The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-09-01
Ry IRENE sToDDARD cAPwELL.

AS MIS-, Flanigan, with neighbOrly familiarity,
assembled the back steps of the Casey house one
morning, the door opened softly and Mrs. Casey
emerged with a mysterious burden gathered In
her apron. Meeting her old crony thus, face to
face she stopped suddenly with guilty look on
her usually honest countenance. t.
"Phwat have We there, Mrs. Casey?' asked Mrs.
Flanagan with curiosity. H
Jist some Imply battles Dim t'rowin in the
ash bar J." returned Mrs. Casey. - alv
"Shure they doan't be lukin' virry Imply oh.
served Mrs. Flanagan, catching sight OF large
bottle with snowy label which protruded from
one side OF Mrs. Casey's apron and FROM which
but little Of the original contents had been taken
Mrs Casey hastily snatched at the apron to
cover the telltale bottle. The act, however, only
precipitated disaster The garment being old
and thin the strain of the sudden pull upon 1t
caused 1t to part In the middle, and shower Of
gay bottles and boxes descended upon the steps,
some breaking, others falling open and envelOp-
ing Mrs. Flanagan, who stood below, in cloud
of powder and rank odors
For a moment Mrs, Casey was overcome with
humiliation. Them seeing the look of amazed
bewilderment on Mrs. Flanigans face as she
stood despatched and bepOwdered from head to
foot, she dropped with thud upon the top step
and began to shrek with laughter, rocking back
and forth and waving her hands wildly about. in
an abandon of mirth. F
Mrs. Flanagan, more amazed than ever stopped
to pick up some of the scattered glassware,
Madame de Boezi's unrivalled Freckle Lotion
greeted her eyes from the large bottle which she
had first seen Madame de Boezi's Matchless
Marguerite Balm" Madame de Boezis Cucumber
Milk for the Skin and Complexion" Madame de
Boezi's Magnolia Skin Food" Madame de Boezi's
Poudre de Violettes," and many more similar
preparations declared themselves as the contents
of the various receptacles ~. Fg4
who in the wurrld is the Booty wumman? An
phwat are We dom wild ahl her thruck| demand
ed Mrs. Flanagan. uE
"Shure me sins has found me out" said Mrs
Casey, wiping her eyes on the corner OF the torn
In tha hnaCn NJ AIn Mrn
Flanagan. Ye do be soight! Phwin OF have
the shtuff shwipt up Oi'll come in an till ye ahl
about ut"
Half an hour later. Mrs. Flanagan having remov
ed from her person most of the traces Of the
baptism of cosmetics, and having been refreshed
with sup o. cahfee' from the pot which gener
ally stood at the back Of the kitchen stove from
one meal to the next, the two sat costly in front
OF the stove, with ,heir feet upon the hearth and
their chairs tipped back at conversational angle,
while Mrs. Casey gave voice to the promised ex-
PLANTATION.
'Shure Oh wasn't manin' to be tillin We about
yander fooolishniss." jerking her thumb In the
direction OF the ash barrel. but seem yere afther
foindin' me rid handed loike, OH have to be
givin' We the whole tale O. woe.
"Twas about tree wakes ago II was, Mary Ann
kim in from goin out wild the Gilhooeys an she
siz There's to be q litcher at the WummanS
Cloob hahl tmOrrer Afternoon, be the fa-amiss
beauty docthery Maddim Beau-aisy from NJ Yarrk,
and she do be afther givin Mrs. GilhOoley some
tickuts to dshthribit wild her frinds. She gave
me two, an you an nell be goin', Nav she sig.
Twill be gra-ate fun she siz
''Phwats a beauty docther? OF sz.
"''Tis docther that taches We how to be be-
ewtifie,' she siz.
Fax OF siz, we're good lukin' enough now
t kape me busy wild sha'as the bys away OF
siz. an tbs no docther that kin make amy
beauty out Nv this oogly moog,' Oh siz ese t
"Himsilf was hOame. and he siz, 'Pwhats that?
Niver ca-ay doy, Biddy.' he sz. Twas yersilf
was the bist luker Nv County Cork phwfn OF
brought We oayer here Z this land Nv the grafther
an noame Nv the afis howldher.' he siz an ye
have the saame faytures an We that ye had thin,
oanly little moare to thin. Ye can bate amy iy
the gairrs now, phwin we git an yer glad rags.
Take her alahHg to the beauty docther Mary
Ann, he siz, AN have her fixed up as f0lne as
Lilly Langthry or amy Nv Thin shwells, he siz.
AN sind the bill t me. Oh loike { see mOy VIM
nun aQuii Z amy iv thin, he siz, an Dim willin'
to pay fer Ut siz he nt Hyt
SO we whit to the litcher, and ye'd be surprois-
ed. Mrs Flanagan, { see the crowd that was
there The pla-ace was jammed, an IL we hadn't
a whit rairly we'd niver have had safe at ahl at