The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-05

A POT OF PAINT.
The Master of the House Gets the
DECORATING Fever.

The Master of the House Gets the
Deeoratins Fever.
Tip the cat out Of that rocker and
make yourself comfortable said Mrs
weeden, Hospitality -You look kind
OF used up. Spring cleanIngf"
Mrs. Lipscombe leaned far back and
settled the dispossessed cat in her lap
$50 the family say" she assented.
Though l think myself it's nothing In
the world but Joe's latest performance
Joe genexaily gets the painting fever
when we women get the scrubbing
fever; but seems as II this season he
took II extra hard. He bought a pot OF
paint Saturday. and started in First
he did the wind0w-boxes and the india
rubber tree tub: that was all right
Then he did the clothes poles. wasn't
particularly grateful when they weren't
half-dry for Monday wash: still. they're
an Improvement. Then he did the two
garden seats. and got so interested he
forgot. and sat down on the one he'd
just done while he finished up the other.
Wen. those trousers were pretty far
gone. and never did Ike a check. any
way. II he'd stopped there-but he
didn't There was some paint left. and /
he was bound to use It up
THE girls planned long ago to have
a party and some music as soon as the
cleaning was done. and the parIor
spandy clean and fresh Twas set for
tonight: and this noon Linda went in
to tx up. Well. she gave a kind Of wild
screech, followed by sounds Ike whoop-
and Bessy and I came flying
to see what was wrong. Bessy give
one look. and or she went whooping
and gurgling and giggling worse than
Linda; and the pair Of them kept me
90 busy seoIding and coaxing and slap
ping backs and ordering. Now. girls.
stop that I didn't really take in what
Il was all about tin just rs they were
beginning 70 quiet down. Then my eyes
II on the mantelpieee again. and. IL
youll believe It. on went, worse than }
.ither Of themi
You know those two plaster busts on
he two sides Of the mantei-shelf-M
art and Beethoven. three-quarter life
lie? Well. Joseph had painted those
There they perched confronting us-oG
gain, all three OF US together. gurgIlng
nd whoopIng and choking and weeping {
Ike idiots-Mozart smiling jauntily and
Sowing like thunder-cloud,
nd both Of them bright greeng =
Emily Nor burst out Mrs
Veeden.
Louisa! Yesg rejoined Mrs Lips =
ombe. "He means to bronze them :
tier; but when he bronzed a Milton y
nee, the white kept showing through
J thin places. so he thought this time :
ed put dark coat under. Green is -
\ right, he says. because bronze Is al :,
avs streaky with green when It's real. !,
, II green should show through the =,
ronzing It would only be more natural. \,
ut they've got to dry before they can n
: bronzed and meanwhile they can't ~
; touched or lifted and the party's r,
might Well, as Linda says, our n.
scoratlons are unique. and the only
ling to do Is to take II as a Joke. But -
was pretty tired this morning. and I NJ
Ip1 ose really did laugh myself into IT
Ysterics. II sounds silly. but II you'd ar
me suddenl- on two pea-green I'm, 4
ba
"I never hao Mysteries IN my life III
Mrs. Weeden. firmly, "and an
N going to walk back with you when IN
"a go and take n peek mvseIf.1 II
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