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Show I BelgiumSkefches . i Hi' ' I The Mussel-Wife I J r- of Saint Anne V$S, By ICatliarinc Ejjgtaton Roberts Stir-" (CuiJjrlisht, lt. Wr.tcrn Kawapuptr Union) I , "Tliey i'fit my hrrp iitmii tlioo J ' fll'llllllllS" !ll" X('l till 1)1111 1 )f Htllllll Ijifi lug niusM'tM liefiHe inn wllli n tlmil, (ft "mill liuw '-nil it (ivrHiMi keep n good Ijw , liurm Million! ii beer piiniii?" Her "'f t 'IiiiiiiN ri'Mc'l mi 'her lirnml hips and f-hc gared mer Knlnt Anne's uneven I I jUHM-t nt Hi': nitlicilrnl tower In Ant- I ;(' mti nciiii) the Kcheld. 1 ' ',"' "" ""' " 1 1 - tllln-IPRBOlt tJ St'f- .chllilii'ii ilnyeil "hlnkHen," n sort of nl Spf' liciji-Fcnlclit Their woollen shoes tlmt bEe If flniii'il nt lliu heels mud the game gV IF I'tlllllcillt nml exciting. They shouted J'--- H" I'll'1' Jumped IiIkIi (o iirohl the lines. m,- , at ". I Kill r the wiitcr' edje two clrls . j&, MnMied miivi.'l In n wooilen till) nml f' ',t P' ifMilug liimli dipped nml ilnrteil In Hid )&'' ? nuirkllng hlne wnter mill n pulling, jjtf ,' - ' Ijellow imehi't limit steamed sedately jjl ,;, . InrriisN tinviiid Kulnt Anne. LI ' sK-, "I remember ery well, when It 2bU" W' tlookeil n IIioiikIi the whole town of jjifci& tt 'Antwerp wn going to burn up and the E9K rfr refugees came across tho iiontoon n W bridge down there In droves. They ' it '" J ""' r""' "p '"'l',l(l ""' ''' Sfc'B? K Ani' '""" ,'1""' "frnmtis cnine. I frWi "K tneier hope to seo such niiothcr four jeiim." Alie hut her llpn In a xtriilpht i m line nml hIiiioW her hend. "Miiny urn ; j y the jilcres of hreiul nml cheese I jV ' t brniiKlit honie sewed In my nklrt nml r E ' ' the ittKi I slurred In my wnlsl. TlmiiU V poodneAS tlmt time's pnit, hut It's had r T eneiiRh now. Kverythlnt; needs Hx- And Tltrn Those Geimans Came." i if Inp I il"iit Know if tlmt Hour there , ( ulde km Is reul wife el." ' :' I i nt .vil ilu-li.mnl'. didn't 111 well $A'i' "It (lee if I liioft M'l'y Strong," I IlKlei'il l.' mid tin ed i'iv I'lmlr. M ..u- 'Wo, we ton!; It lli tn hide n ntnt J , ; trii) i.'ijttti- ti .''"', . hut ti (leniwti ' ' ' n trfw In liefoiv we tr-n It HmI. He ME ' " Hiuiih'l hit'1 H'e hole iiihI J imKu his 5,1 unkle iii;d Ihe ends oT the lm.ird" n " ,' j-Aj Jlttle. It win the H, Hie llliill who tool; I'itv'4, " "',v ' ''(' ll,,l,l'-" !,l x'ftlied. hilt not ;. ' ferthe iSitr..2i'il miMe. tsS, '5 "Mlnmf:" ."die liirmil. In the ) ' In? ir'r' fcl'o wus scrHlililiii! the eitr.v- i v villi I iiu'Mns iti'siillly wl.tli her feet jjw',';; wli'- njinri us hhe m inhfied it pe- &'&" ml i 'ritlitiUe inutliiii, ".Mlntin. stop M: sliii-l.li,, i hut wii'.it mi mid don't Js mi niudilA ,r : ii'o ei"iv I'tn ' . ': "' MUli.fi Illi.M'il im!U eeiis il tl'el,- y . l'viiitit' nv'n' in hlie liulti"! ihhI I I ..; S" ' w"' ",'H",!"V' ,mm"1 r"iml liin- f. . iftlf rhfj.tSf ?',' j JWL. , .Jjiivuf ;j ?Sk i t3Nw5 l ,1" ?t i;iif ' " V.-' iS1 . . I-. tip ttH ttlljf ' lie eojtiiil fe. re-I re-I ' "i:.n - I'll Vie Uttil file I t i.i n 1irl; f, lilt lUlflr I '. ' . ,i v '-4,3111111111 leeolti ). HI . lift )H'li;tfJSH)folUIIIH, .' 'H.jiJW'V vVy W; ' ',a i - fwl,. (fifiu' i ','r of lUlftlnn Satur- liny. T;f oii'lm tnn eT the empty rtenl tnhle.i w.-re porou. with frequent iitiliitiniis nml Ihe piillihed blue nd wlilto eroekeiy shone on the Ions lilh h.ir. The imi--i l-wlfe raine orer to see If I liml nil I wmited. "Honp!" che wns still iMdlsn.tnt. "Thnl's Just ono thlnjr, Wyprythiiij's so high a person can't IIyc let nlone wear enough clothes. I wore out nil I had ilurlns tha war mid now 1 don't know what we're ftiiliii; In do. I'd hnve to sell a couple hundicd stein of beer, or mole. Imfortt I could buy nny dress nt nil, nml Mien It wouldn't wear lonz. Hut whin's the tue of buyliiK clothe If you're itu'm? 1 H'nrii to death? A ' body needs meat inorii tssn once n wetV but w cmft hAve It. And llien ((Din, wlml's Ihe ';e of trying to buy lend If jr)'r coin to fruozo to iliutb? It's H okulie, I suess." She wndo her way with lonif, Hat-footed steps to sua If Minus wxs enplnylnR morn forue than soap on the green tnrern sis". HoweTor, she relurned In time to coUoct tfce sll bill. "Cusloiners me mlckty fow now. Teoplo can't spend Much c linchoi." A slits, eumo fin in tlm UtpUia f her. "It's hard on us wit JpaJ n 'inn. lint It's tli husl-na husl-na My finsksnil lr"t ihs." She went lit the Imr tn jet my rhunje, 'That's tho place." MhyIiir aside a piece of tilo, tkt MMssel-wlfe polutml tn squara ! en the hsr. "It stond titer bricht ami shiny. I'd xt aloti so maeii better If they hadn't stolen my beer pump tho tlermanst" |