Mexico Missouri message., 1909-02-11

'em all day and by night they're
ready. So when Jehiel says 10 me,
Hannah. don't feel like beans
set and looked at him"
did no look like emf" asks Van.
Hannah Jane switched round on the
step and stared ut him. But he was as
sober as church and Just running
over with sympathy. seemed 30. 10
she smiled and went on.
HE looked sick" she says. "and I
could see that he was sick. too. SO I
got him to bed and what a night put
in! oh, the hot Jugs to his feetl oh.
the running for the doctorl We had
DIR. Blake here then. Mr.. Pratt You
remember him. don't your Great big
tall man with gray whiskers. No.
wait a minute. Twas DIR. White that
had the whlskers; DIR. Blake was
smooth.faced. No. seems to me he
had a mustache. remember he did
because he was engaged to Emma
Bakers sisters girl and she used to-
say that when she once got him for
good he'd have to raise more beard
than that. She said a doctor without
a beard was like n soft.boiled egg with
INSTRUMENTATION something or
mother in II. Strange / can't thinki
An egg without something in tt"
Chicken, possibly" suggests Van.
mo. indeed. Salt! that's what twas.
A soft-biled egg without salt in II.
Now you'd ought to be as careful
about billing eggs as you had about
anything else. Way some folks bile
eggs is a sin and shame. I've ct eggs
so hard that you could build a stone
wall out Of 'em, seems so; and then
again I've ct 'em when I've actually
had TO drink EN-. Now when | bile
eggs l always-let me see: | want
speaking OF eggs when fust started.
Where was H.
You were telling us about beans.
believe. Mrs. Purvis." purrs Van
again. sweet and buttery as can be-
II seem 10 have u dim recollection Of
beans. Mrs. p"
oh, yes, yes! was going on to
tell OF Jehiels sufferln's. Mr.. Van
Brunt. II could only begin TO give
you an idea OF that poor critters
agony. Why. he-who's that at the
back door,"
Twas the neighbours boy, as II
turned out, come to borrow a cupful
OF sugar. but he took Hannah Jane
away from us, which was a mercy.
She dropped the dlshpan and went In
side.
Van Brunt looked after her. "Win
some one please inform me-" says he,
whether I've been at q clinic, or Q
funeral, or Just a cooking-school SEES
siou?"
"Humph." says Hartley. "Unfor
tunate interruption. Now we shant
learn what became of the long.suffer
ing Jehiel."
"Oh, he died" says Van. Il wanted
to find out what became of those
beans"
Il understand now why they put
AT Rest on Jehiel's gravestone," ]
SAYS.
Hartley turned to me. Skipper"
he says. you mustn't think that Van
and are altogether cold.blooded be.
cause we refuse to weep over the de.
parted Samuels. The lady has
cheered us with happy little memories
Of this kind ever since she agreed 70
demean herself and make 'riz biscuit
OF four-tifty per. She began with her
cousin, who died Of smallpox. and
she's worked down through the family
TIL she's got to her husband"
YES" says Van. and he's only her
FIRST. We shall hear later how Mum.
Der Two fell into a stone-crusher OF
was boiled in oil. Lord"
Hank Purvis had ave brothers. .
says 1; and they've all died within
the last ten year. You've got more
funerals coming 20 YOU"
1t was quiet for a few minutes. Out
back we could hear Hannah Jane lay
Ing into the nsighbor's boy because
he tracked mud on the kitchen floor.
1T was no USE" says Van, decided.
Il refuse 20 renew my subscription 10
The Daily Morgue. All those In favor
of parting with the Widow Purvls at
once, immediate, p. d. O.. will say
Aye Contrary minded. No It's 9
vote. Hannah Is erased. What shall
We do, MRrtin-go back TO James and
dignity, or feed ourselves?"
Hartley seemed to be thinking
Skipper" says he to me. you can
cook. I--even |. the interesting in.
valid-can eat your chowder and like
It and come back for more. VIII you
come and help US out? What do you
say?"
Van Brunt sat up straight. Mar
TIM" says he. you're as comforting az
the shadow OF n great rock In ain q
something or other. You're a genius
Pratt, you've got 70 come here and
live with Us. We need thee every
hour. as Mrs. p. sings At 5 a. M
which is her ungodly time for getting
out OF bed. It's settled. you're com
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