The Ordway new era., 1911-08-18
IT MADE A
DIFFERENCE


yard this afternoon?"
NO. why?" ..
oh. just because the contents of
the dover beds have been scratched
out. all over the walks. That's why!"
We'll. good gracious! hope you
don't think for a minute that did It.
guess II you had supper to get and
hat to trim and dress to turn you
would realize that you had something
else to do than scratch out flower
beds. or to watch them. either. for
that matter. l."
NO one has accused you Of doing It.
has there?"
We'll. from the way you began the
very moment you got In the house.
one would think"
II don't suppose you realise that I
spent as cents for the flower seed to
go In those gardens. and now I'll bet
there isn't q seed In one Of them"
well"
III the confounded hens would only
put the gardens back after they have
taken them out and scratched them It
would not be SO bad. but they scatter
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over the fence and leave them scat
tered"
Il am sorry. but I can't help It."
well. can help 1t, and am 60
ing to help 1t, tool"
Now. don't do anything you will be
sorry for
Then let those confounded chick.
ems stop doing things that l am sorry
for! I'll bet that II ever buy an.
other home I will be mighty careful
to find out who owns the houses each
side Of It. and II there are any boys
on either side it'll be nix on the buy
for mel"
Fred Is q good little fellow"
"Yes. he's an angel! When we tried
to keep chickens he got a pet coon
that got into our chicken house and
reduced 80 worth Of chickens to feath-
ers. and grinned like an idiot and
told his mother that boys must have
pets. Didn't II"
Yes"
And when he batted ball through
our front window I wouldn't even per
NIT his folks to pay for the damage.
would II"
Moo"
And since have given up chickens
and have gone to the expense Of put
ting outside blinds on the house and
spelling the look Of"
The outside blinds were not neces-
sary and"
Now that have gone to the ex-
pense Of making q flower garden.
nothing satisfies Mr.. Fred but to get
a lot Of chickens!"
Boys must have pets"
"Of course they must: but could he
not have got some buH cochins or
chicken with too much weight and
dignity to fly over fences But no!
Nothing would suit him but to get q
flock Of measly bantams that arc all
wings and machinery and can fly like
aeroplanes!"
"Well. Ill see II something cannot
he done about It in a day or two. I
don't like to make any trouble while
he Is sick"
"Sick?"
"Yes, SICK"
"Who said he was sick?"
His mother told me. And the doc
tor has been there twice today"
What ails him?"
Measles
"Humph! A kid doesn't get very
sick with the measles. does he?"
sometimes"
II guess that's right read in to-
days paper where baby died from
an attack Of measles"
"Fred's mother said his fever was
up to 1o4."
"Pshaw! That's too bad. Run over,
dear, and see how he Is. won't your"
why don't you go? I've got to
finish getting supper"
Jaw, q man Is too clumsy to be
around a sick room. Have you got
any of those ounce preserves left?"
"A jar or two; why?"
I was kid and getting over the diph-
iberia. the first thing mother let me
have to eat when began to get we'll
was some ounce preserves. You'll
never know how good those preserves
tasted to me. don't believe I ever
shall forget them"
well, I'll run over for a minute.
You go and turn down the burner un-
der the potatoes"
"And. dear"
"Yes?"
Tell him I'll take care Of his chick
ems till he gets WELL"
"All right"
"And tell him I'll make him kite
while he is laid up. There used to be
nm old sailor in our neighborhood
when was kid and"
"All right"
"And tell him that I'll come over
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