The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-22
The Fountain of Youth

"Ugh-huh,'~ grunted Mrs. Frizz with
appreciation.
:" Too oId-rats, says Jimmie, just
like that. had to. laugh. oh. go-wan,'
he says. git under the sink with the
rest O. the pipes
well, l kinda needed a change from
the store-so / went. Last week there
was a woman in TO have her haid
brOnZed up a little an L noticed her
particular. She had ON two wells"
Them wells again. interpolated Mrs.
Frizz, with a sigh of endurance.
"a white one clost to her face an
brown one over. You couldn't tell
nothin' about her looks or age, an twas
not till / see her face naked that L
well. anyway, thinks /, III git me two
of 'em-no tellin what may happen. l
had my hair done real cute-one o. the
girls l done favor for Marcel waved
It loVely-an' l set out.
My heavenly home, Miss Frizz, the
crowd that was on that boat come
near lOsin' my nerve. Moren a million
/ kinds an lots of 'em not weaned yet.
An wimmin till you was black in the
! face"
Fools was Mrs Fizz's sole COM
ment.
1 Il had on that pale blue chambrey o.
/ mine, that l got fer dollar eighty-nine
| to the sale. an it looked real kinda
young an sporty, you know an that
white picture hat with the lace cur
( tains around the edge that Miss Whar-
/ ton give me, an the"
Mrs. F'rizz supplied with a God-give-
/ me-patienee air, them wells"
Altogether l lOoked-well. l didn't
look me age, me bein' slight O. build"
A stertorous cough emanated from
| Mrs. Frizz. Mrs. Hendy cast her a
glance of suspicion; her guest hastily
applied herself to her teacup.
! Not bein acquainted a-tall with
I them as was there, / sorta hung around
an before long 1 got to talkin' with a
/ Swede lady, / think-a real nice lady
/ like widow woman, she was, who was
! out there with her five kids, an was
! that ratified keepin 'em close to her"
"Old fool" flung in Mrs. FriZZ blight
ingly.
/ The youngest of 'em had the rick
cts an me an the lady got real chatty
over the circumstance 1 didn't tell 'eT
nothin' much about myself, not bein'
one o. them as has a creased tongue
the first time they meet stranger, bun
| she got to tdlkin' about her Oldest-a
/ boy O. 20-who drove a ice wagon. an
was friendly with the boss of lis ward
She points him out i'm the crowd an
I do say, Miss Frizz, he was that stylish
lookin'l The lady. | won't mention nc
names, says she was real anxious tC
| get him married off to some nice girl
with q jOb-she was a-lOOkin' fer the
! girl wherever she went, she says.
What's your name?" she says pref
ty soon, an | ups an gives her my
card"
Mrs. Frizz stirred convulsively
Give 'eT what?" she wheezed hOarse-
ly.
My card said Mrs Hendy, with
careless care. "All us girls have EN-
to the store. Mine says Sarah Hendy
an the store address"
'Poppycock' were the words Mrs
| Frizz breathed out scornfully.
You got a real swell job, she says
reading the pasteboard. I have. in
deed says I. suspcioning nothin'
/ You amt married, l spose?' she says
! Well, Miss FriZz. i give you my sol
emn. dyin' oath. / hadn't no intention
to deceive ner jolly. but just then the
steamboat give an awful toot an the
little riclSety girl falls down an me
getting all fustered. says right out
My lands alive. not fer a Thousand
dollars'-which, after all. amt no lie
Mrs. Frizz's beady fat-embedde6
eyes were rapidly assuming a CLASSY
! stare of horror and morbid interest
which Mrs. Hendy in the excitement
of her thrilling tale failed to observe
Il Go on she whispered fearfully.
Comes eatin' time" continued Mrs
Hendy with a deprecating air from
which she could not entirely Danish Z
I trace of satisfaction. AN my gracious
Peter, if 1 hadn't clean forgot to bring
/ along a bite to eat-now wouldn't that
/ frost yOul But the lady was real kline
an sends one Of her little boys &c
! bring over her oldest to where we was
settin'. an introduces me TO him. 'Yon,
! she says. make You acquainted with
/ Miss Hendy!' Well to save my soul
I couldn't up an tell i'm right there il
/ front o the whole boat that | was
miSSiS. Thinks !. I'll tell i'm later He