The Nevada County picayune., 1922-04-06

He c0ul0Q explore llle attlc an rig up in the old clothes there any more, nor romp through the garden, nor go lunchin' in the woods, nor none of the things she wanted him to do. He didn't have time. An what made things worse, one of them comettails was comin' up in the sky, an your pa Gidn't take no rest for watchin for et. an then studyin' of 1t wh .n 1t got here
 An your ma--poor little thing couldn't think Of anything but doll that was thrown in the corner because somebody'd got tired of her. She was kl0nesome an no mistake. Anybody'd be sorry for her, to see her mopin' round the house, nothin to do Oh, she read, an sewed with them bright colored silks an' wOrsteds; but course there wasn't no real work for her to do There was good help in the kitchen. an l took what care of your grand ma was needed; an she always gave her orders through me, so l practical ly Pun the house, an there wasn't anything there for her to do.
 An so your ma just had to nope 1t out alone Oh, l don't mean your pa was unkind. He was always nice an polite, when he was in the house, m I'm sure he meant to treat her fll right. He said yes, yes to be sure, Pf course she was lonesome, an he Eas sorry. Twas too bad he was b busy An he kissed her an patted Der. But he always began right away Q talk of the comet; an ten to one e didn't disappear into the Observa ory within the next five minutes. Then Jour ma would look so grieved an sor- an go of an cry, an mayt not eome down to dinner, at all
 Well then, one day things got so lad your grandma took hand. She Fas up an around the house, though he Kept mostly to her own rooms but of course she saw how things was oin. Besides, I told her-some p"as no more than my duty, as poked at 1t. She just worshiped your (a, an naturally she'd want things ght for him. So one day she told me tell her sons wife to come to her
 her room.
 An did, an she came. Poor lit- e thing! l couldn't help beln' sOr- for her. She didn't know n thing
 what was wanted of her, an she as so glad an happy to come. You ee, she was lonesome. suppose
 Me? Want me?-Mother Ander- pnF she cried. oh, Pm so glad ' hen she made it worse by runnin' up pe stairs an bouncin' into the room ke rubber ball, an cryin' Now hat shall l do. read to you, or sing
 you, or shall we play games? I'd we 10 do any of them! Just like pat, she said 1t. heard her Then went out, of course, an left them. ut l heard most everything that as said, just the same, for I was ght in the next room dustin,' and Pe door wasn't quite shut.
 First your grandmother said real pilte-she was always pOlite-but in cold little voice that made even me liver in the other room, that she did t desire to be read to or sung to. pd that she did not wish to play mes. She had called her daughter Flaw in to have a serious talk with er. Then she told her, stili very plite. that she was noisy an child n, an undignified. an that it was pt only silly, but very wrong for her
 expect to have her husbands entire tention; that he had his own work, h 1t was very important one He as going to be president of the col ge some day, like his father before m; an it was her place to help him
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