The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-03-24

In the same place, which Is
mercy when you come to think OF II
take summer boarders maybe. an,
you collect postage stamps. oh, WEIR
all looney. more or less, every one OF us
Speaking of collecting reminds IN,
of the .AntiQuers"-that's what Pete
T. Brown called 'em. They put up a
the Old Home House summer befor'
last. and at u crank show they'd have
tied for the blue ribbon.
The dowager fetched port first. sh'
hove alongside tho Old Home one
morning early in July. and she hac
my daughter IN tow The names Al
entered On the shipping list was Mrs
Milo Patrick Thompson and Miss Bar
oara Millicent Thompson. but Peter I
Grown he had 'em relentered as "tht
dowager' and my daughter" almosl
rs soon us they dropped anchor
Thompson himself came polsing up K
the dock on the following Saturday
eight. Peter didn't christen him. ex
cept to chuck out something about
Milo's being an "also ran"
The dowager was skipper Of the
Thompson craft. with "my daughter
that's what her ma always called her
rs first mate and Milo rs general roust
about and purser.
'Twould have done you good TO see
the fleet run into the breakfast room
Of d morning. with the dowager lead
in under full sail. Barbara close up Il
her starboard quarter and Milo failing
cut couple OF lengths astern. The
other boartlers looked like quahaug do
ries abreast of the Marblehead Yacht
club. Oh. the Thompsons won every
cup until the Smalls arrived ON Mon
day. Then twas dead heat.
Mamma Small was built on the lines
of old Lady Thompson. only more so.
and her daughter few pretty nigh us
many pelnanfs as Barbara. Peter Il.
had EN- labeled the duchess" aud
Irene dear" In a jlffy. He didn't
nickname Small any more'n be had
Thompson and for the same reasons.
Me and Can'n Jonadab called Small
Eddie behind bis back count OF his
wIfe's-tailing him as Edwin
In week the four women was
thicker iliaa hasty pudding and bad
thrones on the piazza. where they
could natronlze everybody short OF the
Creator and criticise the other board
ers. Milo and Eddie got friendly. too.
aud found harbor behind the barn
where they could smoke and swap
sympathy.
Twas fair weather for pretty near
u fortni't. and then she thickened up
The special brand Of craziness In Well
mouth that season was collecting AN
tiques." the sarne being busted chairs
and invalid bureaus and sofys that
your great-grandmarm got ashamed Of
and sent 10 the sick bay thousand
year ago. oh. yes. and dishes. II
there was one thing that would drive
u city woman TO counting her fingers
and cutting paper dolls twas nicked
blue plate with Chinese picture on H.
One noon the dowager sails into the
dining room and unfurls a brown pa
per bundle.
I've captured a prize. my DEAR"
says she 10 the duchess--.a veritable
prize. Just lookr'
And she dives under the brown pa
per patches and resurrects pink
plate suffering from yaIIer jaundIce.
With the picture OF pink boy wear.
Ing curis and monkey jacket holding
hands with pink girl with pointed
feet.
Amt II perfectly hvely!" says she.
waving the outrage IN front ~ the
duchess. "a ginuwine Hall happy.
And In such condition! II you knew
how I've planned and contrived 10 get
this treasure. I've scbemed- Ny.
my. Ny daughter says she's actually
ashamed Of me. oh. no. : cant tell
even you where ! got H. Ais fair III
love and collecting. you know. and
there are more gems where this came
from"
She laughed. and my daughter
laughed. and the duchess and irene
dear. laughed. too. and said the plate
was so quaint and all that. bot you
could fairy hear 'em tuin green with
Jealousy.
And sure enough. in couple Of days
they bore down on the Thompsonr. oil
sail SET and coIors dying. They had
pair Of plates that for ugIiness and
price knocked the ''ginuwine Hall
happy" higher n the main truck. And
the WIZ they crowed and Dragged
about their finds" want o. a. put
10 the Iog. The dowager and -my
Jeff that dinner tabk trem.
bling alI over.
Well. you can see how n wage
would end that commenced that way
RE dowager and Barbara would acour
The nelghborhood aud capture more
prizes. and the duchess aud her tribe
would get busy and 20 'em one BET.
icr. There was chill setting 10 round
hem piazza thrones. and some Of the
sarcastic remarks that was casuall,
hove out by the bosom friends was
pretty nigh sharp enough 90 shave
With. As for Milo and Eddie. the,
It'll smoked together behInd.the barn.
but the atmosphere on the quarter.
ieck was affecting the fo'castic. and
here wa'n'i quite so many "old mans''
Ind dear boys" as there used 10 was.
The SPELL Of weather developed SUD
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