The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-27
Delights Of
Repartee

81 was to supper with Grandmother
Kelly last night" Miss Connolly in
formed Liss Frizkle. as she threw her.
self on the couch In the rest room. |
"and Of all the fun!" She paused and |
her face broke into q 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 go
out and take supper and spend the
night with her about once In every SO
often.
Last night II was my turn and
when I 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
II you'd run over to her sons place
and fetch her. Like as not that daugh-
ter-in-law of hers'll let her start out
by herself, and If that poor old thing
should fall down ! 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 tin't more'n a couple of
years younger than Grandmaw Get
chell.
81 was just a.startin' to pike over
and get Grandmaw Getchell when the
old lady come hoppin' up the stairs,
sprys you please. Grandmother Kelly
runs to the door. Why. grandmaw.'
she says. did you come all by your.
self? I don't think you ought to "a
done 1t. II amt safe for you to come
all that way alone
"Grandmaw Getchell Just pushes
past her and begins takin' of 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 ever was.
and good deal more able than some
OF these slimjacks that'd crack to
pieces II 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 I thought II would be easy for
you to eat When a persons lost so
many Of their teeth as what you have
know it's kind of hard for 'em to
chem tough things.
"Grandmaw Getchell begun to swell
up. 4 guess you don't need to be so
careful of me and my teeth. Moll
Kelly she says. Hard for me to
chew?' she shorts, shakin'
Grandmother Kelly come right
back at her, smilin and happy, Well
she says. putting a helpin' of creamed
chicken on to Grandmaw Getchell's
plate, 1t 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 go
comfortable like and get some good
boughten ones Then she hustled out
to the kitchen.
"It Just makes me want to cry
she says. fetchin' a great big sigh, 'ey.
cry time | eat lemon cream pie Mr..
Tinkum, him that was my second, he
was so partial to it. Then she looked
over at Grandmother Kelly spiteful,
and knew they was about ready to
lock horns again. You know | been
married three times she says to me-
MIR. Getchel he was my third
Grandmother Kelly didn't say moth
In for minute. Then she says. Mel
lie,' she says, amt It funny how some
women will marry just anything that
comes along, just to show they had the
chance?'
81 don't blame no woman, says
nd nat ahnI 80, no
the men folks don't take to her, but
there's some folks not more'n a hun
dred miles away that didn't get mar
ried more'n once for mighty good
. and sufficient reason, and that is that
they didn't get asked again.
well. you needn't to think that
Grandmaw Getcheli had any two-thirds
, Of Grandmother Kelly on the mat
, Grandmother Kelly was right there
was the comeback.
"'Well,' she says, takin' off the lid
Of the teapot and lookin' in to see II
, the teas all gone, I always did think
! the folks that keeps on gettin' mar
ried, every time they get asked amt
ever had such very good luck
well, they KEEP it up the whole
, blessed evenin', and you'd "a died II
/ you could "a heard them. Every time
, Grandmaw Getchell'd get half nell
, son on Grandmother Kelly, Grand
, mother Kelly'd bat back at her and
then duck for the kitchen or dining
room, or somewheres, like she had
some pressin' business, and by the
time she'd get back Grandmaw
Getcheld be all ready with another
hot one The last thing | heard after
| went upstairs was Grandmother Kel.
! ly sayin' Now, you be careful, grand.
NAV, goin' up them steps. ! knew a
real stout person that fell down them
once and she never walked again
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