Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30

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groan had come from. But while STIR
ring his fifth cup OF tea he said, with
another groan: THAT speech makes me
lose my appetite. You don't know how
a fellow can be worried about his
maiden speech, Molly! You need not
fret about such things. That's com
fort, anyway"
you need not worry either, JEFF. Ask
TO be excused, il 1t bothers you They
will invite somebody else to take your
place"
Wont do, Molly! 1 was rather
pleased when the committee asked me,
= and so promised right away. 1t would
look bad 10 back out now"
Look here, Will, suppose write that
speech for you. and you deliver it.
oh, Moll, would not think OF such
q thing!"
why not? Why can't we help each
other in this as in everything elsel The
one of US that finds the thing castor
ought to do it. "
Its great deal harder than you
think"
Il remember the time when 1 was
Molly Ross. thought 1t a great deal
easier then to dash off an grafton than
to bake a decent loaf OF bread. Well,
shall write it for your"
mo, thank you, Molly. 1t would
never do, l am afraid. fellow ought
to stand on his own ground. am bound
to do it all by myself. He looked the
picture OF proud independence.
All right, Will, do just as you think
best" She seemed little humiliated.
Never mind, Molly believe in your
biscuits and coffee and butter, and lots
of other things. You are about as nice
and good a little wife as any fellow
could wish for; but would not have
you dabble in political speeches. st.
Paul doesn't approve of 1t, either, he
added jocularly.
Il don't think st. Paul would object
If he could come back. So broad-mind-
ed a man as he would be sure to alter
some of his opinions for the use of our
times. Besides, l offered to write it
in order to relieve you, sir. A woman
cen write and still hold her tongue, and
keep below the rostrum."
All right. You see, Molly, there is
another hitch. You can't argue that
away, if you tried ever so hard. don't
believe q woman can say all she has to
say in five minutes. No speaker will be
allowed more than five minutes at the
celebration. Now, q woman never knows
when TO stop. She can't do it to save
her life. Her tongue will wag about
things in general for half an hour, and
by that time she Is generally so excited
you could not stop her any more than
you could stop watch that's wound up
for the day. You would have to bust 1t
or throw it in the water; nothing less
violent could stop it..
DO stop, JEFF, you horrid man! There,
that's nice! And 1, who thought had
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and the rest of us womenl You will
have to be put through a new and spe-
cial course OF training, sir. And as for
that speech, you may sigh about 1t as
much as you please, for all l care.
would not write that speech for you
now IL you went down on your knees to
ask me for it-no, sir. You will have
to write it by your own proud self,
hubby"
The big, bearded young hubby" evil
IDENTIFY thought her mock anger a good
joke.
mo, / won't waste drop Of ink on
it." he said. "We are Just going to
think it over on the stoop, my pipe and
j. l guess l can sea through it before
tom Jrrow morning"
When the roosters awoke Mr.. Jeffrey
next morning before sunrise he said
Molly you ought 10 nave heard my
speechl IL went Cff like rocket; the
people clapped like fury, and the fellows
yelled themselves hoarse. ! dreamed
it was the Fourth OF July, and my
speech came off flrst-rate in four min
utes fifty seconds. do wish it had OF
been a dream"
Molly Ross had beon village school
teacher. She was a small, airy crea-
ture, and still che understood how TO
wind the biggest boys round her little
fingers. They we're tame enough in her
presence, but behind her back they were
ready to fight for the honor Of carrying
coal TO b stove, and the bliss of draw
ing water for her at the well. There
never had been so popular a schools
marin in that village. But at the very
height Of her popularity Miss Ross