. Outing. zra hitchup to the buggy, and we drove over toSophies. I had a long talk with themisguided boy. Listen to Aunt Harriet, Elbert, Isaid, just as if he was a child. Youknow Ive washed your dirty little faceand petted and spanked you since youwere no higher than one of your masBlack Langshans out there, and youknow Ive never yet told you one wrongthing. Elbert, I said. 1 Here you are, almost a man grown,and youve always been a credit to yourraising, I said, until now when youvemade a false step. Elbert, tell me, Iasked him, do you want to break mineand your poor old mammys hearts? Why, A
. Outing. zra hitchup to the buggy, and we drove over toSophies. I had a long talk with themisguided boy. Listen to Aunt Harriet, Elbert, Isaid, just as if he was a child. Youknow Ive washed your dirty little faceand petted and spanked you since youwere no higher than one of your masBlack Langshans out there, and youknow Ive never yet told you one wrongthing. Elbert, I said. 1 Here you are, almost a man grown,and youve always been a credit to yourraising, I said, until now when youvemade a false step. Elbert, tell me, Iasked him, do you want to break mineand your poor old mammys hearts? Why, Aunt Harriet, he up andsays, scared like. What in the world EUPHEMIA OF THE LINGERING YOUTH .65 Tell me what it IS, said. The Lord knows I agree withvou on that. But it is a disgrace to be have I done ?quick! Elbert, I said solemnly, why are trifling, onery, mean, lazy, spiteful, andyou going with that trifling Euphemy deceitful, I said, and Euphemy is allRicketts for? six of that. And, furthermore, I said,. just the same, let me tell you this/ she snapped, while youre glory-hallelujahing, lll get even with you. Goodness alive! he said. For a Elbert, shes old enough to be your ma minute you had me scared into the chills, along with it. Why, as to Phemy, I sort of like her; ; Pshaw, Aunt Harriet, he said, shes good company and good-looking; Phemys only four years older than of course, her folks are poor, he went me; she told me so herself. on, but thats no disgrace Drat my eye! I said, getting No, its no disgrace to be poor, I vexed then. Im going on thirty- i66 THE OUTING MAGAZINE seven and getting gray from the hardwork Ive done, and what Ive had toput up with, and Euphemys three yearsolder than me. Four years older thanyou! Huh! Shes nearer twenty! Oh, come now, Aunt Harriet, hesaid, never getting the least bit out ofpatience, youre joking me. Phemyslooks prove that. Dont you think shesgood-looking? Sos a snake, I said, sos a snake,Elbert, but you dont think any moreof it for
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