The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-21
STORY or PIE.
What Was said when the Next Door
Ncighbor Brought One In.

Washington Post
Little Mrs Justspliced ran into the Ham
merses :. her neXt-doOr neighbors, during
the dinner hour the other evening, carrying
something covered over with her snOwlest
napkin on her cutest dish.
Il thought d fetch over half OF one Of
my lemon mcrngue pies for you TO try,
said little Mrs. Justspliced 10 Mr.. and Mrs
hammers. whom she found at the table in
the basement dining room think
was real successful with chem to-day,
and
NOW, isn't that just as kind as it can
be- interrupted Mrs. Hammers ecstatlc-
ally, taking the dish from little Mrs. Just
spuced. SO thoughtful OF you, And II 8
so fortunate. too. IL just happens that We
my, won't II taste g0Odt Successful Why,
IL looks like a picture. removing the
snowy napkin 1T was only TINS very
afternoon that / WIS thinking that
love some lemon mefingue pie and here
II Is brought by the most thoughtful little
woman in the world.
BY Jove. / am glad you brought 1t over,
Mrs. JustsDliced." chimed in Mr.. Ham
mers. Makes my mouth water to look
at it-dOes for a fact. Um-yum-yum-I
could eat dozen pies that look Ike that
and yell for more, honest ln1un. / could
What a fortunate beggar Jack Justspliced
f. To be sure. TO have little wife thai
can get up things that look 50 attractive!
"Oh. I'm glad you're pleased. and L
do hope you'll like IL" said little Mrs. Just
sp.iced. and then she ran back TO her own
abode.
Mr. and Mrs Hammers gazed at each
other in n sickiy sort Of way after little
Mrs Justspliced had departed Mrs. Ham
meTs picked a corner OF the Drowned FROST
ing OF the piece OF pie.
Hooks kind Of gallery and stringy. don
you think? said she to Mr.. Hammers.
"And. goodness. gracious sakes alive. what
a stingy little bit Of "a layer OF filling she's
put in IL, And the bottom crust does look
BOggy. too. Want a piece
who. me-? said Mr. Hammers. Nov,
you know burned we'll that / don't want a
piece-whats the use OF asking questions
like that2 No mysterious pies in mine,
Thanks-nO. stree, Got all / can attend TO
10 handle the pies l get manufactured un-
der my own vine and fig tree, Say, that
half pie looks like a wet night on Nir-
Einia clay bank. anyhow doesn't it2 Or
quarantine flag stiff to the breeze Wouldn't
30 up against piece o that stuff for
twelve dollars and eighty cents.
Consequently the half pie was deposited
at the very bottom OF the garbage barrel
o. order that little Mrs. Justspliced could
by no possibility ever see IL again. Little
Mrs. JustSpliced ran over to the Hammers 5
late I'm the evening
why. you smart little thing. you ex-
claimed Mrs. Hammers rapturOusly. That
pie OF yours was absolutely delicious How
In the world you ever got the meringue 20
jell Just that way / can't make out. and
YOU must show me- And the havorl Mercy
ON us-I do nave such trouble with my
lemon meringue pies"
well. If / could get pie like that in this
plant. you'd never see me a-going out one
night a year-that's all i've got TO say.
put In MIR Hammers. regarding little Mrs
Justspliced. who beamed jOyOusly, with an
approving eye.
oh, no this is not clammy old world