The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-22

Cold Weather


She threw her muff at Miss Hoff
man and her fur collar at Miss Larson
and laid two icy fingers on the back O
Miss Frizkie's neck. Miss Frizkit
squirmed out of reach.
You're terribly nervous, Frizzie,
said Miss Connolly. You ought tc
take something for it."
I'm more likely to hand out some
thing" rejoined Miss Frizkie, with
justifiable indignation.
Miss Connolly winked at Miss Hoff
man, who promptly collapsed in an at
tack of the ~giggles. Pretty smart
for you, Frizzie." said Miss Connolly
Look at what you done to little
Hoffy. Some of them wheezes of hers
is going to strike in some day.
81 wish you girls could see ma" she
went on after a moment. You never
did see aay person hate the cold the
way ma does. The first night | breez-
ed in out of that north wind ma was
settin' just as close to the kitchen
stove as she could set.
'Forevermore, ma | says. putin
my hand on the back of her neck,
like | done to Frizzie Just now. why
don't you get into the stove?'
81 would, says ma. if the door was
big enough
Say, it always tickles me to death
to see ma get peevish, so went to the
door and flung it open. Gee | says.
but it's close in herel'
Nell Connolly yells ma. shut that
door this minute, or I'll take my slip
per to you.
Il didn't fast enough to suit
her. so she jumped at the door and
slammed it shut and really thought
she was going to hand me n on the
side of my head, she was so mad"
well, she says, I never thought
to live to be the mother of a goose,
she avs though it amt a word that
| care to use, me bein' a lady. It don't
run in my family. she says. 4 al
ways did say you took after you pas
The next morning, when I came
down to breakfast, ma was shaking
with the cold that she was maxim
the dishes rattle on the shelves. |
was dom a shiverin' act myself. but |
wasn't in the same class with ma.
MY teeth was chatterin' so could
talk, but I says. as steady as
My, amt it oppressive this
mornin', ma? What do you say to
navin' cold boiled ham, lemonade and
cream for supper tonight?' says.
81 couldn't get a word out of ma
hat night when ! come home from
work. | don't knows | ever seen her
10 sore before. After supper my kid
and sister got to s%crappin'
md, bless Pete. if they didn't break
he Window Ma give 'em just one
ook and then she beat into her bed
DOM and locked the door, and not n
# us set eyes on her again that
light.
The next night when I blew in
here was my kid sister gettin' sup
er.
Where's MAJ? says.
leone to bed says the kid.
ut gave me an awful jolt. I'd
me since I'd been acquainted with
err.
"She amt sick, is she? says.
"tShe's actin awful funny the kid
ays. 4 can't tell whether she's sick
: not. You better go in and talk to
err +
We'll, | went into mas and
lere she was in bed with a hot water ,
,ttle on each side of her, about sew {
| blankets and three comforters on 6
p of her and my kid sisters cap that v
lie wears to school pulled over her Q
ce. !
" Why, ma | says. what's the mat a
r? Are you sick?' e
s'pose you might call it bein' S
she barks. I know I'm sick and D
ed OF this here weather and I amt b
in to countenance it another min
e. Ma knows some swell words. be- Il
me. She's got a grand educa- c.
IN. n
' Well, | says to ma, / guess stay
in beds the best thing you can do, nj
Iays. I'll fetch you in some supper tc
d some hot coffee and then maybe h
Ill feel better h;
You let me alone, says ma. You IN
bring me nothin' to eat. 10 SO
l think I'm going to sit up and eat
You bet your life I won't /
On the square, I begun to think ell
ID gone dippy. She didn't act no M
re like ma usually Ices than moth lg
oh, come out Of 1t, ma, I a
You bet l won't come out OF it, Je
says. I'm going to stay right in it NJ
spring. And, what's more she
I amt goin' to wash my face till 81
temperature gets above freezing. re-
before I come 10 bed did NV hair Ss