Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-07
HER SMALL
BROTHER

ta2t factor, for good or evil. to the
young man who is engaged in n \
Ing love to the small boys grownSdb
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, a herculean un-
dertaking. and consumes a great deal
| OF time and thought. and draws seri-
ously upon the brain power of the
| young woman who desires to make a
| good impression on her waiting young
man.
| Hns anxious Suitor may consider him.
sell In luck II the star Of his life gets
her hair into the requisite state of fluff
| nness, and her ribbons and bows into
the regulation state Of styli hneSs in
half an hour; and he must possess hir
soul In patience II she keeps him
waiting full hour before she comes
! down.
But II there is a small brother to en-
tertain him. the time will pass quick
ly, and he will learn more OF the true
lnwardness of his loves family in that
short hour than he would learn III
lifetime OF ordinary calling acqiaint-
ance.
The small brother comes siding into
| the parlor 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
or his chair in a minutes warming
The small brother is either chewing
molasses candy or gum. as the oondi-
ton OF his supplies may be-for a
boy Is 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 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'G new shoes. amt they? Amt
big enough. be they? I'll bet yer feet
ache. Guess Mame'll 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 mp. Say! don't
Mt tnr ,sh III
| this apple? | don't want 1t ter git cold.
cause 1t gifts brittle sooner. Name taA :,
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 tide the freCkles. and you'll
git some OF 1t on yer coat collar II
you don't watch cut. John Perkey he
got some on his, and Name she brush.
| ed 1t off. | see her. was hid be.
hind the winder curtains. She told
him she guessed he'd been leaning .up
| 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 fTeest with chocolate and lea
| cream. My Uncle Dick says you're q
| dodgasted dude! He says your collar
| looks like the sides Of a wheeIbarrow.
Does 1t saw your ears? When I'm a
| man I'm a.goin' to have a tall collar.
| sos to see how II 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-fower
bed. told Gussle and George Lat.
mer OF II. and Name heard me. NV,
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 nv.
| self scarce. Say! hadn't you lust as
lief as not that should stay lest ont.
side, and see what she does when she
| sees you? Tom Fletcher he give me
ave cents ter find out II you kissed her
and, and I'm saving up half a dollar
ter put into the box mas church ia
sending ter the Philippine Islands ter
| help the Filipinos. And courtin's aw.
full entertaining. anyway. Most as tick.
ling as the monkeys and the clowns
n the circus"
And az the small brother slips ont
OF the door. the young lady sister
glides In at the other. and lifts her shv =
eyes to her young gentleman's face q
and lays her slim fingers in his pain
and says how sorry shc was to In