The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-13

mad afore She says when she turned around all the
men in the store was laughn an that made her maddcr
yet, but there en- said he felt for her
cause he owned pair o ducks hisscf an he went in
the back o the store an found a old hat-box as was
pretty large an he went to work an took the duck
o tho basket an put hun into the box an give Mrs
Macy cm both TO carry, an put her on another car, an
she set off again.
We'll that time she got to the depot all safe. an
there old DR. Carter from Mcadville an it goes
without sayin old DR. Carter could drive any duck
clean out o Mrs. Macys head, so she an he
he real happy to the Junction. an the first thing he asked
her was If she been buyin new bonnet IN town, an
she laughed an give the box little heavc an the bot
tom come out an the duck few down the car
Well Mrs 1athrop, you can maybe guess that
most tryn' both to Mrs. Macy an DR.. Carter as
we'll is both fat an was both wcdged in scat to
enjoy all they could of each other the Junction Dr.
Carter Obliged TO unwcdgc hIsself an cachn' the
duck most awful business. an DR.. Carter had to
get off about quick as it was done Well Mrs. Macy
says hcpn to catch your duck 10 make everyone
feel as free air an an sat with her right
of an asked her whether 1t a duck or drake
Why she says she did-no in all her lifcan he
told her Inc could tell by catchin spider an gyin
the duck il he took was drake an if she
took 1t it duck He asked her if it wasn't So an
she said she couldn't deny it, an then lie went back to
figure on where the hitch was in what he SAID for she
feels there's hitch an yet you can't deny that its all
straight about the spider.
well so she got home an went right up to her
house put the duck IN the rarap and went to ask
the minister about her shoes, an what do you think,
Mrs lathTop what do you nink!athe minister had
advisin Mrs. Brown make her pound-cake by sayin
One. two, three. Mother caught flea the flea bcin'
tho butter and Mrs Macy says 1t plain to be
he wasn't bit pleased at her comm in TO have his
memory system applied 10 her backward
She says after that she went home to the duck
madder an an put on her felt slippers an made
up her mind shed make UP for her lost day by rip
pin up her old carpets. an that the crownin pyra-
mid her Egyptian darkness, for it's the carpet has
ended her"
My exclaimed Mrs Lahrop
+" Oh she's alive said Susan; but she amt much
more'n 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 says she die fifty times before he'll go
near her again He's awfel mad. an he's got bad
bump his nose too where he fell her, an Mrs.
Sweets got stay bed these days too. for her arm
where she dislocated it jcrkin'-although goodness
knows what she tried for-for Id think o try
in to jerk elephant from under whale to try TO
jerk Mrs Macy from under carpet An even with it
all they couldn't get her up an had get the black
smiths crowbar an pry, an Mrs Sweet says If anyone
doubts pryn painful they'd ought to of been there
to hear Mrs Macy an sec Hiram an the blacksmith.
But what cried Mrs Lathrop
Tin gop' to tell you If you'll just keep still little
longer and let get through to the cnd,' said her
friend ! got this part all back an forth an upside
down from Mrs Sweet while takn' her home by
tho other Oh, my. but it's awful about her, for
she was prcScrvin and wanted extra cullcndcr, an
lost her right | hope her experienced be lesson
to you Mrs Lathrop for its been such lesson to me
that may mention right here and now I If ever hear
You hollcrn shall put for the opposite direction
quick as | can. for wouldn't take chances at
eettn dislocatcd like Mrs. Sweet s-not II know 1t