Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-22
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they thoughts switched"
"Yes." answered Miss Cynthia 40
she seated herself beside Miss Selma
Lue, exhausted and painting with the
efforts she had made In their behalf.
1T was pretty bad, and l was out Of
the direct path of the hurricane. How
did you weather the full force?"
well, you know" answered Miss
Selma Lue, 1--WE got 'em trained some.
always did believe that courage Is
jest to keep going and fergit the
pain. l don't hold with making light
Of suffering. but If distractments will
help to ease along, for one say mako
. bucket of lemonade"
Lots Of people in the world are
agreeing with you on that line. Miss
Selma Lus," answered Miss Cynthia
as she laughed up into tho kind eyes
above her.
Course common sense makes peo-
pie think alike from Tennessee to
Jericho, but amt 1t funny how little
of it is let loose all along the road :?
l wished we coulder had more Of 1t
in that mothers meeting we had this
morning. which Is the cause OF all
this cyclone-trouble, along of letting
the children git away and into q mess
Of hornets while we talked about how
to raise EN-"
"A mothers meeting?" questioned
Miss Cynthia in astOnishment.
"Oh, she didn't mean any real harm.
She was sent out by some kinder
foolish Women's Union. She came
into the grocery about nine o'clock
this morning. got chair quick fer
her to puff and rest in from tho hill
climb. She looked kinder feeble and
pinched, but my! she had fire In her
eyes and she het up when she talked"
Did she come up for-missionary
purposes?" demanded Miss Cynthia
Indignantly.
"Oh, yes, l reckon that Is the way
she put it to herself. And 1t was
kind of her, but it did set back the
work, as this is wash-day. Mis- Dobbs
was glad enough to leave her tubs
and come over to Mis- Peters's and
set and listen std Of rubbing, but
Mis- Kinney was Is put out as could
be-"
And what did she have to impart
to you about child culture?" Miss
Cynthia again demanded.
"Oh, they was all good enough lit
tie receipts that most women what
has owned a baby week finds out
for herself: but l was glad ter see
them took notice Of and writ up in
fine talk in book, cause how do We
know that some woman, some day.
might not need SIGH? was glad ter
have Mary Ellen hear her tell over .
few things l have said to her time
and time again"
well. it makes mo indignant -
think of her"
But wait until tell you about the
husband experiences she began on.
The way she talked sounded kinder
like training lion or tiger by kind
ness method. l seen Mis- Kinney be-
gin to swell and got right uneasy.
You've saw Mis- Kinney when her
temper has riz. She stood up and
sorter shet that left eye of her'n.
and asked in a pleasant voice:
Ibid understand that you was
Miss Bumpas or Mistress Bumpas.
"I am Miss Bumpas.' answered the
lady. with vinegar and persimmons
mixed in her voice.
well said Mis- Kinney. then I
excuses your remarks. Child. some
woman have been Joking with you
about her men-folks. You wasn't
about no United States hus-
band at all; 1t must a-been some
Chinee man your friend was com
planning over was surprised how
mild and patient Mis- Kinney was
her remarks.
"'When women are content to cit
with folded hands and let The
lady got so far, but Mis- Kinney in
terrupted her in a very unpolite way.
"'Set with folded hands, she kinder
repeated, dazed-like. Why, I make
mine do the work of four any day, and
II Mr.. Kinney was to come homo and
fine me asserting 'cross-handed-'
But here the ruckus began. and l
heard 1t coming down the street lick
ety.split. Ethel Maud was in the lead.
but the others was close behind. aad
the yelling was like what you call 1t.
a cyclone"
"Oh, how delicious!" gasped Miss
Cynthia as she shook with laughter
at the picture What did Miss Bum
pas do?"
Honey, don't know. didn't have
time to see. Mis- Peters says she
lidn't wait for the ten-fifty car, but
took to the Hill. This is the first
breathing minute have lad sInca
And now I'm worrying cause she Will
think We haven't got a bit OF man.
ners."
why. you couldn't help they
YES. l know. but you oughter be
fer kindnesses done to you.
whether they are caps that fit or not.
Mis- Kinney was riled and-but it's
sasy for me to talk who amt got no
husband to bit and bride like she
and Lands alive!
It IL almost dinner-time and not Q
hing on tho stove. Set still. honey,
while l bring the beans out here to
string" ...
Miss Cynthia sat for . few minutes
n smiling silence, and then there
loated down from the barn q tenor
whistled rendition of an Aida aria.
Miss Cynthia stiffened, rose, and
jailed 4 hasty good-by to Miss Selma
Ina WIN came to the door to look