Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-06-15

hau 10 modern methods of deaIino
with cooking and laundry work par
maps 1t was fortunate that I.attie,s
INDUSTRY was largely conferred on gath.
ering lnfiammable material of all de-
scrlptions. And certainly she enioved
u. On this particular day she had
discovered pile Of cornstalks that
| mao Deen discarded as no longer use.
fui-or even amusing to cows II was
part OF Lettie's business to intercept
the process Of natural disintegration
whenever possible. She believed thor
oughiy that the vegetable world
should be wiped out by fire, and in
her immediate locality she was rak-
Ing the earth fairly clean Of plant
life that was not thought much of by
Its growers.
An enthusiastic co-worker was FIJI.
buster Caesar Penfield, the family
pup. AS Lettie dragged a heavy
company Of cornstalks around the
house, he followed after, plunging at
the long. rustling leaves, barking at
this imagined prey, charging with a
force that severed the more brittle
sections and sent them flying. Flying
where? Why, over the walk, into the
side yard Of Mr.. Josiah Wopple. This
piece Of trespassing was the easier
because there was no fence to inter-
fere. the boundary being marked only
by few old posts.
Returning from the second trip, Let
tie found results well under way. Mr..
Wopple, with highly injured express
sion, was ostentatlously sweeping tat
tiers Of corn tissue, together with
great deal Of soil, across the commu-
nifty walk into Mrs. Penfeld's yard.
When he saw Lettie, he paused and
glowered at her. Lettie stopped short
and glowered back. And she did 1t
well. too; glowering was a speciality
with her on similar occasions.
You'd better be careful" he said.
81 amt goin' to have my yard all
Uttered up"
81 didn't do it." she returned. "Fr
done It,"
This was the way they usually be-
gan, gradually working up to a tenn
perature that is dangerous to body
and soul.
''If you was my child, I'd learn you
to do somep'n sides traipsin'-"
"You shut up" advised Lettie
tersely. Her pale cheeks grew a
shade whittier. With a jerk she
grasped her cornstalks more firmly
and dashed with them to the back
yard Fillbuster, thinking this meant
the end of q conversation to which ne
had listened with manifest dlsap-
proval, pounced eagerly upon the rus
Ting mass and detached portions for
distribution.
But Lettie had merely cleared the
decks. Unencumbered, she turned to
her protagonist.
whats eating you, anyhow" she
demanded in disgust. 'We hain't
done you no HARM"
you been Interim my yard" he
1--WE hain't Uttered 1t, so! All FIJI |
done was playing. And just two or
three leaves Nobody else'd ha' no
iced EN-"
81 tell you they Uttered, and
won't have 1t. You amt to NEEDLE
IN my prop'ty-neither you nor your
TASTY old dog"
Lettie's thin chest lifted, as If a
,teel hook had pulled it upward. Her
lands clenched. 'He amt a nasty
I'D dog. He's worth a darned sight
nore'n you are"
That's a lie."
"'Tain't a lie. Turn you loose, and
-ou couldn't find q home, way Ell
lone. Wouldn't nobody have you
This shot gave Lettie g temporary
dvantage. Mr.. Wopple, willing TO
ubscribe to wellnigh anything for the
axe of disagreement, hesftated mo-
,entarily before the vivid picture OF
imself seeking charity from door to
DOR. Possibly some misgiving about
be outcome Of such a venture
hecked his rejoinder. Splotches OF
ed appeared In his sallow CHEEKS !
Ike spatters Of anger. The hand on
he broom handle shook visibly. Pres !
ntly he returned the personality with {
choice one Of his own deyising.
"You're a sassy tyke II you was q
" child" Z
The growing possibilities of belong ]
u to Mr.. Woppe's family circle were Z
n short by the efforts Of Filloustef /
aesar 10 relieve the stiffness OF the j
,ene. Having detached bali corn 4
ak with branches pendant, he :
unged joyously into Mr. Woppies a
,rd eareenlng madly IN interseetins
lryes, giving up scraps OF corn ma I
rial 10 the th0rny grasp 'f rose e
lshes as he passed, a
Raising the broom fhreaienink'y Dr. q
'onple started for the Intruder d
eHere, get oufw he shouted p''p q
~, gen our ,.,. y
Fillbuster Caesar vas ~ hls e'eil's'' a
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