoe sent me
to get a ball of blue Germantown
zephyr ont of her drawer the same day,
and there was the valentine right be-
side it. | suppose | hadn't ought to.
but | couldn't help taking just peep
al il: and then ! knew why she wouldnt
show il To me. for it was a comic one
the very curIicalest one | ever SAW.
1t was a picture of a big, stout wom-
an, with a cong. red nose.
Cousin Toes nose is a little long, and
She is soit of stout, too ] know she
hates to ~ stout. too, for she wears her
dresses Just rs tight.
But | didn't tell her | looked at the
about it. And she said if | would post
the valentine for her. and not tell a
single soul about it, she'd give me a
whole handbook full of silk scraps for
my crazy-quilt.
was real glad to get them. for i was
afraid Susy Dave would finish her
quilt before ! did. Her sister CasS: is
i drcss-makcr. and 50 She gets lots Of
scraps.
So I said Id take il. and | tucked it
under INV arm and started. But when
] got tn the p~oSt-ofiicr, il wasn't there
the valentine. ! mean and | went back
three blocks to look for it. but couldn't
find it. and | came near being late to
school on accoun Of it.
felt 50 worried about il. too. that I
missed my spelling lesson. and got kept
in all recess. | told Susy Dave about
II at dinnertiIne. of course, Cousin
Doe wouldn't mind Susy knowing it.
Only She didn't want grandma and
Uncle Dave and brother Robbie to
know, because they'd be sur to tease
her.
And Susy asked right away who the
valentine was to.
'i.Io Hazard" | told her.
And then She said:
why don't you buy another and send
him. Bab"" My name is barbara. but
everybody calls me I;ab.) IL won't
know but what its the same one" she
says.
Sure enough. I hadn't thought of
that. SuSy always was smarter than
me. SO ! asked her if she would 90 to
the store with me to buy one, and she
said She would.
The store was right around the cor
ncr on Prairie avenue SO we ltad tire
enough to go before school began again.
WAS Il n pretty one or a comic ne?
She asked. a. we hurried along.
] hadn't seen il. of course. but | was
most certain il was a pretty one.
10 Hazard and Cousin Zoe used to be
great friends. and he was always com-
ing to our house. and taking hcrt 10 sing
or slcigh-riding. and other
But something happened-I
never knew what il was. I'ut | know
Cousin Zoe and Joe had some sort of
ont, and he stopped coming.
And hoe felt bad about it. too. /
could see that plain a. the nose on Try
face and that's a pretty plain one,
says. But I don't care. I'D
he smart than pretty any day.
And 50 | told Susy hat I thought it
have been Il pretty one.
Its likely Cousin Doe wants Ia make
up with him." ] said. by sending him
a real pretty valentine"
For ] always judge other people by
and ! know that's the way /
do if wanted 10 make friends
with anybody.
And SC Susy and ] picked out the
very pretticst valentine that didn't
rost too muchl in the whole store. But
there were such lots and lots of 'em,
it was hard work to choose.
Susy wanted me to take one with
silk fringe all round it, and a tiny little