The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24

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about my seeing the gnat IN time, Miss
Selma Lue2' said Miss Cynthia, ae
she stood smiling before the grocery
door where Miss Selma Lue sat, bus.
lily engaged In sorting over basket of
June apples.
Child, can't always help but have
more respect for great big, sinful
camel than mean. little, busybody
gnat that pops In your mouth and does
you a injury before you know he's
there. And of the two choose the
camel to swallow, If swallow / must.
But, dearie one, I've got too much to
think about to watch out for either
one, and reckon them as keeps good
and busy Is protected from wrong.do-
! ings. big or little. Set down, honey
bunch. and tell me what you've been
ADDING"
How are the babies, and is Ethel
Maud's thumb well againg" said Miss
Cynthia as she seated herself in the
door for chat.
1.-THE babies are blooming fine. ex-
cept Clemmie ct something that was
strange to her and was sick day before
yesterday. I hope it wasn't cock
roach. but have my suspicious from
seeing two legs Of one on the floor
by her. Ethel Maud's thumb is well,
but we like ter had time with her
and pea in her nose what got stuck
up and wouldn't come down no matter
how she snorted. But put clothes
pin up above it to keep it from going
further UP and coaxed it down; with
hairpin and a buttonhook. 1t swelled
some but she's all right today
Miss Cynthia laughed nerrily at the
idea Of Ethel Maud's nose, which was
s a tiny, turned-up dot supporting
clothespin and pea at the same time,
and Miss Selma Lue's chuckle showed
that she appreciated the humor Of the
picture. When Miss Cynthia laughed
it provoked smile from everybody in
seeing or hearing distance, and Miss
Selma Lue's mirth was ever respon-
sive to the slightest call
Miss Cynthie, honey she said aft
er few minutes, I've got new soap
box baby and was mighty anxious for
awhile as to how It would be, but
now
Oh, Miss Selma Lue, with all you
have to do! another? Where is it?
In box with the others? am go-
ling back to see it, and Miss Cynthia
sprang up with alacrity.
"Oh, no! He stays in the barn with
Charity and he won't be home till
noon, so set down and let me tell you
about 1t, for I mistrust myself in do
ing it, though the pictures are beau
tiful. OF course oughter be willing
to do something fer arts sake, which
1t looks like is jest his love of this
beautiful world put right down fer
others to see. And then, it's true they
ain't another barn about here that's
as good as mine to paint In Anyway.
amt he 2 stranger within my gates ?'
Miss Selma Lue, what are you salk-
Ing about? At first it sounded like a
baby, then calf I 4
You'd think it was both by the way
it drinks milk. and the helplessness Of
it, but it's a man.
A MANI"
Yes, q man! And / amt sure had
oughter done it, fer a strange man
might be mistake fer a single wom-
an like me to have about the house.
ButAhe was that persuading and nice,
and couldn't see no good reason not
to take him; SO what could dor
Miss Selma Lue," said Miss Gym
thia, the dawn of an alarmed wonder
showing in her big eyes. you don't
mean you can't mean that you have
got married while. -
Child said Miss Selma Lue,
don't never ask me that question
again! When they buried all Of Adon-
Tram Millsaps they could find to bring
home from the explosion, the marry
ing part Of me went into the grave
with the fragmints and amt seen fit
to ever dig it up again. Though there
is many good woman as have done
that very thing after having been mar
ried to they husband fer years before
they lost him. But / amt one to crit.
icize em for. it, cause some seem to
! think 1t compliments one good hus-
band to git another, and maybe it
do
(TO BE CoNTINUED.)
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