The Ordway new era., 1911-02-03

did It before! 1t will be powerful awk.
ward to be without thumb wnen ~
comes to going to meeting In gentee'
way with gloves"
1T was Ethel Maud. Mis- Kinney
Ethel Maud? Who ever heard OF
q child injuring her mother! MISE
Seliny Lue. she must have the rabies.
Maybe she was bit by mad dog when
her mother didn't know 1t. I reckon
l better call my children on this s'de
OF the street till see what happens.
Mis- Kinney. ma'am. please wait TIL
tell you the straight Of It. Etne'
Maud sewed her thumb in the sewing
machine. and she amt hurted bad al
all. In a day or two"
well. Miss Seliny Lue. take II
hard indeed that you let me get 80 up
sot over the troubles Of one OF my
neighbors that amt anything at all.
never expected no such treatment
from you that l calls" Mrs. KIN
ney put her apron to her eyes and De-
gan to snifile.
"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 80 kind and
thought up all them afiictions fer the
Dobbeses?"
That's Jest It," sobbed the friendly
one: II takes more interest In my
friends doings than l do in my own.
and l don't believe they appreciate 1t
like they oughter. neither. Sometimes
they are SO cold to me when ask
questions Jest outen sympathy"
Yes. they do. Mis- Kinney. honey.
and don't you go to doubling your
friends. which Is a poor thing for any.
body to do. When you want to sym
pathixe with me I am always glad to
git 1t and consider 1t a blessed thing
to have. whether l need 1t or not.
Sympathy is Jest the pure Juice OF the
heart squeezed out fer friend"
That's like you. Miss seliny Lue,
a-patching up peoples hurt feelings
and children with kind words and rags.
I was a.saying to MIR. Kinney last
night. when he went and got that
cough medicine for Luella from you.
that its = plumb shame you amt got
a round dozen husbands and children
Of Oh. must you go? Please.
a'am. don't fergit to make me anoth.
er mess Of that medicine: she do
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
IL % 7 rn,trn rnvV
another hail sounded from the other
side of the street. Mrs. Jim Peters
shining face nodded at the window as
she held up q 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 a youngness that he
was still blushing into 'ffery red with
modification over his very recent cit
ixenship. Mrs. Jim was In that state
Of beatitude which ia 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 30 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
l1l ,rok 81 II
SO sorry fer him! Jim said last night.
when l let him hold the baby while l
got supper, that he Jest couldn't help
but wish that Mr.. Hill could have
something to live fer. And told him
as that was Jest the way felt about
you, Miss Seliny Lue. It do seem that
II ever a woman Oh. please don't
hurry. want you to see his feet. how
they have growed. and think II you
could set down a 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 OF his knees?"
"Oh, no, ma'am! put the flannel
band you sent over right on and Jim
said when he brought 1t that there new
er was such a person as you for know
ing what to do with pain in baby.
People might think you had half d
Oh, good-by good.by, II you must 60.
Look, he ia kissing his hand to your
and Mrs. Jim Peters watched her guest
out Of the gate dreamily. MY! clean
fergot to ask what was the matter
with the Dobbses." she woke up and
exclaimed to herself.
On the other side Of the street. only
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
walked she waved the turkaY-tail In