Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1916-03-10

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have a chance at any of the
others, they scattered so quick
Well, nav chased paw around
the store about fore time givin
him about two whacks at every
corner, till finally paw hollered
nuff, Then NAV told him to
march strate home and try her
sistum there awhile, and paw
went. Gee, it m1st have locked
funny to have seen our family
goin home that day. Paw was
in the lead about six feet and
hilIin strate ahed. Nav come
next with that old broom handle
stickin up like a baynet, and me
and sis a trailin along behind.
We was snufflin a little but we
was to scared to bawl rite out.
But, gee, when we got home the
fun begin. Paw asked il dinner
was reddy and NAV sed it wood
be after the washin was out.
Then she grabbed her old broom
stick and made paw carry wood
and wotter and do every lick of
washin there was to do. But it
did look funny to see paw wash.
He had let his whiskers get long
and they got full of sope suds
and paw got too swettin and
swearin and ] tell you things
was sure hummin round our old
shack. But paw finely got the
washin done. 1t TUX him about
three times as long as it always
took maw, and then NAV made
him hang it, out rite whear the
naybors could see him. Paw
bucked at furst but a couple of
Iswipes from maw's Old broom
stick brot him to time, and paw
hung EN- out. Then NAV ripped.
him up some dinner. It was
more like supper though, and
you just ought to seen paw COB
bic that grub. Nav made fun
of him and told him that the new
sistum give him a good appetite
anyway.
Well, after he got done eaten
then is when they split the blan-
ket. Paw sed he would not sup
port a woman longer that had
disgraced him the way NAV had
done, and nav sed if he pulled
all of his support out from under
her she guessed that she could
get just as many washins to do
and just as much for them as
before. After they had kwar-
relied about four hours paw sed
he would take Billy Boy and go
away and would leeve sis
NAV. Gosh, | hated to heeI
that for | liked nav lots the
best, but paw TUX me and has
been taggin around with me ever
sense. Sumtimes we live at To-
ledo and then sumtimes way up
here at rose lodge.
But, say. mister editUr, paw is
a crate joker. am just findin
him out. He talks about the
more peapul and then goes and
buys tax titles to pore folks
homes that cant pay theyr taxes
and then he brags at home tr
me that he holds EN- up for IL
pur sent. After he made one
pore man dig up the other day
asked him il that was the way
the sistum did, and he looked
: kind of sickish and sed: BILLY
Boy, its all rite to talk sistum tt
a lot of these boobs, but fifte3I
! pur sent beets it all holler." Ant
i. then do you know that wheI
paw and nav separated tha'
NAV kept the home and paw hal
bot the taxes on maw's home IL
t anuther feller's name and is go
3 ing to take maws home AVA
t from her If she don't pay up witt
I fifteen pur sent. Gee, when
p get big l am goin to sneak on
' some money and live on my fit
4 teen rer sent too.
n All the same l wish that pay
q and nav would make up an
e quit their fussin, and that pa,
:, would take some of his ia
r money and get hisself and 81
e and NAV and me some goo
e close, and that paw wood get hi
= hare cut and his long whisker
# cut off and go to teachin schot
n honestly again. want my ma
It and my sistur and | don't like
e live off alone with paw this wa.
d When | get a little older / al
o goin to run away and go back
IS NAV and sis and let paw liy
y just as rotten as he wants too.
% Maybe If you will print tn
1t paw and NAV will stop scrappi
ID and live together again.
S, This is my furst letter to
ID paper so pleese mark out tn
W mistakes. You sec paw an
n nav moves around so much
e don't get much school.
k Your friend.