The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-07-16

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George Washington never told ;
lie said Frank defiantly," and Linco,r
did"
He didn't"
SHOW me, where it says, he didn'
then. You can't" tauntingly.
This had been too rapid for Mr. Lane
to follow.
Stop, boys, this is all nonsense
George Washington was the Creates
man, of course, for if he hadn't beer
the Father of his country, Lincoln
would never have been president "
With this oracular remark Mr. Lane
took the boys down stairs, and settled
them in isolated places to study theiE
history lesson for Monday, which pun
ishment he thought was eminently fit
ting
Now" said Mr.. Lane, Il will w.pf
the Dishes
Meanwhile, Mrs. Lane had looked al
the rack of dishes. II was sight
Plates, cups saucers, glasses, tin dish
es, all piled in with knives and fOrE.
sticking out Of little creyices here an i
there, and the spider handle pokiaa
itself out at the top of them ali.
Whereat Mrs. Lane concluded that tn
spider was buried somewhere UEde~-
meath. No wonder it had taken Nj
Lane so long TO wash those dishes -
he must have spent considerable tim
in planning how TO put every Identical
dish, pot or pan to be washed in tn
rack before rinsing.
Mrs. Lane knew THAT only the o.
who packed those dishes up could I'M
pack them with any safety. So size
rinsed the rack of all kinds Of dishes
and her husband wiped them, ending ~
with the spider in triumph. He wiped
those dishes in that delightful 2tmOs-
phere which comes from doing the
right thing at the right time
By the time he was through, he Gis-
covered that he was pretty wet, hayine
somehow washed his shirtsIeeves ana
dampened his vest. This would neycv
90 for a man coming down with the
grip He hustled around and changed
even his fannels, muttering, Might
get down with pneumonia. Be due to
bad judgment entirely Ought not to
have been washing wet things anyway.
Why in the world Mary would not keep
a maid. No reason
By the time he got back in the
kitchen it was time for lunch
Lunch time" said Mr. Lane TAX
ing out his watch to verify by the
clock, which proved to be one minute
Send kitchen clock to be cleaned.
And by Jore.' as another thought
struck him. Just got the breakfast
dishes done, and now it is nearly time |
to do those for lunch Seems as if /
there is a lack of system here You
need a maid and I'm going to send one
up Monday morning"
why, John, love to go my work
and I'm perfectly Well"
Il guess when We can afford a
maid all right, and all the neighbors
have one, you'll have one It's made
ing, walking all the morning." Ana
out came the memorandum book. Go
to intelligence office Monday for effic-
lent maid"
At lunch, Mr.. Lane did not feel very
hungry. The nice roast pork he took
none of, but made no comment until
Mrs. Lane spoke of it. Then with a
martyr-like expression. he said. Il
never quite knew it to fail that if |
did not feel quite up to the mark, but
that you had roast pork. l never ought
to eat it, with my stomach"
He was slowly picking up a meal
from the other dishes. when the tele-
phone rang. The call was for him.
This is what Mrs. Lane and the BOYS
heard
oh yes, that you, Dick?"
Fine and dandy"
"Sure?"
"You bet l would I'll be ready right
off, Good-by."
Dicks going to take over his new
horse and get him used to the Boula-
yard. We're going right off,
But, do you think you would bet
,er go out?' said Mrs. Lane.
Mercy, yes, my grip is ali broken
Up. Staying in this morning fixed that
oh. No one need really get into bed
f he uses little Judgment"
With that. Mr.. Lane got ready and
soon went off with his friend. while
Mrs. Lane, after doing up the dishes
vent over to see her friend, Mrs. Ses-
'lons, and talk it off.-Hartford Cour.
INT.
Useful Continuance.
Mrs. De Flat-Can you show me