Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-10-24
sEtING mRs. GoDrnEY orR.


SEkING MRS. GODFRRY ORR.
TAe rhings They Do and Say ~ Raa1.
road Station:Parsings.
10 we ever say more idotic things
than when we go to railroad stations
60 zee our FRIENDS OF? Do our faces
ever look more vacuous than when we
hurl our last imbecile remarks in at
the car windows? Do we ever make
feebler jokes or more dmbrue our ad-
vice IN commonplace? l think not.
Mrs. Godfrey in a cheering woman,
and she has been heard to say that
she was proud of her friends; but do
not think she was proud of them
yesterday when they gathered in the
Union station 10 bid her farewell be-
fore she left for Honolulu. Neither
did she herself shine with any partic-
ular luster. We were gathered in the
womeu's waiting room when she came
IN. After she had greeted us all,
bought her ticket aud sent man
down to check her baggage, most
appalling silence fell on the group.
You'll write to me before you get
to San Francisco. won't you?" Mar
garet Deane said with the most in
tense fervor.
''Oh, of course" Mrs. Godfrey an
swered. The six other friends ex.
acted the same promise.
Another silence fell, broken by Mac
Donald. "Will you have to change
cars? he asked auxpousiy. Mac
Donald thinks NO more of crossing
the continent than he does of buying
cigar, but he added: Its the deuce
to change cars, you know"
mo, l don't have to change cars till
1 get to Frisco" Mrs. Godfrey said.
This remark was hailed as joke end
we all laughed uproarously.
You are the joltiest woman!" little
wakefield said, admiringsy. "We'u all
miss you awfully."
Il chorus Of regrets arose. Mrs.
Godfrey said that we must remember
that she was coming back in the
spring.
And then you'll be our Honolulu
queen" the infant said.
Now. don't get the plague" sweet
old Mrs. Chisholm said. "and have
you got my belladonna plasters for
seasickness? And have you got those
tablets? They are so good if you-if
you feel bilious. and
MRS. Godfrey, you ought to have
some dried beef to chew il you get
seasick." Macdonald said. Everybody
now offered u sure cure for seasick-
ness, and Mrs. Godfrey pretended that
she would buy them all in San Fran
cisco.
Another silence fell on the company.
81 wonder what time you get to Oma-
ha," Margaret Deane asked. Mrs.
Godfrey didn't know nor care, but
Wakefield and Macdonald got q fold
er and spent several minutes in fixing
the exact minute. We then held
short argument on the best position
for berth. Before this question. In
which nobody felt the slightest inter-
est, was settled. Wakefield discovered
that it was time to go down to the
train.
The women all squealed at this en-
nouncement; the men fought cour-
teously for the privilege of carrying
Mrs. Godfrey's hand luggage. We all
went into the car with her. The men
shook hands with Mrs. Godfrey and
the women kissed her damply be-
tween sobs.
ANOW, w WtltC w do oALD 4s&A -
Chisholm said, land remember about
the belladonna plaster"
Eyes. do write often and tell US ell
ebout the Sandwich Islands," the
chorus cried. "Good-bye-good-bye
We filed out of the car and then
gathered in a knot under Mrs. God
frey'swindow. We wiped our eyes and
smiled out. Don't get married while
you are gone." the infant said in .
sudden accession of idiocy.
Mrs. Godfrey laughed and Wakefield
end Macdonald looked at the infant
as il they desired ardently to eat her
bones, picture. hat and all. Mrs.
Chisholm said that marriage was q
lottery. Nobody disputed this, and
Margaret changed the subject by ask-
ing If Mrs. Godfrey was sure she had
her ticket and her check.
The traveller showed them to ua. Il
was time for the train TO move. We
oil said again, "Good-bye-be sure to
take care of yourself. Don't forget 90
write" and those other senseiess
things that people say through car
windows.
Mrs. Godfrey smiled and said Good.
bye, goodbye"
The train moved out OF the shed and
we were turning away when the nfsnt
had gleam of lucidity. why. Mr.
Macdonald, you forgot to give hef
that box of candy. and Mr.. Wakefield
has got his roses in his hands yet"
The two men looked first foolish,
then vicious Mrs. Chisholm dived
into her riticule and set up loud
waii. "And 1 forgot tosgive her Che
belladonna plasters." She turned TO
the infant, 'Here. dear, you take
them. They'll be real convenient
when you go to school this fall.'
"Thank> you," the infant returned.
She looked hopefully toward Wake.
field and Macdonald, expecbing them
TO follow suit with the flowers end
candy, but they only glared st her
and went up the steps toward the
street. The rest of rs followed.
Somehow we all felt that we had not
distinguished ourselves in the parting
hour.-Chicago News.
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