The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-17

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| did # before! ~ win Ne powerful avvlx.
ward ~ pc without thumb when II
comes 70 going to meeting IA . gentesl
! way Wild gloves
AZ was Ethel Maud, Mis- Kinney
\ Ethel Maud? Who ever heard Of
child injuring her mother? Miss
I Seiiny Lue, she must have the rabies
Maybe she was bit by mad dog when
ner mother didn't know IT. 4 reckon
better can my children on this side
1 o. the street TIL 4 see what happens.
mis- Kinney, ma'am, please walt TIL
tell you the straight OF It. Ethel
Maud sewed her thumb in the sewing
machine, and she amt hurried pad. at
all. In q day or two
Well, Miss Seliny Lue, ! take It
hard indeed that you let me get so up
sol over the troubles OF one OF my
neighDors that amt anything at all.
never expected no such treatment
from you that ] calls Mrs. KIN.
ney put her apron to her eyes and be-
gan to snifiie,
On, Mis- Kinney, honey. pleaded
Miss Selma Eue, with an eager pat on
the heaving shoulder, 4 wouldn't hurt
your feelings fer worlds. Now, VINO
but you coulder been SO kind and
thought up all them afiictiohs fer the
Dobbeses Z"
That's Jest It" sobbed the friendly
one y takes more interest N my
irlenos dolngs tnan az ~ my own,
\ ana dont peheye tney appreciate Y
IKE lney ougnter, neiLner. Sometlmes
tney are 80 cold 70 me Wnen ask
questions JEST outen sympathy
1es. tney az, MIS- kinney, money.
ana uon y you 60 70 douDting your
friends, which is poor thing Tor any
! Doay 70 40. Wnen you want 20 sym
patnlze with me 1 am always glad g
| glt ~ ana consider # blessed thing
% nave wnetner ! need y Or not,
1 sympathy 10 lest tne pure Juice Of the
nearL squeezed out Ier friend.
fnaCs Ike you. Miss Seliny Lue,
a-patcning up peoples hurt FEELINGS
ana cniiuren with KIND words ana rags.
was a-saying 70 MT kinney last
nignt, Wnen ne Went and got that
cough medicine lor Lucia from you,
tnat us piump shame you amt got
round dozen husbands ana cniidren
Of On, must you go! Please'
ma am don Iergit % make me anoln-
er mess. OF tnat medicine; she 90
cousn sos eoiie nis NJ
Inc maven OF her grocery door, her
negiected business, ana the shade OF
ner own nacKperry tree which hung
over the 'front.' stoop OF the store lay
In the signt OF Miss Selma Lue. when
anotner nan sounded from the other
side Of the street Mrs Jim Peters
shining lace nodded at the window as
she held up small white bundle and
beckoned ny waving tiny red hand.
You amt been IN to see him fer two
days. Miss Seiiny Lue, and ives 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
mortifieation 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 fiannels and
pins and so forth.
Don't you think he have growed ~
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 / 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 / told him