The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-08
MISS BEULAH'S SILK.

.Yc - said Miss Beulah, poising
her needle meditaliyely ''im
thinkin' 0f haVin' me a black silk.
My nigger-boggeF's well enough for
marketin'. but ms alpaca's geltln'
shabby, an Mis Jones says l can get
a coed black silk 10 Boston for 3 O."
Mrs Higgins looked 40 Miss Bcu-
lah with as much admiration as Co.
lumbus' friend W that gentleman
had onel must have bestowed on him
when 'old that Christopher was
about 20 90 10 search OF the north
west passage,
Shot" she replied "Well, now ]
am glad you're goin' 20 get you some
thin decent few Wearl'
II never know'd before that my
clothes wasn't decent" said Mss
Buelah. sti y
.0h. / didn't mean that But IL
does make me mad 10 see YOU wear
that old alpaca as shiny as the back
of Deacon SHOWS sunday coat an
give every cent of your butter n egg
money tew support them shif less
Rolfinses an buy pairted sleds for
little Jim RYDER. Why on airth an
unpainted sled wouldn't q done for
foolish boy / dunno Ny poor old
father used tew say cherity begun 20
h0men
Miss Boulan's faded cheek flushed
slightly as she replied: Il rcmem-
bef Rollle k0llIus whcn she was a
rretfy young girl, an had enough OF
everything. She acts up tew her
lights, an II can lend a hand sew
keep her an the youn' 'uns on the
town I'D rather dew IL than tew dress
fne. You know the children Kind Of
abuse jimmie cause he Amt jest
right an the sled amuses him. His
mother saws he takes solid comfort
with IL She knows Just where be Is
All the time now AS for that kind
q cherity. I've alters noticed iJs a
nice. d0clle celtter, not given tcw
wanderlu. II alters stay put just
where il begun"
Mrs Higgins, concluding that fur
thur arrument was useless. INQUIRED.
Hos be YOU goin' ter cut yer dresss"
'On, pondlay. / guess they're
stylish now.
Il think they call 10 polynay IN
Boston. said Mrs Higgins timidlY
well. don't care what they call
tiff oalY git one don't feel free
To take money out o the bank ter
buy it because may have a linger-
in' sickness some time an goodness
knows don't want tew be beholdcn
tew my neIghbors But my butter n
eggs n dew IL don't meet with 90
dlsappolntments
well. rm sure nOnody'l deny
rev de.erte tew have a black SIR i
Acw want IT,
u shouldn't keer II they did, " ga d
Hiss Bcu an. III everybody on the
Ridge vas tew git up IN meeIin an
speak agin' Il, I'd hey IL II 1 wanted
teW.
.sYes, ] guess Yew wouldl' replied
Mrs Higgins with a sigh OF admira-
ti0n.
well, / must be agoin', she con-
tlnucd. making a feint Of putting up
her work.
"You set ripht stnll You amt
goin' one step TN after you sc had
yer tea
Il never thought OF stayin' I'm
sure" said Mrs Higgins sitting
back aud taking up her work 0gain.
Soon after tea the guest took her
departure. Miss hcuiah washed the
dlsnes. then took the milk pal and
little basket on her arm chc went
out 70 the cool. old barn, fragrant
Nth the scent OF new-mown bay. A
Brahma hen came Up 20 her and
c0cking her head on one side eyed
her mistress wisely. Miss Benlah
stopped ana stroked her back
lid you know. Brahmy, that you
are layin' me q silk gown
Brahmy opened Der mouth and
tried her 4ittle best" to sing Ike a
nightingale
aYew see. continued Miss Beulah.
addressing the hen as IL she We e q
person. s'thc city folks amt ashamed
tew not ce me in my old alpaca, bat
I'd like tew bcv somathin' nice tew
wear lest tew show EN- tw ] should
look dressed Ike other folks
She cllubeJ % tle toy of the NOV
aud gathered AL eRgS After this
she MIXED the COW. sat down w the
kitchen wlnaow to count her money.
she cmptied q little pr nt bag int'
her lap and began counting "le7l