Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-22
HER SMALL
BROTHER

I"Il ldCtOr, LOT SOCQ or evil, 10 tue
young man who is engaged in max
Ing love to the small boys grown-up'
| sister
i Some small brothers are worse than
a hundred Egyptian plaques distilled
down into one, while some other small
brothers are born matchmakers. and
thoroughly enjoy helping along the
fun OF courtship.
4 The small brother frequently elects
to entertain the anxious sutton while
| Mamie Marie gets ready to come down
Getting ready to come down Is, with
the majority Of girls, q herculean I'M
uertaking. and consumes a great deal
OF time and thought. and draws seri-
ously upon the brain power OF the
young woman who desires to make a
good impression on her waiting young
| man.
The anxious sutton may consider him.
self In luck II the star Of his life gets
her hair into the requisite state Of fiuf.
fness, and her ribbons and, bows into
the regulation state Of styli hness IN
half an hour; and he must possess his
soul In patience II she keeps him
waiting q full hour before she comes
| down.
| But II there Is a small brother to en-
tertain him, the time will pass quick
ly' and he will learn more OF the true
inwardness OF his loves family in that
short hour than he would learn i'll a
lifetime of ordinary calling acquaip:~
| ance
The small brother comes siding into
| the parlor and looks askance at the
nervous young man, who Is holding his
hat on his knees, and has the general
| appearance OF being ready to jump out
| or his chair in minutes warning
| Inc small brother ls either chewing
molasses candy or gum. as the condi-
| ton OF his supplies may be-for q
| boy liz great deal more at home
when his mouth is full
The expectant sutton is anxious to
| -propitiate him. because he Is her
brother. and he addresses him witiN
that idea.
Hello, Jimmy' Fine morning for
skating. isn't it?"
Nav. It's too sloppy. Say! you
don't skate much. | guess Girls said
you couldn't keep on your feet, and
was afraid ter strike out Said you
looked like a grasshopper on Ice Huh!
Thsm's new shoes. aint they? Amt
big enough. be they? I'll bet yer feet
ache. Guess Mame'll smell new leath.
er when she comes down. Say! did
you come ter see Name or Gussie? Ma
said shed bet you'd git all you'd bar
gained fer If you took Name. Pa he
said fer her ter hush up. Set+~dont
you want ter chew my gum u. Z eat
this apple? | don't want 1t ter Fit cold,
| cause 1t gifts brittle sooner Name said
II I'd keep out OF the room tonight
shed give me lots OF maple sugar
when Tom Fletcher brings her some.
Tom, he's awfully sweet on Name.
Say! what cher do that Name don't
want Inc ter see? You're courtin' her.
amt ye? Name she's got some DOW
derry white stun that she puts on her
face ter hide the freckles, and you'll
! git some OF 1t on yer coat collar IL
| you don't watch cut. John Perkey he
got some on his, and Name she brush
cd 1t on. ] see her. was hid be-
hind the winder curtains. She told
him she guessed he'd been leaning I'D
against something guess he had,
| too.
likes Tom Fletcher or John Perkey
best. Toms got an awful long nose.
but he's got tho most money: but
Johns freest with chocolate and ice
cream. My Uncle Dick says you're a
dodgasted dude! He says your collar
looks like the sides OF a wheelbarrow.
Does 1t saw your ears? When I'm a
man I'm agoin' to have a tall collar.
SOS to see how II feels to be sawed.
Don't you smell burned hair? do,
Names crimpin' hern. and she's
scorched her curls. That's cause she's
hurrying. She spanked me awful that
| day hid under the sofa, and Won told
her that folderol stuff about her being
the sum Of your existence. and the
queen rose In your-ln your-fower
bed. told Gussie and George Lati.
mer Of IT, and Name heard me. Myl
wasn't she hopping? George he said
you was always a softly Was you?
| "Hark! that's Name coming. Amt
she been awful quick? I'll make my.
self scarce Say! hadn't you lust az
lief as not that should stay lest out.
side. and see what she does when she
sees you? Tom Fletcher he give me
Ave cents ter find out II you kissed her
and. and I'm saving up half a dollar
ter put into the box mas church is
sending ter the Philippine ISLANDS ter
help the Filipinos. And courtln's aw.
tul entertaining. anyway. Most as tick.
ling as the monkeys and the clowns
n the circus"
And as the small brodRr slips out
Of the door, the young4kS sister
Elides In at the other, and Hfs her shy
eyes to her young gentleman's face.
and lays her slim fingers in his palm.
and says how sorry she was to be
obliged to keep him waiting so long
nut she had just commenced a letter
which must go that very evening. and
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