The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-01
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i was to supper with GRANDMOTHER
Kelly last night" Miss Connolly in
formed Liss Frizkle, as she threw her
sell On the couch in the rest room
and OF all the fun" She paused and
her tace broke into a reminiscent,
smile. "she amt my real grandmaw
you know She's paws first wife's
NAV, but us kids has always called
her grandmother. She lives way out
on the west side and she gets awful
sore II one of us youngsters don't 20
OUT ana take supper and spend the
night with her about once in every so
often.
Last night it was my turn and
Wnen | got there Grandmother Kelly
says to me, Nellie she says, I asked
poor old Grandmaw Getchell to come
over tonight and I'd be real obliged
IL you'd run over to her sons place
and fetch her. Like as not that daugh-
ter-ln-law of hers'll let her start out
by herself, and If that poor old thing
should fall down I bet she'd break
some OF her bones. They gifts awful
brittle, you know, as a person gifts
Older. 1t was funny because Grand
mother Kelly amt more'n couple Of
years younger than Grandmaw Get
chelI.
Il was just a7startin' to pike over
and get Grandmaw Getchell when the
Old lady come hoppin' up the stairs.
spry's you please. Grandmother Kelly
runs to the door. Why, grandmaw,'
she says, did you come all by your
self? don't think you ought to "a
done it. It amt safe for you to come
all that way alone
"Grandmaw Getchell just pushes
past her and begins takin' off her hat
and cape and THROWN 'em ON the
chair. Quit "grandmawin" me- she
says. I'm just as we'll able TO walk
three blocks by myself as I ever was.
and good deal more able than some
OF these slimjacks that'd crack to
pieces If they ever hit the sidewalk
When we sat down to supper
Grandmother Kelly says, just as sweet
as could be, I made some cornbread
for supper, grandmaw,' she says.
cause thought it would be easy for
you to eat. When a persons lost SO
many Of their teeth as what you have
l know it's kind of hard for 'em to
chem tough things.
Grandmaw Getche1l begun to swell
up. I guess you don't need to be so
careful of me and my teeth, Moll
Kelly, she says. Hard for me to
chew? she snorts, shakin'.
Grandmother Kelly come right
back at her, smiIin' and happy. Well
she says, putting helpin' of creamed
chicken on to Grandmaw Getchell's
plate, it does beat all how some folks
gets more satisfaction hangin' ON to
their poor old snags long after they're
past their usefulness than let em 20
comfortable like and get some good
boughten ones Then she hustled out
to the kitchen.
" 1t just makes me want to cry
she says, fetchin' a great big sigh, 'ev-
cry time I eat lemon cream pie. Mr.,
Tinkum, him that was my second, he
was so partial to it. Then she looked
over at Grandmother Kelly spitefu1,
and I knew they was about ready to
lock horns again You know [ been
three times she says to me-
Mr. Getchel, he was my third
Grandmother Kelly didn't say moth
In for a minute. Then she says, Mel
lie,' she says, 'ain't it funny how some
women will marry just anything that
comes along just to show they had the
CHANGER
I don't blame no woman says
Grandmaw Getche1l to me, Just becuz
The men folks don't take to her, but
there's some folks not more'n a hun
1red miles away that didn't get mar
lied more'n once for a mighty good
md sufficient reason, and that is that
hey didn't get asked again
well, you needn't to think that
1randmaw Getchell had any two-thirds
# Grandmother Kelly on the mat
Grandmother Kelly was right there
vas the comeback.
"'Well,' she says, takin' off the lid
# the teapot and lookin' in to see il
he teas all gone, I always did think
he folks that keeps on gettin' mar
led every time they get asked amt
ever had such very good luck
well, they KEEP it up the whole
'1essed evenin', and you'd "a died if
on could a heard them. Every time
Srandmaw Getchell'd get half nell
on on Grandmother Kelly, Grand
nother Kelly'd bat back at her and
hen duck for the kitchen or dining
DOM, or somewheres, like she had
ono pressin3 business, and by the 7
ime she'd get back Grandmaw
'etchel'd be all ready with another {
OF one. The last thing heard after
went upstairs was Grandmother KEEL y
: sayin', Now, you be careful, grand
law, goin' up them steps I knew a
cal stout person that fell down them {
nee and she never walked again.
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