Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-06
HER SMALL
BROTHER

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 IN
dertaking, and consumes a great deal
OF time and thought, and draws sen
ously upon the brain power of the
young woman who desires to make a
good impression on her waiting young
man.
The anxious sutton may consider him.
self In luck II the star Of his life gets
her hair into the requisite state of fluff
f1ness, and her ribbons and bows into
the regulation state of styii nness In
half An hour; and he must possess his
soul In patience II she keeps him
waiting full hour before she comes
down.
But II there is n small brother to en-
tertain 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 ii a
lifetime OF ordinary calling acquaint-
ance.
The small brother comes siding into
the parior and looks askance at the
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 a minutes warning
The small brother Is either chewing
molasses candy or gum. as the condi-
ton of his supplies may be-for a
BOY Is great deal more ut home
when his mouth Is full
The expectant sutton is anxious to
-propitiate him. because he is her
brother. and he addresses him Wa
that idea.
Hello. Jimmy* Fine morning for
skating. isn't tt?"
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!
Them's new shoes. amt they? Amt
big enough. be they? I'll bet yer feet
ache. Guess Mamell smell new leath-
er when she comes down. Say! did
you come ter see Name or Gussie? Ma
said she'd bet you'd git all you'd bar
gained fer If you took Name. Pa he
said fer her ter hush up. Sayi don't
you want ter chew my gum jyh{hAI eat
this apple? don't want 1t ~ H'cold.
cause 1t gifts brittle sooner. Name said
II Id 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 tide the freckles, and you'll
git some of 1t on yer coat collar IL
you don't watch cut. John Perkey he
got some on his, and Name she brush
ed 1t of. ! 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 Name
likes Tom Fletcher or John Perkey
best. Toms got an awful long nose.
but he's got the most money; but
Johns freest with chocolate and ice
cream. My Uncle Dick says you're a
dodgasted dude! He says your collar
looks like the sides of a wheelbarrow.
Does II saw your ears? When I'm n
man I'm a-goin' to have a tall collar.
SOS to see how 1t feels to be sawed.
Don't you smell burned hair? I do.
Names crimpin' hern. and she's
scorchcd her cuTls. 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-fower
bed. told Gussie and George Lati.
nIer OF IT, and Name heard me. Myl
wasn't she hopping? George he said
you was always softy. Was you?
"Hark! that's Name coming. Amt
she been awful quick? I'll make my.
self scarce. Say! hadn't you just an
lief as not that should stay Jest out.
side, and see what she does when she
sees you? Tom Fletcher he give me
Eve cents ter find out II you kissed her
and. and I'm saving up half a dollar
ter put into the box mas church<js
sending ter the Philippine islands Yer
help the Filipinos. And courtin's aw.
ful entertaining. anyway. Most as tick.
ling as the monkeys and the clowns
n the circus"
And ms the small brother slips out
OF the door. the young lady lister
glides In at the other. and lifts ebv
eyes to her young gentleman's face.
and lays her slim fingers I'm his Main
and says how sorry she was 10 be
obliged to keep him wal ing so long.
tut she had Just commenced a letter