Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-06-08
HER SMALL
BROTHER

Ing love to the small boys grown-up
sister.
Some small brothers are worse than
hundred Egyptian plaques distilled
! down Into one. while some other small
Drothers are born matchmakers. and
thoroughly enjoy helping along the
Jun OF courtship.
The small brother frequently elects
20 entertain the anxious sui.or while
Mamie Marie gets ready to come down.
Getting ready to come down is, with
ne majority OF girls, a herculean un.
!ertaking. 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
nan.
The anxious sutton may consider him.
cell In luck II the star of his life gets
her hair Into the requisite st-te Of fiuf.
hness. and her ribbons and lows into
the regulation state OF styli hness in
half an hour; and he must possess his
soul In patience If she keeps him
waiting a full hour before he comes
down.
But II there is a small brother to en-.
tertaln 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 In
!ifetime of ordinary calling acQuaint.
ance
The small brother comes siding into
the parior 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 warming
The small brother is either chewing
molasses candy or gum. as the condI.
tion OF his supplies may be-for q
boy Is great deal more at home
when his mouth Is full
The eXpectant sutton is anxious to
-propitiatc him. because he Is her
brother. and he addresses him with
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 grasshopper on Ice. Huh.
Them's new shoes. amt they? Amt
big enough, be they? I'll bet yer feet
ache. Guess Mame'll smell new ,ea'h
er when she comes down. Say! did
you come ter see Name o. G.:ssie? Ma
said she'd bet you'd git all you'd bar.
gained fer If you took Name Pa he
said fer her ter hush up Say! don't
you want ter chew my gum while | eat
this apple? don't want II ter git cold,
cause 1t gifts brittle sooner. Name said
II I'd keep out OF the room tonight
she'd 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 me ter see? You're courtin' her.
amt ye? Name she's got some pow.
derry white stuff that she puts on her
face ter hide the frecklcs, and you'll
git some OF II on yer coat collar II
you don't watch cut John Perkey he
got some on his. and Name she brush.
cd II off. ! see her. I WAS hid be.
hind the winder curtains. She told
him she guessed he'd been leaning up
against something. guess he had,
too.
Ma rays she dunno whether Name
likes Tom Fletcher or John Perkey
best. Toms got an awful long nose,
but he's got the most money: but
Johns freest with chocolate and Ice
cream My Uncle Dick says you're q
dodgasted dude! He says your collar
looks like the sides OF wheelbarrow.
Does II saw your ears? When I'm a
man I'm a.goin' to have tall collar,
SOS to see how II feels to be sawed.
Don't you smell burned hair? | do.
Names crimpin hern, and she's
scorchcd her curls. That's cause she's
hurrying She spanked me awful that
day hid under the sofa. and you told
the sum of your existence, and the
queen rose In your-in your--nower
bed. told Gussie and George Lati.
mer of It. and Name heard me. My!
wasn't she hopping? George he said
you was always softly. Was you?
"Hark! that's Name coming. Amt
she been awful qaick? I'll make my.
self scarce Say! hadn't you just rs
lief as not that ! should stay Jest 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 tor the Philippine islands ter
help the Filipinos. And courtins aw.
tul entertaining. anyway. Most as tick.
ling rs tho monkeys and the clowns
In the circus."
And AZ the sma brother slips out
OF the door, the young lehy sister
glides in At the othcr. md Its ner hv
eyes 20 her young Sontlnmins nee.
and lays her slim ger. f. hi nan,
and says how yorry h, way 20 Ir
obliged to keen him w.; / . ioaa
but tbe h7d juGt rCm ngaa.d 4 q 81
which ~ 80 So ~. . rig .".
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