The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-13
GOOD MEMORY.

while SAID AIRS. Jdfr, the other
evening. mis-, Rangle and ere go
ing over Ia sac iittie Rohilson's
baby You know. she was one OF he
Mudridge girls, and her husband is
that tail man I introduced you 30
some weeks ago when we met him
outside the store the day we went
downtown 10 complain about Inc
new ice box Wrapping when ii was
sold TO MS fully guaranteed and The
man had the nerve to s2y laa' Il
wasn't guaranteed against warping
If he drain pipe was allowed to get
chuked up and the water got IN he
hind the woodwork. although good
ness knows. it's Just as well ii the
drain pipe does choke up, because
never had Girl that could remaE-
Der TO empty the pan under an ice
box, and the water runs al over lie
floor and through il and the ce! inc
comes down in he kitchen of lhe aat
below. and the tenants shout the
most insulting things at you mp he
dumbwaiter shaft as it it we're my
fault hal the waste water pan OF ,hc
ice box overlooked, for Go you thinh
If am paving girl am aoirs
around emptying the Ice box dgai%
pan for herr"
Beg pardon, did you say yoa were
going around 10 see somebody 8
baby" asked Mr. Jarr. YEARLY
! Yes. lis Kitty's first baby" SAID
Mrs Jar, and shes raising Il ut~
eording 20 health rules. althouglt
never saw a child vet hat lhriyea
simply because you took its tempera-
ture. She's always sticking a Their.
mometer in the poor little ling 4
mouth. | hear What good does that
do baby?''
II shouldn't imagine there was
much nourIshment in a thermome-
ter said Mr.. Jarr, but what's the
icebox got to do with it?"
Well, If I'm little late. although
| won't stay long because, Mrs. Ran
gle says Kitty Robinson doesn't
seem TO care whether people call or
not unless they talk about her won
derful baby. So Il I'm late, dom
forget TO empty the pan under the
icebox. I'd empty it now myself
before | go, but I've got my things
on, and you simply can't stoop over
when you're wearing one of these
new tight gowns"
What do you wear ii for, them"
asked Mr. Jarr.
DO you think I'm going TO dress
for homework all the time?" said
Mrs Jarr, shril,y Here the girls
gene off, and | know she's forgotten
to empty that pan under the cebox,
she's left the supper dishes nm
washed, and II she thinks I'm going
10 wash them she's mistaken So
want you to empty the pan Now,
don't forget it."
"Oh, won't; III empty 1T now"
said Mr. Jar
Now don't so running off just be-
cause | want to say few words to
you before | go out, and, goodness
knows get out but seldom'" said
Mrs Jarr Make little Emma drink
some milk before she goes to bed
and If it is too cold warm 1t little
for her and that will remind you to
empty the pan when you go TO the
icebox for the milk"
Depart in peace said MIR, Jarr.
wont forget at.r, "A .,rr. b..
And don't go out OF the house
when the children 20 to sleep. be-
cause | won't take the key. and no.
body can tell what will happen when
children are alone in a fiat Sup
pose there'd be a fire! Dear me,
have half a mind not to go'"
81 will not fail you said Mr. Jarr,
I'm attend to everything and will
stay right here watching for fires,
burglars, bin collectors. old friends
, with grudge and all other constant
visitors and visitations.'
! SO Mrs Jarr finished putting on
her gloves, adjusted her veil, seeing
if her skirt hung properly and all the
other feminine preliminaries and de-
parted to see the little stranger
Mr. Jarr read, played with the
children, saw them TO bed, gave them
milk and emptied the pan under the
iccbox.
In due time Mrs. Jarr returned.
NO" said Mr.. Jarr, greeting her at
the door, II did not forget a thing.
| emptied the pan; there it is"
And you didn't put it back?"
asked Mrs. Jarr. why, the water
has run all over the floor"
Mr.. Jarr got mad first "If you'd
stay at home and tend to things"
he began.
They'll be on speaking terms
again, it is hoped.-Roy l.. Near
tdell