The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-11-11
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SOMETHING WENT WRONG:
BY SADIE WOODS.
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the girl with the accumulated robes
pierre cellar at the enamelware coun-
tor as she paused in the act of putting
a nicked saucepan under the pile out
Of sight.
"Gold?" echoed the girl at the small
hardware counter in tone of infinite
scorn. Got gold? What I've got
is as an iceberg to small icicle when
it comes to colds! But thought
had good time getting it, M'ree!"
"Howjuh do it?" inquired the girl
with the robespierre collar
Why, the jolly Rover Social club
gave a midsummer party the other
night" explained the afflicted one.
In zero weather." cried the girl at
the enamelware For the lands sake!
Were they crazy? S'pose you had a
beach party and went for swim, and
had ice cream for refreshments after
ward! B-r-r-r"
Nod exactly" said the sufferer
"Of course, it was zero, but that's
what made it interesting. It's always
interesting to do things people don't
expect you to do, isn't it?'
Maybe" agreed the girl at the en-.
! amelWare counter. But there are lim-
| its! Now, if any one requested me to
go on violet picking expedition in
January it would be unexpected, but,
nevertheless, crazy. | hope | have
| oh ~ 10 4.
from steam radiator. l don't wonder
| you have cold!"
I'VE had the party at the hail." ex-
planned the girl at the hardware coun-
ter "And it would have been all right
only something seemed to go wrong
with the heating plant. The president
of the club said he told the janitor to
have it hottsr than usual but the jani-
tor must have got mixed and done the
opposite. So when we came in dressed
in white organizes and such things
everybody turned purple almost at
once
Now, it doesn't help girls temper
to know that she's light heliotrope
tinge and she can't be her own sweet
self when she realizes that she has a
bright red nose and goose pimples on
her hands and arms! So everybody
started with bad temper. Jimmy
said | stepped on his feet, but didn't
it was his last summer shoes that
were too small for him and his feet
were numb from cold, anyhow. He
didn't listen kindly to my explanation,
because when we sat down to talk
there was an icy blast from the win
dow right down his collar, and Jimmy
is awfully sensitive to drafts. So he
| got mad at me and went over to talk
/ to that Flossy Soller-her in the rib
bons-because he said he wouldn't get
| pneumonia for any girl and had put
him there on purpose.
ITO get even with Jimmy smiled at
Percy Wagner and he took me to have
some lemonade that ought "a been
| boiled, it was SO cold, and then he sat
me down in corner and talked to
| me, and Jimmy could see us, and l
wouldn't a. moved If I'd frozen to the
spot. I most did, too, because there
was a cold air radiator in the floor
right there and / know the other end
| was connected with the north pole. /
had ON my ruffled dimity and white
shoes and hosiery and my teeth were
chattering. Percys nose looked FROST
bitten and his knees knocked together.
When we tried to dance we sort of fell
around like clothespins.
Then we sat in circle and ate ice
cream and our threats froze UP till we
ought a. called plumber and every
body said, Amt we having fine
timer And Jimmy glowed till was
afraid his face would crack with the
cold and everything. Then finally,
just as Percy and l were getting some
more lemonade, Jimmy grabbed me by
the arm.
"'Say,' he Kissed. I've had enough
of that sissy fellow trailing after you!'
Gust as drew away, indignant like
for nobody can boss me even If it is
Jimmy-Percy sort of fell against the
lemonade bowl and it tipped over and
soaked Jimmy and me. I'd hate to
think it of Percy, but l can't see how
he could have upset that bowl without
planning it.
"Well, of course, Jimmy and / had
to 60 home then, and my! the Ian
guage that man used was something
wonderful! I didn't see how there
could be any more language in the
world, but found there was, for when
! we started to get off the street car
Jimmy found his duck trousers that
had got soaked with lemonade were
frozen to the seat. The conductor
wouldn't hold the car while Jimmy
tore them loose! He said there were
no rules n regulations requiring a con-
ductor to delay service just because
passenger got frozen to the seat.
"By the time we got home my dimi-
ty dress skirt was so frozen with
lemonade that it ratified like tin, and
when hit the doorpost it cracked and
ruined itself. / s'pose l must a got
my gold somehow during the eve
ming"
1T looks that way" agreed the girl
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