Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-02
HER SMALL
BROTHER

sOunG man WHO Is engaged In max
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.
II 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 IN
uertaklnB, and consumes great deqL
1 OF time and thought, and draws SerNl
4 ously upon the brain power of the
| young woman who desires to make a
good impression on her waiting young
! man.
1 The anxious sutton may consider him.
self In luck If 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 sty.i hness in
half an hour: and he must POSSESS his
| soul in patience II she kecDa him
waiting a full hour before he comes
! down.
But IL there is n small brother to en-
| tertain 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 III a
lifetime OF ordinary calling acquaiu:~
I 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 ont
| or his chair in minutes warning
| The small brother is either chewing
molasses candy or gum. as the condi.
ton OF his supplies may bc--fOr
| boy Is great deal more Ut home
] when his mouth Is full
| The expectant sutton Is anxious TO
/ -propitiate him. because he Is hex
| brother, and he addresses h.m VIM
that idea
Hello. Jimmy Fine morning tor
skating. isn't u?"
! 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.
4
| big enough. be they? I'll bet yer feet
ache. Guess Mamell smell new lea,h.
er when she comes down Say, did
| you come ter gee Name or Gussie? 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 up. Say! don't
you want ter chew my gum whiA eat
| this apple? don't want II ter TfSEold.
! cause 1t gifts brittle sooner. Name said
| IL I'd keep out OF the room tonight
shed 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 frcckcs. and you'll
git some Of II on yer coat collar II
| you don't watch cut. John PeTkey he
got some on his. and Name she brush.
cd 1t of. ! see her. was hid he
hind the winder curtains. She told
| him she guessed he'd been leaning I'D
against something | guess he had.
| too
Ma says she dunno whether Name
! likes Tom Fletcher or John Perkcy
| best. Toms got an awful long nose.
! but he's got the most money: but
Johns freest with chocolate and Ica
! cream. My Uncle Dick says you're
| dodgasted dude! He says your collar
| looks like the sides OF whceIbarrow
Does It saw your ears? When I'm
| man I'm agoin' to- have tall collar
SOS to see how 1t feels to be sawod
b,r
| Names crimpin' hcrn and sbo.,
| scorched her curls That's 'cause sba,.
hurrying. She spanked me awful that
! day ! hid under the sofa. and you told
her that fo!derol stuff about her being
the sum OF your existence. and tho
queen rose In your--in your-fowor
bed. told Gussie and George Iatj.
| mor OF II, and Name heard me Mvr .
| wasn't she hopping? George he said
you was always a softly. Was you7
"Hark! that's Name coming. Ain,
| she been awful quick? I'll mako nv.
| self scarce Say! hadn't you inst a.
! lief as not that should stay jest ou,.
side. and see what she does wben che
secs you? Tom Fletcher he give mo
I'VE cents ter find out II you kissed bor
| and. and I'm saving up half a do,,or
ter put into the box mas church q,
sending tor the Philippine IsIards tcr
help the Filipinos. And courfin'a 90,
tul entertaining. anyway. Most nc ,icL
ing as the monkeys and the clowns
n the circus"
And as the small brother SLIPS ~,
OF the door, the young ladNA ister
Ehdes In at the other. and HITS 49, chy
eyes to her young geDtlemans focc
ana lays her slim fingers IN hi. pa,n,
and says how sorry sh" was 10 a.
2Dhseo to keep him wal ing 20 ,or.
out she had just commenced n Ictcr
which must go that very ,y.ri.., ~,