Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22

| on the fragility of water craft. and, in
| deed passed over the asperson on her ags
| with less invidiousness than was her wont
Il amt old as some l could name,
| she contented herself with, and settled
complacently back in her chair. Evidently
| she was allowing herself the pleasing re-
| freshment of agreeable recollection. for as
| her conversation lapsed g series of con-
gratulatOry smiles fled lightly across mel
! not ill-made face.
| Mrs F'rizz bore this exhibition as lons
as possible, and then. in the irritation o,
| Mrs Hendy's offensive facial display, In
| quired, crsply:
my good land what you gigglin' al
! there like one o them foolish house
folks?'
ME age" Mrs Hendy replied, easily.
"'Tain't not hin to laugh at" Mrs. Frlzz
retorted, severely.
| Mrs, Hendy giggled again convulsively
| In the abandon of her mirth she pulled
out several hairpins and let her hair fall
about her shoulders. Reaching over ia
| the window sill. she seized a white cellu-
| loid comb and began absenty to arrange
her plentiful locks, giggling at intervals
Her movements were watched by Mrs
Frizz with Mortified contempt, mingled
with concern.
"Bughouse. she muttered. darkly. This
! having little or no effect. she demanded
Imperiously: Sarah Hendy, what in the
name o mercy ails your
| Somewhat restored to her poise by Mrs
| Frizz's vigorous questioning, Mrs. Hendy
pushed back her errant hair and decisive
| Iy faced her visitor.
Won't you never breathe it to Twin
soul?' she asked. earnestly. Fer f Gus
sh'd hear it. my body. he'd-mercy"'
| II never tell nothin'." said Mrs. Frizz,
| insinuatingly.
| "Honest?"
Sure"
! Twas the wells that done It," pro-
| ceeded Mrs. Hendy. again relapsng into
| dreamy state. THE wells an my good
| hair
Done WHAT" asked Mrs Frizz, re-
turning to her previous conviction of in
| sanity
They're a-wearin' wells good DEAL"
went on her friend, contemplatively.
$50 they are aWearin' hair good
| DEAL Mrs FriZZ contributed rather
GROSSLY; but what's that got to do with
! it?''
II had on a brown one an white one
| twas them that done it, her friend wan
| dered on reminscently.
1.-TWO hairs" acidly inquired her guest.
! shifting her weight heavily In her annoy
! ance
Mrs. 'Hendy reused herself to the duties
of narrator. III make some tea an
while Wer drinkin' III tell you all
! about it"
The strength of the drink percolating
through DtT system was SUCH DIS 10 rem
der Mrs. Frizz somewhat more pliable
Well she remarked overwhelmingly,
wiping her lips chastely with the hem of
her apron.
Mrs. Hendy tossed her head with a
| noticeable girlishness. LAS / said, twas
the wells
Cit to the story" admonished her
friend impatently
We'll. Gus bein away Ter the week on d
job in Jersey, an me gittin' my vacation
unexpected. Jimmie says. Ma. you go to
the O'Hara outin'--an' Ill go to the New
! Yorks an Clevelands.' he says.
MY king l says, Jimmie, yer ma S
too old fer such janis AS
"Ush-huh,' grunted Mrs. Frizz, with
appreciation.
- Too old-rats" says Jimmie jus: like
| that. | had to laugh. All. go-wan' he
| says. git under the sink with the rest o.
| the pipes
We'll. l kinda needed change from
| the store-so l went. Last week there
was woman in to have her haid bronzed