The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-04-21

decorations! Ask her to please stay
in the meadow until the party's over,
though of course she thinks she is In
vited, being so one of the family like
Miss Selma Lue called from the lean.
to where she was employed in the
robing of the Flarity brothers. Miss
Cynthie honey, please shake up the
cushions and put Blossom and Glen
mie In their boxes. They have done
dozed off on the floor here and l am II
a hurry to put UP the twins, who'll
drop off dead-like if l don't get 'em
down in a few minutes"
The boxing up of the babies occu
pied the next few minutes and as at
last Miss Selma Lue looked down al
them safely and snugly asleep she
said to Miss Cynthia softly:
"Aint they sweet? They's hear
a-going to happen to 'em as they &C
long, but amt it a good thing tc
think how there's a guiding hand
child, a guiding hand? I can't bear
to give Pattie up, but l know Miss
Tyne'll let me have her most all of
every day. She is one of the sorter
mothers that kinder fergits at times
that children need more worrying
over than puppies and kittens. She
carries her burdens light and rolls
em off on any shoulder handy Some
women think they have did sech a
big thing in borning children that it's
nT1lu Tipbt fhn rnct re &hn world
to do the looking after them; but the
rest Of the world amt always got the
mother heart she expects Of them.
Sometimes e babies git a cold vel
come lots Of places"
IF all the world were like you"
began Miss Cynthia, but Miss Selma
Lue answered with a laugh:
why chickie-biddie, what would
we do without the yous and the Mr..
Alanses and the Mr.. Dobbses, so pa
tient with his family 'cept fer the
cussing, and the sweet Miss Evelyns
and even the old Mr.. Leekses-and-
around, instead of standing here con-
graduating the Lord on his work, and
git to our own. Don't everything look
nice? Everybody's been stirring since
daybreak. l believe in getting done
in plenty of time fer to my mind
company is more comfortable when
they don't find SO much sign of fuss"
Everything is lovely Is there any
thing l could do now? You seem
about ready. Is-is-the barn all dec
orated?" and Miss Cynthia cast long
ing glances toward the wide door and
cool interior Miss Selma Lue would
have been glad to send her on an er
rand in that direction if she had
thought Of 1t at all.
Yes, indeed" she answered, obliv
ious of the gentle hint, finished along
about ten o'clock. It's jest a green
house of vines and truck from across
the rivers But l want you to help me
decide where the folks must set-and
some other things. l thought I would
let the children all go down to the
car to meet her in two lines and sing
one of them new hymns they learned
at the gospel tent as she comes up
the hill. l advised her special to come
on the car, count of that rocky hill
they can't nothing on wheels git any
good outer climbing"
what time do you expect herr"
-Four o'clock, sharp I asked Mr.
Alan to take the in-car and meet hel
at the switch to scort her up.
thought it would give her a nice feel
Ing, being as she is his old friend"
Miss Cynthta's color deepened
trife, but she said in a light, sus
piciously light, tone: "And whom are
you going to send for me, Miss Selma
Lucy"
We'll, now, that's right; I oughter
send for you too, though you are SIGH
home folks. How would Mr. ST Brad.
ford do? You know he's a-running fer
sheriff and he's agoing to make her
spe ech of welcome at the grocery
door. l don't want her to think we're
trying to put on too much style, but
felt like this entertainment was a
kinder send-off fer Mr.. Alan and we
don I want TO spare no pains in
slowing how much we think of him.
Do you think she will understand how
We feel about it?"
Il am sure she ll-appreciate your
feelings In the matter" answered Miss
Cynthia with twinkle in her eye.
q thought she would And how do
you think 1t will do to ask Mis- 81
Bradford to set next to her at the re.
freshments? You know MIS- ST is
kinder proud on count of having a
blue teapot handed down from her
pas mother, though it's cracked, and
a chair she used to set in, only one
legs gone. l know she's sortor slow
and heayy-like, but she thinks heap
of herself and I feel it's kind { LET
everybody set their own price, so
humors her; though I ca a seem to
sense how a cracked teapot and a
three-legged chair prove anything on
your pas mother or you. know Mr.
81 will admire to come fer you, and
| will send him fer you prompt"
"Oh, no, l think as 1t is so early !