Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-06-19
AUNT Annals ANXIETY
ey LUCILLE CUMMINGS.

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Aunt Anna asking all the family
out to the farm for New Years day
did not think the invitation needed
70 be taken seriously.
She wrote to me because she
wanted me to change the gloves l
had sent her for Christmas They
were several sizes too small for her
and she appeared to think II would
be an easy matter for me to exchange
them for the right size. They are
gloves that Carl Bates brought me
/ from Europe two years ago, and
/ though they are beautiful they are a
little too tight for even my small
hands thought. OF course. that Aunt
Anna would simply put them away to
keep for one OF the children. That
l "a what she should have done instead
OF insisting that | take the trouble
I to change them
ones responsibility for a present
ought 10 cease when the gift is made,
I but Aunt Anna is one Of those terribly
I thorough going persons who never let
a matter rest until it is settled 70
their satisfaction. ] shall have 20 buy
a pair OF gloves, I suppose though |
! have resolved to be as economical as
I possible this year.
Arthur knight had invited me to so
Z down to one Of the hotels and see the
old year out. but when ! inadvertently
mentioned It before father Saturday
. morning be Immediately vetoed the
plan
But. daddy" ! told him, IL viii
be awfullv dull for me to SIT drearily
at home the last night Of the year
when one always expects to have a
little fun. The disappointment was
so great that couldn't keep my tears
back
Wei" said father 'if YOU are dreary
I'm the midst Of your own family ask
some OF your friends In and have a
quiet celebration by your own fire.
side"
/ acted at once upon this sugges-
ton and when ! called up Arthur
Knight ne said he was glad Of the
change Of plan
Il don't believe you would have en-
1 yed the downtown celebration as
much as you thought YOU would he
said. laughiugly Your father is
quite right We shall have q much
better time at your house"
Although am really fond Of Arthur,
I / think he is rather fooIishly strait
laced in his ideas
4 was fortunate in finding a num-
Der Of friends who had no engage
ments for New Years eve and SO it
was a congenIa party that gathered
TO watch the dying of the old year.
4 ] think every one was a httla sur
prised az the somewhat elaborate hot
supper we had just az midnight
managed things so well that it was
really very little trouble ] got Cousin
| Fannie 20 prepare in advance creamed
chicken for me to serve from the chat
ing dish and have the coffee ready in
the percolator SO Betty could preside
at that.
This careful Encouragement OF
mine made it possible for Cousin Fam
ME and mother 10 stay in the kitchen
and fry the fresh mushrooms. an the
patties and make the hot biscuits. In
the morning grandmother had made
| some of her old fashioned molasseB
cake that the men always rave over.
] should have suggested It absolutely
fresh. but when I suggested it mother
Immediately objected
Blanche she said, 1t would be
preposterous for you to keep your
| grandmother up TIN after II o'clock at
night merely 70 bake molasses cake"
Why, ] believe she would Ike to
do g." ] answered. Grandmother is
such wonderful woman that late
hours never feaze her I'm always
Dragging about how young my granny
is"
| This pleased grandmother so much.
that I think she would have stayed
UP all night to bake the cake IF that
had been necessary, but still mother
would not let her do as I had sug-
gested Mother really ought to let
grandmother have her own way more.
We were In the midst of our gay
| little feast when the bell rang. Father
emerged from the library and found a
telegraph messenger boy at the door.
7 Why what's this?" he exclaimed
when he had glanced at the message
I from Aunt Anna. why didn't you
Gomez Is any one M 7 am terribly
anxious"
Blanche said father. calling me
out IN the hall do you know any
thing about this2"
7 suppose she expected us out at
the farm today" ] replied.
why should she expect us?" in.
quired father
Wen she wrote me asking us all
out for New Years She said she'd
i expect a. II she 5idnt hear to the
( contrary OF course i knew that none
Of as would care 10 20 and In the
i excitement of getting up this party
that you wanted me 10 have 7 forgot
20 write her"
Forgot, exclaimed father tn a very
uukind way Blanche. without axcap.
ton you're the most rattle Drained
/ person ever knew Now SIT down
and write 2 telegram apoIoglzing for
/ your iueycusabls negligence"
was really shocked that father