Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12

as you please but the first thing he did to ask her
what Kulos reminded her Of which struck her as most
strange in the start But she told him it didn't
remind her o nothin but shoes an let it go at that an
she says it was plain then he had to think o suhin
as it could remind somebody of, an she says he Ger,
tanly did have think long while, an then he SAID
finally as it reminded him o four noses.
Well Mrs. Lathrop Mrs. Macy says she never heard
the beat o that in all her born days. an her mind went
back to her childhood days an uncle she had, an the
Lordl forgive her for thinkin as he'd surely been
drinkn she says she took aback that he see 1t
in her face an told her right then an there as was
memory system Seems as the key to the whole is as
you must reduce everyhn to Mother Goose as not to
need the brains you've growed since an the minister
told Mrs Macy she'd find most simple to apply lie
went on ask her what did four remind her or
an she says thought she the whole game at that
an told him quick that they reminded her O hulosls'
but OH N.Y. that amt the way 1t goes at all an he
begin an explained it all over again. an where he come
out in the end four noses would Just naturally
remind anyone as had more brains Mrs. Macy OF Two
legs sat upon three legs you know the rhyme where
the dog four legs an gets the mutton as is one leg III
the mans lap
well Mrs Lathrop you can maybe understand as
Mrs Macy was Just about plum parayzed at that Her
story as she just stood afore him with her mouth open
wondern what under the sun she was gon to be asked
to remember next an when he said that was ALL an Tor
her just simply tear up the paper she forgot all about
Luther Stotts wife the back an tore up the paper
He said for her to right along to town fully an freely
reyn two legs sat upon three legs to get her her
shoes, and she says what with bein foundered and
him the minister into the bargain, she went al ong to the
station thnllin' maybe shed be able to do It,
We'll Mrs Lathrop, | wish you could hear Mrs
Macy for that amt nothn' but the begnnin whatever
you may think, an the rest gets awfuler an awuller
In the first place. takn long for the minister made
her have run for the train an you know what Mrs
Macy is on a run She says she got hot, she was
not only on a run but mostly pour all the way to
town. Why she says it was most terrible an she says
nothin ever give her such idea she was born tool
afore for with all she had to keep sayin Two legs
sat upon three legs as regular as clock, an she was
afraid she'd forget it that she didn't dare even take
her usual little nap the way an so had no choice but
to land all out
well as soon as she was landed she remembered
about Luther Sotts wife ben' the back the piece
paper an consequently tore up along with her shoes
an she says the she got over remenberin havn
torn up Luther Stotts wife drove what wo legs sat
upon three legs remind her OF clean out OF her
head, speakto havn long since lost track the
way to get any connection between that an her shoes
well, Mrs Lathrop, only wish you'd OF been there
to hearshe says nobody did afore she says she
went up one street an down another like lost soul,
lookin' for a policeman She says she fet she didn't
know where to find nohin She couldn't look Tor
Luther in the directory cause he's long dead an only
his wife lives there an for her shoes she was clean
beside herself She says she mad at the minister
as she'd have throwed away her baptism an her mar
rage if thered been any way to get EN- Off FINALLY she
lust put her pride into her pocket went into shoe store
an asked EN- openly if Two legs upon three legs
reminded 'em anythn' in the way shoes. She says
the man looked at her in way passed all belief an
said it reminded him O pants than shoes
well she says she went out into the street at ina
an her heart too low for any use but the end WASH