Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17
Although "We're Not Superstitious,'
It's Surprising How Things Happen
BY NINA WILCOX PUTNAM.

s Sir Walter Raleigh said
~ when spreading his coat over
~ the mud puddle for Queen
4 Il Elizabeth, "Step on it, kid
this is your lucky day, and
mine, too. 1 only regret that l have
but one coat to lay down for my
country
And how true it is that some things
bring you luck, providing you believe
they do, certainly was proved 10 me
not long ago when I luckily picked
up the telephone receiver on a busy
wire and heard that the cook was
leaving over to Miss Demeanor's. |
was lucky and quick enough to beat
all the other ladies in DinglewoOd 70
hiring her.
The cooks, if any. which we have
had this past yr. have positively Gre
ated a draft going through our
kitchen, that's how fast they went.
And now, quite by accident. l run
across the fact that this cook was
leaving, so naturally | ran across and
asked would she like to come to us,
and she said she would. and so |
went right on back home and scrub
bed the kitchen floor, washed the
windows and tied red bows on the
kitchen curtains moved the best easy
chair, radio and tive.fOOt bookshelf
and ends into her quarters such as
my long mirror. my best bedroom slip
pers, and etc. to make her feel
thoroughly comfortable.
Well, the next morning. which was
when we was expecting her, | fixed
myself up as attractive as possible
and sat down to wait for her. Pretty
soon the doorbell gave a loud ring.
and my heart gave a ditto leap, and
I thought. oh heavens, there she is
and hurried to answer. Well, it was,
actually she had showed. I took her
bags. and carried them upstairs and
showed her her room. asked was
there anything I could do for her,
found she would fancy q little cake
and tea, and then left her in privacy
while l went down TO fix things up
like she wanted, and while | was
doing so. the bell rlIng again. and
this time who would it he only that
Mabel Bush. the one that's married to
Joe Bush of the Hawthorne Club
Well, at first l thought where
Mabel must have been shopping. on
account she had something with her
from pretty near every department
of the Emporium. But no, she was
merely going away for a coupla
weeks and had brought some stuff
she wanted to park with me while
SHS was gone.
GAY, dear, she says when she had
got her breath, | wonder would
YOU mind taking care of my goldfish
while l and Joe is out IN Kansas Wis
iting mother. He's a real sweet little
Teller, amt you. Otto? See how cute
he is, Jennie? And he don't bite or
anything unless he's crossed. With
that she hauled out one of the mean
est looking goldfish I ever saw in my
life. 1t give me a awful funny look
right off, but naturally l merely says
why hello, Otto. nice Otto, pretty fell
Ter, of course III take care of him.
Mabel, what does he eat? oh fish
cakes she says. or any old thing. Now
go TO your Aunt Jennie Otto that's
the boy!
Well. took his glass globe and put
it on the table, a little uneasy over
how the new cook would feel about
another mouth to feed after l had
told her there was only three in the
family. But before 1 got a chance to
do any heavy worrying Mabel had
pulled a Withholding fern out from
handbag and set the poor helpless
thing at my feet. There. she says
I'm sure you won't mind looking after
that, all you got to do is water it once
a day with double filtered water,
brush its leaves, pick the spiders and
seeds off 1t, and give it a little sun
shine
Then before had a chance to kick
she was after me with another coupla
bundles. This is just the canary, she
says, and here, my dear. is my pea
cock fan and my opal pin. OF course
I'm not bit superstitious, but I al
ways say there is no use taking silly
chances, and there have been three
wrecks around mothers neighborhood
lately, and l hate to leave them in
the house in case burglars was to
break In. so you don't mind if leave
them with you, do you?
Why Mabel Bush, I says, do you
mean to tell me you are superstitious
about taking them things with you?