Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-03-31

ward to be without thumb when IL
comes to going to meeting in a genteel
way with Gloves
1T was Ethel Maud. Mis- Kinney
Ethel Maud? Who ever heard OF
a child injuring her mother? Miss
Seliny Lue, she must have the rabies.
Maybe she was bit by mad dog when
her mother didn't know it. l reckon
better call my children On this side
Of the street till 1 see what happens.
Mis- Kinney, ma'am, please wait till
I tell you the straight Of it. Ethel
Maud sewed her thumb in the sewing
machine, and she amt hurried bad at
all. In day or two"
We'll, Miss Seliny Lue, / take 1t
hard indeed that you let me get 80 up
sot over the troubles of one Of my
neighbors that amt anything at all.
l never expected no such treatment
from you that I calls" Mrs. Kin
ney put her apron to her eyes and be-
gan to snif1e.
"Oh, Mis- Kinney, honey" pleaded
Miss Selma Lue, with an eager pat on
the heaving shoulder, Il wouldn't hurt
your feelings fer worlds. Now, who
but you coulder been SO kind and
thought up all them Affections fer the
Dobbeses?"
That's jest it." sobbed the friendly
one, Il takes more interest in my
friends doings than l do in my own,
and I don't believe they appreciate 1t
like they oughter, neither. Sometimes
they are so cold to me when I ask
questions jest outen sympathy"
Yes, they do, Mis- Kinney, honey,
and don't you go to doubling your
friends, which is poor thing for any
body to do. When you want to SYM
pathize with me I am always glad to
git it and consider it blessed thing
to have, whether I need it or not.
Sympathy is jest the pure Juice of the
heart squeezed out fer a friend"
That's like you, Miss Seliny Lue,
a-patching up peoples hurt feelings
and children with kind words and rags.
[ was a-saying to Mr.. Kinney last
night, when he went and got that
cough medicine for Luella from you,
that it's plumb shame you amt got
round dozen husbands and children
Of Oh, must you go? Please,
ma'am, don't fergit to make me anoth-
er mess Of that medicine; she dc
cough so. come night"
The haven of her grocery door, her
neglected business, and the shade Of
her own blackberry tree which hung
over the front stoop Of the store lay
in the sight Of Miss Selma Lue, when
another hail sounded from the other
side Of the street. Mrs. Jim Peters
shining face nodded at the window as
she held up small white bundle and
beckoned by waving tiny red hand.
"You amt been in to see him fer two
days, Miss Seliny Lue, and we's both
gittin' downright hurt with you," she
said. Mrs. Jim Peters was very, very
young; Jim was also young and was
conductor on the "'Lectric;;" and Jim,
Junior, was the youngest of all; in
fact was of such youngness that he
was still blushing into fiery red with
modification over his very recent cit
izenship. Mrs. Jim was in that state
Of beatitude which is only acquired by
very young things when they acquire
other still younger things on which to
experiment in the way Of f1annels and
pins and SO forth.
Don't you think he have growed 2"
she demanded. HE will be four weeks
old tomorrow and have promised Jim
to take him fer a ride on the ten-forty
car. He wants to show him to Mr.,
Hill, the motorman. Poor man, he
hasn't been married yet and we feel
so sorry fer him! Jim said last night,
when 1 let him hold the baby while
got supper, that he Jest couldn't help
but wish that Mr. Hill could have
something to live fer And I told him
as that was jest the way I felt about
you Miss Seliny Lue. 1t do seem that
| If ever a woman Oh. please don't
| hurry, want you to see his feet. how
they have growed, and I think If you
could set down spell he might smile
like he did this morning."
did he show any signs Of collie last
night, like them squirmings, and draw
| ing up or his kneeS!
ooh, no, ma'am! I put the flannel
band you sent over right on and Jim
said when he brought it that there new.
er was such person as you for know
ing what to do with pain in a. baby.
People might think you had half d
Oh, good-by good-by, If you must go!
Look, he is kissing his nand to you!"
and Mrs. Jim Peters watched her guest
out Of the gate dreamily. my! l clean
forgot to ask what was the matter
with the Dobbses," she woke up and
exclaimed to herself
On the other side Of the street, only
a few hundred yards away, the cool
door Of the grocery yawned and the
top branch Of the blackberry beckoned
in friendly little breeze. Miss Sc
lima Lue hurried her steps and as she