Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-07-11
LEAF FIRST.
The saeheIor's suttons.

~ IES / truly think that in all tbs
4 world there is nothing 81
lSY2ZI dead as a young widows de
- ceased husband. and Cod
ought TO give his wisest man-ange
special charge concerning looking after
her and the devil at the same time.
They both need it, ! don't know how
all this is going to end, and / wish my
mind wasn't in kind of Jingle. How
ever. I'll do the best can and not
hold myself at all responsible for my.
self. and then who will there be to
blame?
There are great many kinds Of
good feeling in this world, from radiant
JOY down to perfect bliss, but this
spring have got an attack of just old
fashioned happiness that looks as II
it might become chronic.
| am so happy that l planted my
garden all crooked. my eyes upon the
clouds. with the birds sailing against
them, and when | became conscious ]
found wicked, Haunting peoples sprout
ed right up against the sweet, modest
bachelors buttons was sowed over
everything. which I Immediately be-
gan to dig right up again. blushing
furiously to myself over the trowel
and glad that ! had caught myself be
fore they grew up to laugh in my face
However, | got that laugh anyway.
and ] might just as well have left
them. for Billy ran to the gate and
called Or. John to come in and make
Molly stop digging up his buttons
Billy claims everything in this garden,
and he thought they would grow up
into the kind of buttons you pop out /.
OF gun.
$50 you're digging up the bachelor /
pops, Mrs. MoIly?" the doctor asked as
he leaned over the gate. went right
on digging without looking up at him
couldn't look up because l was blush
ing still worse. Sometimes | hate that
man, and If he wasn't Biny's father J
wouldn't ueighbor with him as | do
But somebody has TO look after Billy
| believe 1t will be q real relief to
write down how feel about him in
lis old book. and shall do ii when
yer ! can't stand him any longer, and
he gave the horrid. red leather thing
0 me TO make me miserable he can't
10 it. not this spring. | wish | dared
urn it up and forget about it, but
ont This record on the FIRST page
) enough 10 reduce me-to tears, and
wonder why IL doesn't.
! weigh 100 pounds. down In black
nd white. and ii is a tragedy. I don't
elieve that man at the grocery store
SO very reliable in bis weights
iough he had very pleasant smile
hen be was weighing me Still had
etter get some scales Of my own
niles are so deceptive.
! am five feet three inches tall or
Tort. whichever way one looks at me
thought ] was taller. but ! suppose Q
will have 10 believe my own yard u
lex
But as TO my waist measure. | posi- 81
rely refuse to write that down. even u
have promised Dr. John 4 dozen "
mes over TO do it. while only really :.
4 I'm ~ EuPb''S Nptiu ~ - bdD tsl
ough TO know that your belt has to III
reduced to twenty-three inches With q
putting down how much 1t meas
IS now IN figures to insult yourself
tn. No, intend to have this for my
Dpy spring ~
les. suppose it would have been "a
> better for my happiness If l had ~,
IT quiet about it ALL bur at the time ~
bought ! had to advise with him
IT the matter Now I'm sorry did ue
on ora accnstoned 70 a.. aa-is,,, ,rjt, ms
nan whether you want to or not lis