The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-12
HAVE already said that

of the chapters. The last one was about
littel boy named Peaty, but this is going to
be intirely diffrent And the thing that
it is going to tell about is something that
has never been written before. The reason
Of that is it only happened last night SO
it couldn't of. That is one reason why
must hurry and write it now. OF course |
win tell it just the way it happened, because
that is what the book is for, to tell things
just the way they happen. So that is
what I am going to do and now l viii
begin.
1t didn't really begin till most evening.
1t was when Farther came home to dinner
He didn't look tired the way he sometimes
does, but quite freash, and as he sat down at
the table he said, Well, Louise, it looks as if
was getting into pollitix.
Louise is my Mother. She and my littel
sister are named the same, only evrybody
always calls my littel sister Luly so as not to
get them mixed up. But as 1 said just
now, Farther said, Well, Louise, it looks as
if Twas getting into pollitix.
Mother looked quite surprised and re-
peated it after him.
Pollitix2 she said, Why not seriusly you
don't mean9 You don't mean to say your
thinking Of running for anything do your
Farther kind of smiled and wiped his
mustache after a spoonful of soop and said
well he didn't know for sure Just yet, but
they had asked him would he consider
running for mayer.
Mayerl Mother said, Mayerl Why,
Joe, what are you thinking OFF You aren't
procurement enough to run for mayer are
your :
Farther replide rather quick that he
didn't know why not if he wanted to, but
the question was did he want to-
Well! Mother said, I should think the
question was do the citisens want you to.
told you they had asked me, Farther
answered rather quick again. Some of the
leading citisens have asked me to-day if I
would be willing to consider it.
Well, what in the world did you tell
them7 I, Mother said, as if she was really
a lttel too much surprised to say very
much more about it.
Why / told them / would consider it
Farther answered. By the way a news
paper man is ceming to see me this even
ing. They seem to be trying to bring me
before the public.
Well, well, she said and smiled this time
as if she had had good deal of news too.
Well, well, she said. These are honers that
never expected. I'm sorry that I'm not
going to be here this evening myself, with all
this excitement going on.
. You going to the coral sussiety? he asked
her.
Yes, l spose I've got to, she repIide. I
don't feel in the mood of it either It's too
hot. But 1 told Fanny Maynard I'd go
with her so spose I've got to. It's almost
time to be starting too. Is it too much to
ask you to put Luly to bed9 she said after
stopping littel, you see / told Sarah and
Lizzie they could both go out this evening.
Felix won't need any help, if you will just
see that he gets started in good season.
What time, eight o'clock
Yes, promptly at eight He's been very
slow lately about getting to bed, and he
must be there on time tonight
Slow2 Farther repeated after her.
Why yes, she explained, it takes him so
long to get there after he starts.
Well, I'll see that they both get there on
time, Farther said CLEANSING at me, And we
won't have any nonsense about it. By the
way, Felix, he said, without taking off his
glanse, thought you were going to meet
me at Ferber's this afternoon to see about
your shoes. Where were YOU'D
He meant my pumps for dancing school
Sarah spoiled my regular pair by getting
one in the fireplace one day, when she was
cleaning my room and was going to get
some new ones this afternoon. But for
got it and there wasn't anything else could
say for an excuse.
Forgot i'll Farther said, as if that was
verse than not any excuse at all, Well, il
looks to me as if you'd be obliged to mis-.
your dancing school tomorrow.
1t SCARED me when he said that because i
was going to be the last one, and in til,
evening with ice cream and ALL / begal
telling him all about it, because it didn'
seem as if could miss it anyway.
Well, why didn't you think of that thi
afternoon he asked. You see I can't d
anything about it tomorrow. / shall b
busy evry minute. Besides I'm not so sur
it wouldn't be very good thing for you t
miss your party Felix, he said You kno,
the forgetting habit is about as undesiribl
one as person can possess. think
might be most excellent thing for YOU
memory to miss your party.
/ turned round to Mother then, becau:
thought perhaps she would help me on