The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-22

she desires to MAKE a summer V-ro,s~.
IL vhas struck deadg' exclaimed the
grocer as he leaned against a can Of
tomatoes.
Flstters Begin 20 Fit.
''Thats because you've got hot and
cold air mixed again. When / spread
the steam yacht news around the fats
1t made the windows rattle, but the
other poor ladies had to swallow it and
make the best of it. Here were our
four leading ladies pledged to take
summer vacations, and they must
make stab at It or lose their pres
tige. They had bluffed and got, them
selves into q box. All the other ten
ants expected them to go, and l urged
'em on by saying 1 would putty up the
holes in the walls while they were
gone. How they fixed it with their
husbands l don't know, but about the
middle of August they began to Hit.
The Countess Damito goes first. She
was to rent villa at Newport, you
know. She goes over to Brooklyn in
stead and stops with another lady ON
the sixth floor at 81 a week"
"My soul! My soulr'
"Then comes the Duchess of Derby
shire. She leaves the fats In q hack
for the depot to go to Saratoga. From
the depot she takes the trolley for ia
maica and washes dishes in boarding
house for her grub and lodgings. We
don't get any letters from her mailed
at Saratoga, and that's the reason.
How was that for hyF"
"Neffer in my life did I know some
womans like dot"' replied the grocer.
Watches tho River Sail Past.
"Then Lady O'Sullivan's time comes.
and crowds into it and heads for Long
Branch. When the taxi has gone a
block she orders it to head for Hobo.
ken, where she has secured board with
her sister and can see the Hudson river
as It sails past the door"
"Und dot vhas her Long Branch"
at was. ! hired boy to follow her
| over. That left only the Princess Scu-
| tlro. She dallies till all the others have
| gone, and then two taxis and an ex-
press wagon roll up to take her TO her
steam yacht and Gibraltar. One taxi
! for herself and the other for her fan,
| yon know, and the express wagon for
her trunk. 1t was great, Mr.. Hammer
dinger-it was great There were 200
people around to see ber Off She look
ed every inch the princess she was and
is as she sat there smiling and bowling
| right and left. IL was a great day for
Paradise fats"
"Und she goes by her steam yacht,
eh?"
Hot air, Mr.. Hammerdinger. Can't
! you ever catch on? The princess rolls
down to South ferry and takes the
! boat for South Beach and puts in three
weeks In a tent and gets sun blisters
! by the dozen"
"Und all dose womens vhas liars und
decciversw shouted the grocer az he
almost fell into the egg box.
Back With Their Yarns.
each and every one. They were
getting back all last week, and the
/
! good as q circus to see the different
vehicles drive up and unload. The Ia.
dies would rush into each others arms
and tell about Saratoga, Long Branch,
Newport and Gibraltar, and / had to
grin and take 1t all In and say nothing.
They are keeping 1t up yet. When
left the fats half an hour ago the
princess was telling the others of a
storm at sea that made the yacht
stand on her starboard end"
But It vhas wickedness, Mr.. Jan
| itor-it vhas wickedness. 1t vhas der
same as II l count you out potatoes for
eggs"
"Oh, yes, but what are you going to
do? A lady is lady the world over,
and when one lady tries to get ahead
of another lady that other lady is GO
ing to work racket. 1t may be de-
ception, but we must overlook it. If
the four ladies had remained home all
summer there would have been hair
pulling every other day"
"Und so dere vhas hot air und cold
air?" sighed the grocer.
Correct. Hot air and cold air, and
when you have learned to distinguish
the difference these things won't ap-
pear so bad to you"
"Yhell, try my best, und here vhas
present to you of can of chicken
dot vhas three for quarter to close
out an estate. Dat vhas some cold
| airv