New-York tribune., 1912-12-29

SOOny after are there you VIII see 9ullP' arc SDi
to took place
THE very day that Tashiro proudly told me he had
received nncty y-fOur in his examination because OF
that full days study Thomas tclephoncd that he was
going to bring a wealthy acquaintance from Georgia
to dinner that evening.
And, Mary" his nice, bg-boy voice bubbei with
excitement, I've got 'possum Think of that, Mary
'possum AMI sweet 'titers They're on the way up to
the house now
In fact, they arrived when was at the tc'ephone [
looked at the furry beast IN conStcrn1ilon IaShro
surveyed it collly. | fearel he would refuse to have
anything to 10 with it. He rather rcscntc cooking new
things feeling that for table as simple as ours his
knowledge was sufficient But that he thought
OF the inctyfour. and also he fumbcl the ociet.
might be useful 10 the little lady pictured therein
Il will DO the best | am possible, Alccsls Carstens,
he promised
Neither OF us knew how to &c, the fur of the brute,
and we appealed the cookbook and the butcher alike
in vain Eleanor who had cone in added the positive
and loquaciouS advice of her dozen years OF ignorance
Finally Tashro flung out his arms.
III 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 us Eleanor
stood 1t for time. Either extreme curiosity Is natural
az her age or she nhcrs it from her fathers family
Mother, she announce |, Il can't stand tins. he
stcpladdcr is near the kitchen window. Henry WAS
fixing the vines this morning, and nc never puts any
thing away. It's me for the Stcpaddcr.
Slc was back in a moment, her face shining with JOY
"Oh, Mother Mother, Mother, 90 and ook Mother
l. who had fought slang these many years, heard hci next
words with horror Hurry and shin up that ladder for
peek at Tashiro! You will bust wide open.
However, did not mind the language when bchcId
nv cook Choking with laughter, turned to descend,
when my ncghhor Mrs. Ashley who with her mother
was in the yard, called TO find out why should be thus
surrcptitoisly looking in at my own kitchen window
Some demon prompted me.
Come and See, | invited
Mrs Ashley went up, and it is putting i mildly TO
say that when she pcckcd She rcoiccd exceedingly But
where We made our mistake was IN letting Ma g" up
that ladder Ma is built for the earth. Gigglug llcc
fully however. she hoi,cd herself heavily upward.
When Ma bchcld, the rest Of us had Tastro with
lathcrnug and razor patiently shaving that p sum,
the fifteen years Of culture that she had enjoyed since
Father struck oil slipped from her in twinkrg, rs,
seating herself on the top Of that ladder and actually
cracking her heels together, She exclaimed.
"Goshl"
II brought the ladder down. we'll, what do YOU
suppose did? thought Of kyouci Of the Lockct. |
kn,y she would stly in that lockt SO far was con
ccrnrl ii | were caught in that company. Therefore,
noticing that a basement window was open. !, tie
respectable mother Of four dodgod through the friendly
aperture and, setting foot the pile of coal Glow fled
from il up the steps and through The hall into the living
room, where seated myself by my workbaskot
Alastumblc brought Ta-hiroo outside He urycycd the
party with high di,ain, shrugged 'is .houIdcr- and
rcmarking something that sounded Ike "I-rr-chu'"
went back 10 his kitchen and pulled down the shades
He told me about the "foolisluc.s later. However
the dinner excellent; the Sluhcmcr Was enthusiastic
the p -sum. which did not suii. from It's shNirg
Ma Was unnjurcI; and had saved my reputation.
THE next SUNDAY brought the little lady f the lo,ke,
was even more pleased with tic original th. !
mad been with the picture. She had suaNc complete
ncs-. certain initorcn, iiutincs, Ike flower hat
bloom, us bcc.u God tells il 10. not because II wants
make a show. Even in tie matter II American
clothes. which foreigners usually accept oudcy, he
had shown perception Her soft, Winc-culprcd gown
looked as II the same idea had been used in i, that had
been used IN her, her sc ic shoes were broad # ard