The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-06-14
Cold Weathe1

"some good, o~ld-fsshioned winter
believe me-" said M1ss Connolly. gay:
", 20 she bounced into the cloak
room. ANYBODY that's oollectin' thie
kind of weather can have all that's
comm to me and no questions asked.
She threw her mum at Miss Ho&.
man and her fur collar at Miss Larsoe
and laid two icy fingers on the back a
Miss Friskie's neck. Miss Frizk1e
sQuirmed out Of reach.
you're terribly nervous. Frizzia..
said Miss Connolly. "You ought u
take something for It"
I'm more likely to hand out some
thing" rejoined Miss Frizkie. WITH
justinable indignation.
Miss Connolly winksd at Miss Hoo
man, who promptly collapsed in an q.
tack Of the giggles. pretty smart
for you, Frizsie." said Miss Coa1ea9:
Look at what you done to httte
Holy. Some Of them wheeDes Of hero
10 going to strike in some day.
IT wish you girls could . ma" she
went on after q moment. "You never
did see any person hate the cold tho
way ma does. The frst night l breeo-
ed in out of that north wind ma q
settin' Just as close to the kitchen
stove az she could set.
"'Forevermore. ma I says. pnttfhIi
my hand on the back Of her nsckt
like l done to Frizzie Just now. why!
don't you get into the atove?
"T would says ma, II the door wa
big enough
Say, it always tickles me to death
to see ma get peevish, 20 l went TO the
door and nung 1t open. Geo. I says
but it's close in herel'
"'Nell Connolly yells ma, shut thae
door this minute, Or III take my slip1
per to you.'-
II didn't move fast enough to suit
her. 90 she jumped at the door an4
slammed It shut and I really thoughf
she was going to hand me n ON th9
side Of my head. she was so mad"
well, she says, 7 never thought
to live to be the mother Of q GOOSE
she says, though 1t amt q word tha9
/ q to use, me bein' q lady. 1t DOM
i run in my family she says I ~
ways did say you took after your pas
folks
"The next morning, when I came
down to breakfast, ma was SHAKING
10 with the cold that she was MAXIM
the dishes rattle on the shelves.
was dom q shiverin' act myself, but !
wasn't in the same class with ma.
my teeth was chatterin' 10 l could
hardly talk, but 1 says. az steady a.
could: My, amt 1t oppressive thiel
mornin', mat What do you say to
havin' cold boiled ham. lemonade ana
ice cream for supper tonight?' I says
II couldn't get . word out Of mA
that night when I come home from
work. / don't knows I Q seen ha1'
10 sore before. After supper my kid
brother and sister got to scrsppinHr
and, bless Pete. II they didn't break
the window! Me- give EN- just ono
look and then she beat into her bed
room and locked the door, and not one
Of NJ set eyes ON her again that
night. \
"The next night when I blew IN.
there was my kid sister gettin' sup
Per. , I.
where's mar I says.
"tGone to bed says the hid.
1T gave me an awful Jolt. I'd never
knowed ma to 60 to bed In tho day.
time since I'd been acquainted with
her. !.
"she amt sick, 10 she!' I says. '
"'she's actin awful funny the kid
says. 4 can't tell whether she's sick
or not. You better go in and talk to
her,
well, / went into mas room and
there she was in bed with Q hot water
bottle N each side Of her, about e
en- blankets and three comforters ON
top Of her and my kid sisters cap that
she wears to school pulled over her
face.
why, ma Isays, what's the mat
ter? Are you sick?'
ct s'pose you might call It bein'
SICK she barks.s 4 know I'm sick and :
tired Of this here weather and I amt
.goin' to c~ountenance It another min,
ute.' Ma knows some swell words, be.
lieve me. Shes got . grand educar
ton.
"'Well.' I says to ma, I guess stay
in in beds the best thing you can do
I says. I'll. fetch you In some supper
and some hot coffee and then maybe
you'll feel better
.'You let mo alone says ma. 'You
needn't bring me nothin' to eat. Do
you think I'm going to sit up and eat
1T You bet your life I won't
ION the square, I begun to think
she'd gone dippy. She didn't act no
more like ma usually does than moth
IN. oh. como out Of II, ma I says.
'Yous bet I won't como ont Of 4,
ma says. I'm Roin9 10 stay right IN II