Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-16
HER SMALL
BROTHER

Ia-ll kdCt0E, 8OO0 ~ ONhs
young man who - 0nEAg0d In MAX
/ AS low 10 the small boys grown-up
sis."
Ill broEhOrs are worse than
AyDttA1 plaques distilled
9. while some other small
born mAtohmAkOrs. and
enjoy helping along the
ship.
brothAr frequently elects
the anxious sutton while
Mamie Aaris E0ts ready to come down
Getting ready - oonO down II. with
the majority q Eiris, . h0rculsan uD-
dSrtakinE. and consumes . great deal
OF time and thought, and draws seri-
ously upon the brain power OF the
young woman who desires to make q
good impression on her waiting young
man.
he anxious sutton may consider him
sSlf b luck II the star Of his life gets
her hair into thA requisite state Of huf-
nnOSs. aud har ribbons and bows into
the rNEulAtioa state Of styli hnsas ia
half an hour; and be must poSSSss big
soul In patience II she keeps him
| waiting q full h0ur before she comes
down.
But II there 10 q small brother to En-
terrain him, the time will pass quick
~, and he will learn more Of the true
inwardnS0s OF his loves family in that
| short hour than he would learn M =
lifetime OF ordinary calling acquaint-
amos.
The small brother comes sidliuE into
the partor and looks askAncS at the
nervous young man. who u holding his
hat on his knees, and has the general
appearance Of being ready to jump out
Of his chair In 4 minutes warning
The small brother u either chewing
molassos candy or gum, - the oondi-
ton Of his supplies may bs-for \
boy IL o. great deal more at homo
when his mouth IL full.
The sxpSctRnt sutton 10 anxious to
-propttiats him. because he L. her
brother, and he addresses him with
! that idea.
Hello. Jimmy" Tns morning for
skating Isn't IT."
Nav. It's too sloppy. ~! you
| don't skate much. | guess. Girls SAid
| Toa 0ouldnt 'kSSp GA Iour f0st. I'D
Iook0d liko . GrAaahop1Ar sR zoo. Huh!
! Thsms new shoes. Amt they? Aiat
big enough. DO they? I'll bet yer foot
| ache. Guess Msms1l smell new leAth-
or when she comes down. Say! did
| you come ter SEQ Name or GuOsiO! Ma
said she'd bet you'd git all you'd bar
gained fer II you took Name. Pa be
said fer hor ter hush up. Say! don't
You want ter chew my gum while y at
this apple! ! don't want 1t ter git n.
cause 1t gifts brittle sooner. Name ssttk
] II I'd keep out q the room tonight
she'd give me lots q 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 oourtin' haV,
Amt 20! Name shes got sons pow
derry white stun that she puts On her
face ter hide the fr0oklss, and you'll
| git some Of II on yer coat collar II
you don't watch cut. John PerkSy he
| got some on his. and Name she brush
ID It. on. | see her. I WAS hid be-
hind the windsr curtains. She told
him she guessed he'd been leaning up
against something. guess he bad.
| too.
Ma says she dunno whether Name
likes Tom Fletcher or John PSTksy
best. Toms got an awful long nose.
but he's got the most money; but
Johns freSst with chocolate and Ice
cream. Ny Uncle D4ok says you're q
dodgssted dude! He says your collar
looks like the SIDES Of q wheel harrow.
Does It saw your eAIS2 WhAn I'm =
man I'm a.Gotn' to have . tai collar.
| SOS 70 see how II f0sls to Be sawed.
Don't you smell burned hair? I do.
Names crimpin' bern. and shes
scoTched her our1s. That's 'oanss shes
hurryinE. She spanked me awful that
day I hid under the sota. and you told
her that folderol stun about her being
| the sum Of your existence, and the
4 queen rose In your-n yONR-Aowsr
bed. Itold 0ussie snd George La4i-
NOR Of Il, and Name heard me. Nv,
wasn't she hopping! George 10 Said
you was always a softy. Was you!
~Hark! that's Name coming. Aint
she been awful quieki I'll make my.
OSlf, scarce. Say! hadn't you jssSt A
hef - not that should staI ~ ON.
side. and So what she does vixen SO
/ saSs you! Tom Fletcher he ntvS me
i've cents tSr And out n you kissed ASr
and. and I'm saving up half q dollar
tsr put into the box mas. church v
sending tor the Philippine Islands ter
asip the F1lipinos. And oourtin's av.
iul entertaining, anyway. Most ~ tioh.
ling a. the monkeys and the clowns
! n the CIRCUS"
4 And A. the small brother slipe o.,,
u he Ssot. the yuuAG lady asffI
If,oss In ~ the other, and lifts her shy
syss to her young sentlsman's face.
and lays her slim fingers in his pain,
and says how sorry abe was to be
,hliDsd 70 Keep him waiting 80 loux,
\ vat she had Just commenced a Ist,Sr