The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-09
MII.ADY.


Where music sounds In air
was never introduced to the lady
30 could not call her Lass or Sadie
30 I will call her Milsdy
BY the sands Of the sea
She always will be
Just Milsdy to me.
william sylvanus Baxter. Esq. July u
Suddenly again that voice:
"will-eer
To william, In his high and lonely
mood, this piercing summons 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.
He fercely swore his favorite OATH, &C.
Quired from hero Of q work Of fiction
he admired, "Ye godsr' and concealed
his poem In the drawer Of the writing
table.
"will-eel Mamma wants you!" Jane
hammered on the door.
what you wantf' he shouted.
Jane explained. certain pauses indi-
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 70 help Genesis bring some
washtubs homeland ATTN clo'es boiler
from the secondhand mans store"
"Whafw
Jane repeated the outrageous mes
sage, adding. "She wants you to hurry
and got some bread and butter and
apple sauce and sugar for comm to
tell you"
His refusal was direct and infuriat-
ed, but there was a decisive tapping
upon the door. and his mothers voice
interrupted:
Hush. Willie! Open the door. please"
He obeyed furiously, and Mrs. Bax-
ter walked In with q deprecating 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 a
sort Of way station on Its Journey to
her mouth.
That's q nice thing to ask me to
do!' stormed the unfortunate william
"Ye gods! DO you think Joe Bullitts
mother would dare to-
wait, dearier' Mrs. Baxter Begged
practically. II Just want to explain
Explain Ye godsv'
"Now. now. Just a minute, Wilie!
she said. What l wanted to explain
was why it's necessary for you to 60
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 DID," she managed to
interpolate. He
But her frantic son disregarded her.
Secondhand washtubs!" he 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 rave 30, Willie.
and say 'Ye gods SO much II really
isn't nice. I'm sure nobody'l 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 done In this
family-why do l always have to be
the onel Why can't Genesis bring the
secondhand washtubs without me-?
Why can't the secondhand store deliv-
er 'emf Why can't
That's what want to tell you" she
interposed hurriedly. and as the youth
lifted his arms on high In a gesture Of
ultimate despair and then threw him
self miserably into q chair she obtain
ed the floor The secondhand store
doesn't deliver things" she said. IL
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 wash
boiler himself. And he can't make
two trips because it's q mile and q
half, and don't Ike to ask him. any
way. And 1t 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, I don't like to ask you,
but 1t really isn't much. You and
Genesis can just slip up there and
"Slipr' moaned William. Just slip
up therev Ye gods!"
Genesis is waiting on the back
porch" she said. Really 1t isn't worth
your making all this fuss about"
"Ye godsr' He clasped his head In
his hands, crushed. for he knew that
the curse was upon him and he must
20. "Ye gods!''
Genesis and his dog were waiting
Just outside the kitchen door. and OF
all the world these two creatures were
probably the last In whose company
william sylvanus Baxter desired to
make public appearance. The aged,
grayish, sleeveless, reckless garment
which sheltered Genesis from waist
TO collar bone could not have been
mistaken for a jersey.
Upon the feet Of Genesis were things