The Detroit times., 1913-02-20

LEAF FOURTH.
Scattered Jam.
Sleep is one OF the most delightful
and undervalued amusements known
10 the human race have never had
enough yet and every second OF time
that I'm not busy with something in
teresting curl up on the bed and &
dream hunting-only sleep too hare
10 do much catching. But this tortur,
book found that out on me and stop
ped IL the very first thing on pag,
three. The command is 10 sleep a
little as possible to keep the nerves
In a good condition-"eight hours a
the most and seven would lie better.
What earthly good would a seven-houl
nap do me? I want ten hours 4
sleep and twelve II get good tireC
start. To see me stagger out of my
perfectly nice bed at 6 o'clock every
morning now would wiring the stern
est heart with compassion and admir-
alton at my faithfulness-to whom?
Yes, Il was the day after poor Mr.
Carriers funeral that Aunt Adeline
moved up here into my house and set
tied herself In the big south room
across the hall from mine. Her furni-
ture weighs ton each piece. and Aunt
Adeline is not light herself In dis
position. The next morning when I
went in to breakfast she sat in the
vacant chair In a way that made me
see that she was obviously trying TO
Ill the vacancy. / am sorry she wor-
RED herself about that. Anyway, IL
made me take resolve. After break
fact / went into the kitchen 10 speak
TO Judy.
Judy" l said, looking past her
head, my health Is not very good and
you can bring my breakfast to me In
bed after this" Poor Mr.. Carter al
ways wanted breakfast on the stroke
OF seven, and me at the same time.
though he rarely got me. Judy has
two dead husbands and she likes
Einger-colored barber downtown. Also
her mother is our washerwoman and
Influenced by Aunt Adeline Judy IN
derstands everything say TO her.
After had closed the door ] heard a
laugh that sounded like a war-whoop.
and smiled to myself But that was
before my martyrdom to this book
HAD begun. / get up now
But the day after / came from the
city | lay in bed just as long as
wanted to and ignored the thought OF
the exercises and deep breathing and
the icy unsympathetic tub. couldn't
even take very much interest in the
lonely egg on the lonely slice OF dry
toast. was thinking about things.
Hillsboro is very peculiar little
speck on the universe; even more pc
culiar than being like hen. II Is one
OF the Oldest towns in Tennessee and
the moss on II Is so thick that IL can't
be scratched of except in spots. But
II has a lot of race-horse and distil-
lery money in il and when 1t gets
poked up by anything unusual IL takes
q glilp Of its own alcoholic atmos-
phere and runs away on its own track
at a two-five gait, shedding moss as
IL goes. | hasn't had a real joy-race
for. a long time and felt that IT need
ed IL. ! rolled over and laughed into
my pillow.
The subject of the conduct OF Wild
ows is q serious one. OF all the things
Old Tradition is most set about 1t is
that. and what was decided TO be the
proper thing a million years ago this
town still dictates shall be done. and
spends a good deal of it's time seeing
its directions carried out. For year
after the funeral they forget about the
poor bereaved and when they do re-
member her they speak to and OF her
in the same tones of voice they used
at the obsequies. Then sooner or lat
er some neighbor is sure 10 see some
man walk home from church with her
or hear some old bachelors voice on
her front porch. Mr.. Cain took Mrs.
Caruther's little Jessie up ia his buggy
kaI hnr NJ hnr hnr ~
gate Just before last Christmas, and
If the poor widow hadn't acted quick
the town would have noticed them TO
death before he proposed to her. They
were married the day after New
Years and she lost lots OF good
friends because she didn't give them
more time to talk about IT,
don't intend to run any risk OF
losing my friends that way and / want
them to have all the good time they
can get out OF 1t. I'm going TO serve
out mint-juleps Of excitement until the
dear old place is running as IL did
when II was a two-year-old. Why get
man when people are interested III
YOU? It's compliment after all and |
just gives them more TO think about.
I remembered the two trunks ACROSS |
the nall and Rugged my knees up I'M |
der my chin with pleasure at the
thought of the town-talk they con-
tanned.
sThen just as had got the first plan |
well-going and was deciding whether |
TO wear the mauve meteor or the |
white chiffon with the rosebud en-
broidery as a first julep for my friends,
q sweetness came in through my win.
dow that took my breath away and I !
lay still with my hand over my heart |
and listened. II was Billy singing |
right under my window, and rye never
heard him do II before In all his five !
years. II was the dearest old-fashion. /
ed tune ever written and Billy sang
the words as distinctly as IL ne had
been a boy chorister doing a dificult