Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-14

lougues say that five minutes night and morn
ing will be all the time you need. Don iet
that microbe get In your brain. All tnat
have had the misfortune 20 handle take twenty
four hours day and seven days In the week
for three weeks, and then you may not get
enough chickens TO make a respectable men
envy you. We have Matched some chickens,
but we have made a veritable graveyard OF the
garden, burying stale eggs. Old Biddy Is sun
at the same old stand and dong satisfactory
Come ON Mrs. Fuller, II you visit this old
maid sister OF mine ! will guarantee that you
have as many fat hens and fries as you can
eat | don't mean to be conceited. but how
about my sisters bachelor brotherf somewhere
have read the warning to Beware OF the
vidows;" but you come right on and VIII
be as bashfu you are.
Talking about mistakes. ! am going 70 teil
you the last excitement that happened In this
neighbOrhood and you may tell me VINO mace
the mistake. This old maid sister Of mine de-
eided that it was waste OF energy and OF
raw material to have the grass cut when she
could get a couple OF sheep and have them
keep the place in fine order.
Hearing OF some pets for sale she said 1.-THE
very thing" and forthwith she got them and
turned them IN the yard. The man that
brought them was too busy to larry though we
asked him to stay TO dinner. The first thing
tina tmpted them was a rose bush. and as fsst
as ! could drive them from one they would be
to another. Somehow the grass did not appeal to
Of ours appeared on the scene with chum
and a dog. Sister appealed TO them for help.
/ had told ner plainly tnat i cOui0 not Outruu
two sheep. The boys and the dog were Of
the right age TO get all the fun out OF the
game that there was in 1t. OF course the
sheep took 10 flight and around the house they
went one of the sheep, regular butinski.
jumped on the piazza and through the screen
door, that old maid sister of mine right after
him. into the bedroom on the bed, the boys
right behind. She called me to come to the
rescue but ! was too comfortable and told her
that she had the boys and they seemed to be
enjoying IL and ii might be the making Of the
puppy. As they rushed In the room, Sir Butin-
ski jumped through the window and l win
window breaker. Out into the back yard he
went where there white clothes.
Whether by design accidnt / can't tell you.
but into one Of the garments he butted and his
feet went into the short sleeves. He certainly
was a show the breeze seemed to catch ii
just right. The boys were in "conniptions as
they rolled the grass. and the puppy was
having the time OF his life.
II seems to me that any ,well-ordered sheep
would have been satisfied with this mischief.
but Sir Butinski then turned his attention to
yard. He broke one and when two gallons of
soft soap began to the ground that sis
ter of mine tainted. Thinking that the boys
and dog had enjoyed themselves Aenough
opened the gate and let the sheep into the
street. and, as far as could be seen the white
garment was like balon. l think that the
boys. puppy and I got the moneys worth out
OF the affair. but I not here to speak Of
what my sister and the sheep think of it.
topic Of conversation this winter when we
want to be coy and pleasant. I know we
never will hear the last OF the soap.
RAWGAN