The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
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lin aS Bis
ssv In a ro' keI o. ~
sp'l' ~ I'd just oboat
''''p Pass il / didn't hev yGa
'D y, with every cnct IN
o 'ls !. ouIy ucighbor within
e'H '' = M my house, an ! ca. N
i'''1 5'nuy ei want him TO
''i ','S' down to the grocery
aI'n uae l'r ont O. my kitchen
2. =. P pou sstiin here with the
y. ~ I hear you real plain tax
ry " a,n ., echoed Mrs. Sharp
b % Dill arrstb. "Yellin at him.
p ,aaa SlI to wake the dead . an
, . tss neighbOrhood' that's
/, be way that sa.,, cnl a'hp uanalin
.l D, hing / followed him nall all
sl!'u't ,Sis mornin with a bean
,' MONT as well hev tried to
i.i I's as that young one.
n'sD SSed Mrs. Sharp, with a
' 'ss,ins and defeated mother
u a'5 year old, an this winter winter
.ssin to school or my name
s: + an I'll never say notnih
.'asr as gives him a liokin ;.
" schin for one, an eft II
H. totber's a-interferin the
|sn n Be spared an the chile
w. u ooIled. He's the aggravat-
n cis / ever did see
y sl GOOD time at the fair last
's,lered Mrs. Ferret, loosening
Z d her gingham sunbonnet,
drrw of her head and waved
firth in frcnt of her face.
s;nt il hot? Our church fairs
~ ,srv hottest days in the
n cause O. the ice cream.
,lot o that on hot nights:
,ou make out last night? l
|,,dly bey a chance to speak
there was such jam. an | was
m atthe cake table. What time
oct around? Was you there
band begun to play?"
there just as they was playin
Isne. Johnny Wilson toots on
\ real good. l might hev been
he START" sighed Mrs. Sharp,
h, il we're 7 o'clock afore l got
With the supper things. Jim's
Ne gettin home from the shop
Int to go anywheres, an Lord
piut often | do. OF course
|, the children an myself to
a that Iput Oh my new shall
the white one with the black
b oit only paid three an a
/ yard for it down to Adamses
y was sellin off a job lot. 1t
real nice, an to see me in 1T
uldn't think | weighed 200
An putOn my sailor hat, with
band around it. When | got
Twas pretty near roasted, l
an my face was as red as a
50 took the children an went
lhe baby behaved pretty good,
by-just as Of he doesn't know
lake noise enough to take your
his pa goes an buys him a
y The Jack-in.the-box, and he
such screechin with it that l
hear myself think, so / Tux it
n him an put it in my pocket.
yet"
didyou like the way the tables
u inquired Mrs. Ferret.
didn't think much o. 'eml'
lS Sharp. II could hev fixed
ler myself. They didn't look
u an things was so dear you
buy anything. | warn't goin to
pie for things | could make
genough-iron holders an that.
Fnt an he'd some ice cream. /,
p bad-the taste of it's in my
An they charged 10 cents &
y an never so much as give u,
cake with it. Cake was
ray."
u.s. Ferret gave a long chuckl,
+ said:
was awful mad at the oak,
us Adams he'd charge O. it
'ne cakes was all donated
Tss sent to the cake table to b,
.ne was give to the supper ia
WIN their cawfee an that
= wam't enough to go rouu,
pef aiore it was half through
Cne o the cakes was made O
w. just as true as you live
0V .! knowed where it com
well they was hoppin mad
'"o pounds O. cawfee. But
long story short, some o. tn
~al.'ee come to us an wante,
'aSes often our table. Al
! u'.you know how spunk
y s sa told 'em right up an
%ouldn't hev 'em, an
s Ias her Said she had troubl
''a around begin 'em for he
aa 'hey'd oughter done tn
' ~sa So they begged her a
s "S short, an folks was aski
| ,,' - supper. An she said sh
:. !" ' 20 with the supper excer
: =. an pay her quarter for
h' sU' through an told 'em
,siness to see after their ow
sm envy wanted her cakes they
! ~ I,a' ior all that warn't sol
hs, suctloned off. An I nevt
s, Nva' o the compliments 1
As t;ns en- ] guess Mr.,
ar n,nd ,, o riled anyway, f