The Ordway new era., 1912-11-08
Dressing for
the Party

"Oh. say. mother. don't want 'em
manicured." protested the boy who
was going to Il 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 a
every boy in this block and there
amt a single fellow who has to take
a bath more'n once a week. Now I've
| got to take an extra one this after.
noon on account Of Maybelle's party!
Gee! don't want to 60 to her old
baby doll party.
Say. mother. have I got to 60?
Well. I think it's mean having parties
on Saturday. I wish I was lame. SO
[ couldn't dance. and then no girl
would want me to her party. don't
see why the girls are always having
parties.
one to return all this hospertality!
Oh. say. mother, please don't. don't
see what I've done that you're going
to give me n 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 I 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 gold
miner. Bill knows about a mine out
In 1yyf, II ~,
There's old nuggets as big as foot.
falls and he and mel mean I and
him-are going out there as soon as
we're 16. There was one fellow who
went out when he was only Is going
IN 16. and now he's a millionaire.
"Well. anyway. II do have to go to
college first before I'm miner. I'll
be athlete. No society for me. moth.
sr. so I don't see why I can't cut out
parties and dancing school.
"That brown stun on my hands? oh.
hats the mahogany stain Bill and me
are going to put on my model aero.
plane. was just trying it. Amt 1t
swell color? or course. 1t won't come
off easy or It wouldn't be any good.
Bill was coming over this afternoon
10 work on the aeroplane. He'll be
awful sore when he finds out that you
made me 60 to a party. Bill hasn't
got any mother She died when he
was kid 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 a month. His father be
ieves in letting Bill grow up indepen.
lent 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 have to wear
them silk stockings and pumps? ]
hope Bill won't be anywhere around
when I start to the party. I 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 60 to see Aunt Julia next Sat
urday! Say. mother. it's awful mean
the way my Saturdays go. Bill and
mel mean l and Bill-ain't that
right? Well, then. us-we was going
to finish the aeroplane and make an
other model all by ourselves. and now
II I've got to go to Aunt Julia's don't
know when I'll have time for any
thing.
"No. I haven't written to grandpa
yet, OF course not. With all them
parties and calls on Aunt Julia 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 q pretty good knife and
he's going to get a man he knows to
sharpen 1t for me. The man used to
be his fathers hired man when they
kept a 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 good com
panion for me. you can see what q
valuable friend he is.
"Oh. say. mother. hate that sissy
tie! Can't I wear my old dark blue
one? No. amt chewing gum. Just
happened to have little in my mouth,
but wasn't chewing it. 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. sc
just put it in my mouth once in a
while.
"Lemme comb my hair myself
mother. I can part It straight. Say,
did you hear that? That's Bills
whistle. Lemme go to the window
and holler down that It's all of with
the aeroplane work today. for I've got
to go to party.
"Say, mother. what do you thinki
Bills all dolled up in a lot Of new