Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-09-26

me as reverently and awfully as if they
thought me the chief elephant of three
tent circus; and, finally. couple of friends
came to me. and insisted on conducting me
home and putting me to bed "a kindly
service which induced them, with much
difficulty, to forego. l learned afterwards
that the rurnor had spread over town tina,
l had suddenly lost my reason from q
slight attack of sunstroke.
At length, as l looked down the street,
saw that the two sitters in the doorway
had vanished, and l made break for the
Office. Plunging in, l found that Mr..
Bats was not there, but Mr. Ponnvrox
was.
"Aln't it hot. though, swannyv'
My stock of patience and words had
been completely exhausted, and out of the
fuliness and eruptiveness of my heart came
the only response left:
II don't care a continental continent
WHO'S for an income tax and who ain'tr'
MIR. Ponnyrox stared at me a,naZedlv.
shifted the air, grunted "Hoofv and
stalked in to the next-door LAWYER. TO
whom he gave the $500 case he had intend
ed for me.
In three minutes l saw another swelter-
ing countryman making straight across
the street to my door. 1 knew he was
coming expressly to inform me that it
was hot day, and so l grabbed my hat
and bolted out again, almost into the arms
OF Miss Miranda, my bright particular,
who happened to be passing at that in
slant.
l felt as if the whole Fourth of July of
glory had exploded in me. l hadn't seen
her for nearly week, and here was a
chance to walk all the way home with her.
'Why, how do you do 2" she said, to my
salutation. "Isa't it distressingty warm?''
She too!
II yer-I-yer-um-ah ~ muttered, idi-
otically.
She looked at me askance. and tried me
again.
Aren't you just about to melt?"
couldn't even mutter idiotically, this
time.
There was a short, embarrassing silence,
which she broke with
''Dont you think it the hottest"
was finished. We were at crossing.
and bowed precipitately and sloucled Off.
She has never spoken to me since.
started down one of the more retired
streets, thinking that for {: while might
escape mortals and lunacy, by stroll;ne
fifty yards before Squire Waddie Joined
..le.
"Hi, Ya.row! l am going that way
share my umbrella. Amt it hot. thought
linking bis arm in mine. Hottest day
we've had, amt it: -
was dumb. By this time, worn out
and reckless as to consequences, l had de-
termined to cease trying to ward Oft or
eva.!e the inevitable 'hot day"
..I'm Sure Of it." he continued. ether
mometer lO7 > in the shade. Putty hot,
amt it?''
| was dumb.
But the Squire imperturbably chartered
on:
Eyes, undoubtedly tie hottest. There
was no sch day as this iast summer, even.
Think there WASP"
was dumb.
..Prtty shure there want. They don't
come often. Do you ricollect any other
sch one in this climate?''
l was dumb.
"Putty shore you don't. Would you
s'pose now could ricollect another sich
day, old as am:''
was dumb.
Putty shure 1 couldn't. That's hot
now-ain't it my boy?'
l was dumb.
s.There's only one day in my ricollec-
ton which any way comes nigh it. That
was in '37-2l of July, ~. And how hot
do you reckon it was then?'
l could stand it no longer, and turned.
sauarely at bay, upon him, and beloved
out:
.Oh! yes, it's hot hot! hot! oh! l
tell you, it's hot its hot! Oh! It's hot !!
say. Understand me-hot! oh! yes,
go ahead and drive out every grain OF
sense in my head! Hot! Oh! yes, and
ruin man making him buy every hat i'll
the country. Hot! Oh! yes, and"
But wayfarers were gathering around
us; women and children were coming 10
the windows and doors bare-armed cooks
were peering around the house corners
and brace of policemen were double
quicking toward us up the street. | i'm
mediately informed the collapsed Squire
that it was hot DAY, took short cut to
the Square, and in just one hour and
twelve minutes after | had made the bet
with Jack, bought him the hat. During
the rest OF the day took fiendish de-
light in hunting up every man in town and
! telling him it was hot day.
My losses, pecuniarily, were these:
tOnnyfOX lec...................... poUoVY
Miranda (value to me) )............. 974.3l2.V
Miranda's bank account.......... 5O,OOO.O0
One hat. 4.51
Total. 81 ,O2j, ,737 .5O
! shall never make another bet that II
say nothing about the weather on hot
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