Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1910-11-22

been canning peaches Tor the Ianlliy
winter consumption but there are conditions OF the
spirit when does not care whether ones famiiy
has peaches to eat or not, and as Mrs Mrnms fam
ily-consisting of one husband-had bust tneated her
in notably unfeeling manner, she was suffering
from one of those conditions.
The circumstances were these: Mrs. MImms
,rdentlv desired new dress for the Association,
and realizing the difficulties OF the situation, hao
ike a prudent general. planned her campaign with
The greatest care, and made her request after MI
M;r,n,s had lust consumed dinner consisting OF all
the eatables he most liked. But even the most
famous genesals are but slaves to small cIrcunl-
sancca Unfortunately, in the interval after dinner
in which Mrs Mimms washed the dishes while her
husband took forty wnks in his chair on the porch
a wasp had assaulted Mr.. Mimms. He was in the
act of extracting the weapon of the vicious but
short-sighted insect from his hand when she halt
inev made her plea. As result, she was not only
told very shortly that the money was not to be
spared-that she had been prepared tor-but also
that the dress was not needed, and moreover, that
she was getting old and gray TO care about SUCH
tomfooIerv AS her last dress dated back to the
meeting of the same Association four years before
the Injustice as we'll the dsparaging nature OF this
remark had cut like knife and Mrs. Mmms, con-
trary to custom and to her previous intention, had
retired from the field without further ado
she thought the more it became apparent to her
that Syram didn't love her any or he would
never have spoken so cruelty. The disappointment
about the dress was swallowed up in the pain of
that thought.
The sight of lilac sunbonnet coming along by the
fence usually harbinger of pleasure, brought no
balm to her soul. She knew that it was Honey
Story bringing the last number of the Female Fire
ride Friend, to which they subscribed in common,
and of which Honey, in her capacity OF dressmaker,
had first gleanings Mrs Mimms had looked for
ward to saying to her. with open indifference which
masked hidden pride, "By the way. Honey, I've
decided to buy that gray alpaca down to the store,
an want you to come over next week an make 1t
I'D for me for the Association" and to receiving
Homey's envious congratulations therefor Now this
pleasant prospect was ended.
Honey came up the steps, hopping her plump red
face with the strings of her lilac sunbonnet She
was too hot and hurried to miss the usual enthus-
iasm of her friends greeting.
Here's the Freside Friend" she said, breath
lessly 81 thought Ma goin' to be through
with it. 1t looks like the less holt her mind has of
things the more she seems to cling to EN-. She's
ben gon that fashion plate for the best part of
three days. an I'll lay she couldn't tell thing that's
in It"
Mrs Mmms held out languid hand for the
paper at don't make no difference" she said dis
piritedly az wasn't specially intrusted in it no
how"
Honey looked her surprise. Only thing could
account for such a tone on SUCH subject. Bent
you agoin' to get that gray alpaca for the Associa
tionl" she asked, with interest The subject had
been under animated discussion between them some
dozen times before.
mo- I've decided that don't keer for it," said the
loyal Mrs. Mimms- my blue nun's-veing is plenty
bsao toor ahOuk
clothes an sech triaes anyhow, an don't want to
set no example of fine dressin the young folks"
she added, virtuously
eyes. your nuns-veiling is good enough, OF
course" said Honey. with the transparent dip
Iomacy of too polite to dissent openly from
proposition. well, must hurry back an fit
Phemic Stricken. She'll be waitin' when I get
there"
"How's she havin' that dress made?" queried Mrs.
Mimms, with faint show of interest.
Same old tight way that makes her look jest like
= minner. She's ben havn' her clothes made that
same way ever senee Jake Kite told her it was be-
comm to her, when he a-waitin on her, an she
was young an had some bust measure. He's ben
married fifteen years an got eight children. but it
don't seem to make difference to her. Some wo-
men is sech fools bout men," she added, with the
compassionate scorn of hopeless maidenhood
Honey hurried away to her waiting patron, and
Mrs. Mimms turned her attention slowly to the
Firesids Friend It's first page was taken up almost
entirely with the picture of pompadoured young
woman low-necked gown, with Lady Teazc
curl over one shoulder, and piece of black velvet
around her throat engaged, apparently. in inhaing
the perfume of large chrysanthemum and wearing
smperinsly pleased expression. Mrs. Mimms
gloated over this picture adnrngly for full min
ute 1t seemed to her to be the incarnation of all the
beauty and style that her soul longed for After she
had thoroughly stepped herself in she proceeded to
go through the paper. taking cursory nip, as it
were, at each pagepausing appreciably longer over
the page of waspwaisted beruffled figures heralded