Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-20
HER SMALL,
BROTHER

\
| Ing love to the small boys grown-up
! 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
| 10 entertain the anxious sIitor while
| Mamie Marie gets ready to come down
| Getting ready to come down is, with
the majority of girls. n herculean I'm.
| dertaking, and consumes great deal
! OF time and thought. ard draws seri-
! ously upon the brain power of the
| young woman who desires to make n
good impression on her waiting young
man.
| The anxious sutton may consider him
sell In luck If the star of his life gets
her hair into the requisite state of fluff
| illness, and her ribbons and bows into
the regulation state of stylishness in
nall an hour; and he must possess his
| soul In patience II she keeps him
waiting full hour before she comes
| down.
Iut II there is n small brother TO en-
| terrain him. the time will pass quick
y, and he will learn more of the true
! inwardncss of his loves family In that
short hour than he would learn in
lifetime OF ordinary calling acquaint.
anCe.
The small brother comes siding into
the par'or and looks askancc ut the
nervous young man. who is holding his
hat on his knees, and has the general
appearance of being ready to jump out
OF his chair in minutes warming
The small brother is either chewing
| molasscs candy or gum. as the condi.
ton of his supplies may bG--for Il
boy Is great deal more ut home
when his mouth Is full.
The eXpectant suitor is anxious TO
-propitiatc him. because he Is her
brother. and he addresses him with
that idea.
Hello. Jimmy" Fine morning for
skating isn't IT,"
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 grasshopper on ice. Huh!
Thcm's new shoes. amt they? Amt
big enough, be they? I'll bet yer feet
ache. Guess Mame'll smell new lcaih.
or when she comes down. Say, did
you come ter see Name or Gussic? Ma
said she'd bet you'd git all you'd bar.
gained fer If You took Name Pa no
said fer her ter hush mp. Say! don't
T. " ma
this apple? don't want Il ter git cold
cause IL gifts brittle sooner. Name said
IL 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 mo ter see? You're cuurtin' her.
amt yc? Name she's got some pow
derry white stuff that she puts on her
face ter hide the fr"cklcs. and you'll
git some of il on yer coat collar II
you don't watch cut. John Pcrkcy he
got some on his, and Name she brush.
cd 1t off. | sec her. was hid be-
| hind the wlndcr curtains. She told
! him gh" guessed he'd been leaning up
| against something guess he had.
too.
Ma says she dunno whether Name
| likes Tom Fletcher or John Perkcy
| best Toms got nm awful long nose,
but he's got the most money; but
Johns frccst with chocolate and ice
cream My Uncle Dick says you're a
dodgastcd dude! He says your collar
looks like the sides of n whcclbarrow.
Docs il saw your ears? When I'm a
| man I'm a.gOin' to have tall collar.
SOS to see how II feels to Tie sawed.
Don't YOU smell burned hair? do.
Names crimpin' hcrn. and she's
| scorchcd her curls That's cause she's
hurrying. She spanked me awful that
! day hid under the sofa. and you told
her tnal fo,dcrOl stun about hcr being
the sum Of your existence, and the
queen rose I'm your-in your--nowcr
bed. told Gussie and George Lati.
mcr of It. and Name heard me. My!
wasn't she hopping? George he said
you was always softy. Was you?
| "Hark! that's Name coming. Amt
she been awfui quick? I'll make my.
self scarce Say, hadn't you just AS
lief as not that should stay jest out.
| side. and sec what she does when she
sees you? Tom Fletcher he give me
five cents ter find out II you kissed her
and. and I'm saving up half dollar
ter put into the box mas church Ia
sending tor tho Philippine islands ter
help tho Filipinos. And courtin's aw.
tul entertaining. anyway. Most as tick.
ling as the monkeys and the clowns
in the circus"
And as the smal brother slips out
Of the door. the young lady sister
glidcs In AZ the other, md HITS her shy
eyes 20 her ycurg gCntleman's face.
aud lays her slim n"Ecrs f. hi palm.
and says how sorry he was to Ec
obliged To kccn hin, wal iIg 20 long
but she had juSl commenced u letter