Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-11
HER SMALL
BROTHER

yOuhe1 Ludu WHO Is SuBd6eu
ing love to the small boys gro%n.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, 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.
The anxious sutton may consider him.
self In luck II the star Of his life gets
her hair into the requisite stnte OF tiuf.
hness, and her ribbons and lows into
the regulation state of styl hneSs IN
half an hour; and he must POSSESS his .
soul In patience II she keeps him
waiting a full hour before she comes
down.
But If there is a small brother to en-
terrain him. the time will pass quick
ly. and he will learn more OF the true
inTardness of his loves family in that
short hour than he would learn III q
lifetime OF ordinary calling acquain:-
ance
The small brother comes siding into
the parior and looks askance at the
nervous young man. who is holding his
hat his knpaS hnc
appearance Of being ready TO jump out
OF his chair in minutes warning
The small brother is either chewing
molasses candy or gum. as the condi-
tion OF his supplies may be--for
boy is a great deal more at home
when his mouth Is full.
The expectant sutton Is anxious to
-propitiate him. because he is her
brother, and ha addresses him With
that idea
Hello, jimmy Fine morning for
skating. isn't u?"
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 ErAsshopper on ice Huh
Them's new Shoes, amt they Amt
big enough. be they? I'll bet yer feet
ache. Guess Mame'n smell new lesrh.
er when she comes down. Say! did
you come ter sec Name or GusSe? Ma
said she'd lie; you'd git all you'd bar.
gained fer If you took Name PA he
said fer her ter hush up. Say! don't
you want ter chew my gum while eat
this apple? don't want II ter gise .Ri.
cause 1t gifts brittle sooner. Mam@pld,E
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 pow.
derry white stun that she puts on her
face ter hide 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 It 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,
4 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 lea
cream. My Uncle Dick says you're
dodgasted dude! He says your collar
looks like the sides Of a wheelbarrow.
i 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 sbe'1
4 scorched her curls. That's cause she's
hurrying. She spanked me awful that
day hid under the sofa. and you told
her that foldcrol stun about her being
the sum OF your existence, and the
queen rose In your-ln your-fower
bed. | told Gussie and George Lati.
mer OF II. and Name heard me. Myl
wasn't she hopping? George he said
you was always a softy. Was you?
"Hark! that's Name coming. Amt
she been awful quick? I'll make nv.
self scarce Say! hadn't you lust az
lief as not that should stay jest out.
side. and see what she does when abe
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 IN
sending ter the Philippine islands ter
help the Fflipinos. And courtin's NV.
tul entertaining. anyway. Most as tick.
ling as the monkeys and the clowns
n the circus
And as the small brother SLIPS ont
OF the door. the young lady sister
glides In at the other. and hts her ghE~
eyes to her young gcntleman's face
and lays her slim fingers in his palm
and says how sorry she was TO lie
obliged to keep him waiting 50 love.