The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-06
Ways Of the
Mays

place, not even II was TO better my
self lot" said the neat maid. you
see my people need somebody who's
used to their ways. | don't know how
either Of them could get along without
somebody who would make allowances
Tor them.
Hard to live with? No. indeed;
there never were nicer, kinder people
than the Mays, if | do say 1t, who's
lust like one Of the family, pretty
near But they're so awful cheerful
about everything. They don't ever
take anything serious. That's their
.rouble. If they didn't have somebody
10 look out for them don't know what
would become of them.
why, 1t was only last week, Tues
lay afternoon that Mrs. May came
INTO the kitchen laughing and said to
me: Here's a joke on us, Hilda. I've
lust got q note from Mr.. Mays sister
saying she and her husband will be
little late for dinner tonight on account
Of some business
Dinner tonight? Why. It's half
past four now said.
az know, Hilda, dear she answered
in her soft way / ought to have told
you when invited them because you
remember everything and I forget
everything. But know you can man
age somehow
"Of course, | pitched right in and
telephoned a hurry order to the mar
ket and we had just as good dinner
as anyone could ask for. After dinner
Mrs. May came into the kitchen and
she says to me: 'Hilda, isn't this Jake's
night? | owned up that it was and
then she said: You must leave your
dishes until morning and get Jake to
take you to the theater, for Mr. May
forgot all about the company, too, and
he bought tickets for tonight Then
she laughed again and ran back to the
parlor and of course Jake and went
and it was a good show.
well, Saturday morning when | was
waiting on the breakfast table l asked
Mrs May if she remembered about
the leak in the roof In the back hall.
Then Mr.. May laughed and said: Why.
Maysie May, haven't you had that
mended YETI And then she laughed
and said: Why, Billy May haven't you
had that mended YETI Then they both
laughed. Sometimes | think their
cheerfulness will make me gray
headed.
"'Well, said for | could hardly be
polite, 4 s'pose it's awful funny that
there was a regular pond in the back
hall this morning after the rain last
l night
1T really should be fixed, shouldn't
, it?' remarked Mrs. May.
Eyes, of course 1t should answered
Mt. May. 4 tell you what, Maysie. you
come down town and have lunch with
Is ME and wen investigate that new pat
a ent roofing which l can put on N.Y.
s. SELF
1t "And let's have lunch at the Fern
a. ery-that's such nice place. said
d. Mrs. May
'e "Of course 1t was a relief to me to
n think they'd got their minds on that
le leaky roof at last, for I'd spoken of 1t
a. over and over again, and l was real
t glad when Mrs. May started down
to town that morning, though l did have
he to run after her with her purse.
~ How silly of me to leave my
n wealth. she said Thank you, Hilda
n, YOU are a Jewell She does have awful
Is sweet ways.
ne well, the more l got to thinking
Us about it, the more afraid l was they
u wouldn't do anything about that roof
NE so when | was out to market | just
'u' stepped round to see Jake's brother
re who is a carpenter, and he come home
81 with me and fixed 1t.
III running into the kitchen, saying: :
rs wanted to tell you, Hilda that Mr.. Ma,
ns got tickets for this afternoon and w
W saw the Lost Princess" after all Ism
lis 1t a fine playa? Before / could answe
no Mr.. May come to the kitchen door an
III SAYS: 'Hilda, don't you let Jake carr
W you off the way the princess was, 70
we couldn't find another princess lik
., you
az guess there's no danger | an
~, swered as l took up the mashed pota
's toes I'm glad you got In before tn
rain, Mrs. May
ia why, is it raining? Oh, Billy, yo
'n' didn't see about that roofng!'
"'That's So you didn't, Maysie, We
" aren't you the limit Then they be
=. laughed 'Hilda,' said Mrs May,
~ put a tub under the leak and T. b
"a "Tt's not necessary | said, rel
~ stiff. had that roof mended befol
- noon today
o. "'Well, you are brick said M
81 May
al Then Mrs May came up behind m
'n wv. and gave me such squeeze that
'oi smiled all the gravy / was taking L
On to the stove and they both laughe
hn, again.
~ You can see yourself, ma'am, TIL
40 matter what | was offered
wouldn't feel 1t hardly safe to lea,
ar such awful cheerful people as them
IA some one who wasn't used to the
Ways"