The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-21

the tree holding the baby in her lap and
beginning to cry kind Of to herself, and then !
they turned round and looked at the Tookid
lady standing there on the steps with her
face white and her eyes staring at the
little girl on the grass, and her hand point
ing at her all shaking She didn't pay
the least attension to Mother or Mrs.
Gannet
lust wait she kind Of berst out in such
strange sounding voice you wouldn't hardly
Of known it Did you suppose a Mother
could hear such things as this--and stand
it2
She stammered 1t out as If she was too
excited to talk real straight, and when they
didn't anybody answer her Of course she
had 10 answer herself. \.
No she couldn't, she said in the same
strange sounding voice. A Mother l. q
Mother and woe unto the ones that abuze
her Child II
She raised her hand up little higher
then, as if she would stop it shaking so
much, but II shook just the same up there
over her head
Woe unto them hollered out the little
lady. Hasn't it been the same since the time
Of the first Mother and won't il be the same
as long as Motherhood lasts2 Yes it will
she said. and let me tell ii 50 that the whole
world can hear it'll A Mother will not al
lny,, her rh;fJ ~ ba ah.,zpdi
Mrs. Gannet looked at her standing there
50 white and shaking and then she looked
at the little girl crying out there under the
tree, and / don't think she could really
understand it. Anyway, she didn't say
anything or move at tall al
Look at her sitting there with her Plus
face and her hippoc it tears and her tenn
prance badge hollered the little lady
pointing out there again. "a aa4~.
Eyybody looked. WI
Her temperance badge, the little hippo
crit, she repeeted, and she kind Of berst out
laughing at the same time She remem-
bers her Farther and then puts on tenn
prance badge Oh, take my Child away
from her Take him away
| thought for sure Harry was going to
start and run now, he was locking 50
SCARED, but she stopped him, -
Just tell them once more what she has
done for my baby, she said. Just tell them
what happens when a Mother gives up her
baby for a day or for an hour, she said
Just tell them that once moret
was afraid Harry was going to cry, but
he tried to answer her again. i
Mother said she would leave him, he
stammered at her. She said She would
sometimes tie him UP and leave him all
alone! And sometimes she would whip
him, and lose her temper so bad that
She said Mother said, that little Susan
Dale wasn't fit to have charge Of any
child!
Mrs Gannet stepped forward a little then
Little Susan Dale2 she repeeted after
him, Little Susan Dale2
There was kind Of a queer smile coming
into her face, and she glansed at Harry
again. Little Sasda Dale wasn't fl to have
charge Of any child2 she said, was that
what your Mother said2 80
yes'm, Harry answered her; and Mrs.
Gannet's smile just kept On getting broader.
Your Not4ey probably knew What she
was talking about, She said. 4.
And then Mrs. Gannet walked right past
him to where the little girl was sitting under
the tree. The baby was lying back on her
showlder now with his hair close to hers.
But Mrs Gannet just stood there looking
down. The little girl looked up with tears
on her face, and then there were tears On
Mrs. Gannets face TOO. But she Just stood
there looking down until they both seemed
to turn their heads atthe sans time. They
were looking at the little dwarf lady Oh the
steps, Such strange change had come
oyer her She was - white and still and
she just kept on staring Al Harry Paine and
her hand dropped down Al her side.
II seemed long time before she spokc
again when She did ii seemed Just like some
body else talking, it vas % faint and hoarse.
4 Mother il a Mother, She said. and woe
unto The ones that abuze her Child
Nobody else spoke and all of d sudden she
drew herself up a. It she was trying to be
tall again, but ii made her look littler than
before But She SPOKE once more ANYWAY
il her voice was all hoarse and strange
4 Mother II 4 Mother, she said. and
she il therefore Untitled also I'd her own