The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-07
Patricia's
Patriotism
0n
By Osborn JAMES


per s~yndicaie)
When Miss Lollabelle Perry mnde
up her mind that II was n higher duty
for her 10 give her services az house
mother 20 n camp OF young women
volunteer farmers for the summer than
70 stay home and keep house for her
brother. Taylor Perry, she had felt no
small feeling Of pity for that same
brother Of hers.
II know II viii be hard for you" she
said, hut you must remember that In
letting me 20 you are doing Just a.
much OF n patriotic act as l am In
going. Dinnh win be here. Of course
md you know she never goes out ex.
copt to come back 10 get dinner. You
poor lamb" added the sister, standing
behind her brother ns he sat In his
favorlte chnlr IN the living room Of
their suburban home. you poor old
dear-I Just hate 10 20 away and leave
you. ! know how forlorn you will be-"
Taylor sighed deeply and o%rndicnted
the usual smile from his genial face.
1T will be tough, Lollnbelle. but n II II
your duty, then | suppose you must
CO." and rs his sister hustled out OF the
room 10 20 about the work Of packing
her trunks for the great cvcnt-for
Lollnbelle had never before In the ave
years that she had been keeping house
for her bachelor brother, gone nwny
from home for more ihnn n weekend
nj n tlme-Tnylor's smile returned and.
laying down the paper which he had
been reading, he fell into n pleasant
train Of thought. lie was planning
several little stag parties. Dlnah's
southern cooking was worth asking n
few OF his friends out into the suburbs
10 enjoy. With Lollnbelle home these
stag parties were out Of the question.
for the good elder sister could not
conceive OF young mentor her thirty.
1ve-ycar-old brother was to her stitl n
lnd-havlng n good time without girls
90 dance with. and whenever he had In
the past attempted 10 have his friends
out for n weekend or n holiday she
always managed 10 gnthcr together
some OF the girls OF the nclghborhood
TO giggle n dance n ! ana IN
vlte mild Irritation from his guests.
Now he would be able to be In n bnche'
lor's paradise. lie could also come to
dinner warn evenings In his shirt
sleeves and smoke his pipe all over
the house. He was really quite re-
signed to L~ollabelle's decision.
30 Lollnbelle went and Taylor and
nice brown-sklnned old Dinnh were
left In command, and Dlnnh used to
STAND ahd muck NJ inc side OF the
tho'e nv Ihylor h'e thleh porterhouSe
STEAKS luscious PORK u rleh
cream pies such MS n Dinnh could
max me fhct mat the butchers
bllls were considerably higher thnn
when Lollabelle was nome n thnt
oman managed 10 consume twice ms
much cream u eggs In her cookery
now as Wheh Lollabeile was nome ulu
not distress Inylor' For the sake OF
such lIeeuoul nc was WlIllhg 10 pny
lnrge ollis'
Ihe hrst stag party was a glorious
success as TAR as the refreshments
went There was juicy roast pork Tor
saturday dinner win some OF Dlnnh's
llght, white rolls u a cream pie u
Tor sunday there was an enormous
nan sueh as only oman knew now To
eook' Monuny morning there were
NOR OF Dihnhs roiis' ana on tuesday
Tor the guests hll theih-
serves they could stay TIL wednesday
-there were brolled nam Tor break
tnSt' Ihhlo ehops Tor luncheon u a
"onueriul ronst peer Tor thinner
None OF your poor folks make
believe meat-all stopped together out
OF nuts and beans and things com
mented binah to herself, MS she sur
Veyed inc lnrder with satisfaction, Tor
ihdeed the menus that she a been
permitted TO pia were TO her what o
senueman's menus ought to be. Ana
Ar lhylor fcrty nhu MS guests en-