Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-05
HER SMALL
BROTHER

ing love to the small boys grown-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, 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
I man.
| The anxious sutton may consider him.
| self In luck II the star Of his life gets
her hair into the requisite state of f1uf-
finess, and her ribbons and bows into
| the regulation state Of styii hness III
| half an hour; and he must possess his
soul in patience II she keeps him
waiting a full hour before she comes
down.
! But II there is small brother to en-
terrain him, the time will pass quick
| ly, and he will learn more OF the true
inwardness of his loves family in that
short hour than he would learn i'll a
| lifetime OF ordinary calling acquaip:-
! ance.
The small brother comes siding into
the parior and looks askance at 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 a minutes warning
The small brother is either chewing
molasses candy or gum. as the condi-
ton OF his supplies may be-for a
boy Is a great deal more at home
when his mouth Is full.
4 The expectant sutton Is anxious to
-propitiate him. because he Is her
brother, and he addresses him with
that idea.
Hello, Jimmy" Fine morning for
skating. isn't to"
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 grasshopper on Ice. Huh!
Them's new shoes. amt they? Amt
big enough. be they? I'll bet yer feet
ache. Guess Mame'll smell new leath.
er when she comes down. Say! did
you come ter see Name or Gussie? Ma
said she'd bet you'd git all you'd bar.
gained fer II 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 1t ter git -
cause II gifts brittle sooner. MamF Saf%
II 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 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 1t on. ] see her. | was hid be-
hind the winder curtains. She told
him she guessed he'd been leaning up
against something. guess he had,
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 ice
cream. My Uncle Dick says you're a
dodgasted dude! He says your collar
looks like the sides of a wheelbarrow.
Does 1t saw your ears? When I'm q
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.
81 TO-
scorched her curls. That's cause she's
hurrying. She spanked me awful that
day hid under the sofa. and you told
her that folderol stuff about her being
the sum OF your existence, and the
queen rose in your-in your-fower
bed. | told Gussie and George Lati.
nIer Of It, 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 Just az
lief as not that | should stay Test out.
side. and see what she does when she
sees your Tom Fletcher he give me
ave cents ter find out IL you kissed her
and. and I'm saving up half a dollar
ter put into the box mas church ia
sending ter the Philippine islands ter
help the Filipinos. 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 out
OF the door. the young lady slater
Elides In at the other. and lifts her ahv
eyes to her young gentleman's face.
Il and Laws her s1im nnpors Ia ri, -,
and says how sorry she was 10 he
opIsed to keep him waiting so long.
'ut sne mad Just commenced letter