White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-05
MILADY.

And the lark takes his flight
1t would be the same anywhere
Where music sounds In air
| was never introduced to the q
So l could not call her Lass or Sadie
So l viii call her MIlady
By the sands of the sea
She always will be
Just MIlady to me.
William Syivanus Baxter. Esq, July IA
Suddenly again that voice.
"Wili-eer'
To william. In his high and lonely
mood. this piercing brought
an actual shudder, and the very
thought of Jane with tokens Of apple
sauce and sugar still Upon her cheek.
probably seemed a kind Of sacrilege.
lie iierceiy swore his ~favorite oath. ac-
quired from "a hero of n work OF fiction
he admired, "Ye godsr' and concealed
his poem in the drawer of the writing
table.
"Will-ee! Mamma wants your Jane
hammered on the door.
What you want?r he shouted.
Jane explained, certain pauses indl-
eating that her attention was partially
diverted to another slice Of bread and
butter and apple sauce and sugar.
"Will-ee, mamma wants you-wants
you to go help Genesis bring some
washtubs home-and a tin clo'es boiler
from the secondhand mans store"
What"
Jane repeated the outrageous mes
sage. adding. "She wants you to hurry
and cxt raprx broad and hpftar md
apple sauee and sugar for comm to
tell you"
His refusal was direct and infuriat-
ed, but there WAS a decisive tapping
uponthe door. and his mothers voice
interrupted.
Hush, Willie. Open the door. please
He obeyed furlously. and Mrs. Bax-
ter walked in with a depreeating air,
while Jane followed. SO profoundly in
terested that, until almost the close OF
the interview, she held her bread and
butter and apple sauce and sugar at n
sort Of way station on its journey to
her mouth.
That's a nice thing to ask me to
dor stormed the unfortunate William
"Ye gods. Do you think Joe Bullitts
mother would dare to-
wait, deariet' Mrs. Baxter begged
pacifcally. Il just want to explain
"'Explainr Ye godsf'
NOW. now. just a minute, WillieG'
she said. what l wanted to explain
was why It's necessary for you to go
with Genesis for the
Never he shouted. Never. You
expect me to walk through the public
streets with that awful lookin' old
niger
Genesis isn't old" she managed to
%interpolate. He
But her frantic son disregarded her.
Secondhand washtubs!' be vociferat-
ed. And tin clothes boilersl That's
what you want your son to carry
through the public streets In broad
daylight! Ye gods!'
well. there Isn't anybody else" she
said. please don't ave so. Willie,
and say 'Ye gods so much. 1t really
isn't nice. I'm sure nobody'n notice
you
Nobody" His voice cracked In
anguish. "Oh. no! Nobody except the
whole town. Why. when there's any
thing disgusting has to be lone In this
family-why do I always have to be
the one7 Why can't Genesis bring the
secondhand washtubs without met
Why can't the secondhand store deliv-
er emf Why can't
That's what l want TO tell you" she
lnterposed hurriedly. and as the youth
lifted his arms on high In a gesture or
ultimate despair and then threw him
self miserably into a chair she obtain
ed the floor. The secondhand store
doesn't deliver things" she said. II
bought them at an auction, and it's go
ing out of business. and they have to
be taken away before half past 4 this
afternoon.
Genesis can't bring them in the
wheelbarrow because, he says, the
wheel is broken. and he says he can't
possibly carry two tubs and a wash
boiler himself. And he can't make
two trips because it's a mile and a
half, and / don't Ike to ask him. any
way. And II would take too long. be-
cause he has to get back and finish
cutting the grass before your papa
gets home this evening. Papa said he
had to-! Now, | don't like to ask you,
but 1t really isn't much. You and
Genesis can just slip up there and
".Sllpr' moaned William. Just slip
up there.' Ye godsl'
Genesis Is waiting on the back
porch she said. Really 1t isn't worth
your making all this fuss bout
I'VE gods!' lie elasped his head In
his hands. crushed. for he knew that
the curse was upon him and he must
20. I'VE gods"
Genesis and his dog were waiting
Just outside the kitchen door, and or
all the world these two creatures were
probably the last In whose company