The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-04-04
LAZY BORA


you Remembers Laay Dora
"po / remember herr" Ths active.
looking black eyed woman sat street,
Gould ] forget her. of ali the shift
lcSs good tornothing Girls / ever sAw
--,sad I've seen somel
~sakes alive sbs added turning
% the neiwhbor from TIE aoor below.
wh9 bad ruu 10 with her mendlng.
.Yoad need % see her TO believe she
wss true Ny nisce and ! gave her
that name. just between ourselves and
Il fitted We knew Der IL laahe. whsn
ny husband was delng . piecu of en.
sineerlns cat there. ard We were
hosrding with her inother-a sensible.
lndastrieus woman a. ever vas
There vas plenty for i.asy nora 20
Do but 40 she'd lse abed Until time
% dress Tor dlnner that was ~ noon
-and then she'd appear and talk 20
the men young engineers. yoa know.
After that she'd lop down and read
nayeis or sleep until evening. when
the men were home again. Then shed
come 10 iife IN earnest NJ. how
she'd spaykie' naed 70 bliak--
couldn't believe my own eyes. abe vas
20 Different from the DAYTIME Dora
And Auntlc. Mrs. Billings wedged
ln 30 ycu remember the yoang en-
einseF Who vas - crazy over herr
TO T. Rufus Chandler vas hls
aan.e Poor mani~
Mrs Billings laughed softly You
see. auatle bad an eve On him Tor ne.
ibe explained u the neighbor from lie
floor below she didn't kn0w Al the
time that already had my eye On
Jack billings. and i, went hard wi,h
her in see this other splenaid Young
man throwing himself away She was
always eoruering htm end telling him
what good pies could make and how
had kept house Tor ny father since |
sas 4. but Il Vas 10 use Rufus would
slip away at the ffst sound of DorAs
slippers on the stairs Aud Aunt
sally would shake her bead a. me IA
private ani aay Just wali un they're
married uer ana ca, his misisAe.
Just yoa waltz"
4 was perfectly right TOO. Aaat
say persisted - be ever married
her which ! hope fof his sake hs
iitaf he's reeretfinF a.
Aunt sally nanounced Mrs. nii.
iinss impressiseiY he dia marry her.
and they're iiginF ia this building
a0N. ln The Cat Fight over ua
1on aon1 say pouf feilewi~
And bea bilssfaily happy
Then mzyhe hes made eneaxh
sSAney 20 keep her IN idie luxar4
So. he's hard ap iiea tod Jack
about BIS financial troubles. but he
says pora il the bright star of his nfe
rhef csnt even keep = servant
you don't mesa e esv that ths
dos heF ovn voFkf
80. Ne does her evn woFk lie
makes the heds sad sets tFuatfast
and wsahes the dishes hesore he
leaves and hs always brings home ,hs
pfesl.ssas fof the dinner he's Holas
- eock 81 slrht Yes. AM he's rissea
~ sire frame 70 held boz hpok. 20
that sAs can feaa vitbea, eesiizs
tirsl
~Eenies bilInrs-
@IGs kli true Sometimes ne fnus
sefH enersf e n.eei Ain aoNa oa ihs
ffont sieps aaa then b puts 6owa hts
parcels ana carries her up two eiKhis
y stairs ana eomes rnunlak snwn
asain after - meat and vegetables
locking a. IL she'd given him klag
aom~
syes. indeed he neixhbor said
eree seen that oitea.
als she Sick knnt Sally snined
NO mere ghEa shs uas shea ws
taeM her. srnfie shes iaet TO ehuiea
ana rsfe % hs allowed 70 escft her
elf she al have q touch of Fhsums.
len la her shoulder q feH months
asa ana slncs then he has iFessed her
rs fhe mofaiaE aad done an Der haif.
rhat'a 4 fact she told PIE herself
And aae SATURDAY afternoon Jack
eeat 90 there to see NJ Chandler -
q business matter and be couldn't
make anyone heAf shea he raped.
The sewing machine vas goinE and 4
made such a noise needed oiiing. e
course and af last lack pushed opsa
he daor and there vas Rufus chan.
der down % TIE Hoor. working ne
,readle e that machine With hls
hsnda. while Lazy Dora atiiched =
seam
-Fas TIE lssd's sake what %
nagns Chandler say 20 jack
he came II tho BAH 70 talk busf
ness. - that Dora voukdn't be wor'
ried. and before BE- weat baek hs
sal8 'nnllnFs. Il ever \ man vas
privileged 70 i've with a. angel. "a
that nan
Wen. ! neyerf~ eieenlhted Aunt
Sally. dfoppinR back into her chair
aWhaf I'm getting at. Annt Sally
Mrs.. nuiIasa went on. la aimply lhls.
/ uaa braaxht ap wfuuT ! mead aad
sweep and dust snd eiean fof 1ach
Hllilnxa. Inst a. always ed for e.
ther. hnl do Yua suppose I'm an -
aiIed auzel. fhal it.s 3 pgEsiieee =
llse zitiI1 so. indeed I'm Iasf 1
nnod. ordinary eiIe. dolng my dafY.
thars all Think hos yoa used . aay
Inst yoa vait and then zee heu