Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-26

one; II takes more interest In my
friends doings than | do in my own,
and | 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
pathize with me | am always glad to
git 1t and consider it a blessed thing
to have, whether need it or not.
Sympathy is jest the pure juice OF the
heart squeezed out fer q friend"
That's like you. Miss Seliny Lue.
a-patching up peoples hurt feelings
and children with kind words and rags.
| was a-saying to Mr.. Kinney last
night, when he went and got that
cough medicine for Luella from you,
that it's a plumb shame you amt got
a round dozen husbands and children
Of Oh, must you go? Please,
ma'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
in the sight of Miss Selma Lue, when
another hail sounded from the other
side of the street. Mrs. Jim Peters
shining face nodded at the window as
she held up a small white bundle and
b%eckoned by waving a tiny red hand.
You amt been in to see him fer two
days, Miss Selling Lue, and ives both
gittin' downright hurt with you" she
said. Mrs. Jim Peters a 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 fiery red with
modification over his very recent cit.
izenship.
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
hasn't been married yet and we feel
so sorry fer him! Jim said last night,
when | let him hold the baby while
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. 1t do seem that
If ever a oh, please don't
hurry, / want you to see his feet, how
they have growed, and | think If 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! l put the flannel
band you SEN over right on and Jim
said when he brought it that there new.
er was such a person as you for know.
ing what to do with a pain in a baby,
People might think you had half a
Oh. goOd-by good-by, If you must go!
Look, he is kissing his hand to you!'
and Mrs. Jim Peters watched her guest
out of the gate dreamily. My! clear
forgot to ask what vas the matter
with the DODbses, she woke up anC
exclaimed TO herself.
On the other side Of the street, only
a few hundred yards away, the coo
door Of the grocery yawned and the
top branch of the blackberry beckonet
in a friendly little breeze. Miss Sc
lima Lue hurried her steps and as sht
walked she waved the turkey-tail il
vigorous Encouragement of the tin!
zephyr. She was generous of proper
ton was Miss Selma Lue, tall, broaC
and strong, deep bosomed. and flash
ing OF eye. though with a spirit of sucl
gentleness that one might almost rea,
as one ran.
CTO BE C~ONTINUED)
q Xmas SHOOTING lodue,