The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27

making paste to put the paper on with
telling hmm purity tart to see if he could
do that and do it right and she trimd
the paper herself.
When all was ready Sary Ann had
Glenn paste the paper strips on the table
and hand en- up to her who stood on
the step ladder and she slapd EN- on the
wall herself being as she said it was
purity particl1ler job and she wouldn't
trust SIGH bungier as Glen to do it.
Sary. Ann seemd to git along first rate
all along the side of one wall until she
come to the corner when to her conster-
nashion and amazement she found that
the paper strips wassent plum with the
corner angle. In other words hungaway
over to one side at the bottoms
At first Sary Ann said the corner must
be crooked Glenn said SIGH a statement
was ridicl1lus and LATED til he nearly
busted until Sary Ann picked mp the
sticky paste brush and hit Glenn a slap
with it right on the mouth after which
he spitted the paste outen his mouth and
stopd laffing
By this time the paper had stuck so
tight it couldn't be got off agin so Sary
Ann desided to let it stick and went
ahead papering, while Glen KEEP FASTING
up the strips and handing en- up to her
when she happend to 6fscuvver that one
of the 4 was on upside down She hoI
lerd to Glenn to help her pull it off
before it got stuck so lite 1T wouldn't
come off and Glenn he grabbed holt of
the lower end IN sch a rush that he
bumped into the step ladder which Sary
Ann was standing on and upset 1t with
her on it and as result down come
step ladder Sary Ann and all.
When she fell Sary Ann struck the
table first with her Ease in big dishpan
of paste after which she rolled often
the table and hit the floor with dull |
sici1enng thud and sprained her right |
wrist. Soon as Sary Ann could git to |
her feet what did she do in her vilent |
FIT of temper but grab up the dishpan |
the Ease and neck While poor Glenn
was trying to claw the paste outen his
eyes and mouth so he could see to
breathe Sary Ann laid him ont with herI
.ongue so loud that all the nabers on
10Th sides heerd every word She
,a1led him most everything that occurd
o her mind after which she flirted
outen the room to bind up her wrist
which she had sprained.
After Chem got hisself cleaned up he
hort he would put on a strip or two of
,aper to pacify Sary Ann when she
:one back SO he got one strip ON and
vas jest agoing to hang rot1er one when
he entered the parior unbelCnownst to
him and when she seen what he was
Ioing she hollered, "Gft down often that
tepladder this minrit !" Glen is al1us
n the habit of jumping when Sary Ann
peaks sharp to him like that and that's
What he done IN this instants but he ort
ot to of did SO bed1z his foot slipt and
own he come clzwin the air. When
e fell the strip or paper got vrapt
round Clems neck and stuck there like
lue covering up his Ease that he could
t see what he was doing also breaking
1e stepladder and nearly breaking his
eek jest as Glenn got ON his feet Sary
mn hauled off and hit him a turribIe
ap with her left hand being as her right
rrist was sprained and she hit him so
ard that what did she do but go and
1rain her left wrist also and now both
rists is sprained.
Soon as Glenn recovered from the
ow he run outcn the house floIlering
1r help and hil1ed down the middle of
lain St. with the strip of red roses
ying in the wind bcflint him and did
mt stop running until he got to Hen
Teathersbys store where he hid under
e counter and begged Hen to perteclct
m. Glenn didn't go back home until
e following day. That night he slep r
his barn and next day sent word by =
eth Dewberry to ask Sary Ann if he
lem that he might come back if he =
ould apologize and Glenn done this :
ID is now living IN his own house as
hual A
AS for the parlor it is only haf pap Y