The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-13

"You see, in my imagination can be
tes' as rich an fine an white-why,
can be jes' as white as white folks,
Miss Glare, an pretty an young.
"An' then all the good times have in
my Imagination! don't have the trou-
BILE that goes with really havin' things
l build great, big. splendid houses, pal
aces an castles, an then jes' let 'em
go an don't bother about repairin' 'em
Or payin' taxes. When l wants anoth-
er house, jes' build it out of my mind.
That's good deal easier an cheaper
than takin' care of the old ones'
And Mary Ann laughed as she mois-
tened her finger and tried the heat of
the iron.
"None Of my horses ever has the collie
or goes lame," she continued, IAN no.
body has any finer ones. You jes' ought
to see me sailin' in my imagination
through Fifth avenoo behind my pranc
i'm steeds, while people stop to look at
me an say, I wonder who that gor-
geous an lovely creachure is
AN then the travelin'! While I'm
washin' an ironin' here in this ole
i
Newport an England an Paris an
Asia an Afriky. Well, no. don't go
much to Afriky. 1t amt stylish enough
for me. But go to the north pole hot
days jes' to cool off. don't find no
difficulty in reachin' the pole. I've
climbed that pole many time in my
magma tion."
And Mary Ann again laughed merri
~ over the pleasant pictures which she
had drawn.
did ever tell you about the fun we
had las Christmas. Miss Glare?
didn't? Well, l must tell you about
that.
"You see, we was kind Of po' last
Chris mus Your folks had done gone
to the city, an hadn't no extra work,
an the chillen all needed winter
clothes, an we had only AZ cents left
for Chris mus, an Peter he said that
we couldn't affod no Chris mus tree,
but said: Go way, Peter. I'm goin'
to have a Christmas tree So went
| out in the village the night before
Christmas an found po' little runty
tree that nobody wouldn't buy, an
got it for cents, an fixed it up with
lot of little baubles that your NOM
mer had given me, an we had a real
nice Chris mus tree.
| AN then | said: Now, chillen, we
amt got very much for Chris mus
| that is, not much dcchual1y-an' SO we
must draw on our minds for what we
need. Now, just fOller my lead, an
we'll have the greatest Christmas that
ever any family ever had with only 45
cents
I'D bought some stick candy an a
little cheap present for each one, an
then l brought out package of old
letters my sister had writ to me from
home in Virginia.
"'Now, chillen,' said, 4 want you
to understand that all through this
Christmas Pm a queen, an poppy he's
king, an you're all princes an prin-
cesses, an that we're to have every.
thing to eat an drink an wear an
look at that the mind can think Of
"They all sent up whoop an seem
ed nightly tickled. an Roland, he
says: 'Mommer, you're to be Queen
Mary Ann. an poppy he's to be King
Peter-no,' says he, 'poppy's to be Pc
ter the Great. I've just been readin
about Peter the Great at school,
"Then l takes up the bundle of let
tiers, an says, we must first read thu
congratulations Of the season from Oul
friends The first letter l read wa:
from Queen Victoria-that was before
the queen died, you know-to Queer
Mary Ann, calm me her dear cousin
an honored friend an tellin' me tina
she had sent me a diamond necklace
worth 100000 as testimonial of he
undyin' love an affection.
"An' then the Prince of Wales wrot
; to King Peter the Great, sendin' hin
, valuable presents, includin' some ele
plants an tigers. An then all the roy
, | alties from all over Europe sent Chris
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