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"For goodness sakesl If that old
! Mexican cow aint been end gone and
US. " et say glory-de-John rose."
I looked up from my gardening and
saw my next door neighbor?usually
the most almiable of women?literally
snaxing with indignation, on her front
porch, while a cow was on the grass
plot below, contentedly munching the
last of tho Glolre de Dijon.
Mrs. Farleigh took a pot containing
a small, withered palm from the porch
rail, heaved It at the cow, and exclaimed:
"Drat the beast!"
The pot broke innocently some way
from the cow, and the animal went
over to it and examined the palm. It
was too dry for her taste, however.
She evidently preferred sweet, succulent
rose bushes.
"Shoo!" Mrs. Farleigh followed the
exclamation down the steps, shaking
her apron vigorously as she went. The
cow walked leisurely away, notwithstanding
the pieces of broken flower
N . pot that my neighbor sent after it.
?? A I?-?a aU ? a as ?? "
aiu i uiki me iinm i "
I had Intended to keep ont of the
controversy, and had busied myself behind
& hakea, but a hakea forms a poor
shelter, and this last remark was evidently
intended for me.
"It's hard," I replied sympathetically.
Of course I said Just the wrong
thing. Anything I might have replied
would have been wrong to one in Mrs.
Farleigh's mood.
"Hard! Hard!" she shouted in disgust.
"I wasn't thinking of the cow's
digestion. It's my glory-de-John rose
tha^ worries me. I've tended it all
winter, like a mother, and it was Just
coming into bloom. Them Mexicans
have no right to keep cows in a re pecChble
neighborhood."
The Mexican was a bete nolr to the
neighbors. He had arrived recently,
and bought four lots. On these he
was keeping half a dosen cows, and
running a small dairy farm. He seemed
w ue circumreDung ine city ordinance,
which prohibited one person
keeping more than one cow, by distributing
the ownership of the animals
among his children. The bad feature
about the affair was that the family
were casual about letting the cows
roam off the premises. They had
owned a large ranch in Mexico, before
the revolution, and did not understand
. over and see them about it?** I suggested
mischievously, for I knew the
Mexicans understood little or no English
"1 will," Mrs. Farleigh said decidedly.
T have just cause for complaint."
"You surely have," I agreed. "It's
the proper thing to do."
Mrs. Farleigh trotted across the
street, her anger rising as she went,
and pushed the button beside the
Mexican's front door.
I was bad enough to take up a point
of vantage behind a large leptospermum,
to watch the burlesque, for I
imagined my neighbor had not the
Spanish.
The Mexican woman appeared, and
my neighbor started the attack. "Your
old cow has been and et my glory-deJohn
rose," Mrs. Parleigh shouted.
"Gloria de Juan, eenora!" the Mexican
woman, exclaimed, In surprise.
Juan was her eldest son.
"De waun senlora nothing. Your
cow, cow, cow," each time she spoke
the word, Mrs. Farleigh pointed a finger
viciously at the offending animal,
which was contentedly ruminating over
the flavor of rose bushes near by,
"your cow has been et my glory-deJohn
rose."
The Mexican woman was clearly
puzzled. "La vaca gloria de Juan!
No, no. Ordena la vaca."
"Can't you savvy English?" Mrs.
Farleigh asked indignantly.
"No hablo ingles."
"You have no English, eh?" Mrs.
rmicigu icBuneu IU pigeou C>ngilBn.
Tapping the Mexican woman on the
chest with a finger, Mrs. Farleigh demanded:
"You no savvy?"
"No Babe."
"For the land's sake. And I've been
and left my housework to come over
here and give you & bit of my mind."
The humor of the situation dawned on
Mrs. Farleigh. She placed her hands
on her hips, and, with arms akimbo,
laughed uproariously.
The Mexican woman stared In astonishment;
then she caught the infection,
and Joined in the laugh. There,
on the Mexican's porch, the two women
stood, each seeming to try to outdo
the other in her bilariousness. After
a time, they became week-kneed from
the effort, and sat on the top step and
continued to laugh, wiping the tears
that ran down their cheeks with the
corners of their aprons. They had
found a common language.
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I THE UNDERSTAHDIH6 s
Z By BLANCHE O. ROBBIN8. z
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Tbe room was strangely familiar to
her, yet she knew she had never bofore
seen even the
see the dark green /^f
walls, hung with (flref /-Ipi
pictures done In fd> t
sepia and dull I
gray tones. p f
The bookcases "
were filled with bodies, richly bound.
She was struck with the simplicity of
the furnishings.
Suddenly the fire flickered Into life,
and the picture hanging over the fireplace
caught her attention. It was obviously
a snapshot, enlarged but exquisitely
finished.
It was a picture of a woman, her
motherhood stamped distinctly on her
beautiful face. She sat before an open
fire, the firelight radiating the laughter
In her eyes.
At her knee stood a small hoy, his
bright eyes revealing the love of his
own little soul as he smiled responsIvely.
Suddenly she roused herself; she
had been dreaming. She was not preparing
an answer for the man waiting
outside In the darkness. Denny
Brown had asked her to marry htm
and she had promised her answer tonight
They had been running swiftly,
smoothly through the exhilarating air
of the suburbs In Denny's car. Suddenly
something had gone wrong. It
had happened at the very moment
when she should have been answering
Denny.
He had brought her to this bungalow,
asking permission for her to
wait there.
He had telephoned to a neighboring
garage for a man. They were now repairing
the machine. In a few mo
menu he would return for her.
How strongly at this monent all
vmui/ cuuiu bits uer Kppwiea lO DOT!
6h? vu so tired?bo nervously tired
of ier own life.
But the other man! Somehow Denny
.had guessed that the other man had
bmi something So her. For tonight
he/had told her, quietly, that the other
mhn had failed again. Unconsciously,
she had been waiting for "the other
fnem" to win success.
' A man's step sounded on the veranda?Denny
had come for her and her
answer was not ready. She heard the
click of the telephone receiver In the
hall. A man's voice?not Denny's?
called Woodstock, N. H., on the longdistance.
It was Phil Berkley?the other man!
She was waiting In his bungalow?tonight
of all nights, but she had to
listen.
"Hello, that you Mater?"
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"Oh, I'm?I'm all right.
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"Yes?a bit blue tonight, how did
you know?"
"I hate to tell you, mamsy; but it's
another failure.'*
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"No, I'm going to try again. Third
time's trying, you know."
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"You're so comforting, Mamsy, yes
I'll succeed?some day."
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"I wouldn't care so much if It
"oiou?. iui you sua?mai utile girL"
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"Yes, she's waiting for me."
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"Yes. there's Just the understanding
between us. Yet I trust her to wait.
Sometimes I think I must have
dreamed it all."
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"Oood r.ight, dearest?"
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In a moment the man would ring
off. She must either hide or run. By
the light of the flame she saw a door
leading from the room to the veranda.
Rising quickly, she stepped softly
across the room and out onto the veranda.
Stumbling over the low steps, she
ran breathlessly across the damp lawn
toward the lights shining dimly In
the road.
Pausing within the shelter of the
shrubbery, she called softly, "Dennyt"
The man left the machine and came
quickly to the lawn.
"Denny, won't you take me home
now? Send the man with the car to
the garaga. I wont to go now."
"What?" he asked perplexedly.
Tired of waiting, Beth? It won't be
more than twenty minutes. It's too
far to walk. There's no other way but
the trolley, and that's so crowded."
"Yes, yes; that's what I want," she
Interrupted; "the trolley?the crowds
v?the lights."
"But, Beth, we want to be alone to*
night, dear; Just you and I?your answer??you
promised me your answer
tonight."
"Hush, Denny! 1^ ought to hare
told you. I can't marrv v/m '' ?
waiting for the other man. I've promised
No; It's not an engagomentThere's?there's?just
an understanding."
(Copyright. 1914. by the MeClure Newapa
per Syndicated
The Tapestry Mods.
The Millionaire (declining to purchase
post-impression creation)?
Noth'n' dota'! Why, pay maiden
a'nt cud darrn a better picture *a
that.?Punch.
Danger of Too Much Talk.
Don't talk Up much. Just after yon
have talked a man into buying, if you
keep on talking you will talk him out
of buying.?Atchison Globe.
Defined.
A literary genius is one whom nature'lets
in on the ground floor, and
whom the publishers force to live in
an attic.
Costly English Port.
More than $100,000,000 has been
spent in bringing and keeping the port
of Liverpool up to date.
At the Top and Bottom.
Of all the people in Europe the
French have the fewest children and
the Irish the most.
Motive Po?f I
The greatest single factor In the
possible industrial development of
Norway Ilea undoubtedly in its cheap
and abundant hydroelectric power.
The country having practically no coal
resources, the Norwegian industries
are coming to depend more and more
upon the utilisation of waterfalls as
a primary motive power source.
Double Work.
"Why la it that a man wont wash
lis face with a washcloth?" demanded
Mrs. Wombat. "Men havent time for
all that foolishness," said Mr. Worn*
bat. "First you have to wash your
, faca and._ then you have to wash the
washcloth."?LoulSVllle?tlmdsnlmr
naL
Lost Opportunity.
First Jew?"Dwenty years ago Goldstein
Bold shoestrings on the corner
und today he owns the corner on
which he stood." Second Jew (excitedly)?"Und
If he had valked up
und down he might have owned the
whole block."?Life.
Soldier's Most Trying Position.
The average soldier finds the most
terrifying position to be that of Standing
mntlnnlona In tho ??
posed to the enemy's fire without being
able to reply. The order to advance
or to charge with fixed bayonets
is then received as a release from
agony. Movement, even into greater
peril, distracts the mind and greatly
reduces the mental anguish.
No Chances for Him.
A dealer selling cloth in a small
town asked an Irishman who was
passing if he would buy a suit length,
and added: "You can have it for ten
bob." To which Pat replied: "Beaob.
Bir, if tuppence would buy the makings
of & topcoat for an elephant I couldn't
buy the makings of a pair of leggings
for a canary this minute."
8hrewd Elopement Trick.
The newest elopement trick waa recently
worked in Switzerland, where
the parents of the couple went on a
trip to the top of a mountain. While
they were there the couple got a bobsled,
coasted down the mountainside
and were away on an express before
the parents could get down the mountain
on the railway.
Too Much for Him.
A colored porter for a local druggist
was told to go to another pharmacy to
get some cimcl'Mgo rasiemoses. He
stood, open-mouthed, and gazed at his
"boss," then asked: "Ain't thar any
ether name for dat?" Loses
Its Charm.
It's difficult for a newly married
man to generate much enthusiasm
Avar his Ki-4/*<x*o I v.?. ?
? ? m?mm v? auv v wvaUMlUl UM1 OAlOi
he has seen her pile It on the bureau
tor the night.
I Agreement BcmM * li lexical
Crisis. f
Mexico City, August 6.?Provisional
President Carbajal and Gen. Venustiano
Carranza, head of the Constitutionalist
movement, today reached a
full agreement concerning the turning
over of the Government to the Constl
LuiiunaiiBiB. it is expected a general
amnesty will be declared soon. Hostilities
were suspended today.
All Europe Is ! Arms.
On the one hand Austri-Hungary
and Germany are opposed by Russia.
France, (Great Britain, Servia,
and Montenegro. Italy has declared
her neutrality, but is mobolizing.
Belgium, Holland and Switzerland
have mobolized.
The German demand that the eBlgian
goveitiment should; ermit the
free passage of German troops
through Belgium was answered by
hasty preparation to resist such an
advance across Belgian territory.
Sweeden has made no answer to inquiries
from R-fssia and Germany
regarding her attitude, but is prearing
to defend her neutrality.
Japan is making ready to live up
to her alliance with Great Britain in
case of certain eventualities.
Spain is reported to be preparing
a proclamation of neutrality.
Austria-Hungary for the moment
has retired from her campaign
against Servia for thp purpose of
holding back Russia, and Servia has
mobolized with the reported intention
of invading Bosnia.
Latest News from the Front.
orusseiB, via farts, August 6?1.38
a. ra.?Several thousand dead and
wounded is the toll paid by the German
army of the Meuse for its attack
on Liege. The Belgians made a heroic
repulsing the Germans after
heavy and continuous fighting.
The fortified positions of Liege had
to support on Wednesday the general
shock of the German attack. The Belgian
forts resisted the advance fiercely
and did not suffer. One Belgian
squadron attacke dand drove back
six German squadrons.
Eight hundred wounded Germans
are being transferred to the city of
Liege where they will be cared for.
Prior to the attack on Liege Gen.
Von Emmich, commanding the German
army of the Meuse. issued a proclamation
calling for an open road
through Belgium for the advance of
his forces, and. suggesting that prudence
would show it the duty of the
' Til l|l IIIII Iinsplo tn tnjthls to
avoid the horrors of war. " 1 m'
The Germans committed repressions
against the civil population of the
town of Vise, eigCit miles north of
Liege, burning the city and shooting
many residents.
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Odd-Looking Shark's Egg.
A shark's egg is one ot the oddest
looking things Imaginable. It Is unprovided
with shell, but the contents
are protected by a thick, leathery
covering, almost as elastic as India
rubber. The average size is 2 b7 2%
inches, and It is almost jet black.
Quite Right.
Teacher of Botany in Girls' School
?"Now for a little review. What can
you tell me, Mis* Smith,' of the longevity
of bacteria?" Miss Smith?"I?
I don't remember exactly, but I think
they are longer than they are wide."
Wise Johnny 8mlth.
"Mother, you know the way me and
Johnny Smith play I'm Indians an'
he's soldiers?" "Yes, dear; what of
it?" "Well, If I don't let him lick me
every time we play, he says I aren't
".?(Vntnrv
Oog Had Appetite for Chicken.
A chicken-stealing dog. in the Dumbarton
(Scotland) district, recently oo
ctiBiouea some anxiety to a number of
ben keeper*. Ou a thorough search
being made a number of fowls were
recovered burled in a field. Some
fowls were eaten, and those not re*
Quired for Immediate use were hidden.
It was discovered that the cause of
the trouble was a large black Labra
dor dog, which has been roaming the
district at will for several weeks.
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Explanation of Potlatch.
The word potlatch Is a corruption
of an Indian word common among the
Pacific coast tribes, meaning festival
of gifts. At a patshatl (potlatch)
celebration th? mnr?
, mm-** yV? VVUM
property an Indian gives away, blaa*
keta, ornaments, etc., the higher Hie
stands in the estimation ot his neighbors,
and the more he expects to receive
in return at the next potlatch.
The festival is also accompanied by
music, dancing and feasting.
V
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Wanted every automobile owner in
Chertw, Cole Hill and Steerpen
townships to show his love for "Good
Roads" by sending Frank King, County'
Supervisor, FIVE DOLLARS as
his free-will offering, to tine National
Cap to Cap Juniper Valley Highway.
Do it now, for five dollars worth of
labor and clay looks like a mountain
to the eople Who are trvin* to hhJm
this route.
Summer Coughs Are Pef ere?
Summer colds are dangerous. They
indicate low vitality and often lead to
serious Throat and Lung Troubles,
Including Consumption. Dr. King's
New Discovery will relieve the sough,
or cold promptly and prevent complications.
It is soothing and antiseptic
and makes you feel better at
once . To delay is dangerous?get a
bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery
50c. and $1.00 bottles at your Drug50c.
and fl.OObottles at your Drug"
gist.
uriAP rait XIV.
Journey's Sad.
Harrtgan dined alone. He was in
disgrace; he was sore, mentally as
well as physically; and he ate his dinner
without relish, in simpls obedience
to those well-regulated periods
of hunger that assailed him three
times a day, in spring, summer, so- tumn
and winter. By the time the
waiter had cleared away the dishes,
Harrigan had a perfect? between his
teeth (along with a certain matrimonial
bit), and smoked as if he had
wagered to finish the cigar In half the
usual stretch. He then began to walk
Be ?r, much after the fashion of a
man who has the toothache, or the
earache, which would be more to the
point. To his direct mind no diplomacy
was needed; all that was necea
sary was a few blunt Questions. Nora I
could answer them as she chose.
'Nora, his baby, his little girl that used
to run around barefooted and lugh^^H
when be applied the needed blrcUI^H
How children grew up! And
never grew too old for the birefa^^^H|
certainly never did.
I They heard him from the
I room; tramp, tramp, tramp.
"Let him be, Nora." said
gen, wisely. Is in a
I something. And your
I the easiest man to approa^^^^^^^^^^H
I mad. If he fought Mr.
I believed he had soma
doing so."
"Mother, there
I believe you are
"I am always
I only because I
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