Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-11
WHEN SPRING COMES.

gone aud turned fools now" cried Aunt
Melindy. 2 coiorcd NANNY. who mad
been ia Mrs. Fanny simmons family
since Miss Fanny herself had been
child.
Wy. What Is it now Nanny" asked
Why. here Is done gone and took
UP every las one oh dem rugs and
drupgcts and don" hung dem out In de
yard and heat and beat dem and here
po'r down cats and dogs, and done
know what Is rwina do. Lawsy. dar II
come. Oar II, come, what's J Ewina do.
dis ye'rc spring Clcanin done FRAGILE
mo out. and it..
carpet. it'll he ruined OH can't YOU
save saw, 1t: WHAT viii Charlie say, and 1t
Mamma, come here. quick. Roberts
fallen out the attic window on tho
shed, cried little Grace, in terror
Mrs. simmons ran up stairs in fran
tic haste to save the child who was
trying To reach the peach blossoms
winch were near the attic window ana
had lost his balance and fallen to the
shed below.
Groceries, yelled dilapidatcd ne
didn't stop until II. was insid" the
house and was dcpoSitiug his goods on
the table. But he soon spied bowl
hastily rabbed one. but not before
Aunt Mclindy's quick cye saw him.
8, Prap da, apple, You black ape. drap
can steal from me" cried out tho old
woman. You thicvin' niger" take
dat and git" delivering sound slap
on the shiny face,
THANK goodness tho sun is out"
spoke Mrs Simmon "a She entered the
door after ,o rgscMeiGE III little boy
can dry quickly nov. but Melindy. Mr..
and Mrs. James ana Lucy Kin. are
coming, I" lunch with me. 50 you'd
40. 9. a fa,,
vegetables for dinner, and I'll make
some lemon tarts, for dessert. do
while wc are houseclcanimu? en-
claimed the tired little woman.
Ma. ma. Yelled Sam to his mother.
can me an skinny 20 down to the
NO dear. YOU mus, stay home. YOU
know | don't like for you 10 70 near
no YOU can't go" answered his moth
cr
Come back hero YOU Wild streak OF
Eighteenth, come here. wait q minute.
does YOU hunk Is jcs' - chil to he
c.ha>1n' you al ohcr de whole crca-
niger law wai IaI H MmssN N on dis xGre
was chasing a nice fat dominica roos-
ter over III" yard. he knew that he
was To adorn the table that day and
didn't care 10 be caught. bu, he was.
just the same.
Cone right in Mrs: James. take This
chair how are YOU Mr.. James? I'm so
glad to see YOU on, again. does your
asked Miss Fanny to her visitor
Never mind Mclindy. just Won tx
dinner and I'll answer the doorbeli,"
said the mistress.
NO. ] don't care for any Covers to-
DAY, yes they are pretty. but I'm so
busy to-day wcred The mistress to
dozen or so questions to Hover
p"ddlcr.
Everything passed off splendid. at
dinner. and the visitors soon took their
leave.
smoking jacket is" asked Mr.. Smm on
that night.
Yes. Charlie. it was so ragged on
the inside that thought I'd give ii to
Mercy. on me: wh", in the name of
& Jupiter is this" exclaimed the poor
man as lie held 10 view "a sticky pair
Of hands and trouScr seat.
'bh dear. turned over tho bottle
Of glue III the chair while was mend
ing IL when ! was Interrupted" spoke
up Mrs. Simmon I'm so sorry dear.
but come it's past bed time and I'm
so tired
The couple went up stairs to retire
and Mr.. simmons was the first TO crawl
within the sheet and his wife after
MN Wien piercing shrcak rent the
air. Cold collar buttons. murder. help,
I'm being eat up. Maggie. turn OF that
light by ghost. what Kind Of house
Keeping do you call this" y man
can't even 90 TO bed in comfort without
being tortured by this ding busted old
aprinE cleaning" howled MIR Simmon
as he SrudginGly removed a roll OF
picture wire, seven lacks, tooth brush
comb. nail file and tooth paste from the
bed.
Next spring I'm going to leave home
when H. comes to house cleaning again."
walled the mortified man he quickly
removed Il pet frog from the pillow.
BERTHA LANGLEY.
29O7 Floyd Avenue.