Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-31


by all the statesmen and prcIates in
the country" exclaimed Mrs. Curfew.
81 don't want to be sunbeam, exDe-
ricnce having taught me that l can get
along better and have less trouble and
tribulatiOn, when l look as much like
a mcatax as possible.
last evening before I went to he'd
I was reading Il book called Sunshine
Susan It was about woman who
just made up her mind to he happy
10 matter what happened. Then her
husband was brought home with a
broken leg, and the two children had
a number of measles simultaneously,
and the house burned down, and the
bank in which she had deposited her
savings closed its doors, and in spite
OF everything she went around singing
and dancing.
"!f ! had thought it over I might
have realized that it was too good to
he true. No human woman could be
gay ana happy in the midst of so
many caIamities. But I was in a
sentimental mood. and when I turned
ont the Tight and went TO bed thought
that I ought to he ashamed Of myself
for not being like Sunshine Susan, and
I made up NY mind 7 would turn over
a new leaf first thing III the morn
ing.
$50 T came downstairs smiling, ana
/ was singing all the time 1 was get
ting breakfast, and when Mr.. Curfcw
came down he said it warmed up his;
whole being 10 see me in such cheer
full frame of mind It reminded him
Of him of the time when I vas sweet
seventeen, and as pretty as a red
wagon. Then he gradually driftcd into
Il story to the effect that he had q
great opportunity 10 make the finest
horse trade of his career. All he need
ed was 81 in cash to close the trans
action. and he would make at least
$15 by it.
"He knew had 81 put away in tile
clock 10 buy myself some clothes !
need the worst way. ! had saved that
money, a nickel and Il dime at q time,
and was looking forward to the time
when l would have enough to go shop
ping and buy myself an outfit good
enough for the queen OF Sheba.
Mr.. Curfew had been trying to Dor
row my savings for Il long time, offer
ing to give NE his note as security, and
before l read that Sunshine Susan book
I always refused him, and nearly
snapped his head off doing it. But that
morning I was anxious to make every
body happy, so / handed him the
money, and he went and made his
horse trade and brought home an old
crowbait that has been sick ever since,
and ne spends all his time out at the
barn, feeding it pills and powders,
and I can't get him to do any OF the
chores around the place.
''The same morning Mrs. Turpentine
heard me singing in the back yard,
and she thought it would be a good
time TO borrow my patent electric
washing machinc, and came over for
that purpose. She had asked for it &
dozen times before, but I always told
her 10 go to. Being full OF sunshine
on that occasion, however, 1 told her
she could have it and welcome, and
I've never been able to use it since.
The man who sold it to me says it
will cost Sc for repairs, so you see
what Sunshine Susan did to me.
''No, mister, l don't want any recipe
for being q sunbeam, and you can
take your book along to Mrs. Tur-
williger, in the yellow house across
the street. Shes the champion middle
weight pessimist of this neighbor-
hood"