The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-01-23

tied % loud that We couldn't nea1
ourselves talk, and he used the com
monest slang. mother. don't Know
what Mr.. Haddon thinks Of him"
.Oh. / guess he knows q rollickins
boy when he sees one" said Mrs. Day.
comfortably.
Mother" Elizabeth hesitated q mo-
ment. Il wish you wouldn't wear
your apron when you come into the
parlor evenings"
why not. Bess?
swell, It looks so-bourgeois."
whats that?"
why. you know. sort Of common"
well. that's funny. l always feel
real dressed up when I have on n
a my pretty aprons. But won't
wear an apron II you don't want me
o."
That's . DEAR" said Elizabeth.
gratefully. .And. mother. do you
think you could o father to wear
his coat when Mr.. Haddon 10 heref 1t
hooks Just dreadful for = man to go
around the house with his coat OF"
But your father likes to be comfort
able, and l don't think no looks q bit
untidy without his coat"
Elizabeth sighed deeply. just then
the door bell rang. Eager TO get there
bslprs her brother. she ran and open
"a the door herself.
Say. you're getting awfully anx
Sous, aren't you. Bessf' Jack called
Elizabeth. IN her endeavor to appear
unconscious Of this thrust, greeted her
visitor with what she knew was silt
"a p~oliteness. They had not been set
tied in the parlor two minutes before
her mother appeared. She spoke
pleasantly to young Haddon. asked
him II g dion'r think thg-eys:!pGs
were getting cool. and then. glancing
down at her apron. precipitately left
the room. A moment later she return
"a. consciously smoothing out the
krontaf her skirt. from which she
ha4z3u9t removed her apron.
U1sabsthis annoyance at this was
does1ossened whom Jack bobbed In and
hsh1o loudly: -What time you going to
halts the handout. Bess? I'm goins
1oUn to Bud Browns. but II there's
b ~ . feed here ri beat It back"
N9h. Jack. wish you'd" began
G1inbeth.
Run on. dear" said Jacks mother
IN AVE you something II we have any
ihIng 70 eat, Oh. there's father" Mira
DAYS face beamed with welcome for
IN Instant and then suddenly clouded
pv6f. Father. don't you think you
bpobt to have on your coat? It's . mt
NJ chilly"
Chilly! Cannon. mother You know
never wear my o Q in the house
by, Haddon. these women are al
sways fussing q their men folks. Some
day you'll know what it Is to have q
wife worrying about you"
E33xabeth's face turned scarlet, but
Haddon laughed. and said: Il Ger.
hainly hope 90"
Now. father, come U In the din.
ING room van to show you some.
4hing Mrs. Day smiled at her own
tac1 and led her husband away to be
gently lectured on the subject of
wearing . coat.
DO you know" said Haddon to Enz.
0beth - Don az they were alone, II
think you are about the most fortu.
pate girl IN the world!'
~Why?" was the a~stonished query.
Because you're surrounded BY such
whole souled relatives, 1 feel like EN-.
hracinG your sweet little mother when
- her wearing thar crisp white
opron. II takes me back to the time
baASa mother up IN Maine who wore
WhIto aprons. And your father!. How
1onftY aua kind he is! / tell you. in
$heo6 days Of a6ectation It's Z priv
srntosneet people IKE NJ. and Mrs
1,es aBsut Jack.~ asked elizabeth,
1leb = III round boy-the kind
80 wok46 3ho real man. It6 the rea,
~ count
a fsarss nnEmsred EiisabetA s'thas
~ oply one IN the fsmtl, II II
f<mno
xeefs real
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