The San Francisco call., 1913-09-27
Summer
Sociability

ing TO De the hottest day OF the year.
And I'm so afraid that woman won't
send the cakes
Her Sister faged Is and therefore
optimistic)-well, everything's done
but the sandwiches. and that's only
an hours work
Mrs. Rock Tin sort OF waiD-Car-
rie. you talk like a child, Don't you
know that always when you give a
party millions OF things to be done
always turn UP at the last minute? i?
Especially at summer resort where
TO brain the vegetable man to get
him to promise that he'd bring let
tucel These natives think the re-
sorters are crazy because they always
want lettuce They think we stuff
sofa pillows with 1t. Now, what if
he shouldn't bring the lettuce? And
my salad
Her Sister-What's the use of wor-
rying? He'll bring It. Or we'll use
grape leaves.
Mrs. Rock-With those women COM
ing from the Peabody place. I'd die
If / had to use grape leaves. Why.
they order things from New York
and San Francisco for a Two table
party If they happen to want them
they'd never understand. never.
They're the sort that nothing ever
y
And I just know Frieoas going to
fall Ill at the last minute, She has
that set look around her jaws that
she always gets when I'm going to
have company' Oh why did ever
bring her along over here. Carrie,
If you keep on being so deliberate In
getting dressed 1t will drive me
crazy. You haven't a bit of sym
pathy--
Her Sister-My goodness, May. I'm
hurrying I'm going out to hunt you
some vines and things for the porch.
Mrs Rockwell, be sure you don't
bring in any spiders on them. There
were spiders on the decorations at
the Wallops' the other day and one
got in that fat Mrs. Gordons punch
and she tipped over the table. You'd
think spider was an octopus the
way women act about them,
Frieda-Please. ma'am. the olives
and nuts aren't in the groceries that
came yest--
did tell you, Carrie? This is just
the beginning. l must telephone
no, the grocer's wagon from the vii
lage will have started on its rounds
by this time This comes of living
eight miles from any civilized place
and trying to do things. I've got to
have olives, What shall
Her Sister-I'll go get Tommy Belts
and send him to town In his ma
cliineI
Mrs. Rock-I just hate asking
favor of the Bettses. They're so dis
agreeable.
Her SisterAPooh, That won't hurt
the flavor of the olives any. And l
might as well make Tom pay for the
hours / entertain him on the front
porch,
Mrs Rock Ito her young SOM
Oscar. don't you dare set foot on this
porch this morning. It's all cleaned
up, ready for the party. and
Oscar-Aw. maj I just want to
whittle little. Kin Johnnie Loomis
come over'n' whittle with me
Mrs Rock--Oscar, I can't say what
ever lay eyes on you this morning.
Go down TO the beach and playi
You're always begging to-so go on!
Her Son-I don't wanta--
Mrs. Rock-rll shut you in closet
this minute IL you don't go. And
look at all the sand you've tracked
In My gracious Frieda. Frieda.
Does that look like a rain cloud over
there to you? If it should rain-and
we've got to get those extra tables
and chairs from the neighbors. Run
like everything and bring them! Oh,
things look so horrid and soppy when
ii rains. Why couldn't it put 1t off
a day, Gracious. I've forgotten TO
phone for flowers, And then those
sandwiches to make,
Frieda breathing hard after carry
ing two chairs)-I think I'll lie down.
My head aches,
MORE WORRIES
Mrs. Rock-carrie. Never mind
those vines. Come help with these
awful sandwiches i never was so
hot in my life. never, Do you sup
pose those cakes will get here? And
there are the covers to tie on the
card tables and the prizes to wrap up
If that Wallop woman gets the first
prize again I'll die, She always gets
'em, We've got a thousand sand
wiches to make and I've got to get
dressed in half an hour exactly!
could cry. I'm so triedl I've rushed
so fast that I'm all tremblingl /
ache in every bone, And I came to
the country to rest, Carrie, you fin
ish these sandwiches while I squeeze
the lemons. I'd forgotten EN-. Oh
and the ice hasn't come. Oscar! Os-
car. That child is never around when
he's wanted. Os-s-car! Osc-ar-r-r.
Her Sister-Pull yourself together.
May. You're getting hystericaL
Mrs Rock f20 minutes later, as the
frst guest arrives)-so glad to see
you, No, you're not bit early. Oh.
I've heen ready for hours,