The Idaho recorder., 1921-08-26
MAS SLANG CURE
ey EDNA N FORDE.

"Sttin un stone wall. she re
torfed -uonchaIantly. IAN don't you ze'
too fresh 0r I'll spill the beans To ma |
that you gave the eat our gold hsh i
Jaw, Whadda / care. II you squeiil
about the gold tish III tell teacher |
where you hide your chewing gum. |
seef'
We'll, awright II you won't tell !
then won't. Huh!"
But Freddie's answer was lost as
they disappeared through the hole I'D
the back yard fence.
Now all the while there had oeeh
| an eayesdropper who had heard 'iiis
| slangy conversation. Mrs. Hapgo"u'
mother OF these two scallywags, stood
| listening behind pile OF wood which
| Freddie should have chopped long
| ago
| Its a problem she sighed, as she
emerged aud trudged her way through
the deep snow to the chicken coop.
ITS II problem 10 know how 10 man
age children nowadays
Sarah and Freddie, Is and IA re-
spectively. We're at the age when thes
should have been help and JOY
10 their mother.
While Mrs. IlapgOod was In the act
of collecting eggs, brilliant Thought
occurred to her! She sat down right
then and there and wondered If her
idea. carried out. would cure those
little mps of their slang and lazy
habits. He who hesltates is lost.
she quoted SO putting the eggs back
In the nests. she trudged the short
space from the chicken coop to the
house.
NO harm in trying. anyway" she
mused.
"Yoo- hoo! Oh, ma-a-a-a-a" shouted
voices from the back yard rs sup
per ready? Gee, we're starvin And
then followed a general slamming or
doors, kicking Off rubbers, smiling
from the cold and plenty of impa-
tence.
"How do you get that wayT greeted
a voice from the next room-and they
entered to find Mrs. Hapgood seated
snugly before the fireplace with
magazine. "Why don't you two have
, a hearth" she continued. Il don't fee'
!, like getting supper. 1t can so hang
for all care."
q Freddie and Sarah. round-eyed ant
q speechless, stood staring at her from
' the doorway.
A The voice continued: THE egg!
aren't In, the store Is closed. the wood:
> nor In, and there's no fire in th'
h range. How do you expect me to ge
y supper?'
n At this point Freddie ventured t
|. say timidly: "Now. ma. quit yer kid
II din. we're awful hungry. honest !!
n And Sarah. encouraged ran 10 he
r mother, threw her arms around he
d neck and pleaded: please hurry. ma
,r we're goin' slidin' tonight lp L
n were leavin', Isn't 1t. Freddie?" turn
Ing to her brother. who burst fort
ID with a torrent of pleadings.
I'd Right here Mrs Hapgood's courag
L, nearly failed her but she pulled hei
tn self together and forcing a laugh eS
IN claimed well, If It's time to leave
let's go"
I'd But ma-the supper"
,r. "Never mind the supper. Slidin
". more important than eatin anyway
yb let's go"
ls- "Oh. whatever is the matter wit
ry MAJ" walled Sarah. "She talks lik
Ia that bold woman on Alden street, wh
es never cleans her home"
he I'm waitin," called voice iii
" the Moman's on Alden street. "Aren
,ir you ready YETI"
he Freddie ambled into the kitche
'ly and with penitent eye and dropping !
he toed the mat and mumbled: "A'
va | guess | won't go slidin' tonight al
he wish YOU wouldn't 20 either. ma"
nd "Yes. lets stay home and We'll .
ed cook supper together" chimed
ev. Sarah.
And well play dominoes." suggest
me Fred
ed NO" declared ma. firmly. TIN si
ire OF stayin' home, doin' all the work Il
on cookin' meals, an talkin' like nj
rry mother. From now on I'm goin'
ar. talk slang and do no work. Get me
ak Mother dear. please" begged $
an rah. Il don't know what has hs
In pened to you, nor how you got that
bv mean how you changed. but son
rye how feel II Is my fault and Freddie
the and 10 you will only say YOU are fo
tin. ing. and promise you will be our o'
hts darling sweet mother once again.
led do anything you want. and we wo
her talk slang or be lazy any more, "
nd. We. Freddie3"
Try, please. ma-a-a-a, We've been
on fresh, guess aud anyway | was j.
In fhinkin' I could chop half that wc
mi nn such nice moonlight night as
YES night"-panSe- youn cook us SO
Of scrambled eggs first"
Then Mrs. Haprood knew she !
alu. wen Enough was said. and noh,
AL. could doubt her children's sincerity
,ath Seon they were all huSfling ah
getting supper. and not until the y
r,. lFr,~ .IfSh was Vnbtfad taii Mrs II