St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-02
Grandma Crippsn- WHO Has Been "Put Upon."

declared" sighed Grandma Grin.
pen as she put down the note and ra.
moved ner spectacles, I'm going to
start grandmothers' union and go
on strike! I don't mind dom for 'em
IN reason, but they do certainly mt
npcn me" She scowled at the bearer
OF the note, Susie's youngest girl
Ma says you've just got to come /"
stated that young person decisiyelv.
one must use certain severity in
dealing with grandmothers.
You can run along home and tell
your ma Ill be over soon as get nv
own work out of the way" sighed
MRS. Crippen. 'Yes, you can have a
nice warm cookie, but don't gum IL
all down in one mouthful as if YOU
never got nothin' to eat to home.
LaWzy. | dunno as you dol" she add.
ed more kindly. Don't stop to play
on the road. Goodbye"
The old lady dried a platter in an
distracted manner and gazed longing
~ out OF the open window.
It's the kind of weather that does
old bones good to get out in the sun"
she commented. eff / didn't have to
go over to susie'B to help-why, good
landamassy! clean forgot all about
Lureiia! told her last week Thurs.
day-nO, It was a Friday-that I'd be
over TO help her ON Daisy's party
dress. can't go both places to oncet
was that someone knocking? Seems
as u / get deafer and deafer every
day 1--we. Oh, it's Baby! Is that you,
dear? Wen, give gamma a nice big
hug and kiss, that's the dear little
man. And to think he came all the
way over by himself to see me! What?
You didn't come to see me? Ok-hum.
a note from your mother. What's up
now?" she grumbled, seeking her spec
facles. "Hum-just as thought. Well,
I've been imposed upon just about
once too often!"
Posed on?" queried little Tommy
Jessup, regarding his grandmother
anxiousIy.
It seemed like something that might
be done with a slipper, birch stick
or a merciless hand.
Yes, imposed upon!" stoutly affirm
ed Mrs. Crippen. what would you
do, Baby?" she asked, noting his seri-
GUS expression.
''Yun way to g'an'ma's house!' he
announced triumphantly.
HTll run away from g'an'ma's
house!" she exclaimed as if inspired.
Its Just about time took some COM
fort and I'm goin' tot
q
f'Mary Mullin, / want something
ypungish in a toque; it won't do par
ticle OF good for you to trot out any
stringed old-women's bonnets for !
wonN have part nor parcel of emf
snapped Grandma Crippen as she
fiuffed up her front piece" prepare
tory TO trying on"
Now here's something" began the
milliner enthusiastically
stake it out of my sight this min
ute!" commanded the difficult custom
er. q don't want any sheaft of wheat
nor any nice little refined silver leaf
plastered ON the side of any old black
bonnet. I'm sick an tired Of 'em,
Mary Mullen!"
81 was only trying to show you
something / thought your daughters
would consider appropriate for wom-
an Of your"
Don't say it! Don't say it!' thun-
sdeYed Mrs. Crippen. 1--WE heard that
lingo bout long enough. I'm going
TO quit bein' SO all fired appropriate.
I'm tired of being too old for any ex-
citement or pretty clothes, but not
too old to do for the whole Crippen
and Legate tribes. I'm going to live
for myself, just for change
s'Why, Mrs. Crippen!" gasped Mary
Mullen, who had always known the
irate Wsman and her family.
"If it had a little lavender on it, |
wouldn't mind, said Mrs. Crippen,