Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-05-05
shake up the stove and unlock the

shake up the stove and unlock the
at night. But night or day / want to
hear anything you might have 10 say
4 know you do. Miss Selma Lue
and I wanted to come. but
Looks Ike they's a special sort
of string tied twixt you and me. and
my hungerng for you must have
drawed you this morning | was jest
a-telling Mr.. Alan-why where did he
go all of sudden? And Bonnie and
Ethel Maud and Luella after him, I'll
be bound IL Blossom and Jim here
could walk they would be hanging on
him somewheres Miss Selma Lue
was intent on a shifting of young
Jim's swaddling bands and failed to
catch the expression on the fair face
bent over Blossoms yellow head
which was anything but acquiescent
us Blossom then so tickle a person
that she only stays with me because
she hasn't the locomotive powers to
run away? Why. Miss Selma Lue,
think Of the affection / have-lavished
on hertz
Law, child, / was just a-running
on; but l guess Blossom is like the
rest of women folks, afollering the
smiling eye OF man as far and as
long as he'll let her What ails Ethel
Maud now?"
From around the barn appeared the
three deserters, Bonnie and Luella in
the lead with Ethel Maud trailing
sobbing behind "'Taint nothing the
matter with her" announced Bonnie
with scorn. shes jest bawiing cause
Mr.. Alan couldn't take us up the river
with him. He says he amt coming
home till night, Miss Seliny Lue, and
don't want no dinner or nothing"
Il believe he's mad cause we didn't
name the puppy for him--boo-hoo-"
walled Ethel Maud, whose intuitions
were most truly feminine
He amt tail. Didn't you tell him
that Miss Cynthie was a-going to
name the one we're going to give her
fer him? It was jest because you
hung on his leg and cried so; heard
him say something about Sbothering
girls So shut up and let's take the
puppy down and see If Mr. Leeks
thinks it's time to cut his tail off
yet"
"Oh-ho-ho, Miss Seliny Lue, dom;
let him cut off his tail, please! What
would the poor little dead tail do
without the puppy? Oh-oh-oh-"
NOW, Ethel Maud, don't cry, honey,
Bonnie shan't cut off the puppy's tail
until the time comes, and then you'll
have to stand 1t like we all stand af-
fictions what bias to come Don't
you want to carry Jim across the
street to his mother? Will you be
right careful with him. Ethel Maud
instantly pacified, reached out and
clutched the bundle offered her with
an inarticulate, careSsing murmur;
Miss Cynthia gasred with remon-
STRANGE.
Don't worry, child; Ethel Maud
nurses every baby on the Bluff regu-
lar, and | seen Mis- Peters let her tote
Jim down to Spout Spring only yester-
day. We Bluff folks has to trust the
babies to the good Lord a heap OF
the time, though l must say some of
the mothers seem to leave EN- on
His hands more'n is fair
The children trooped down the
street, and with a little sigh Of alb
solute contentment the Blossom
dropped her head on Miss Cynthia's
arm and closed her long, fringed lids
over her Wondering ha nv ewes
Miss Selma Lue tenderly regarded
the picture the girl and the rosy baby
made in the open doorway, and said
as she moved a step nearer. Honey,
what's been a-bothering you2 Would
it help to tell me? Is your ma
worse"
ITO BE CONTINUED3