Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-12-07
VISITING
AT JIN'S


couldn't have found a prettloT, smart
er or pleasantsr 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 gees into
the mixing bowl She doesn't believe
In my way OF putting in enough -four to
make stiR batter and IN seasoning
70 taste. Good housSleapers nova
days know all about the chemistry and
hygiene Of Seeldng, Merle says. She
declares that che w0HH keep q maid
who doesn't so at her work scientific
ally. ] could just hear my Amanda
NhoAa been with me ever since Jim
was . little boy-sni1 n ever l In
dufrsd Of her, as Merle did Of her maid
one day, II she had steriliGed the milk
and used antsepdcs when she was
cleaning the refrigerator.
"oh. yes, enjoyed my VISIT 30
much. Jim's home IL Just beautiful,
even II It is an apartment. When l
hrst got there Merle showed nae the
guest chamber and said: You can
dress here. mother. and sleep on the
porch. II you want TO-
Tho porchl' exclaimed, feeling
kind OF ruined, for It didn't SQUAD vSFT
loving or hospitRbls to me to be told
could Bleep on the porch.
Jim saw how felt, end ~ aDSAo
UP and told me that thsy w0Sa TsEV
proud Of having q siSsptaG Derch-
that lots Of apartments dtGH't AaPO aay
outdOor place for slOo1s@S. AaA EAAA
people are gOtting to think that It's
act healthy to sleep In the heasS.
"Well.' saIa, I've got TO - 81
years old without any serious illnesses
eoatRaoted from SieePtAs In bedroom
ana I guess I'll Ffsk t.
re does seem an awful shame for
Jim 70 pay - much PsRt Q rear for
those email rooms a. Il would take 70
buy o real Moe littl0 home in KrOG-
vile. Bat when I spoke to him about
t he Just laughed and said: That's
all right, mother, but couldn't earn
enough money at my trade In Krog-
Vile to buy q chicken COOP
you know. Jim's lawyer, and
we're . kind Of peaceAble neighbor.
hood around here, aren't we? sup
pose he Is better OF there in the city,
but sometimes since i've been home
get to feeling might sorry for him
and Merle, perched up there in the
eighth story OF that building.
When l found out that children
aren't allowed in that building I said
to Merle: For heavens sake, move
to some place where you can raise a
family If you want to- Merle Just
smiled and said they were very com.
Portable where they were for the pres,
emit.
Merle is always smiling and po
lite, but she can be pretty firm when
she feels like it. One day when I'd
been round to the drug store on the
next corner-that's as far as they'd
let me go alone-and came into the
little reception hall all out of breath
Merle said: Mother, do believe you
walked all the way upstairs
We'll, what of IT.? l asked. Aren't
my legs meant for user
They aren't meant to climb sever
flights of stairs. and you mustn't do II
again. she said. Jim wouldn't like it.
II had to smile at that, because
Jim's seen me running up and down
stairs and all over the place from
dawn to dark ever since he used t.
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 1t, there's no extra charge fol-
the elevator service, and the boy who
runs it will feel that he isn't giving
satisfaction If he sees you walking VI
, the stairs.
"Of course, after that l rode up and
down every time, and the boy seemed
80 pleased-for he was always bowinS
and touching his cap-that one day
when Merle went out to her bridge
club and was kind of lonesome, / JUS
took my knitting and rode up and
down with him all afternoon, and "a
got real we'll acquainted. | asked hin
/ If he wouldn't like to come out here tt
KrogVille and work for his living OF
a farm or at the blacksmith shop, in
stead of just idling his time away IL
that elevator. He said 1t didn't lool
very good to him, but he'd think 4
over.
{ Society oh, yes, Merle has lots o
7 society and she gave stylish recep
ton to me and, of course, enjoyed
It ever so much. Still. must say tina
? never was so taken abaok in my life
{ as was when she began introducing
me to them as Nine Reynolds !