The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-14
NEARLY EVERYBODY'S
UNDER SOMEBODY'S THUMB
Our Craven Lack of Courage-Ly Belle, Coal Black and
Scared stiff-We Go marketing and Nose About Find
ing Cheaper Things We Are Afraid to Buy-Same
Attitude Toward Our Pet Milliner
BY DOLLY DALRYMPLE

| Sunday dinner every sence dis mawnin'
An I jes' natchully amt got de face
| ter tell her dat us bought sweet taters
| frum err countrymen when hers is de
fines in de market. Naw~m, can't face
her. OATS all. l jes' natchully can't tell
her dat [ kin fine EN- cheaper some
whar else
| Nancy agreed after Polly's recital that
Lily Bellies attitude was precisely her
| own about no end of things.
Take hats, for instance" she said
| feelingly. Il go to a certain smart shop
| in town for all my hats and invest the
greater part of my money each season
in lot of fool creations, as they call
them. OF course, I'm pleased with the
hats until the enormous bills come in,
and / register VOW TO go somewhere
else NEXT time, where | can get just as
good. cheaper"
THE result is she went on, Il saun-
ter forth and find a hat that pleases me,
and l buy it-$10 cheaper than l could
have gotten it at the other place. l
start down town and want to go to that
shop for something. where l have for
merly purchased my hats. l get there and
I'm perfectly panic stricken. I'm scared
ways waits on me. | sneak around and
try to avoid her | know that If l had
one one of her hats all would be we'll
and happy with her soul, but If she were
10 spy a hat from some other place
perched upon my poor little head, she'd
want to know the whole miserable his
tory OF it--and once hearing it, the re-
proaoh one might expect from a mother
whose daughter had eloped with a good
for nothing man--she would heap upon
my head, world without end. or course,
meet her. that's a self evident conclu-
sion. and just make the best of things
by making a clean breast of It all and
choose the most plausible little white lie
can think OF and ask her merrily:
How do you like my sisters hat?"
Immediately the ancient, peaceful ex-
preston overspreads Miss Mary's coun-
tenance, and she signs heavily and says
frustratedly:
"Oh, but had awful moments before
you tcf- me that I thought you had de-
serted me and gone to some other milli-
ner--you, one of my Oldest, best and
most reliable customers
II declare promptly that I am only
wearing my sisters CHEAP hat. in order
to save my own beauties that I bought
from her. and SO in return / receive the
kind invitation:
Come in tomorrow. We are showing
some early Fall models marked vera,
vera, low, and / shall put aside one
ESPECIALLY for YOU"
so you see, can readily understand
your poor coal black Lily Belle, with a
cheap chicken In market basket under
her arm, not having the courage to face
the high priced poultry dealer, Miz Rash
or, from whom she is accustomed to buy
broilers and hens
She's craven creature" Polly said
piteously, land so are you and ----'
I'VE all are" Nancy admitted with a
note of finality Its mixture of fear
an6 sort OF deep rooted tenderness,
don't you think? We can't bear to hurt
tho other persons feelings"
Maybe there is something in that?"
Polly conceded.