Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29

"Yes' and feeling | must say something equal to
the OCCASION added slowly, You will be great
some day, Tashiro.'
With an effort he tried Intellectually to keep the
of exultation from his "When is gone back to
nv own countree, Meesis Carstens he said very
soony after are there you will -sumpsin gon
to took place.
THE very day that Tashro proudly told me he had
received ninety tOu IN his examination because OF
that full days study, Thomas telephoned that he was
going to bring wealthy acquaintance from Georgia
to dinner that evening.
And Mary" his nice, big boy voice dubbed with
excitement, "Ive got a postum. Think of that Mary,
possum and sweet Eaters. They're on the way up to
the house now!'
looked at the furry beast in CONSERVATION. Tashiro
surveyed it coldy. l feared he would refuse to have
anything do with it. He rather resented cooking new
things, feeling that for table as simple as ours his
knowledge was sufficient But | that he thought
of the ninety and also he fumbled the ocket
might be very useful the little lady pictured therein.
Il will do the best | am possible Meesis Carstens
he promised
Neither of us knew how get the fur off the brute,
and appealed to the cookbook and the butcher alike
in vain Eleanor who had come n added the positive
and loquacious advice of her dozen years OF ignorance
Finally Tashro flung out his arms.
aft everybody, all the bunch of you will leave my
kitchen will get him fixed in one hour.
We left and we heard the key turn upon Eleanor
stood for time. Either extreme curiosity natural
at her age she nherts it from her fathers family
"Mother," she announced, Il can't stand this. The
stepladder is near the kitchen window. Henry was
fixing the vines this morning and he never puts any
thing away. It's me for the stepladders -.
She was back in moment, her face shining with JOY
"Oh Mother, Mother, Mother go and look! Mother"
who had fought slang these many years heard her next
words with horror Hurry and shin that ladder for
peek at Tashiro! You will bust wide open
However, did not mind the language when behed
my cook Choking with laughter, turned to descend,
when my neighbour Mrs. Ashley, who with her mother
in the yard, called to find out why should be thus
SurrepttlOuSly looking IN at my own kitchen window
Some demon prompted me.
"Come and see, l invited.
Mrs Ashley went up and it is putting it mildly to
say that when she peeked she rejoced exceedingly But
where we made mistake was in letting Ma go up
that ladder Ma is built for the earth Ggglng glee-
fully, however, she hoisted herself heavily upward
When Ma beheld the rest of us had, Tashiro with
lather-nug and patiently shaving that postum,
the fifteen years of culture that she had enjoyed since
Father struck oil slipped from her in twinkling
seating herself the top of that ladder and actually
cracking her heels together, she exclaimed
"GoShi'
1t brought the ladder down. well, what do you
suppose did? l thought of Kyome of the Locket
knew she would stay in that ocket far as
cerned if 1 caught in that company. Therefore,
noticing that basement window was open, |, the
respectable mother of four lodged through the friendly
aperture and setting foot the pile of coal below fled
from up the steps and through the hall into the living
room, where seated myself by my workbasket
tumble brought rashiro outside. He surveyed the
party with high disdain shrugged his shoulders and
remarkng something that sounded like "T-rr-chut.
back to his kitchen and pulled down the shades
lie told me about the robustness later. however,
the dinner excellent the Souherner enthusiastic
the possu, which did not suffer from its shaving
Ma uninjured; and had saved my reputation.
THE next Sunday brought the little lady of the locke
| was even more pleased with the original than
had been with the picture. She had complete
certain indifferent daintiness, like flower that
blooms Just because God tells it to, not because
to make show. Even in the matter of American
clothes, which foreigners usually accept crudey, she
had shown perception. Her soft, wine-colored gown
looked if the idea had been used in it that had