The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-31

tllS was my second day IN School.
| am getting rid OF the days in
hurry. Just to show my father
that | was back on the job | got up
early and stirred up the pancakes and
fried them, and when we had break
fast and he went to bed | washed the
dishes and wiped them on my blue
nightie II needed washing anyway so
a little water Of the dishes would not
hurt it. This is pink nightie week, but
both Of them ought to be washed so q
doesn't make any difference which |
wear.
Then was going to school and when
| got to the gate there was Mr.. Car
penter and he looked excited, and he
said: PATSY, Mrs. Carpenter has been
badly hurt in an auto accident" and !
said, For cats sake | hope you don't
blame me for that" He said, "She told
me to ask you TO come and see her
this morning" | said, Tell her that's
all right but have got to go to
school" He said, Please come right
away" SO closed the gate and me
and Rowdy went with him
He opened a door for me and Rowdy
to go into room by ourselves, and
there was Mrs, Carpenter lying on the
same bed they had Wilbur on the day
he got shot full OF powder, She said,
Patsy, am going to heaven and be
an angel and | do not want to go and
leave any misunderstands here. You
have been a very bad little girl and |
suppose you always will be, but want
you to know that my soul is at peace
and that ! forgive YOU for everything
you have done" ! said, For cats
sake, what have | ever done ?" She
said I'VE cannot go into details at a
time like this. You know what you
have done
Well" | said, "I like that When
you are the meaneSt woman on the
street and sit out on your porch all the
time to keep good little girls from be-
ing played with Who told you that
you are going to die and go to heayenH
She said the doctor told me that | am
going TO die and the minister told me
that am going to heaven, as ! Shout
after the life | have lived" said
"The doctor may be right but III bel
all I've got except Rowdy that tn,
minister IS wrong What kind oi d
Iplaee do YOU think heaven is anyway
Do you think it is place where q
hatchet faced angel can SIT on hcr
front porch and order the little angel,
to keep off the clouds and not toutl
the setting sun and always to wip,
their feet and not dare 10 play witt
her little angel should say not"
i She just lay there and looked at m,
and said, you need a good spanking
should think your mother would turl
over in her grave You little savage
II | we're not dying ! would attend /,
your case So | stuck out my tongu
at her and went out.
The doctor was on the porch talkin,
to Mr. Carpenter and Wilbur was cry
ing The doctor started away whei
! did, so | went TO his auto and said
rs she dying sure enough, mister 2
and he said, Why, no, nothing like i,
She has merely had a shaking up" s,
he went away and | went back an,
told Mr Carpenter that | was sorr'
Tor him. He said. What fot?" "Sh
is gong to get wcll,"l said, that is tn
reason
! When ! got to school my teacher wa
Just going into the school yard and sh
looked at my feet and said did 70,
know there was frost last night"
said, III was not my fault wen
home early and STAYED in the house III
went to bed She smiled and sal,
she knew 1t was not my fault Whicl
/ shows that she is good teacher an,
. will not try to put anything over on
/, little girl jus, because her mother !
: in heaven and she is Irish She said
Don't you hiuk It is too cold to n