The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-06-14
Dressing for
the Party

r O+1B SttJs AhOIhOA, WANT Vii
manicuted," protested the boy who
| was going to party. "Shiny nails ,.
are awful sissy. Why, Bills never
| had his nails polished, and he said to
me just yesterday that he'd never
heard of anybody having to take a
bath every day except me. I've asked
every boy in this block and there
amt single fellow who has to take
a bath more'n once a week. Now I've
got to take an extra one this after
noon on account of Maybelle's party!
Geei l don't want to go to her old
baby doll party.
"Say, mother. have l got to go?
Well, l think it's mean having parties
on Saturday. wish was lame, so
couldn't dance, and then no girl
| would want me to her party. I don't
see why the girls are always having
parties. +.
| "You say you're going to give me
one to return all this hospertality!
Oh, say, mother, please don't. l don't
see what I've done that you're going
to give me a party. If you only won't
u. L
English and I'll clean my nails and
scrub my teeth every morning with
out your reminding me. l will hon
est. Why, if Bill knew I was going
to have-a party he'd guy me terrible
There's no use training me up for
society, cause Pm going to be a gold
| oh inn
in Nome or Nevada that's awful rich.
There's old nuggets as big as foot
falls and he and mel mean I and
him-are going out there as soon as
we're 16. There was one fellow who
went out when he was only Is going
on 16, and now he's a millionaire.
'"Well, anyway, if I do have to go to
college first before I'm miner, I'll
be athlete. No society for me, moth
err, so I don't see why I can't cut out
parties and dancing school.
"That brown stuff on my hands? Oh,
that's the mahogany stain Bill and me
are going to put on my model aero
plane l was just trying it. Amt it a
swell color? Of course, it won't come
off easy or it wouldn't be any good,
Bill was coming over this afternoon
! to work on the aeroplane. He'll be
awful sore when he finds out that you
made me go to party. Bill hasn't
got any mother. She died when he
was a kid a few days old. OF course
it was an awful sad loss to Bill. but
he is real brave about it. He says his
father wouldn't know if he didn't take
bath for a month. His father be-
lieves in letting Bill grow up indepen-
dent and develop his own character,
that's what he says, Oh, yes, Bill
takes a bath real often. l didn't say
he didn't.
. "Oh. say, mother do I have to wear
!. them silk stockings and pumps?
> hope Bill won't be anywhere around
= when I start to the party. l don't
= care if Aunt Julia did give 'em to ME
Y I'd rather she'd given me somc
:. leggings or a pair of ice skates. I've
n got to go to see Aunt Julia next Sat
q urday! Say, mother. it's awful NEAR
c the way my Saturdays go. Bill an6
V mel mean l and Bill-ain't thai
4 / right? Well, then. us-we was going
to finish the aeroplane and make an
o other model all by ourselves. and now
i if I've got to go to Aunt Julia's l dom
v know when I'll have time for any
d thing.
mo, l haven't written to grandp;
G yet. OF course not. With all then
Il parties and calls on Aunt Julia 1 dom
5. have a minute to write letters.
guess if grandpa knew how my time
e was spoilt he wouldn't expect me tt
e write to thank him for that jackknife
5. Bill says it's a pretty good knife ant
It he's going to get man he knows tt
g sharpen it for me. The man used tt
be his fathers hired man when the!
\. kept horse, before Bill was born, ant
. he's such an old friend of the famil!
that he'll do it for nothing. So ever
p. if you don't think Bill is good com
# panion for me, you can see what ;
# valuable friend he is.
Is ooh, say, mother, hate that siss,
n. tie! Can't 1 wear my old dark blu'
e one? No, I amt chewing gum. l jus
happened to have little in my mouth
\ but wasn't chewing it. 1 never chew
q it since you told me not to the las
IF time. But I've got a little on ham
that I thought / ought to use up, s.
!, 1 just put it in my mouth once in
:, while
n femme comb my hair myself
, mother. 1 can part it straight. Say
9. did you hear that? That's Bill
~ whistle Lemme go to the windo1
and boiler, down that it's all off wit
% the aeroplane work today, for I've go
70 to go to a party.
10 "Say, mother, what do you think
m Bills all dolled up in lot Of neN
,e clothes and he's going to Maybelle'
party himself Wouldn't that freez