The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-22

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and said 81 am glad of it. for have
wanted some one TO play with" and he
said Get out of il before drag YOU
out" and Rowdy began to walk stiff
legged and growl in his throat, and the
man went, only he said | needed good
spanking. Then Wilbur Carpenter came
out and asked il il was fun and told
him il was and he got on his Stummlck
and we played we were steamboats,, and
his mother came out and called me a
dreadful child and said needed 70 bs
spanked.
So then we went up 10 old maid
Tompkns and | ct eight hot biscuits
and got a bone Tor Rowdy and shr
said she would have skolloped potatoes
for dinner, and then | went over to the
river. where ] had never been before
and sat down in the not very deep wa
ter and was having fun when lot OF
boys came and wanted 10 come in, but
they would not come in unless | would
come out, so they did not get a swim
the river belongs to the Irish as mucl
as TO any one, o.
And then found a board and got Oh
il and was padding around when
slipped off, and grabbed at the boarC
and it slammed me on the bean ant
everything got black and when woke
up | was on the bank with Rowdy by
me and | knew it was time for me e
60 away from there,
A new woman has moved into tht
house on the corner. ! was watching
the men unload and she said, DO no
get in the way, little girl" and said
"All right, big woman" and she looked
at me kinda funny and looked at he
and smiled and was hoping we woulC
he friends and she said, you are I'M
pudent aud you ought TO he spanked
shall tell your mother on you, and
said, "You will never see my mother
she is in heaven"
We went to old maid Tompkinse
for some skolloped potatoes, but ther
was not a skollop in the lot, but di
not say anything for ! guess she di
the best she knew how
After dinner two men fit on OF
corner and they used a brick and
stick and a can OF corn and loaf {
bread and side OF bacon and one &,
his face rubbed on the pavement an
the petroleum wagon got them bot
II was very instructive and satiSfactor
! hid the bacon till came back. The
went out TO the river and the kid
was in and | sat and watched then
and they didn't dast to come out The
| took a long ramble and there was
big girl sitting in hammock on
porch, and said, Hello" and 81
said, Hello, little girl, where did yo
come from2" And said, "Heave
where did you come FROM" and sf
said, 81 mean more recently" and | dl
not know what that meant, so | keI
my face shut, and she said Where di
YOU get your morning glory eyes ?" ar
/ | said, my father says they are III
mothers eyes, she is in heaven and dot
not need them any more" and she sal
"Oh, | am sorry" and | said, "You al
a mean thing" and she said, Il mes
| am sorry your mother is in heaven
and | said THAT is what thougI
you meant if ! was big enough | wou
slap your mouth" and then she shoe
me and laughed and cried, and
laughed and we had a real good tim
Her name is June
| stopped at the store on my wi
home two get a can of Sardenes al
peaches and maybe a pickel, and d
man said: did YOU hear the new
kid2" and | kept watching him so III
he would not slip me spoiled pick
and said: What news" and he sa
the man and woman that moved
across the street last month have got
little baby Just came today and
said: as il a girl2" and he said, "Yt
guessed il the first time" SO me al
Rowdy went right straight across d
street and into the house and la,
with a white cap on her head met
out in the hall and smiled and sal
Have you come to see the baby" al
= | said you know it" and she smi
, and pointed to a door and | opened
and went in, but there was no one the
but a lady and she was in bed
| And when | tippytoed and tried
get look at the baby she smiled, al
| said, Il don't want you to feel di
appointed and hate to hurt your fc,
ings, but | want 10 tell you that III
baby is mine" and she said, What
the world are you talking about" a
| said About the baby, il is not 20
baby, il was delivered here by miStal
have been praying for a baby for
long time, and you ought to know III
you could not move into a strange neig
borhood and get baby the first rat
out OF the box. The angel that broug
that baby made a mistake"
And she said MY dear child, | ha
been praying for this baby for yea
and when | moved here ! gave I
angels my new address Maybe yo
baby will be in the next mail But
said you cannot put nothing II
= that over on the Irish" Then the Ia
- with the white cap came in and sal
of "You must not excite the patient
. will let you see the baby and you m,
run along" thought would
u through the floor, fir It was not a ba
at all, but red-faoed little monkey,
! said 81 was mistaken and am sor
for YOU il was a human baby I pray
for" and the lady with the cap led