New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-15
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cup until the smails arrived on Monday; then
twas a dead heat.
Mamma Small built on the lines OF OLD laoS
Thompson. only more so. and her daughter ne"
pretty nigh many pennants as Barbara refer
T had 'em labelled the Duchess" and Irene
dear. IN a ilny. He didn't nickname Small any
rnore'n ne had Thompson. and for the same rea-
cons Ne and Cap'n Jonaoab called Small Eddie
behind his back. count OF his wifes hailing him
as Edwin"
Well the Dowager and the Duchess sized eacn
other up. and. recognizing, jedse. that they was
sister ships set signals and agreed 10 cruise IN
company and watch out for pirates meaning young
men without money who might want TO talk 10
their daughters In Il week the four women was
thicker than hasty pudding and had thrones on the
piazza where they could patronize everybody snort
OF the Creator and criticise the other boarders'
Milo and Eddie got friendly. too. and found a
harbor behind the barn. where they could smoke
and swap sympathy
Twas fair weather for pretty near fortnit and
then she thickened up The special brand OF crazi-
ness in welimouth that season was collecting
antiques" the same being busted chairs and IN
valid bureaus and sofys that your great grand
marin got ashamed OF and sent 10 the sick bay
thousand years ago. oh. yes. and dishes! III there
was thing that would drive city woman TO
counting her fingers and cutting paper dolls twas
a nicked blue plate with d Chinese picture on H.
And the homelier the plate the higher the price
Why there was as many six families that got
enough money for the rubbage in their sarrets 10
furnish their houses ar over with brand new things
real shiny hand painted stun. not harcoth ruins
with musc-box springs. platters that you had
20 put a pan under for fear OF losing cargo.
/ don't know who fetched the disease 10 the OLD
Home House. All I'm sartain OF Is that twan't
long afore all hands in that condition where
the doctor'd have passed 'em on 20 the parson
First along It seemed II the ThoInpson-smah
syndicate had been vaxinated-they didn't develop
- Rir DORager
the dining room and unfurls brown paper bundle
I've captured prize. my dear" says she 20 the
Duchess. "A veritahle prize. Just look
And she dives under the brown paper matches
and resurrects a pink plate. suffering from yaller
jaundice. with picture Of pink boy. wearing
cirls and a monkey Jacket. holding hands with
pink girl with pointed feet.
Amt Il perfectly lovey?" says She waving the
outrage in front OF the Duchess. "A gniv'ine Hall
nsppy! And in such condition.
Why" says the Duchess Il didn't know you
were interested in antiques"
II dote on en-" back the Dowaser. and
My Daughter owned up that she -'adored" EN-.
IF you knew" continues Mrs Thompson. how
I've planned and contrived TO get this treasure.
I've schemed- Ny, My My daughter says she's
actually ashamed Of me. Oh. no. I can't tell
you where got a. AIS fair in love and collect
ing you know and there more gems where this
came from"
She laughed and MY Daughter laughed. and the
the plate so quaint" and all that. but you
could fairly hear 'em turn green with jealousy. II
didn't need a spyglass to that they wouldn ride
easy at their own moorings Till they'd landed
treasure two-probabiy two
And enough. in couple OF days they bore
down the Thompsons. all sail BET and colors NY
ing. They had a pair of plates that for ugliness
and price knocked the "ginuwine Hall nappy" high
er n the main truck. And the way they crowed
and Dragged about their finds want AZ TO put
IN the log. The Doager and My Daughter left
that dinner table trembling all
Well, you how v'yage would end that
commenced that way. The Dowager and Barbara
would scour the nerhborhood and capture more
prizes. and the Duchess and her tribe would get
busy and GO better That's sure pint
about the collecting business-it'n stir up a tight
quicker'n anything L know OF. except maybe a
good looking bachelor minister The female Thomp-
sons and Smalls was my dear-in' each other
more'n ever. but there chilli setting in round
them piazza thrones. and some of the sarcastic
marks that casually hove by the bosom
friends pretty nigh sharp enough TO shave
with. AS for Milo and Eddie. they still smoked
together behind the barn. but the atmosphere
there want quite many "old mans and dear
boys there used There was a general
white frost coming. and you didn't need Old
Farmers Almanac 10 prove H.
The spell OF weather developed sudden One
ing me and Capn Jonadab and Peter T. was hav-
when Milo beats up from around the corner. He
was smiling basket OF chips
"Hellor halls Peter T cordially. You look
IL you had money left you. Amy else renem-
bered IN the will?'' he says
Milo laughed all over. well. WELL" rays he
Il am feeling pretty good. Made a ten-strike with
Mrs T. this afternoon for sure
That so?" says Peter. What's up' Hooked a
prince?"
friend of My Daughters" over at Newport had
got engaged TO a mandarin a count or some
thing nothers and the Dowager had been preaching
KIND OF eloquent concerning the shortness OF the
nobility crop round weilmouth
No. says Milo. laughing again Nothing like
that. But have got hold OF that antique daSen-
port she's been dying TO capture.
one OF the boarders the hotel over 20 Harn.s
had been out antquing week afore and had
oagged contrapton which answered TO the name
OF ginuwine sheriton davenport The Dow
ager heard OF IL. and ever rnce she'd been remark
ing that some people had husbands who cared
enough Tor their wives to find things that pleased
en- she wished she was lucky enough 10 have
that kind OF man; but no, she had 10 depend on
herself, and etcstery and forth Maybe you.v.
heard sermons similar
So we was glad for Milo and said So Ike~i,.
we wanted 10 know where he found the dayenoor,
Why, up here in the woods" saws Milo "a,
the house OF queer old stick name OF Rogers
Forget his front name-twas longer'n the daven-
port"
Not Adoniram Rogersr' says Cap'p Jonsd.h