The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-01
SISTER MARY
DOES THINGS

Mary lives with two sisters and
brother. She writes short stories and
she has written book. Therefore
the Two sisters and the brother arc
lenient with Mary and pardon her
some extraordinary things which she
does from time to time. Mary is not
stupid. but when she has work on
hand she Is apt TO become somewhat
abeept-mlnded.
One day the family moved into
new fat During the process Of set
Ting in tho new quarters one OF the
practical sisters gave Mary n package
OF little hooks To be screwed up In
clothes presses. bathroom. kitchen and
wherever else ono might be supposed
to want to hang thingB.
Those little screws in the end"
said the practical sister. wont screw
into this woodwork unless you make
little hole with the gimlet, Get the
gimlet out Of the kitchen"
Mary disappeared. After n while her
brother heard her calling and found
her in n clothes press vsinly endoavor-
ing TO bore q hole In the under side OF
nm overhead shelf
Johnny" said she, you'll have 10
start theee holes. can't see why. but
somehow don't seem TO have strength
in my wrists 10 make an impression"
Johnny looked, and then beckoned
silently to the two practical sisters
They came and gazed. Mary was try
ing to bore q hole with the corkscrew
Ono day the sisters came into Mary's
room and began systematic search
for some article which was lost or
mislaid Mary was busily writing at
her desk. After a while she silently
rose and began to aid her sisters in
their search Suddenly one sister
poked the other. Mary was wander
ing around and around tho room peer
Ing into corners and cupboords, and
although II was broad daylight she
carefully bore In her hand an un-
lighted lamp.
Another time Mary took this same
reading lamp into the kitchen to All
Il, II having expired while shc was at
work She performed the simple oper-
alton quite naturally and successfully;
filled the lamp through the little hole
in the top Of the bowl. screwed on
the cover OF this hole, aud then set
the oil can neatly In Its place. Then
she returned. lit match. and instead
Of removing the chimney removed
again the cover Of the little hole. One
sister grabbed her just as she WIS
about 10 light the lamp by inserting the
match in this hole, but as the match
had gone out probably no catastrophe
would have occurred.
Sometimes Il ~ borne in upon Mary
that she leaves the work OF the family
too much to her sisters. One day she
appeared where the two were sewing
and said: Haven't you any work that
could do? could help you while
now"
"hll right said one sister. You
can baste up that pillow-case for me-"
She handed the pinow-case. neatly
cut and laid together, to Mary and be-
took herself to tho sewing machine.
Mary finally said. cheerfully; This
is finished. give me another"
The practical sister took the pillow
case II was sewed UP, tightly and
neatly. with dne. small stitches on
NIL four sides.
Ono night Mary had came home very
late, after all the rest had gone to bed,
She let herself in with her latchkey
and before going TO bed set the alarm
clock for an early hour next morning.
After she had got into bed. however.
che reflected that she would be very
tired next day. with so little sleep. and
that there was really no reason why
she should not postpone her trip one
day. So she rose. took the alarm
clock. and pattered down the long hall
10 the kitchen. There she looked
about for a suitable place to conceal
the clock PerceivinE a tal tin bread
can. she lifted the cover and tucked
the alarm clock snugly in among the
losvos OF bread Next morning while
one OF the sisters was getting break
fast, she head q mufIlcd roar from the
breadcap. Two hours later, while
Mary wns at breakfast one OF the lat.
ter said: What made you put the
alarm clock in the brcadcsn, Mary"
Msry explained.
But why didn't you turn the alarm
forward?'' asked the sister. Mary
paused Why. ! might have done
that" she said. In such natural, sur.
prised tone that the two ng-sutfering
sisters broke into shricks OF laughter.