The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-11-12

her bach and <tAsf%2 hGF ma f-A- n
time. too. ne assured her that he'd put
her on the right car when il came
Finally his patience gave out Hv
lifted her bodily Ia a place of safety
and then he took from his pocket q
piece or chalk and drew Il line "a
front OF hcr toes.
Nov toe that mark he said
And she toed 1t till he led her to
her car.
Woman n "A ~i1nancicr.
i've had an account in a New York
bank for the last two years said a
woman know Its 50 convenient
when I'm away FOR the summer be-
cause l don't have 10 pay exchange or
whatever IT is YOU call IL. when I give
New York checks. or course. I'm not
an expert banker. and never pre-
tended to be. | can't take the troubl"
10 add and subtract and find out just
what my balance Is. but every time /
send for n new check book | have my
bank book balanced. ] had a let Of
money In that ban. in August, and /
haven't flled out more than "A third
of my check book since. When | read
In the paper that New York banks
were having runs on them. ] dldnt
walt n minute. / didn't even stop TO
open the letters in the morning mail.
/ just threw them into my hand bag,
rushed down town, and took the first
train for New York. ! was going TO
get my money before my bank failed.
because I'm always cautious in money
matters,
II took a cab from the ferry to tho
bank, and my heart stood still when !
saw q long line of peOple waiting To
get in and draw out their money. !
got the best place l could. ard stood
and stood till a man came out and
locked the bank doors and told people
nobody could get any more money out.
There wasn't anything to do but go
and get lunch, and when took out
nv purse to pay for it. / remember
ed my letters. one of them was from
that very bank. and, what do you
think it said? 1t told me that ia
overdrawn my account nine dollars.
and I'd have TO pay something or
other on a check l had made out the
week before. / haven't told my nus
band yet. Men are SO unsympathetlc!
7 know he'd remind me Of a dress
makers bill paid last month, but
I don't see how he can expect me TO
think about my balance when my
check book isn't anywhere near used
up"
Her Imagination Is Fertile.
7 met another woman yesterday who
is keeping something from her nus
band-and perhaps Id have TO walk
a long way to find a woman who ism T.
but that's neither here nor there. I've
met TINS woman Al IIltl FdlN III ~
past year, and every time We've talked
something has reminded her of teeth,
Whereupon she has said:
ooh, for mercy's sake, don't say
teeth to me" Though. in point or
fact, | very seldom do say teeth TO
anybody Il ought to go to the dent
lists this very minute, and / just cant
get up the T I've got to go
soon, and / don't see how on earth
I'm going to stand it"
Yesterday, when we met again, she
said teeth to me.
Il made up my mind last Wednes-
day to go and have it over" she said.
Il made up my mind on Wednesday,
and l lay awake having cold shiyers
that night and the next, and Friday
/ started for the dentists. ON the way
/ stopped at my doctors and told him
about it, and what frlghtfully sensi-
tive teeth / have. and he gave me
some sort of q nerve tonic to brace
me up, so / could stand 1t. I hadn't
had anything done to my teeth for a
whole year, and knew fully half the
were out of Whack. / told the
dentist 50 when / climbed into the
chair, and begged him to be as easy
as he could with me. Then / shut
eyes tight and held my breath and
wished I'd be taken suddenly with APP
pendicitis, 50 I'd have to go to a hos
pital and put off having my teeth
fixed. The dentist iabbed about a
long time, and put an electric light
in my mouth, and / began to shudder
and he said:
(Which tooth is troubling you -
Most all of them ! said. They
every time | think about them.
but please don't do many today.
stand it
II poked around some more. and
pounded here and there, and ] had a
scream all ready to give as soon az he
touch a nerve
This is a queer thing he said
/ broke out II a cold perspiration
at that. knew he'd 90 on to say he'd
to saw half my teeth or and nail
CHINA ones on to the roots.
hat queer / asked.
Why. said he. it's queer that yotIr
teeth ache when they're all in perfect
condition.; ] can find a thing t. DO,
Then the wretch laughed
he'll tell my husband the frat
time they meet Anyway its the
iault Of the way J was brought IN
was always assured that IF you don't
go 10 the dentists onc in six months
you're bound to have ~toothacbn 81
Of course. my teeth ached-or go
maps u was J Y conscience But al
most wish now. he'd bored hole
somewhere and filled 1t. Just to save
my face"
6eorge's T~ilonehtlcss Fx~travagancc
Before we give M the subiect =,
-etIh ! must tell you or a visit had
me DAY last week from MaIinda
'oHlSDh, mo lives out near Vienna
FalIs church. She's an attractL..
OOking Colo~ad Woman 80