Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-01

out Known the ways of the world.
and sech. then says I'll give up. But
81 lowed hadn't better go, and says
the city is no place for such as we,
bui Just got my dander UP and my |
new plaid shawl out and got on the
train and come. 81 is purity mad all
right but he allus wus pig-headed
sort Of man, tho goodness knows !
didn't know It when married of him
But law ! ain't told ye half yet.
Here am strayfn' off the path like
the brindle calf when SIS in hurry
As I wuz about to preclude my jour
ney was continued some perilous.
mean the road wuz. But luck for yer
old friends (and by the way ! hev a
horse shoe over the door at hum:
there WIZ no upsettin' OF engines tho
the scenery was some grand and awe.
some like.
Ann met me all right and ! was
glad cuz it looked purity jammed, but
don't tell 81. I'd sure got lost.
wen. JCo DNCh GOih iiOui fhOiHlh
till night, and / amt stopped yet.
Been a-riding on them trolley cyars
and 1t sort OF took me back to see
them men sit a-polishin' the seats
and all the while them ladies a-hangin'
on the straps. I sez TO myself. 81
wouldn't do that. becuz SIS mighty
petite like. Ann and me went out to
a matinee to the gardens and we see
Some big sights. was wishin' 81
wuz there TO see MY Wife" played
by them swell actors cuz 1t was purity
good l cried becuz the mean hus
band wouldn't love the purity girl but
| finally he did and II all come out
right with Red Rinin' Hood safe as
yo might say. The gardens are mighty
purity. and there is all sorts d doin's
among which Is the merry-go.whither,
| Then we heerd some music at City
park and law but it was fine. And
then, Mirandy. we hay went to some
stylish cafes. / 'spose ye know them's
eatiu' places where ye get all riled up
becuz of the big amount of funny
forks and sich.
We went out to place they calls
the White City and laws the lights
hurt my eyes. We rid on place they
called double twister" or somethin'
like that and law me, Aunt Ann an
her fren' screamed till we wuz horse
but the man only made 1t go faster
and we hollered louder and big
bunch gathered round till l WIZ as
| mad as could be. An when we goi
out Ann sez to the men, Sir. do yc
think we're affordin' amusement foi.
the hull placer" But he Jest lafted
and give us some tickets and sez,
That's all rite. ladies'; here's another
ride" Law We couldn't be mad when
he was thet polite. The mos awful
place is where We got in a cyar and
shot the shoots and when the cyar
made big jump we thot we wuz
gone, but we come out alive and !
swore I'd never do it agin But law
don't tell 81 how foolish wuz.
Land sakes this is a purity long let
ter and I'd better not stop to tell ye
any more. only thet we've ben shop
pin and 1t takes hull day to get
a yard of ribbon, cuz the place is
so crowded, but it's mighty nice to
stroll aroun' and git yer eyes full
Everything We see ye want and every
| thing ye want, We see, and law by
noon yer almos' down and out, yer
that played out. Then We go up on
the helavator to the last floor and
hev lovely dinner and sake's how
Sis eyes would buldge If he saw the
| bill. Everyday they Is something now
on the bargain place and yer oughter
see the wimmin scrap and rush to git
the best.
But say, Mirandy. must close; got
to write to 81 and tell him to send me
9S cents becuz they's swell hat In
a winder thet I've just got to git TIN
be sumner fer Slowville, Mirandy.
l amt comm hum jes' yet so take
keer Of the chickens aad be sure and
see 81 has clean shirt for Sunday
Yer old friend,
SAMANTHY JANE.