Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-09
OF Love
.dnd Laughter
Case of the Missing
Clothesline-Closed
BY MARJORIE HOLMES

They make Decline for the kite counter at the
ten-cent store You can't find a scrap Of string in
the house any more Strips Of your petticoatS ana
print dresses go soaring aoft as tails.
Your middle szed son sticks down his hair and
rehearses his speech final time before trudgng
eagerly OF to sell seeds from door to door Other boys
of assorted sizes at the doorway with seeds for SALE
Skate keys begin to vie with the item you're
most continually called on to help hunt for.
Your cothesline you discover has to school to
serve as skipping rope for the second grade.
Overheard in Almost Any House
IF somebody offered you million dollars for dog
SoW could yoTP II would be like selling one Of your chill
dren" We'll, don't worry. nobodys going to"
"Yes. but what if they would?"
seven-year-old at table. Where's my mlk9" I'm
the refrigerator I'll get it." II didn't mean wanted
mouth"
all overI got peanut butter onmy letter to President
Eisenhower!
Your Pets and Ours
Mildred began life as an egg in incubator at school,
When the chick had been duly Matched and observed the
older boy was allowed to bring 1t home.
So Mildred as the creature promptly dubbed by
delighted little sister, joined the family peckng gay
about the house until recently vacated rabbit cage could
be redone
Mldred's antecedents were q subject Of fascinated
conjecture That's ordinary chicken most admirers
were agreed Look those markings And that curious
golden color Guinea hen voted seme Prairie chicken
In any case Mildred made great hit at parties, peck
ing alike at hors and pantegs Mapping to the
mante as Mildred waxed hearty and strong.
Whatever else had been doubtful about Mildred. one
thing became increasingly plain Like the inevitable tom
cat that comes up with Kittens Mildred had been mis-
named spurs for instance. The comb, the wattles
And when Mildred began to greet the dawn with lusty
Growing another fact estabshed-Mdred was indeed,
no ordinary barnyard hen!
Soon Mildred rousing not only neghborhood babies
ahead Of schedule but the preacher whose bedroom window
overlooked Mildred's cage
The threat became immediate and dire that the ring
ing church bells next door, the and hymns would
be interrupted by Mldreds fervent cOckadOOde
Hence, after much fearful sousearching, and three
false starts the country Mildred ultimately reln
pushed to q farmer With the UNDERSTANDING Of course.
that Mildred would never wind dinner table.
But that he would live out the rest Of her days bliss
full cock-of- the-roost in q harem full Of hens.
Don't Be Afroid to Be Friendly
To most of a compliment is like tonic quckening
the blood little causing the heart to sing And the
spontaneous heartfelt compliment, to stranger,
doesn't hurt bit cost thing.
What pretty suit" remark to q woman the bus:
Looks mighty nce to the lovingly polishing his
car "Your flowers loveler than this year. to
the old working in his yard Such the little things
that flavor lives-often to extent do not dream.
It takes few words to be friendly. And the tonic
discover. works both waysl
Sunday Sxyeor-oA girls sfrsd Of green gross smokes
You'll Why "of Love end Loushte" the vomsn