Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-02-22
CHAPTER XIX.
Twins and a Sissy.


traction proved too great for Jimmy;
he impolltoly left a disconsolate little
visitor sitting on bis own porch while
lie jumped the fence and Joined the
other children.
Don't you all wish you could see
Mis- Browns new twinses?" was his
greeting as he took his seat by Billy.
where d she get EN-" asked
Frances.
Doctor Sanford token EN- to Ser
last night"
"lIe muster found EN- in a holler
stump" remarked Billy. Il knows,
cause that 3 where Doctor Shackie-
foot finds aller oil Aunt Blue.Gum
Tempy's Perjury Pearllnes, an me
an wilkes Booth Lincoln been lookin'
In ev'y boiler stump we see ever
sence Yves born, an we amt never
foun' no baby t all, cause can't no.
body but jes' doctors fin EN-. wish
he d a-give 'em TO Aunt Minerva
'stdder Mrs Brown"
q wish he d bringed 'em to my
mama" said Frances.
q certainly do think he might have
given them TO us" declared Lima, land
! m going to tell him SO, too. AS
much money as father has paid him
for doctors bills and as much old,
mean medicine as l have taken Just
to 'commodate him; then he gives ba-
bies TO everybody but us"
81 IN awful glad he never give 'em
n cold
never could had no more fun; they'd
be struck right under my nose all
time. and all time put their mouth In
everything you want to do, and all
time mcddling. You can't fool me
bout twinses. But / wish | could see
'em! They so weakly they got to be
hatched in a nincubator"
what s that" questioned Frances.
THAT S a someping what you
matches chickens and babies in when
they's delicate and amt got 'nough
breath and amt got they eyes open
Sld amt got no feathers on" ex-
| planned Jimmy.
Reckon we can see emf" she
| aNked.
See nothing!" shifted the little boy.
Ever sence Billy let Mr.. Algernon
Jones whack Miss Minerva's beau we
! can't do nothing at all 'thout grown
folks r stuck right under your nose.
m jes' cramped to death"
when m a mama" mused Fran
ces, 81 hope Doctor Sanford II bring
me three little twlnses, and two Nal
tese kittens, and little japanese, and
monkey. and parrit."
When I m papa" said Jimmy, 81
don want no babies at all, all they s
good for is JUS TO set round and yell"
Look like God d sho' be busy
a-Itakin' so many babies" remarked
Billy.
Why, Cod don have none "a the
trouble" explained Jimmy. "He IS
just got him baby factory IN heaven
like the chair factory and the canning
| factory down by the railroad, and
angels Jus all time make they arms
and legs, Ike uiggers DO at the chair
factory. and al God got to do ia jus
glue EN- together, and stick in the!l
soulL Goo got bout the easiest 3ot
they is."
Il thought angels !es' clam The
golden stair and play they harps,
said Billy.
Amt we going TO look sweet a.
Miss Cecilia's weddingT said Frances
after & short silence
II II betcher ! II be the cutest hC
IN that church." boosted Jimmy con
ceitedly. you coming. amt you
Buly?"
81 gotter CO." answered that jiltec
swain, gloomily. Aunt Minerva ain
got nobody TO leave me with at home
| !eE wish she d git married"
Why would NJ you be q page
Bllly?" asked Lima.
"Cause did Mt hafto." was III,
snappish reply.
. Il bet my mama give her the fines
present they Is" Dragged the smalle
boy; Il reckon It cost bout a milliol
dollars"
Mother gave her q handsome cut
glass vase" said Lima.
1T looks like Doctor Stanford woulr
We give Miss Cecilia those twinse
Tor wedding present" said Frances.
Who is that little boy sitting Of
your porch, jimmy" asked Line. nc
tic!ng for the first time a lonely loob
ing child.
That's Leon Upton, Aunt Elias III
tie boy. He Just come out from Men
phis to spend the day with me aud II
< be awful glad when he goes home
he's bout the stuck-up-est kid they fl
and skeery? He g bout the Trades
young IN ever you see. And look a
/ him now! Wears long curls like q gin
and cont want TO never get his clea!
Clo'es dirty"
Il think he e q beautiful little boy,
championed Lima Call him owe
} here, Jimmy"
Nav, don't want to. You all =
like him heap better over there; he
one o these-here kids what the fur
der you get way from EN-, the bette
you like EN-"
He sho' do look lonesome" sal
Billy; "vite him over, Jimmy"
'Leonl" screamed his cousin, "yo,
can come over here # you wantta."
The lonesome-looking little DO.
promptly accepted the invitation, ant
came primly through the two gates
He walked proudly TO the swing anc
stood. cap in hand. waiting for an IN
| PRODUCTION.
Why did MT you clam the fence,
stead OF coming th'oo the gates ?"