The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-10-28
A TOOTHSOME TALE
ANNETTE c. sYmMEs.
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q. 1871, BIZ Mcclure Newspaper syndi.

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When Cousin Phrony Butterfeld
made her annual visit TO the Blakes.
little Phrony, as she still continued
to call her namesake. I'm spite OF
that winsome damsel's 20 years, was
unanimously elected to the pleasing
task of giving Cousin Phrony a good
time" A rather bleak and cherries
girlhood which merged into woman
hood filled with hard and unappre-
ciated toll as the bond-slave Of
brother whose body was crippled by
rheumatism and whose soul was
warped worse than his body long be-
fore the latter knew q rheumatic
pang, had brought Cousin Phrony to
her mid-fiftles with . girls keen
relish for good times-and she
wanted the kind of good times girls
have. tool Only little Phrony could
stand her namesake's pace. when she
attempted to cram into a fortnight
enough jaunting to last the other 30
weeks Of the year-and little Phrony
frankly admitted that Cousin Phrony
Wus uiofc Jun thuu my Shi shc hhS"'
"It's wicked. know" little
Phrony said to herself" but Tn glad
Cousin Hiram is dead! And I wish
he'd died before! And do wish. too
that Cousin Phrony would sell that
wicked farm and move somewhere
where she wouldn't have to take her
amusement I'm chunks" But Cousin
Phrony chung to the farm, and came
regularly after haying each year for
her visit.
This year the first few days passed
rather drably. owing to the
guests attendance at a dental office.
where an under set OF "store-teeth"
were being fashioned for her. But the
night after she bore them home In
triumph, she announced cheerfully
that tomorrow she "wuz In hopes Z
she'n Phrony could have real good
time"
Little Phrony knew where to take
her cousin. and from the moment
when they descended from the trolley
into the gay crowd at the beach re-
sort, Cousin Phrony was In her ele-
ment. The changing music Of merry
go-round drew her into the big pa
vilion. her eyes clinging to the saily-
painted BEASTS and their riders.
Little Phrony. knowing what the
woman really wanted, proposed ride
and after very slight resistance
Cousin Phr6ny gave in. and settled her
generous weight upon gaudy ele-
plant. because It'd take an ELEPHANT
to hold her upi" The spectacle Of the
dear soul. In her black-strlped muslin,
her hat, a Discreet combination of hat
and bonnet, and her comfort" shoes,
caneBring In circle with delight,
written broadly all over her rosy,
wholesome face. was striking enough
to compel the attention Of a good
looking young man nearby. When
the ride was over. and the two de-
scended, he followed them.
And when they dined, he sat at the
table next them.
Now Cousin Phrony had not yet sub
dued her new "store-teeth." The upper |
set she was used TO; but the new
lower set bothered her 10 that extent |
that the delicious fried clans and
"French fried" potatoes lost half their
flavor for her. as she painfully con-
centrated upon mastication.
take out these horrld under teeth,
cousin 7" begged little Phrony. ut last. |
They're spelling your dlnnerT
81 declare, I b'Iieve willl' sighed
the harrassed diner. and lifted dis
Greet napkin to her lips. When she
removed II. the teeth were in Its folds.
II was when they rose to go that the
occurred! In her engross-
ment In the dinner. Cousin Phrony had
totally forgotten the teeth lying in her
lap. with n horrifylng chatter they
struck the floor. and. not content with
that, "skIttered." TO use her own
phrase. right out I'm front Of the young
man Mt the next table, who was ris-
ing. tool
Little Phrony made dart for them.
hut the man was the quicker. Picking
them up. he handed them 10 the blush
ing girl. with bow and smile that
had in II nothing but kindness and I'M
"Mr. Crawfordr' gasped little
Phrony, and blushed the harder. Just
10 think OF meeting the distinguished.
Elliot Crawford In
this wayl And To think that. hardly
her at all. he should plainly
be so pleased TO see her!
But there was Cousin Phrony to In
troduce. and her rebelllous teeth to he
restored To her. and the story OF the
mornings doings To be told. as simply
as n II was the commonest thing In
the world for girl and an elderly
woman to participate In the giddiest
sports ~ the beach together.
And we'd admire to have you come
with us awhile. Mr.. Crawford" invited
Cousin Phrony. with country-neighbor-
hood feeling for the young man all
alone In a place that demanded com
'"The's quite number OF
things we amt had time TO try out;
an we en- get our fortunes told by the
seventh daughter Of a seventh daugh-
Ter. I want TO see II she says I'm
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