The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-24

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and was gone before Amelia got time
to draw a good breath. Well, sir, If |
you'll believe it, Miss Tillie went right |
OF to Philadelphy with Amelia's chif-
fon hat and her black fur and was
gone six weeks!
Why, it was Amelia's best hat-Tod
had paid six dollars just for the chif-
fon frame and it had a nice long
plume on it that her cousin Lulu had
given her for wedding present. Be-
sides that she had just paid so cents
down at the Parlor Millinery to have
it bent over into a real stylish shape.
Amelia sort of waited around two or
three days expectin' Miss Tillie back
with the hat and fur. You see it was
cold yet and Amelia had been used to
wearin' that warm fur all winter and
she didn't dare to go out much without
it. for fear of takin' cold. Finally.
somebody came in and spoke about
Miss Mattson goin' clear back to Phil
adelphy
What" shrieks Amelia and she
like to have went right straight up!
Well. as soon as they had gone. she
put on a fascinator and went over to
interview Miss Matte. Capt Hob
son was eatin' a chocolate-cream when
Amelia came in, and when he saw who
it was he just fairly swore at her.
why, Miss Matte" says Amelia,
quite agitated; Il hear that Miss Tillie
has gone clear back to Philadelphy!"
'Oh, yes" says Miss Matte, calm
as puddin I'VE don't expect Uncle Ca
leb to last much longer"
But" says poor Amelia. 'if I'd
known she wanted it for so long, |
couldn't possibly have let her have
it. Why, it's my best hat. and | need
it. And my fur, too; don't see how
can get along without it"
Well" says Miss Matte. real up
pish. you should "a said so. Sister
said you seemed real willin to lend
EN-
Well" says Amelia, gettin' little
wrathy. of course would have been
glad to do anything in reason, but
things that ! need every day"
Well" says Miss Matte, sister
has black hat that you can have to
wear, if you really ned it,"
What" says Amelia, she had a
black hat? Why didn't she wear her
own, them"
oh" says Miss Matte. like she was
shocked, "she couldn't think of wear
in that old shabby thing back to
Philadelphy!
We'll. then" says Amelia, quite
snippy. Il couldn't think of wearin' II
either"
Matte mite; she went right or
knittin' wristlets for the heather. Pref
ty soon she says, sort of condescend
in, like Amelia was poor pauper she
was accustomed to shown CHART!
to-"I've got an old brown fur tina
you can wear If you're afraid of catch
in cold-if you really need It,"
mo, thank you," snaps Amelia, 81
mad she could "a shook Miss Matte til
her teeth ratified, and she flung RICH
out of the house for fear she shoul'
flare up and give Capt. Hobson goo'
, kick in his old. fat ribs.
Well. Amelia hadn't told Tod abou
, It before, but now she did. and h
= Just laughed until he almost fell down
I Some men have such queer ideas abou
? what's funny and Tod he just NOR
, than chuckled about that chiffon hat
5 | don't know as he thought it wa
quite so humorous when he had to ge
/, her another, still he didn't say much
Well. time went on; Uncle Gale
never passed over at all, and afte
! awhile Miss Title come meanderir
q home And when she got good an
o ready, she brought Amelia's thing
o over to her The fur wasn't hurt mucf
g but YOU should a-seen that chiffon hat
She had travelled in it goin and con
). in; fancy travelin' in a chiffon ha
!. with a plume on it, Well. II just locke
like the old Nick, The plume had a
). the curl out of it, and looked saddle
;. and droopier than a parrot after tn
q hose has been turned on him. And IN
chiffon was melancholier than Han
a let's ghost.
= And. mind you. Miss Title had gon
and had IL all bent over TO suit he
>. own ideas, and had the plume rigi
!. on contrawise TO the way Amelia ha
d it. Well, Amelia just gave her GOO
o piece of her mind; and. would you b
n lieve it, Miss Title got real huffy al
A said she thought il had a good de
Is more real style 10 1t than ii had b
a fore. and she didn't see why, II pc
pie We're so finicky and nnreasonabl
. they ever lent their things at all!
IS Well. when she said that, Amel
k lust give IiSh; up; sic saw that
4 wasn't a mite of use 10 say anoth'
v word and she might ins' as well or
b. and bear it, So she didn't say an
,r thing more, she just put it out in Il
woodshed and let the old cat have h
n kittens in il. But the Miss Mattsol
.. have been real cool to her ever sine
ID They act just like they thought 81
. was an uDgrateful hussy.
m And Tod. he haw-haws every tin
" he thinks Cf il. Wei. land sakes, if Il
Al children amt comm from school.
must go right this minute. Do con
,e over. Mrs. Burns. whenever you ca
re | do so enjoy hearin' you tell all abo
IS the things you saw while you VI
n. away. Oh, yes; I'll drop in often, al
of Won be sure to come overland "
:. good-by-good-b