News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-06-14

claiming ooh ~ and "Ah p with a LONG
breath. He says Mothers coloring is
wonderful. heard him. And | didn't
like 1t very well, either. Why, II
sounded as If she put 1t on herself out
of a box on her bureau, same as some
other ladies do Still, he's not so bad
maybe; though I'm not sure but what
his paints and pictures would be just
as tiresome to live with as Fathers
stars, when 1t came right down to
wanting a husband to live with you
and talk to you every day in the year.
! You know you have to think Of such
things when it comes to choosing a
! new father-I mean a new husband.
| q keep forgetting that It's Mother and
| not me that's doing the choosing)
! Well, to resume and go on There's
| the violinist. I mustn't forget him.
! But, then, nobody could forget him.
He's lovely: so handsome and distin-
| guished-looking with his perfectly
beautiful dark eyes and white teeth.
And he plays-well, I'm simply crazy
over his playing. l only wish Carrie
! Haywood could hear him. She thinks
her brother can play. He's travelling
violinist with a show; and he came
home once to Andersonville And l
heard him. But he's not the real thing
anybody, our grocer, or the butcher,
up there playing that violin. His eyes
are little and blue, and his hair is
red and very short l wish she could
hear our violinist play!
And there's another man that comes
to the parties and teas oh, of course
there are others, lots of them married
men with wives, and unmarried men
with and without sisters. But l mean
another man specially. His name Is
Harlow. He's a little man with a
brown pointed beard and big soft
brown eyes. He's really awfully good
looking, too. l don't know what he
does do; but he's married. know
that. He never brings his wife, though;
but Mothers always asking for her,
clear and distinct, and she always
smiles, and her voice kind Of tinkles
like little silver bells. But just the
same he never brings her.
He never takes her anywhere. I
heard Aunt Hattie tell Mother so at
the very first, when he came. She
said they weren't bit happy together,
and that there'd probably be divorce
before long But Mother asked for
her just the same the very next time.
And she's done it ever since.
| think l know now why she does.
l found out and I was simply thrilled.
1t was so exciting! You see, they
were lovers once emselveS-Mother
and this Mr.. Harlow Then something
happened and they quarreled. That
was just before Father came.
OF course Mother didn't tell me this, |
nor Aunt Hattie 1t was two ladies. |
heard them taking at a tea one day. |
l was right behind them, and l couldn't |
get away, so just couldn't help hear
ing what they said.
They were looking across the room |
at Mother. Mr. Harlow was talking |
to her He was leaning forward in
his chair and talking so earnestly to
Mother; and he looked just as IL he
thought there wasn't another soul in
the room but just they two. But
was just listening TO
be polite to company. Anybody could see
that. And the very first chance she
got she turned and began to talk to a
lady who was standing near. And she
never so much as looked toward Mr..
Harlow again.
The ladies in front of me laughed
then, and one of them said, with a lit
tie nod Of her head, 81 guess Madge
Desmond Anderson can look out for
herself all right"
Then they got up and went away
without seeing me. And all of sud
den / felt almost sorry for / wanted
them TO see me. wanted them to see
that knew my mother could take care
Of herself too, and that l was proud
IF 1t. If they had turned I'd have said
30. But they didn't turn.
/ shouldn't like Mr.. Harlow for a
father. / know / shouldn't. But then,
here's no danger, of course, even IL
lie and Mother were lovers once. He's
rot q wife now, and even If he got
lIvoTce. l. don't believe Mother would
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But OF course there's no telling
which one she will take. AS l said
before, / don't know. It's too soon,
anyway to tell. ] suspect 1t isn't any
more proper to hurry up about getting
married again when you've been I'M
married. by a divorce than 1t is when
-ouve been unmarried by your hus-
lands dying / asked Peter one day
low soon folks did get married after
divorce. but he didn't seem TO know.
all he said was to stammer: /,
Er-yes, miss-nO, miss, l mean,
don't know, miss"
Peter is awfully funny. But he's /,
lice. l like him, only can't find out
much by him. He's very good-lOoking /,