The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
WOMAN ABOUT TOWN
Frailties and Foibles of Her Sex

the owner OF all this magniacence looked
upon his possessions with a jaundiced
eye
I'm going to give this place to my
farmer" he said.
( What" exclaimed his sister.
And everything on the place. went
/ on the man who set the fashion for the
modern hero's face
The sister demonstrated The thing
looked reckless 10 her. It didn't seem
20 her a good business move 10 make a
I free gift 20 the man who grew The prize
/ cabbages and the superior eggplant II
I was emptying the purse of Fortuaatus
! too suddenly. However, the novelist,
/ known always as a man Of great deter
mination. started out 70 play magnificent
santa Claus Later he returned
i Did you give away the horses and the
Z farm machinery the sister asked. I
won't take my oath that she used those
/ words, but the man who told me about Il
certainly gave me 10 understand that she
remarked something 10 that efect)
I No" answered the novelist I didn't
give anything away The man wouldn't
/ take the place He said he couldn't make
a living II he owned IL"
1 It vexes George because Louisa doesn't
l take an intelligent interest in the worlds $
I history as set forth IN the daily press
I he maintains that she reads nothing but
( the bargain advertisements and the death
I notices Day before yesterday he admin
/ istered his usual reprooI
There you are" he said. in a tone
which intimated that she had denied be
: ing there There YOU are. reading the
I death notices Seems 10 please You, find
Z ing out somebody We know has died
I Louisa resented the speech.
/ 7 m not trying 70 see whether anybody
we know has died" she said 7 want 70
see II anybody We know has been born"
Speaking OF places in the country. I
! was asked out TO Jack and JiiTs not long
/ ago 20 celebrate with them the feast Of
{ the first ContalcUpe raised IN their neat
little suburban garden saw It growing
I and Z helped pluck it I admired the
effect OF the vine which produced II. and
I said the cucumber vines in the next
/ row were exceptionally fine We plucked
/ the first cantaloupe aid the second and
/ had them for breakfast next morning.
/ ate all my piece. because. # I do say Il
myself. was well brought up. Ju ate
/ hers. too, but she didn't talk Jack took
one bite and pushed his plate away. We
I could see that he was thinking.
What did we plant IN the row next
3 these melons, he asked.
/ "Cucumbers" said Jill.
That's what this taste is. then" said
! Jack We've got an accidental cross
Z between a melon and a cucumber
Then We all sat IN silence though 7
I could see that Jill was counting the
melons stiu 70 be plucked- Suddenly her
/ face lighted up
I didn't know things could get mixed
/ Ike that while they were growing. did
you2" she asked Tt didn't say a word
about il on the seed papers The melons
I looked so nice, too Stiil We needn't lose
I them We can send them 10 people and
they won't know they're part cucumber.
z and = they do. they'll think We don't
so it'll be Just the same as II they were
( really good 10 eat And. Jack she
Z spoke with sudden illumination We
, planted those lima beans right next to
I the corn Isn't that too perfectly lovely2
I Wen have succotash. already mixed
right out Of our own garden"