Cañon City record., 1911-01-19
VISITING
AT JIM'S

couldn't have found a prettier smart
er or pieasnnter girl II he'd looked all
over the country. And she's real capa-
BILE. too. There's hardly anything she
can't do.
mo. didn't teach her any OF my
old recipes. She's been to cooking
school and she knows the why and
wherefore OF everything that goes into
the mixing bowl She doesn't believe
in my way of putting In enough flour to
make stin batter and In seasoning
to taste Good housekeepers nova
days know all about the chemistry and
hygiene OF cooking, Merle says. She
declares that she won't keep a maid
who doesn't go at her work scientific
ally. | could just hear my Amanda
who's been with me ever since Jim
was a little boy-snin II ever In
quired OF her. as Merle did OF her maid
one day. n she had sterilized the milk
and used antiseptics when she was
cleaning the refrigerator
"Oh. yes. | enjoyed my visit so
much. Jim's home is Just beautiful.
even II IL is an apartment When |
first got there Merle showed me the
guest chamber and said; You can
dress here. mother. and sleep on the
porch, II you want to-
The porchi' exclaimed, feeling
kind Of rufied. for It didn't sound very
loving OF hospitable 10 me 10 be told
| could sleep on the porch
Jim saw how | felt. and he spoke
up and told me that they we're very
proud OF having sleeping porch
that lots OF apartments didn't have any
outdoor place for sleeping. and that
people are getting to think that It's
uct healthy to sleep In the house
Well said. I've got 10 be 81
years old without any serious Illnesses
contracted from sleeping In a bedroom
and ] guess I'll rick IT.
TT does seem an awful shame for
Jim to pay much rent a year for
those small rooms as II would take to
buy real nice httle home In Krog-
vile But when spoke to him about
II he Just laughed and said. That's
all right. mother. but couldn't earn
enough money st nv trade in Krog-
Vile TO buy a chicken coop
You know. Jim's a lawyer. and
we're a kind OF peaceAble neighbor-
eCC1 1A1aha hNANs ANA r9p-
pose be Il better OF there In the city,
but sometimes since I've been home |
get to feeling might sorry for him
and Merle. perched MP there In the
eighth story of that building
When | found ou, that children
aren't allowed In that building said
to Merle: For heavens sake. move
TO some place where you can raise q
family n you want to- Merle Just
smiled and said they were very com
Portable where they were for the pres
ent
Merle is always smiling and 20
lite, but she can be pretty frm when
she feels like IT. One DAY when I'd
been round TO the drug store on the
next ccrner-that's ns far as they'd
iet me 40 Aione--and came into the
little reception hail all out OF breath
Merle said: Mother. do believe you
walked all the way upstairs
Wen. what OF it, l asked. Aren't
my legs meant for use7'
They aren't meant TO climb seven
Sights OF stairs. and you mustn't do Il
again she said. Jim wouldn't like It
Il had to smile at that. because
Iim's seen me running up and down
stairs and all over the place from
dawn to dark ever since he used to
toddle up to the attic chamber and
help me make up the hired mans bed
But. mother. he said that night
when Merle told him OF my feat, as she
called II. there's no extra charge for
the elevator service and the boy who
runs Il VIII feel that he isn't giving
satisfaction n he sees you walking up
the stairs
''Of course. after that rode up and
down every time. and the boy seemed
80 pleascd--for he was always bowling
and touching his eap-thst one day.
when Merle went out to her bridge
club and was kind OF lonesome. just
took my knitting and rode up and
down with him all afternoon. and we
rot real well acquainted I asked him
II he wouldn't like TO come ont here to
Krogvllle and work for his living on
a farm or at the Blacksmith shop. In
stead OF Just idiing his time away In
that elevator He said Il didn't look
very good TO him. but he'd think II
over.
Society. oh. yes. Merle has lots Of
society and she gave stylirh recep-
lion to me and. OF course. enjoyed
Il ever so much sim. must say that
I never was so taken aback In my life
as | was when she began introducing
me TO them as Nine Reynolds |,
who have been Mrs. REYNOLDS ever
since ! was ~
Just plain Mrs. Reynolds. Jim
Reynolds mother from Krogviile.'
said to the first lady she introduced
me to. Just as she was going to say