The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-05-17
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feigned cordiality.
Very O 0 the bell rang again. n
a few minutes after Bremner was IN
Producing Snaggs to the two sitting
in the smoking room.
"Beastly weather. tnIs." sald
Glegsby to the newcomers. IL
don't mind the weather myself, but
when a man has children he is com
PEELED to think Of it,
Have YOU children?" asked
Snaggs, with apparent interest.
''I've a little boy myself, hut he
doesn't mind the weather IN the
least"
Il shouldn't say Children" replied
Grcgsby. II have one little girl. and
she is only ) years old. but wonder
fully knowing for her age, and this
weather is so bad that she misses her
walk with her mamma. We never
trust her out with a nurse you
know"
Il was saying" broke in Snaggs,
that l have Il little boy myself: he
is :, and he goes out in al sorts
of weather. don't believe in cod
ding children. And that reminds
ne Of IA clever thing he said to ne
this morning. He always comes Il
little piece Of the way with Inc when
| start 70 the Office; he
"Ah yes" interrupted Greesby,
"but girls are delicate little creatures
and have TO lie taken car Of"
quite So" agreed SnaggS. II adj
nit that there are disadvantages
about girls that boys are quite free
from"
observation-disclosures cried GregSby.
"Yoa dvr't mean to say that Il great
clumsy boy is to be compared with Il
neat little girl. | would rather have
a girl any day, big or little, than Il
boy"
'.Ob, every one to his taste" said
Snaggs. loftily. by the way, Brem.
ner, did ! tell you what nv boy said,
the other day, when | took him to
have his hair cut?"
no." said Bremner. enthusia.tic-
ally. Tell it to Us, Snaggs."
Girls" putt in Uregsby, don't have
10 have their hair cut. My little
girl has The most beautiful Of golden
hair you eve saw. You've seen it.
Sommer.. Every n turns To look
at her. 'ahen she walks out with her
%hiOthcr.'
"lIumph." said Snagg>. with i'll
concealed contempt. Il was saving
that look my hoy to have h hair
cut. and it was the first time that he
had ever been to a BARRIERS shop. a
man was being shaved. and his face
was all 0ver iather. Without il word,
the boy drew his hands from mine
and lOIted Tor home, running SO fast
that i didn't Ovcrtake him until he
was at the door. what did you do
that lor. you young rascal j said.
ION, papa he answered, If my
face is going TO break out all like
that, don't want to have my hair
cut lunnv, wasn't it? He thought
the lather was the result Of the hair
cutting. Hes awlully quick at rea-
>onlng. that boy"
"Nell, it Gems to me that he
didn't reason TO Il very correct cOn-
clu>ion. Now, my little girl was
having a dress titted, The other day,
aud she asked the dres>lnaker where
the dress orchard was. She thought
that dresses grew on trees"
II must confess that ! can't see
much reason about that" said
~naggS. sp%itefully, "if you are giving
it as an instance of reasoning against
what my boz said OF the man at the
BARRIERS"
''lteasoning:' hotlv replied Gregs-
by. Il never said anything Il ont
reasoning. 1t was poctica!. she
said she thought hat dresses grew
on trees, and that ribbons we're the
blossoms. She told Inc so herself.
And then another time, she and her
mother were conversing--"
"Itull have to excuse me-" said
SnaggS, r sing II Iememl er now
that | have an appointment at the
club. forgot it. i}remner, when |
promised TO come here W tn YOU"
''Oh, don't go yet" aid Eremner.
tell US that story about what the
boy said TO the Organ.grInder."
"Ah, YES replied Snaggs, eagerly,
apparently forgetting his appoint
ment in the JOY Of narration. Mr..
Sommers didn't hear that one, did
he? Well, n day an organ-grindcr
stopped in front Of our house"
Il don't wish to interrupt" put in
Gregsby, also rising, but | promised
Mrs. Gregsbv that | would be home
almost directly. merely came over.
Sommers, to tell you that ! ould not
stay tonight"
"Uh, we'll cried Sommers and
Hremner, simultaneously ris ny and
holding out their hands. ..if YOU
really must g. why, you must, |
suppose"
II am very glad TO Lave made