The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-24

| at Aunt Purdle's. and the anxious Lizzie
was counseing her son regarding his be-
| havior at the table OF that excellent lady
Now, Mncgrccgor," she said. ''ye..re NOT
to afrront me. Yer Aunt Prudie's rear
tce. an awful easy offended
"Dod, ay!" said John yell haze 70 nina
| yer @. P.'s to-day, as the sayin ~"
"Will 1 get tart at Aunt Purde's?"
inquired Nlacgreegor.
yell SEQ what yen get when yc get
| It," replied his mother. An mind. MAG
greegor. ye'ro no to be askin' fur jelly
till we've cit two bits O. brcad-an butter
Trsfno, manners; an yer Aunt Purdies
| real particular. An yer not to wipe yer
| mouth VII yer tuff-m!nd that ie're TO
! TAX yer hanky an let on ye,re lust GIG n.
| yer nose a bit OF a wipe An Sere iiot ILL. ~
ieft In Yer cup when ye're done drinking.
An il We drop yer piece on the floor. Sc re
not to 90 after IT. ye,re, jist 70 let on yete
aDeed, LIZZIE. into rposcd her husband.
"yere the one 10 think nbon, ,!llnss!
5ShG nss aGpt hs I'll airont Se
It's maybe small matter 70 o.. =, man n,
John. but.n woman does not l,K ,'s =, Hoh W
put out before her good s.ster. - Son ~,
shink before Be ye max BIT Of joke. iur
she's g real r. al E!ien gent woman an AWiu'
n.But Yer brother likes laugh. Lizzie"
yes Roberts hearty man; but AZ ne
same j ohm. ye're not 70 make nm a YEP
above his breath. An yer not TO iaush,
seFsfIf rgh ntacBRi Izgie, said her husband.
rood.hu1noredly. "Dod, I'm thinkin' yerc
! fist about as fcart fur me as tur inc
o "Nonsense. John, Tn not hndin' fault
with You It's fist that ye sometimes
| furgets yer,
trourht q. P.,a was a kind o foo,.ball;"
Her husband was q bout to explB y, Wneh
| dwelling was in sight. J.,
II would fist as soon be at home idz-
zc," John observed. as they turned alhs mo
SWhlsht. John! Mrs PurdIes a real de-
cent woman, an'-we ncedna STA. STAY over !,
g Se'n 90 Dil Up iailas the H bell Mind yers
to ask if Mrs. Plrdie is IN before ye 50
| ''But She wouldna haze asked US to her
tea II she had been goin' out " sad John.
ISL! John Just d what i ten q; y Z /, -
xviii you please step in?". SAID the dom;
estc, a small rosy-chseked giEl, VINO n9 st SUI
showed her ankles. though she mad put
wipe Yer feet. a1aegreegor. vine yer.
1sst SAID L thS On On door M
Macgreegor obey ed with great, ,y,gor.
and followed the others into the lobby.
le..Paw, we've q nicer CLOCK than thas
one" he remarked. IN Il husky undertone,
poinelng at grandfathcfs CLOCK IN u
"Whhsht1' said his mother, nervously:s,,
will I put my hat in my pooch, maw?"'l
NO no! John. put his hat UP aside yer
own"
Just then Mrs. Purde Appeared t and
aeaay sd p1r op ea the rDs
die was getting on well in the world--his
grocery establishment was ETs ming new
Gus; daily-and Mrs Pnrue ,. W Tay,a ~,
relatives and tolcgard their m ln 2 ana
speech as vulgar. with the result that hf ,
| own manners were frequently anecteei,
| while her speech was sometimes strange
"And how are you to-day. Mncgreegor?"
| she asked the boy. as they sat round me
lin nne" replied Ma aSs aS1e glaneins
Fine WHAT" asked 4 Aunt l Pur ride %
whsP ns hs otsE s ssa Nj HssSs
oHs oh naeea y Xaa at Ma III d is9 you sec at
"4n AID Ii how W.T. Roobert u? asked Ilzzle,
he's sorry be cannot leave the shop this
evening His young man was unfortun-
qtely, run over by an electric llecs car yester-
"oh those cars!" said Lizzie: Pm al,
ways featrt fur Macares,ig go! Ee,tt,n catched
Of the BRAIN said t' Aunt mt Purd'e. With
great solemnity; 'IIe was, carrying a diz-
4 choly accident occurred, ''
.Do We ten me that?," exclaimed Lizzie
WI Wa5 s me o GEES al Pr
taI TO 1izzle. while John and NIacgreegor
play herself found amus enc in null
ne, who had been put on the floor to
Ing to pieces half-knittcd stocking which
Soon the little. rosy-cheelSed maid en-.
tered with the teapot. and they all took
1E fsnd pnaies at table wee Jeunnlc being
mir. Robinson said 1Auint Purdio, look
, me-, very hard ut John, Kindly ask a
q ah,, he i, end q which le wiped his brow brow;
me hostess after 1ooSRig for moment
~ T., sl,. thought It rather an inferior
eo onvn G Snmmenssd , her duties
minutes, Then Mrs. 1'urdie broke the si IL
vn sye ME- Te Ssin spaF y Gst ,p "Ga ts
! her host sivlc 800 - ~ ~ '"
, maH { i II, ynd John gansd, pod Nrs
i mX work q day since thc New Year"
4 T8mean5 out to entertainments nart'es
land .converson'cs," said Mrs Purdle. With
Ia n'tying SMILE.
"oh, az, Well Lizzie an me- likes tho
but %c'yS ya ben e, t IL the yaS ~ the
WI IKE nartles'' observed Maepreeror,
a.apg INTO ap ad Of 1sm Ey stranwo
I ,,ecaaS or pla'n broad -ard-bptter on the
\ Nnor.hut togha cred 'tzmmst he. r,ecnrosd
j tbat lie Ind Remembered hls p,others In
\ t,,ut III, nnt tef''pt tn@r vac nr"n 'hen
4 'nAasst Yourself 70 q eon',iS Mr. I'ob'N-
1 son h, rnts Frr pnrG's, IND rasay lrOl,r
/ ciln Mrg psa'pFHr' % NnHr to-, 0'itp''
| ..i,sa.,,, -te,,s = 70 - riv-is This is real
/ nice cake Mrl P,,rH'e'i
] EFT was recommended ia me- by Mrs
Mci,luny. the Doctors wife AIRS, Nc
cluny is very highly connected, quite