The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15
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| ouC am NY real STduOmaW
you know. She's paws first Wife
nav, but us kids has always Gale,
ner grandmother. She lives 'way on
on the west side and she gets awfu
sore If one Of us youngsters don't e
out and take supper and spend tn,
night with her about once in every 81
often.
Last night 1t was my turn an(
wnen got there Grandmother Kell,
says to me. Nellie she says, I asked
poor old Grandmaw Getchell to com,
over tonight and Id be real Obliged
II you'd run over to her sons plac.
ana fetch her. Like as not that daugh
ter-in-law Of hersll let her start GU,
oy herself, and II that poor old thins
should fall down l bet shed breal
some OF her bones. They gifts awful
brittle. you know. as a person gifts
older 1t was funny because Grand
mother Kelly amt more'n a couple Of
years younger than Grandmaw Get.
chell.
i was Just a.startin' to pike over
and get Grandmaw Getchell when the
old lady come hoppin' up the stairs,
spry's you please. Grandmother Kelly
runs to the door. why. grandmaw,
she says. did you come all by your.
self? don't think you ought to "a
done 1t. 1t amt safe for you to come
all that way alone
Grandmaw Getchell Just pushes
past her and begins takin' or her hat
and cape and THROWN 'em on the
chair. Quit grandma win" me- she
says. I'm Just as we'll able to walk
three blocks by myself as ever was
ana a good deal more able than some
OF these slimjacks that'd crack to
pieces II they ever hit the sidewalk
when We sat down to sumner
grandmother Kelly says. just as sweet
as could be. I made some cornbread
ior supper, grandmaw,' she saws.
cause thought 1t would be easy for
you to eat. When a persons lost so
many OF their teeth as what you have
l know it's kind of hard for EN- to
chem tough things.
Grandmaw Getchell begun to swell
up. 1 guess you don't need to be so
carcfni OF me and my teeth. Moll
Kelly, she says. Hard for me to
chew she snorts, shakin'.
Grandmother Kelly como right
back at her. smilin' and happy. WELL
she says. putting helpin' Of creamed
chicken on to Grandmaw Getchell's
plate. 1t does beat all how some folks
gets more satisfaction hangin' on to
their poor old snags long after they're
past their usefulness than let 'em 70
comfortable like and get some good
ones Then she hustled out
to the kitchen.
ut Just makes me want to cry
she says, fetchin' a great big sigh, 'ev.
cry time ] eat lemon cream pie, Mr..
Tinkum, him that was my second. he
was so partial to IT, Then she looked
over at Grandmother Kelly spiteful,
and ] knew they was about ready to
ock horns again You know I been
married three times she says to me.
Mr.. Getchci. he was my third
Grandmother Kelly didn't say moth.
n for minute Then she says. mel.
ie.' she says. 'ain't it funny how some
women vii! marry just anything that
'omes along, just to show they had the
,hance?'
~ don't blame no woman saws
'randmaw Getchell to me, lust becuz
he men folks don't take to her. but
here's some folks not more'n a hun. |
red miles away that didn't get mar.
led more'n once for a mighty good |
nd sufficient reason, and that is that
hey didn't get asked again
well. you needn't to think that
Cetchell had any o.thirds
I Grandmother Kelly on the mat.
Kelly was right there
az the comeback.
"Well.' she says. takin' on the lid
tho teapot and lookin' in to see n
70 teas I'll gone. I always did think
lie folks that keeps on gettin' mar.
ed every time they get asked amt
yer had sech very good luck
We'll. they KEEP 1t up the whole
essed evenin'. and you'd a died II
~ could q heard them. Every time
Getchell'd get . half mel
IN on Grandmother Kelly, Grand
other Kelly'd bat back at her and
en- duck for the kitchen or dining
ON. or somewheres, like she had
mo pressin' business. and by the
no shed get back Grandmaw
'tcherd b an ready with another
I one Tho last thing I heard after
vent upstairs was Grandmother Kel.
sayin'. Now. you be careful. grand.
~. goin' up them steps. I knew q
II stout person that fell down them :
% ana she never walked again
7 guess you better be careful your.
I, Moll Kelly snorts Grandmaw
tcneh; II you should tumble down.
irs your bones'd crack up like 20
ny icicles.'
] ducked into my room and pretty
" swaI'owed an the bed clothes
In to Keep from haw-hawin' right 4
Say, ] bet been to ten thousand |
YIN pitcher shows and musical l
'edies and theayters aad things |