The daily sentinel., 1914-05-22
NEWS NOTES FROM Iona.
(By AdeIine ii. SperTy.)
Diary for the Neck.

though l could not see how the little
thing could see any difference. as
Marks hair begins quite a ways back
from his face, but then babies are
very wise and see things that are
not apparent to older eyes. The
weather is very pleasant today. but
1 expect storm from the southeast
about Thursday
Monday-Put my hair up the new
way today, SO my ears show. The
effect was startling. The children
turned their pale, frightened little
faces away from me and refused to
come to the bidding of my yearning,
outstretched arms. No matter. they
will have to get used to it, as | am
one of Dame Fashions maddest devo-
tees and am thinking seriously of
having the mass of hair | used to
roll into puffs and pin on, dyed a
modest cerise to wear with my sum
mer frocks. / am spending a good
deal of time in front of my mirror
trying to accustom myself to the
sight of the two strange looking af-
fairs at the side of my face. which
have been so long in seclusion. In
spite of myself my thought will turn
somewhat wistfully toward Mayo
brothers and John Woodbury.. but
perhaps | would look worse without
them. (The ears mean.) Strange
| never noticed before how large they
are. and how they do stick out. This
will be very inconvenient fashion
for Daysey Mayme, who always
washes for either high or low
neck" She will have to spend more
time on her toilet, now that she can
not tuck her ears out of sight.
Hang fashion, anyway
Tuesday-Henry came in today
with his waist torn from collar to
hem. lie stood at safe distance
from me and eyed me in a speculative
manner as though he were trying u
calculate Just how fast a perfect lady
OF my avordupois could run, as he
told me that the accident occurred
when he was on second"
dnesday-Henry came in from
school today with one shoe ripped
from top to toe. Got that, mother.
sliding to third" said he. and he
actually staggered. | tried my best
to keep my voice from trembling
with pride, as l told him to go on
and cut his kindling made a
mistake in naming that boy. His
first name should be Christy Mathew
son-Joe Tinker.
Thursday have been thinking
today what queer things names are
any way, and how seldom they fit
the crime. You have all known black
little rascals who answered to the
name of Lily" and Pearl" and
dirty-faced barefooted little girls
named for the beautiful heroine of
some popular novel Thelma" has
had wonderful vogue. Almost ev-
erything has had a dose of Thelma
A lday told me one time that her
pansy-eyed COW was named "Thelma'
and for once the name seemed to fit
A short time ago the Saturday Eve
ming Post printed a photograph of
Mrs. Pankhurst and her daughter
Cnristobel, and | wondered as | look
ed at 1t If the mother, when she gave
her baby that fanciful musical name
foresaw the time when Christobel
would smash windows and mutilate
famous paintings. Her second daugh-
ter, SILVIA" has a beautiful name,
but from the lovely heroine beloved
by Valentine in 1.-TWO Gentlemen of
Verona" to the Vilvia who was forci-
bly, fed while on hunger strike is a
far cry indeed. we had a wash la
dy'' one time whose name was "Flos-
sic Massey" She was big and black
and a splendid laundress. Behind
her back we called her "Lawsey Mas
sey," but as she was very strong and
impulsive, we were very careful that
she did not overhear us.
n'riday-While struggling with the
family dishes today | was wondering
what | would wish for if a good
genii should arise from the steam
and grant me my dearest desire, and
| decided that | would wish that that
piece of road in Fruita extending
from the corner of the old Osborne
place to the interurban office could
by some magic be changed from a
roller coaster to a respectable thor
oughfare. One time a kind-hearted
woman, knowing that suffered from
sea sickness, told me if | would fold
piece of newspaper and lay 1t next
my chest, | would get the best of the
malady. | have tried this method
several times when | knew I was GO
ing to Fruita. On different occasions
have used portions of the Mesa
County Mail. The Daily Sentinel and
the Daily News. but all to no avail
was sea-sick Just the same. Per-
haps | would have had better results
If | had tried the Denver Post or
the Police Gazette. There is also a
piece of road between the old Column
bine schoolhouse site and Durham,
which but madness lies that way
Il will try and think of something
else. The gates of certain gruesome
institution in Pueblo have no doubt
closed on more than one unhappy
victim who has driven over that par
ticular piece of road once too often.
Saturday-Today | have been read
ing over some old letters that |
thought ! had destroyed long ago.
one was from a man | used to know
and in 1t he said that his life was
wrecked and that ! was the wrecker
and that he would never marry. A
short time ago l manufactured a.
fussy little bonnet for his fonrth
child. Such is the duplicity of man
There were several other letters of
the same nature. and | put them all