Oxford Democrat., 1913-08-05

lez) ceased husband. and God
ought to give his wisest man-angel
special charge concerning looking utter
her and the devil ut the same time.
They both need it don't know how
all this IL going to end. and wish my
mind wasn't In kind Of tingle. How
ever, I'll do the best | can and not
hold myself ut oil 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 rs II
It might become chronic.
am SO happ! that ] planted my
garden all crooked. my eyes upon the
clouds, with the birds sailing against
them, and when became conscious
found wicked. Haunting popTies sprout'
ed right up against the sweet. modest
clover pfhks. while the whole paper Of
bachelors buttons was sowed over
everything. which I Immediately be-
gan to dig right up again. bushing
furiously to myself over the trowel
and glad that had caught myself he
fore they grew up to laugh In my face.
However, got that laugh anyway.
and l might just as well have left
them. for Billy run to the gate and
called DR.. John to come IL 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. Molly?" the doctor asked as
he leaned over the gate. went right
on digging without looking up at him.
couldn't look up because was blush.
Ing still worse. Sometimes hate that
man, and If he wasn't Billy's father ]
wouldn't neighbor with him as ] do
But somebody has to look after Billy.
I believe 1t will be real relief to
write down how I feel about him In
his old book. and ! shall do 1t when
ever can't stand him any longer. and
II he gave the horrid. red leather thing
to me to make me miserable he can't
do II, not this spring! wish | dared
burn It up and forget about 1t. but ]
don't. This record on the first page
ls enough to reduce me-to tears. and
7 xuopdor Univ N doesn't
weigh 160 pounds. down In black
and white. and It Is tragedy! don't
believe that man at the grocery store
Is so very reliable In his weights.
though he had very pleasant smile
when he was weighing me. Still ! had
better get some scales OF my own;
smiles are so deceptive.
am five feet three inches tall or
short. whichever way one looks at me.
] thought was taller. but suppose
will have to believe my own yard
stick.
But as to my waist measure. posi-
lively refuse to write that down, even
II have promised DR.. John dozen
times over to do II. while only really
left him to suppose would It Is bad
enough to know that your belt has to
be reduced to twenty-three inches with.
out putting down how much It meas
ures now in figures TO insult yourself
with. No, I intend to have this for my
happy spring.
Yes, I suppose It would have been
lots better for my happiness If I had
kept quiet about It all. but at the time
I thought I had to advise with him
sver the matter. Now I'm sorry did.
That is one thing about being widow
you are accustomed to advising with
man. whether you want to or not.
md you can't get over the habit right
lway. Poor Mr.. Carter hasn't been
lead much over year. and l must be
Kissing him most awfully. though just
ately I can't remember not to forget
ahout him great deal Of the time.
| Now II he had been here-horrors!
Still, that letter was enough to upset
anybody, md no wonder ! ran right
across my garden through Bllly's
| hedge hole and over into DR.. Johns
oIice to tell him about It. but l ought
not to hive been agitated enough to
let him tnke the letter right out OF my
hand and read II.
$50 after ten years Al Bennett Ia
coming back to pop his bachelors but
tons at you. Mrs. MollyT he said In
the deep drawing voice he always
uses when he makes fun Of Billy and
me md which never fails to make US
both mad didn't look at him direct.
ly.- but | felt his hand shake with the
letter In It.
mot ten. only eight He went when
I was seventeen" I answered with
dignity. wishing dared be snappy at
him, though never am. -.-.-