The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-17

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| from the we'll
Yes. Bonnie can do that while
you ana Ethel Maud and Luella roll
| the lemons. There are the glasses to
hunt up. and everybody must git ready
to help squeeze"
And for at least half-hour the
/ front Of the grocery teemed with
cheerful activity. If sharp little pains
occasionally obtruded themselves, they
| found no encouragement from the
/ busy driuk-mixers. who squeezed and
| stirred and stopped and drank to their
hearts content. After they had them,
selves consumed the third concoction
from the yellow rinds, they conceived
the idea of adding sugar and water
still again and carrying the bucket
down for the refreshment of Mr.
IeeEs. who was a dear friend. to be
remembered at what they considered
an early stage of the lemonade game
lands alive" said Miss Selma Lue
rs she sank on the top step and
watched the last scampe-tng pair OF
bare feet and nuttering } ags disap
pear down the hill, that's almost the
worst ruckus we ever had on the
Bluff! l WIS afraid they would all
cry themselves sick before | could git
they thoughts switched"
Yes" answered Miss Cynthia as
she seated herself beside Miss Selma
Lue exhausted and painting with the
efforts She had made in their behalf,
1T was pretty bad. and | was out OF
the direct path Of the hurricane How
did YOU weather the full force?"
well you know" answered Miss
Selma Lue, I've got EN- trained some
I always did believe that courage is
jest to keep going and fergit the
pain, don't hold with making light
Of suffering, but if distractments will
help to ease along, | for one say make
bucket of lemonade"
lots of people in the world are
agreeing with YOU on that line, Miss
Selma Lue," answered Miss Cynthia
as she laughed up into the kind eyes
above her.
Course common sense makes peo-
pie think alike from Tennessee to
Jericho, but amt 1t funny how little
or 1t IS let loose all along the road?
wished we coulder had more Of it
In that mothers meeting we had this
morning which is the cause Of all
this cyclone-trouble, along of letting
the children git away and into mess
Of hornets While we talked about how
to raise EN-"
"A mothers meeting?" questioned
Miss Cynthia in establishment.
oh, he didn't mean any real harm.
She was sent out by some kinder
foolish Women's Union. She came
into the grocery about nine o'clock |
this morning, | got a chair quick fer
her to puff and rest in from the hill
climb. She looked kinder feeble and |
pinched. but my, she had fire in her |
eyes and she het up when she talked"
Did she come up or-missionary
demanded Miss Cynthia
Indignantly.
oh yes, I reckon that is the way
she put it to herself. And it was
kind of her, but it did set back the
work as this is wash-day Mis- Dobbs
was glad enough to leave her tubs
and come over to Mis- Peterss and
set and listen std Of rubbing, but
Wis Kinney was as put out as could
De-"
"And what did she have to impart
o You about child culture?" Miss
'ynthia again demanded.
oh, they was all good enough lit.
lie receipts that most women what
vas owned a baby a week finds out
or rself; but was glad ter see
hem took notice OF and writ up in
Inc talk in a book, cause bow do we
now that some woman. some day,
night not need sich? | Sas glad ter
ave Mary Ellen hear Lcr tell over a
aw things I have said to her time
nd time again"
We'll it makes me indignant to
liuk Of her"
But wait until l tell you about the
usband experiences she began on
he way she talked sounded kinder
Ike training a lion Or tiger by a kind :
ess method. / seen Mis- Kinney be :
In to swell and l got right uneasy.
ou'ye saw Mis- Kinney when her
'mper has riz She stood zip and :
'rter shet that left eye Of bern. !,
nd asked in a pleasant voice:
Did | understand that you was :
ISIS Bumpas or Mistress Bumpas.
a'am?f 9
I am Miss Bumpas, answered the
dy, with vinegar and persimmons "
iXed in her voice. n
" Well said Mis- Kinney, then I
cuses your remarks. Child, some o.
oman have been joking with YOU h
out her men-folks You wasn't /
king about no United States hus, a.
nd at all; 1t must a-been some b
inee man your friend was com
dining over I was surprised how II
ID and patient Mis- Kinney was h,
udlng her remarks W
When womeG are content to sit
.h folded hands and lot rrh