The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-17

father had 20 borrow backing from
the neighbors Sunday morning In or
der 20 make a genteel appearance at
church service.
Next imogene taught me by divers
lnsinuating remarks. whispered across
the aisle. TO keep my fingernails clean.
Mother marveled, She had labored
tensciously TO this end. without avail.
Imogenes teeth we're as white M
pearls and showed cleaning and pure
between her red lips. she had .
pretty way OF exhibiting them. even In
those days-and one day l awoke 10
the realization that mine were neither
white nor pure. How the gums gave
up their blood that night
And thus. little by little. a boys
love was modelling me into a bean
IDEAL. To be sure, the promptings
were all given clandestinely across the
schoolroom aisle. On the school
ground my preference for Imogens
was now and then exhibited by a sud.
den twitch at her long braids. at which
she always assumed great indignation
and called me a BOBBY, or something
equally dssplcable But in her heart
OF hearts I knew she was only trying
to hide her confusion at loves FIRST
awakening.
And then one night, under the CLINT
Ing stars. walked home with her
from a party!
That was the beginning Of the end.
In another month or 30 she had
donned long skirts-snd mercy. how
that girl did rush into womanhoodl
I was still in my baseball age when
she married a telegraph operator and
went out OF my life foreverl
can see her now as she looked the
day before her wedding. which was in
June. She was beautiful and there
was glow Of health and Joy in her
face that BODIED III for me. passed
her house and saw her emerging from
the garden. radiant and happy. I
slouched by with my basel ball mask
under my arm. worried and sick at
heart.
What makes a girl grow 80 much
faster than boyg" ] was asking my
self over and over. And all day long
! WAS disconsolate and sad. Imogene,
the girl who had taught me TO keep
my hands and my teeth clean. the girl
who had instilled in me neatness and
pride OF personal appearance. limo
gene, my first love. was going away!
Five years later when saw her. she
had a face like Ratchet. a squaliing
baby and waddled when she walked
Phyllis and I.
Phyllis lives upon the hill
Where the sun II glowing.
She has caught the roses flush
From the zsphyr's blowing.
la a garden Phyllis sits
Preenins 20 the bTeexes-
She 10 rich and Phyllis doss
Anything she plsasssl
] am Just a lowly maid.
Neither rich nor witty.
Phyllis clothes are made 10 France
Mine are merely pretty,
She has lovers by the score
l have none but Billy.
He WILL have me, yes or no.
Sure or willy-nillyl
Phyllis does not know hsr heart
Does not trust the susrs.
When a maid has wealth and place
She has ardent wooersl
But a simple maid like me
Knows. though willy-niily.
There IL no one In the world
Quite 80 nice AZ Billy
% q q
A Minnesota woman lost a diamond
from her ring. Just ~ she caught
sight OF II In the grass, q bluejay
aarted In front OF her and swallowed |
the jewel She offered a reward OF
1850 for the recovery OF the prize and !,
after all the town boys had failed. a
country boy caught a blusjay In a fg-
are four trap. Upon killing the bird
and investigating. the boy found there
vas no diamond In The bird's inssr1or. ]