The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-27
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Outside this house plaster applied to chicEen-we, or
something that looked like it, inside it shiny like the home
of Mrs Groary only imitation mahogany instead OF I'M
taon oak There big entrance hail. and drawing room
SIDE and the other dningroom, with elaborate up
odate bu features To these the owner had added fur
nltre regardless OF expense or perlod; spmdsgeu
French things Powered silk mdcentuy American black
walnut with and rosettes black Chinese Lakewood carved
with dragons Of ladies' in highly pol
shed MARBLE also marble clergyman in ock coat and
string tie Upstairs six bedrooms, each done in different
color by lady departmensore in town. Some
people might have found the place lacking the elements Of
to be happy hotel with the of the lobby All his
life that he could remember home had been place which you
rented bought with the idea of holding real estate
speculation AS the Indians in the Hudson Bay country KIN
moose in the wntertme and to the Dad started
an ol-wen, and moved to the well
First came Mr. Eaton tutor; used getting
eephonec informing him where the Of the moose
seamerunk take the train the NOTORIOUS to his pupil
He rather delicate young retiring with pale
He had been engaged with the restriction that oil
to before culture other words he to teach his
pupil doing it. Dad quite
clear the subject of book knowledge at times he would
it was all bunk but at other times he would pay tribute OF
Embarrassment Yes he roughneck of course, and
would have than he but at the time
he was Jealous of that knowledge troubled by fear It might be
something dsapprove right this Mr.
Eaton told Bunny quite shameesy that there things in the
world more important than OIL
Then the family limousine with grandmother and
Aunt Emma driven by Rudolph who combination Of chau
and gardner and would put on be butler
parties Sing Chinese
cook who precious be trusted to notorious train
Nellie, the housemaid could be easily replaced
brought brought miscellaneous
belongngs-Bunnys bicycle, Emmas hatboxes
grandmothers precious works of art
Old Mrs Ross seventyfve years Of age and her life
had been that anchwoman the before automobiles
and telephones and machinery She had shaved IN poverty and
raised family and daughter die in childbirth and
Of typhoid in the Spanish and another drunk
ard now Jim was all she had left and he had made fortune
late his e and lifted her leisure the end Of hers
might have been long time guessing what use she would make
It, Out OF clear sky she announced that she going to
be panter For sixty years appeared she had cherished
Dream while washing Dishes and spanking babies drying
So they lived grandmother had spare room
for Studio wandering artist had taught her the handling
crude and garng coors This artist had painted desert
SETS and the mountains and rocky Of California;
Mrs Ross painted anything she had What she
was interested in was genyparks and lawns, and shady
avenues with ladies in hoopsk and gentlemen with
toned trousers Her masterpiece six feet by four
hung in the dningoom of the rented
the background extremely elegant twoory house.
soried porches having pillars which could every
curlicue In front circular drive, with
middle and water which very plainly spahng
with lady and gentleman being driven by Negro
Behind the vehicle little dog, playing on the
lawn boy and girl in wide skirts having hoop
hand Also there iron deer the awnyou got
tired of looking at this picture because you could always
something it. Dad would show visitors say:
painted that amt she wonder lady
Agents who had come with leasing propositions lawyers with
papers to be foemen orders
examine carefully and disagreed with Dads Judgment
Aunt Emma the widow Of the a drunk
ard and to her also prosperity had e set no
m1tshe ladies charged anything they wanted and
checks Dads account So Aunt Emma the
ge OF the Ross family in the town city where they
ling were ladies' clubs and Aunt Emma would ATTEND
their functions impressive personalities who rose
and said Madam Chairman and read the Feminine
Element in Shakespeare Plays and the Therapeutic
Optimism and What Shall We Do for Youth? Once every
month the two ladies and Dad always managed
to be spudding in WELL seeing difficult Job of
"cementing off" on that afternoon
Aunt Emma particularly patronized drugstore counters
where they sold cosmetics and she knew by
able young ladies who presided there
of the latest products they pronouncng these names
in quite naive and shameless Amercan-"Roodge finn dee
Theeayter and Pooder der Reeze ah lab urryhch
must be added the only way got the
sales ladies to know what she dressing table
covered with rows Of delicate little boxes and jars and bottles
containing paints and powders and perfumes
What else Of