Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-14
SMALL
BROTHER

ne small brother Is a very impoV
iHat factor, for good or evil. to thU
. young man who Is engaged in max
, ing love to the small boys grown-up
sister.
Some small brothers are worse than
hundred Egyptian plaques distilled
! down into one, while some other small
brothers are born matchmakers, and
| thoroughly enjoy helping along the
fun of courtship.
The small brother frequently elects
to entertain the anxious sutton while
Mamie Marie gets ready to come down
Getting ready to come down is. with
the majority OF girls, q horculean un-
: dertaktng, and consumes a great deal
of time and thought, and draws seri-
ors'y upon the brain power Of the
young woman who desires to make .
good impression on her waiting young
nan
The anxious sutton may consider him
'elf In luck If the star of his life gets
her hair into the requisite state Of huf-
finess, and her ribbons and bows into
the regulation state of styi hnsss III
/ half an hour; and he must possess his
soul In patience n she keeps him
waiting a full hour before she comes
down.
But II there is small brother to en-
terrain him, the time will pass quick
/ ~. and he will learn moro OF the true
! inwardneSs of his loves family in that
! short hour than he would learn In 4
/ lifetime OF ordinary calling acquaint-
! ance.
The small brother comes siding into
! the par'or and looks askance at tho
nervous young man, who Is holding his
hat on his knees. and has the general
appearance of being ready to jump out
! OF his chair in minutes warning
, The small brother is either chewing
molasses candy or gum. az the condL
/ ton OF his supplies may be-for n
! boy Is great deal more at home
( when his mouth Is full.
! The eXpectant sutton II anxious to
-prOpitiate him. because he IL her
! brother, and he addresses him with
that idea.
Hello. jimmy Fine morning for
skating. Isn't IT,"
Nav It's too sloppy. Say! you
don't skate much. sueEs. Girls said
you couldn't keep on your feet. and
was afraid ter strike out Said you
/ looked like a grasshoppsr on Ice. Huh!
, Them's new shoes. amt they! AiAt
big enough. lie they? I'll bet yer feet
ache. Guess Msme'li smell new l0ath.
er when she comes down. Sayl did
yOm come ter see Name or GuSsie? Ma
said she'd let yOI'd git all you'd bar.
gained fer ii You took Name. Pa he
said Ter her ter hush up. Say! don't
you want ter Chhw my gum while LdfG
this apple? dent want II ter git e. q
, cause II gifts brittle sooner. Name s0idN
/ II I'd keep out Of the room tonight
she d give me lots of maple sugar
when Tom Fletcher brings hsr some.
Tom. he's awfully sweet on Name
Say! what cher do that Name don't
want me ter see? You're courtin' hsr,
amt ye? Name she's got somo DOW
derry white stuff that she putt on her
face ter tide the frecklsS. and you'll
git some OF II on yer coat collar II
you don't watch cut. John Porksy he
got some on his. and Name she brush
: ed 1t of. see her. ! was hid be-
hind the windcr curtains She told
him she guessed he'd been leaning I'D
against something guess he had,
too.
Ma lays she dunno whether Name
likes Tom Fletcher or John Perkey
best. Toms got an awful long Dose.
but he's got the most money; but
Johns frecSt with chocolate and ice
cream My Uncle Dick says you're q
dodgasted dude! He says your collar
looks like the sides OF whssibarrov,
Does 1t saw your ears? When I'm q
man I'm a.goin' to have q tall COLLAR
SOS to see how 1t feels to be sawed.
Il Don't you smell burned hair? I IN
Names crimpin hern. and she's
scorchcd her curls. That's cause she's
hurrying She spanked me awful that
day hid under the sofa, and you told
her that folderol stuff about her being
the sum OF your existence, and the
queen rose in your-in your-Aovsr
bed. told Gussie and George Lati.
Nor OF II. and Name heard me. Ny,
wasn't she hopping? George he said
you was always = softy. Was You?
"Hark! that's Name coming. Amt
she been awful quick? III make my.
self scarce. Say! hadn't you j,lst a.
lief as not that ! should stay Jest out
side, and see what she does when al.
sees you? Tom Fletcher he give me
five cents ter find out II you kissed hey
and, and I'm saving up half 4 dollar
ter put into the box mas church n.
sending ter the Philippine islands ter
help tho Filipinos. And oourtin's av.
tni entertaining anyway. Most AZ tick.
ling as the monkeys and the clowns
n tho circus"
And as the small brother slips aut
Of the door, the young lady HafA
Elides In at the other. and lifts h$sbv
Dyes to her young gentleman's face