The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-26
6be Story Teller
The Tanning Of .Jen,inaa, .Lr

The Tanning Of .Jen'inaa, ,Jr.
TO begin with she called Jimmy just plain horrid,
vulgar Jimmy And this she declared was the cause of
might have been different but Jemima-Whieh everyone
shortened to Jimmy-we it no wonder she such
tomboy.
From the her christening it had pursued her,
this phantasm of rather her determination to live
up to it. Every watched anxiously her upward growth
and shaking their heads solemny at some prank wider
than usual. would exclam
Il never tomboy. What will become
her.'
A few (alas how very small their number) would
reply hopefully oh she will settle down when she grows
older Just let her alone she'll out all right
had reached her thirteenth year and there
change for the better On the morning
which Jimmy would call 'the beginning of events
heroine the laughing uproarousy over
opened letter which she held in her hand
Its from Aunt Jemma, she returned in answer to her
take of Toodles whom the warm weather AFFECTS un
favorabIy.''
you intend to. go, dear?" questioned her mother
iousy Jimmy being seized with another of laughter
unable to reply at but finally managed to say
ITO be sure do Every enc has had chance at tanning
me but don't to show any par
TALLY won't let her off just because she's burdened with
the I. Oh won't Head hersa merry dance!
And thinking of what she intended to CO. Jimmy resumed
occupation Of alternately gggng and reading the letter
The next Monday morning found very demure neatly
ared young lady standing depot platform Manton
smoothly brushed fold Of her dress hung
just angle her face stad. meek
expression Who would have recognized in this extremely
proper young the careless omboy who had nearly
laughed herself into Mysteries week her parental
porch
view Seated within was an antiquated raW-ooneo aoy,
holding prmy the seat beside her
overfed looking poodle The carriage coming to
stop before the platform the elderly lady gazed sharply at
the assembly of people collected there but evidently did not
find the object of her At last falling upon
the demure she asked in high voice
Young lady what is your name?
"Jemima Moore reply with a violent cough
which had been preceded by sound strangely like ggge
The elderly lady then introduced herself Aunt
emima and the slowly Jogging down the street.
dog Jimmy's After little while
the poodle manifested Of and whned and
squrmed tfuy but Jimmy looked meek and full
Of socude for him that surely surely she couldn't be
the though the she cured her fingers while
strokng him did look suspicious.
II guess doesn't like very WE'LL" ventured Jimmy
finally in heart broken tones
'No, very fastidous doesn't take people
right away returned her aunt complacently. s,
Just she finished speaking the poodle, in the midst
of unusually loving stroke such
yell that transferred to Aunt Terminals lap
really smile of mischief satisfaction that
flashed moment Jmmys face? Whatever it
the poodle did whine during the rest Of the ride
Jimmy had been with her aunt week in which
by her gentle and meek behavior she had caused that lady
greatly how anyone could call this young lady
wild untamable. One morning, though, something
happened which nearly destroyed her faith in Jmmys
plicity Jimmy feeding Toodes candy he dog
pain and sticking his in his mouth he rolled and
over on the floor. Aunt Jemima shrieked loudly.
"You wicked girl! You've poisoned dog! My precious
Jimmy and out Of the room into the garden.
But instead OF showing grief for the Of the poodle
she had proessed to love- when she reached the
house she down the floor laughed she
Then carefully board. she slowed
candy which held in her very strange
act she went into the house with the
her face and asked in trembling how Toodes
Her aunt who sitting the couch holding the
quiet poodle her lap at first looked Jimmy suspicious
w. but seeing the tear stains and noticing the trembling
her voice, her suspicious day
ever close observer would have noticed that Jimmy at fire.
quent intervals seized with fits of silent laughter
that at advance made Toodes knowing
dog quickly fed in another direction
month Of Jimmy's visit had passed still nothing
really confirming her reputation Of wildness had hap
pened though several things had the house
which had partly suspicious
neghbors had reportedbut then negnbors tales
always to be relied besides
possibly have done the things they had
Toodes manifesty Jimmy. the
wsest and dogs) often mistaken their theories
However, murder will out and at last something hap
Eened which forever proved to Aunt Jemma that oodes
dog of sagacity and wisdom. neghbor
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