The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-08-21
Dressing for
the Party

On, say, mOtn0r, i QOnt want EN-
manicured." protested the boy who
was going to a party. Shiny nails
are awful sissy. Why, Bills never
had his nails polished. and he said to
me Just yesterday that he'd never
heard of anybody having to take
bath every day except me. I've asked
every boy in this block and there
amt single fellow who has to take
a bath more'n once a week. Now I've
noon on account Of Maybelle's party!
Gee! don't want to go to her old
baby doll party.
Say. mother. have I got to got
Well. I think its mean having parties
on Saturday. I wish / was lame. SO
I couldn't dance. and then no girl
would want me to her party. l don't
see why the girls are always having
parties.
"You say you're going to give me
one to return all this hospertality!
oh. say. mother. please don't. l don't
see what I've done that you're going
to give me party. II you only won't
do 1t I'll be more careful about my
English and I'll clean my nails and
scrub my teeth every morning with
out your reminding me. I will. hon.
est. Why. II Bill knew / was going
to have a party he'd guy me terrible
There's no use training me up for
society, cause I'm going to be a gold
miner. Bill knows about a mine out
in Nome or Nevada that's awful rich
There's old nuggets as big as foot
him-are going out there as soon as
we're 16. There was one fellow who
went out when he was only Is going
on 16. and now he's a millionaire.
well. anyway. II do have to go to
college first before I'm a miner. I'll
be athlete. No society for me. moth.
er. 80 l don't see why I can't cut out
parties and dancing school.
THAT brown stuff on my handsf oh.
that's the mahogany stain Bill and me
arc going to put on my model aero
plane. I was just trying It. Amt It Q
swell color? OF course. 1t won't come
on easy or It wouldn't be any good.
Bill was coming over this afternoon
to work on the aeroplane. He'll be
awful sore when he finds out that you
made me go to a party. Bill hasn't
got any mother. She died when he
was q kid a few days old OF course.
It was an awful sad loss to Bill, but
he is real brave about 1t. He says his
father wouldn't know II he didn't take
. bath for q month. His father be-
lievss in letting Bill grow up indepen.
dent and develop his own character.
that's what he says. Oh. yes. Bill
takes a bath real often. I didn't say
he didn't
"Oh. say. mother, do I have to wear
them silk stockings and pumps?
hope Bill won't b anywhere around
when l start to the party. don't
care II Aunt Julia did give 'em to me
I'd rather she'd given me some
leggings or a pair Of ice skates. I've
got to go to Sc Aunt Julia next Sat
urday! Say. mother. it's awful mean
the way my Saturdays go. Bill and
mel mean I and Bill-ain't that
right? Well, than. us-we was going
to finish the aeroplane and make an
other model all b. ourselves. and now
II I've got to 90 70 Aunt Julia's I don't
know when III have time for any
thing.
mo, 1 haven't written to grandpa
yet or course not. With all them
parties and calls On Aunt Julia I don't
have a minute to write letters.
guess II grandpa knew how my time
was spoilt he wouldn't expect me to
write to thank him for that jackknife
Bill says it's . pretty good knife and
he's going to get . man he knows to
sharpen 1t for M. The man used to
be his fathers hired man when they
kept horse. before Bill was born, and
he's such an old friend of the family
that he'll do It for nothing. So even
II you don't think Bill is a good com
panion for me. you can see what
valuable friend - II.
"Oh, say, mother, hate that sissy
tie! Can't wear my old dark blue
one? No. amt chewing gum. 1 just
happened to have . little in my mouth
but wasn't chewing 1t. never chew
It since you told me not to the last
time But I've got little on hand
that I thought I ought to use up, SO
Just put it In ~ mouth once in
while.
momma comh INV hair myself