Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-09-17
JUST TASTING. "

Jane tTaEln put down tnc morning
paper with Il laugh. | wish Mrs
Kenworthy would read that story.
Read it CY. think there's hint in
it for US.
"Havnt time; but give us the
pint ont m let the rest 80, What
is it?
"WhN the jcwcllcr when he
stepped into his or GERS just tasted
whatever he could put his hands on.
The gro or got tired of that and the
1lrst chance he got he went into the
jewellers to look at some unset dia.
monds and picked up the best look
ing one and threw it into his mouth,
exactly as Mr.. Jcweller always picked
out the best Strawberries and tossed
them into his mouth. OF course,
that made a rumpus, and when the
grocer put back the diamond, he gave
the JeWellcr TO understand that he'd
pay for his tasting after this or he'd
know the reason why"
Cy. laughed THAT'S all right for
a story; but what you goin' T. dew in
berry time to keep folks from eatin'
handful every time they go by?
can't stop 'em. There is that old
man Dawkins that'll come along any
time m claw into tray o bcrr es m
take half OF 'em at a grab-he's got
a hand IS big IS the hand o. Providence
IN what he don't take he'll mush.
Say anything, and in half an hour
itll be ali over town that we made a
fuss because DawkinS picked up one
or two huckleberres while he was
doin' some tradin'; m Dawkins aint
the only one that does it, by u long
shot,"
"Well, ] should say not" Jim
took the toor 'Old Lady Walker
came balancing in here yesterday
with her nose up n the air. "Hahvc
vol any superior -prooneS?" the
fellow initiated exactly the wcman's
tone and manner, "sUmc thing above
the aver age?" n she stuck up them
specks o. hern with her left hand N
squinted at the Drunes, m her right
hand somehow got all tangled up
with them tib top Strawberries that
Wilcox brought over 1t took her
the longest time to make up her
mind about the rruncs, m after
she'd CT a dozen o 81 of the biggest
berries she didn't want the prunes.
Then sh happened to see the straw
berries. "O-oh what lovely straw
berries" IN that hand o hern
hove cd over the tray like Il hawk
over a chicken coop m then that
thumb and tore-hnger gave a swoop,
m I'll be dog gone If she didn't take
the biggest three berries there was.
She smacked her lips as the last one
went down. GLOW much are these
really fine berries?" Fifteen cents,
and mighty cheap u that Up flew her
hands'd down bobbcd her head like
an old hen turkey and she yepped
out: 80 my! | never could think
of paying that price for straw-b ber-
ries and these are not quite sweet
yet! an oil she tectcred with berries
enough in 'cr nav to keep her alive
for a fortnit, Buy anything? OF
course not. She was full as a tick;
what should she buy anything for?"
"Well, that's taking them one at
a time, sail Jones; but when Mrs.
kcnworthy comes in W tn the twins
and the dog | confess Pm ready to
give up, l think we shall have to
draw the line right there. We sim
ply cannot afford to let this thing go
on. The other day Mrs. kenworthy
came in to look she didn't want
anything and, of coursa, the other
three came too. Zippy was promptly
puG out; for "A dog in q store | can't
abide and won't The tw MS howled
and the d howled, but they soon
got over that Mrs. Kenworthy
wanted an apr0n-that is, she said
she did-and while we were busy with
the prints the twins were making the
most of tn ir advantages. Amelia
likes sweet things and PAMELA hank
ers after the sour; so while one was
up to her eyes in sugar the other was
trying To II Ok up the biggest pickle.
/ kept looking over at them, that the
mother might see that they were an
noying me Finally, l said that |
was afraid that if PAMELA should
10 C her balance, she would go head
first into the pickles; and that wo-
man with 80, l guess not" never
so much as looked around. Well, |
stood it awhile longer and throwing
on the counter new print, | took
Amelia from tn sugar and covered
the barrel tight, and wiped Pamelia's
hands on her apron and covered the
pickle barrel, and then went back to
the mother. ! got there about the
time the twins found the peanuts
Ihey ate what they wanted and flied
their pockets aud then began to tease
to 20 home. OF course where they
are rlght In the village here we can
charge UP their tasting on something
else and its all right; but take such a
case now as Deacon Phelps. He
doesn't have any charges. What he