Evening journal., 1893-05-08
Aesopos OF HOMEMADE CLOTHES.
aTr. Davis Recalls nn Experience OF One of
the boys In his Native Village.


,ir. Davis Recalls an Experience OF Ono Of
the boys In his Native Village.
''Abos a CROWN boy now. an reckon
I'd better cut tins suit O. clothes good an
large to allow for his film oGt an
lenglhanin,n remarked Mrs. Davis brisk
ly as she stood, shears in hand, in front
of the dining room table on which the
cloth for Abe's new suit was spread out
Abe looked wistfully at his father.
Gwen now, Marthy," said Mr. Davis
mildly to his energetic helpmate, II
dunno's I'd cut it TO much more'n fit
Abe Of l was you. Boys are pooty hard
on their clothes anyway, an / cal'late
by the time Abe has growed too tight 70
be comfta into that suititll be about
wore out"
Mrs. Davis looked doubtfully at her
husband. He had not a reputation for
great liberadiy, yet here he was adyo-
eating plan which was almost certain
to result in "a years waste Of good
cloth, for Abe had no younger brother
to take his outgrown clothes.
"Ye see" began Mr.. Davis again, feel
ing that ho was the object Of embarrass-
IN scrutiny from his thrifty spouse, 81
allus roclect a boy that was raised in
Endcrville, not fur from whore we lived,
till / was well inter my teens.
Ills mother made it practice to al
low on that boys clothes the Whole
'durin time, an IL was a dretful trial to
him, / can tolnye. II knew him pooty
well, bcin raised in the same town, ye
see.
ale was a kind of a 'pindlin, lanky
bow an wouldn't hev looked extIy good,
anyway, but his clothes allus hung Off N
him, Jest as ef he'd ben loft out in the
rain sometime an he'd shrunk.
"His mother WANT master hand at
| cuttin anyway-not anywheres near as
good rs You be, Marthy," said Mr. Davis,
feeling that here was an opportunity for
q handsome compliment, which was re-
ceived with an air Of conscious worth by
his wife, .'an it was a sorrerful sight tc
see that boyl
"IIe never caught mp TO the size of his
garmints, TO my knowledge; never! An
other boys used to poke fun at him con
sid'ble-boys whose mothers wasn't quite
40 forehanded in their idees and cuttin.
"An rec'lect my fathers once sayir
TO me, refcrrin to that boy an the way
no looked, that he viewed it more things
was spilled allowin than was ever vast
ed maxim a good fit' An he meant j
more ways n one. So, say, make Abe
suit come somewheres near him, an e
he grows outn it fore it's wore I'll 81
him new one"
Mr.. Davis went ont to the barn, an'
Mrs. Davis began to cut out the new
suit, pinning 1t on to patient Abe nov
and then TO try the effect.
When she said at last, Eve got to
place where you can go now" he hurrie,
out TO bis father.
"Im real obleeged to you, father. fe
what you s.nl,' he remarked, with evi
dent gratitude MY last suit o clothe
was so big fer me that
"Sho. boy, don't you s'pose / notice
J t?' interrupted Mr.. Davis. "Your mott
cr's q good hand at cuttin, hut she's sc
some notions kind o like my mother
I seemss ef.
t IAN that boy ] was tellin You of-yo
3 needn't say anythin about it to you
mother-but / was that boy m'self, a
1 there's some reflections that stays b
me moron othersv
q Then they each fell TO rubbing up
Z harness, their hearts warm with Oh
p Thought OF the trial they had in common
r though one had endured it 80 years bO
3 fore the other.-Youth's Companion.