The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-04-03
The Melting Of Molly

most as much as do. She wrings
linen sheet out in caldron OF boil
ing water and shrouds me in 1t for the
agony-and then more and more
blanket windings envelop me until l
am like a mummy OF some Egyptian
giantess. have Ice on the back OF
my neck and my forehead. and muir
der for the whole world in my heart.
Once / got SO discouraged at the idea
bof having all this hades In this life
that / mingled tears with the beads
OF perspiration that rolled down my
cheeks. and she snatched me out Of
those steaming gravc-cloths In less
than It takes to tell 1t, soused me
In tub cs cold water, fed me a chick
en- wing and a hot biscuit and the
information that was ''good-looking
enough for ANYBODY to eat up alive
without all this foolishness." all in a
very few seconds. Now / have to beg
her to help me and heard her tell
her nephew. who does the gardening.
that she felt like an undertaken with
such goings-on. Al any rate. II II all
kills me It won't be my fault IL any
body has to lie in saying that was
beautiful In DEATH"
But now that more than n month
has passed. really don't mind 1t so
much. / feel so good and strong and
prancy all the lime that can't keep
from bubbiing. l have to smile at my
self.
Then another thing that heips IS
Billy and bis ball. never could real
iy play with him before. but now /
can't help IT, But an awful thing hap
peped about that yesterday. We were
in the garden playing over by the
bushes and Billy always beats me be-
cause when he runs TO base he throws
himself down and slides along on the
grass on his little stomach as he sees
the real players do over at the ball
grounds Then all OF a sudden. be-
fore / knew II. I just did the same
thing. and we slid TO the flower pot
We use as n base together. each on
bis own stomach. And what did Bill,
do but begin right there on the grass
the kind OF q tussle we always have
In the big rocking-chair on the porch
Over and over we rolled. Billy chuck
ling and squealing while laughed
myself out OF breath. I'm glad I al
ways would wear delicious petticoats.
for there, looking right over my front
fence. / discovered Judge Benton
Wade. wish could write down how
| felt. for never had that sensation
before and don't believe I'll ever
have II again.
have always thought that Judge
Wade was really the most wonderful
man In Hilisboro. not because he Is
a Judge so young In life that there Is
only white sprinkle In his lovely
black hair that grows back on his
head like Napoleon's and Charles wes-
ley's. but because Of his smile. which
you walt for so long that you glow
all over when you get II. have seen
him do It once or twice at his mother
when he seats her In their pew at
church and once at little Mamie John
son when she gave him flower
their fence as he passed by
one day last week. but never
thought I should have one all to. my
self. But there Il was. q most beauu-
full one. long and slow and distinctly
mine-at least didn't think much OF
II was for Billie. sat up and blusn-
cd a. red all over as do when ]
nrst hit that tub Of cold water.
81 hope youTl forgive an intruder.
Mrs. Carter. but how could q mortal
resist q peep into the garden Of the
gods II be spied the queen and her
faun at playr' he said In voice ~