Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-01
HER SMALL
BROTHER

The small brother is a very impnk
ta2t factor. for good or evil. to
young man who is engaged in max
Ing love to the small boys grown-up
sister.
Some small brothers are worse than
a 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, herculean uD~
dertaking, and consumes n great deal
of time and thought and draws seri-
ously upon the brain power Of the
young woman who desires TO make
good impression on her waiting young
man.
II The anxious sutton may consider him.
self In luck If the star OF his life gets
her hair into the requisite state of fluff
fness. and her ribbons and bows into
the regulation state OF styli hness in
half an hour; and he must possess his
soul In patience II she keeps him
waiting u full hour before she comes
down.
\ But II there is a small brother to en-
terrain him, the time will pass quick
ly, and he will learn more Of the true
inwardness of his loves family in that
short hour than he would learn i'll
lifetime OF ordinary calling acquain:-
ance.
The small brother comes siding into
the parIor and looks askance at the
4 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
I The small brother is either chewing
molasses candy or gum. as the condi-
ton of his supplies may be-for a
boy Is a great deal more at home
when his mouth Is full.
\ The expectant sutton is anxious to
! -propitiate him. because he Is 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 | guess Girls said
you couldn't keep on your feet. and
was afraid ter strike out. Said you
looked like a grasshopper on ice Huh!
Thsms new shoes. amt they? Amt
big enough. be they? I'll bet yer feet
ache. Guess Mame'l smell new leaih.
er when she comes down. Say, did
you come ter sec Name or Gusse? Ma
said she'd bet you'd git all you'd bar
ba
said fer her ter hush up Say! don't
you want ter chew my gum while Sa2t
this apple? don't want II ter gitVRd
cause 1t gifts brittle sooner. Name said
II I'd keep out of the room tonight
she'd give me lots of maple sugar
when Tom Fletcher brings her some.
Tom. he's awfully sweet on Name
Say! what cher do that Name don't
want me ter see? You're courtin' her.
amt ye? Name she's got some DOW
derry white stuff that she puts on her
face ter lide the frcckles, and you'll
git some Of II on yer coat collar II
you don't watch cut. John Perkey he
got some on his, and Name she brush.
ed 1t on. see her. I was hid be.
hind the winder curtains She told
him she guessed he'd been leaning I'D
against something guess he had.
too
MA says she dunno whether MameA
likes Tom Fletcher or John PerkGy
best Toms got an awful long nose.
but he's got the most money; but
Johns freest with chocolate and lea
cream. My Uncle Dick says you're n
dodgasted dude! He says your collar
looks like the sides of wheelbarrow.
Does It saw your ears? When I'm a
man I'm a-goln' to have a tall collar
SOS to see how It feels to be sawed
Don't you smell burned hair? do
Names crimpin' hern and she's
scorched 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--Hower
bed. told GussIe and George IatI.
mer OF II. and Name heard me. NV,
wasn't she hopping? George he said
you was always softly. Was you?
"Hark! that's Name coming. AInt
she been awful quick? III make nv.
self scarce Say! hadn't you iust az
lief as not that should stay jest ont.
side. and see what she does when she
sees you? Tom Fletcher he give me
1--WE cents ter find out II you kissed her
and. and I'm saving up half n dollar
ter put into the box mas church ia
sending ter the Philippine islands e.
help the Filipinos. And courtin's az,
tul entertaining, anyway. Most az ,ick.
ling as the monkeys and the clown,
n the circus"
And as the small brother slime o,,,
Of the door, the young lady -.
Elides in at the other. and Uft. y .n
eyes TO her young gentlemon's raon
anG iays her slim fingers in his pain
and how Snrry IA.