The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-06-21

And Edith with golden hair.
-Longiollow's Daughters.
Dimpied darlings, three Of them, and
a grandma, gray and prim; very
bright the trios eyes, and the grand
mas very dim. There's been trouble
at the table, we must sometimes shout
a halt or the grandmas tea'd be oriny
with a heaplng spoon Of salt Re
Gently the dear old lady sugared nne
plate of trout. How the trio giggied'
twisted. when the fishes were cast outl
She declined more fish, and stately
stared but not a word she'd utter
Then she spread her bread with mus
tafd. thinking she had got the butter.
Fiercest frowns won't Quell the laugh
ter OF the giggleistic three. you'll
make errors. too" quoth grandma
when you are as old as me-"
Now when things go wrong with
grandma. she retreats across the way
10 the home OF Cousin Ella, where
she wears the mood away. The clouds
are always cleared by evening, smiles
headlight her homeward way; radiant
as the rosy sunshine, she's as jolly as
a jay.
Jennie. June and Jessie sobered,
Aprll-lke. from sun 10 ain, when
grandma grimly grabbed her bonnet.
on. their panicl oh, their pam.
Dearest grandma. we're so sorry
Wen not laugh at you again. Girls,
growled grandma, "age has feelings
and this goes against the grain"
In her sputter. poor old grandma
turned to give the girls this crack, got
the old black beaded bonnet with the
front toward the back Oh these
bounding springs Of laughter! How
they strained TO hold It inl But II
bursted shrill when grandma tied the
bow beneath the chin.
Grandma. don't go looking that
way" shrllled the three. while all did
press close about her. pulling, clinging
at her arms. and hands and dress.
seldom grandma sees the mirror;
saws It's satans fad Of fashion, so she
ably laid about her and departed In
passion. In about a half a minute,
from Cousin Elias open door, ululat-
ing DER the highway. came a mirthful,
shrek and roar. In another half a
minute. the eager trio did behold
grandma with her bonnet backward,
IN a swift black storm OF scold.
Come back herel' thus Cousin Ella.
Tn not llstenl" grandma cried.
GrImly down the staring highway
grandma stalked with strident stride.
Forth few Jennie, June and Jessie;
dishabllled Coz. Ella few, chasing that
reversed black bonnet, while its sable
ribbons blew. The quartette surround
ed grandma. BY main strength their
quarry captured. while the roaring
street roared louder and the Arabs
were enrapiured.
All day long sequestered grandma
nursed her predetermined pout; tied
her head up in a towel, camphored
odors blew about.
Tear stained Jennie. in the silence
OF her little white-walled room, poured
the silver she had gathered from i,s
/ little slotted tomb. "She shall have
a brand new bonnet" wept the con-
trlte little miss. THAT old black thing
Is just hateful I'll buy something
gay with this" Jessie. in her sanctu-
ary. took her tiny savings bank, and
by dint Of so keytwists. got It open
with a yank "She shall have II, new
with flowers. ruidy cherries, neat as
wax. red and radiant. gay and pretty
and her Jessie pays the tax" June
with many feints and lodges, got away
an by herself got her savings from
her closet, on the dimmest, farthest
shelf. We'll. what If I am but seven" /"
said June. 1--WE gotasmucha as they. Jen-
nie's l3, Jess H., here's ten dollars.
anyway. That old crows nest Of a
bonnet grandma d on hindslde beforol
/ Grannyll have a hat as pretty as my
mamma ever wOre.'
surrept developed IN the
household after that Girls went prowl-
ing through the Railways, furtye as a
faltrlng cat Ambush, lurking, masque-
rading, ambuscadlng. hide-and-seek.
Missing maiden az an hours, the re-
main Ter of the week. Thrice | saw
my mystic maldens IN clandcstine
moods down town. each alone. and
bearing bundles tied in paper Whitley
brown
"Grandma's birthday is tomorrow "
Al breakfast cried a little maid. There
IS trout upon the table. and there
cus,ard. I'm afraid. "And, thought,
the face grew frightened at the antics
( strange OF June, that I'd give Grand
ma her present and not wait tin after
noon" June was wriggling, Ike
. wise Jessie Jennie. from beneath hei
chair. brought a whitey-br0wnish bun
, DE. which she wavered I'm the air
Heres another present, grandma.
/ cried the other girls IN chorus. And
/ IN less than 30 seconds three gorgeous
"llds' reposed before Us.
"Whars an this?" demanded grand
, ma. "Has a millner had a ire2" Puz
zled girls. convulsng parents, put
, poker 20 her ire.
/ some snile mllllner's gone bank
4 rupti" Grandma knocked the hat
about Then. excited ani "ferhoodled.
sprinkled sugar on her trout. Don
do rhau" I cried. while grandmi
poured the cream into the mustard
and with muttered maiedictions. spreai
her slice Of bread with custard.-Kgn
sas CITY Star.
Man Who Is Not Safe.
The man who knows better how q
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