Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12
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mad afore. She says when she turned around all the
men in the store laughn, an that made her madder
vet but there em as said he felt for her,
cause he owned pair O ducks hissef an he went in
the back o the store an found old hat-box as was
pretty large an he went to work an took the duck out
O the basket an put him into the box an give Mrs:
Macy EN- both to carry, an put her on another car an
she set off again.
"Wel that time she got to the depot all safe an
there was old DR.. Carter from Meadville, an it goes
without sayin old Dr. Carter could drive any duck
clean out O Mrs Macys head so she an he set out to
be real happy to the junction. the first thing he asked
her was if She been buyn new bonnet IN town, an
she laughed an give the box little heave, an the bot
tom come out an the duck flew down the car
"Well, Mrs. Lathrop you can maybe guess as that
was most tryin' both to Mrs Macy an Dr. Carter as
WE'LL is both fat an both wedged in one seat to
enjoy all they could of each other to the Junction Dr.
Carter was obliged to unwedge hssef an catchin the
duck most awful business an DR.. Carter had to
get off about as quick it was done. Well, Mrs Macy
saws hepin to catch your duck to make everyone
feel free air. an an sat with her right
off an asked her whether it was duck or drake
told her he could easy tell by catchn aspider an gvn
it the duck, an if he took it it was drake an if she
took it duck He asked her if it wasn't SO, an
she said she couldn't deny it. an then he went back to
his own seat an she rode the rest o the way tryn to
figure where the hitch in what he said for she
feels there's hitch an yet you can't deny that it's all
! "We, so she got home an went right up to her
house put the duck in the ratrap and went over to ask
the minister about her shoes, an what do you think
Mrs. Lathrop, what do you think the minister had
clean forgot himself. He stn there on his piazza
advsin Mrs. Brown to make her pound-cake by sayin
'One two, three, Mother caught flea the flea bein
the butter and Mrs Macy says plain to be seen
as he wasn't bit pleased at her comm in to have his
memory system applied to her backward.
She says after that she went home to the duck
madder an ever an put her felt slippers an made
up her mind she'd make up for her lost day by rip
pin up her old carpets an that the crownn pyra-
mid in her Egyptian darkness for it's the carpet as has
ended her"
l> My" exclaimed Mrs Lathrop.
Y "Oh, she's alive" said Susan but she amt much
smoren alive, an it's wonder that she's that, an it
would be very bad for her if she wasn't for young Dr.
Brown saws she can die fifty times before he'll ever go
near her again. He's awful mad, an" he's got bad
bump on his nose too where he fell her an Mrs
Sweets got stay in bed these days. too for her arm
where she dislocated it jerkn'-although goodness
knows what she tried for-for I'd think try
in to jerk elephant from under whale as to try to
Jerk Mrs Macy from under carpet. An even with 1t
all they couldn't get her up an had to get the black
smiths crowbar an pry, an Mrs Sweet says II anyone
doubts as pryn painful they'd ought to of been there
to hear Mrs. Macy an see Hiram an the blacksmith
But what "-cred Mrs. Lathrop.
"Tm gon' to tell you if you'll just keep still little
longer and let me get through to the end, said her
friend =" got this part all back an forth an upside
down from Mrs. Sweet while was takn her home by
the other arm Oh my, but it's awful about her, Tor
she was preservn and wanted extra cullender, an
lost her right arm hope her experienced be lesson
to you Mrs Lathrop, for it's been such lesson to me
that may mention right here and now t if ever hear
YOU hollern shall put for the opposite direction as
quick as cam for wouldn't take no chances at
gettin dslocated like Mrs Sweet is-not If know it