The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-06
WHEN MS MOTHER CAME
THE elevator MANS STORY.

You seem extra cheerful this morn.
Ing" Bangworthy commented to the
elevator man, who was shooting him
Up to the sixteenth story.
HUH" chortled the elevator man.
bsaming. why shouldn't /? Just got
word that my mother is coming to see
me-"
Tho elevator man being fat, red
faoed and Of grown-up years, Bang
worthy looked trifle bewildered. Yet
evidently from the manner in which
the news was delivered he was ex.
peoted to strike an attitude of aston.
hhment and appreciation.
THAT SOP" Bangworthy offered,
vaguely.
"Yep!" said the elevator man. "She
wrote she'd be here next Friday on
the train that gets in at ten o'clock.
I'm going to get off and 60 meet her"
Hard to get away these days." said
Bangworthy. idly. "Why don't you
have your wife meet herr"
The elevator man laughed hugely.
Why" he chuckled, my wife doesn't
know my mother and my mother new
Or laid eyes on my wife. You see, ]
haven't seen my mother myself for
ten years-not since I came to Chi.
cago."
"Oh!" commented Bangworthy with
aroused interest. II see."
"Ten years." unused the elevator
man, forgetting to open the door.
Gee! That's long time-not to see
your mother. hate to think Of it!
She never saw the two kids, either"
I'll bet she thinks the boy looks
nike mel" grinned the elevator man to
Bangworthy the next morning when
10 headed for Bangworthy's floor.
''Who-what?" asked Bangworthy in
bewilderment.
The elevator man looked almost
hurt. "Why. didn't I tell you yester-
day that my mother was coming to
visit?" he reminded. Say, you oughta
eat the custard pies my mother
makes! When I was q boy at home
1
creamy! My wife's anxious to find
out how she does it. She's going to
find out about a lot of things while
my mother Is here. She says I'm al
ways talking about that scrapple
STUFF and raised doughnuts and things
that she's blessed If she can make.
my mot'er'll be tickled to tell her,
because if there's anything mother
likes to do it is to cook. Gee! 1 can
Just remember being up in the hay.
NOW and hearing her calling out that
the sugar cookies were out of the oven
and II wanted any-say, ever eat any
sugar cookies all warm from the oven
and light brown on top" ..
They sound good" agreed Bang.
worthy, trifle enviously. I'VE had
good things when was kid, too
not that we don't now, of course. But
l suppose this generation of women
has learned some different things to
cook"
you bet!" agreed the elevator
man. I'm not saying that my wife
amt dandy housekeeper, either, but
somehow things did taste different
when l was boy. My mother was
corker. Once when she'd said not to
60 swimming and I did, anyhow,
blistered my back something awful.
1t hurt so wanted to cry, but didn't
dast tell her, and after I'd gone to bed
she slips in with some soft cloths and
ointment and fixes me up without
word. 1t gets me how mothers seem
to know about lots of things like that
without being told"
whats the matter?" anxiously
Bangworthy inquired of the elevator
man the next morning when he saw
that individuals countenance OF
gloom.
Jaw, just had a wire from mother
She can't get here till Saturday, in
stead Of tomorrow" growled the dis
appointed one. And me all fixed up
to go to the depot tomorrow! The
lids have got new shoes, too. i
wouldn't miss seeing mothers face
for farm when she lays eyes on
nose KIDS. lou OuSuCd BOO IAio
things she sends 'em Christmas and
birthdays. Makes 'em all herself!
She's been just crazy about EN- on
paper, and when she sees 'em-gee!"
us she coming today sure?" asked
Bangworthy on Saturday morning
"Yep!" breathed the elevator man
sxcitedly, letting passenger for the
eleventh floor off at the ninth floor
and disregarding his frantic protests.
I'm getting off at $3.50 to hustle over
after her. Say, I'm all sort Of nerv'
GUS. Amt it queer?"
''Well, did she Gomez" asked Bang.
worthy, as he descended late that al
ternoon.
The elevator man looked at him
from behind subdued sort Of glow.
Yep" he said, vibrantly. "She came.
Say. would you believe it? l looked
and looked and couldn't pick her out
from the crowd-mothers changed
80! Why, she's old! Somehow, you